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Salt is healthy after all (originally from Comestible Zone) - SteveS - 7/12/2013 4:13:51 PM
- Fatal flaw in this. - bowser - 7/15/2013 11:55:41 PM
  - So now what? - TB - 7/16/2013 12:17:56 AM
    - I remember when everyone was encouraged to eat meat. - bowser - 8/19/2013 1:34:57 AM
    - Oh, I know! - ER - 7/16/2013 5:25:17 PM
      - Suppose I was discussing abuse of traffic cameras by police and other authorities. - TB - 7/16/2013 6:14:42 PM
        
        Regardless of what problem is pointed out, or who does so... - ER - 7/16/2013 6:37:32 PM
        
        From "The Hunting of the Snark" - ER - 7/16/2013 6:56:23 PM
- For those bent out of shape about the source website: - TB - 7/13/2013 3:36:06 AM
- The errors, just in your quote: - alcaray - 7/12/2013 7:58:06 PM
  - alcaray - Jody - 7/12/2013 9:45:18 PM
    - Eat a few tablespoons of salt with your celery. - alcaray - 7/13/2013 1:18:04 AM
      - Well...I simply can't relate to eating high sodium food. - Jody - 7/13/2013 3:09:25 AM
        
        You seem to have an admirable diet. - alcaray - 7/13/2013 4:33:35 AM
        
        Well alcaray - Jody - 7/13/2013 3:02:40 PM
        
        I'm having pizza and a salad tonight - alcaray - 7/14/2013 2:34:06 AM
- What the heck have people done in the past? - Jody - 7/12/2013 7:03:28 PM
  - According to the Kellogg's website, Cocoa Crispies' nutritional info is - ER - 7/12/2013 7:32:36 PM
  - Just because you can't taste it doesn't mean its not there. - ER - 7/12/2013 7:24:01 PM
    - I am well aware of the hidden sodium in foods. I have been reading labels on food since I was 17. - Jody - 7/12/2013 9:04:02 PM
    - Sodium and Sodium Chloride are the same thing in this instance. - Jody - 7/12/2013 8:47:45 PM
      - WTF are people eating? - Robert - 7/13/2013 12:43:50 AM
        
        and if you eat at McDonald's - Robert - 7/13/2013 12:52:00 AM
      - It's all relative. 130mg of LSD will get a thousand people tripping their brains out.. - ER - 7/12/2013 9:41:42 PM
        
        Oh give it up...this is bullshit and you know it. - Jody - 7/12/2013 9:43:50 PM
        
        What is BS? - ER - 7/12/2013 9:57:38 PM
        
        You are way over thinking this. - Jody - 7/12/2013 10:32:34 PM
        
        I am not arguing anything. I just thought you needed some help with the metric system. - ER - 7/12/2013 11:48:44 PM
  - Besides...everyone knows...*gluten free* is the new buzz word. :) - Jody - 7/12/2013 7:04:25 PM
    - There's absolutely nothing wrong with my glutes. - ER - 7/12/2013 7:25:06 PM
- If you actually read the report, you'll find that that web site is brazenly lying about it - Robert - 7/12/2013 6:51:27 PM
  - OK then - SteveS - 7/12/2013 8:03:02 PM
    - ok - Robert - 7/12/2013 9:58:35 PM
      - In short - SteveS - 7/18/2013 9:23:53 PM
      - "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" - TB - 7/13/2013 3:33:51 AM
      - Eri was a fervent supporter of homeopathy. - Jody - 7/12/2013 11:06:27 PM
  - Good point. - TB - 7/12/2013 7:06:51 PM
    - yep - Robert - 7/12/2013 10:01:21 PM
      - Re: yep - TB - 7/13/2013 2:16:26 AM
        
        you're just being deliberately obtuse - Robert - 7/13/2013 3:31:49 AM
        
        So "regulate" already. - TB - 7/13/2013 3:48:26 AM
        
        don't pretend you don't know the meaning of "obtuse" - Robert - 7/13/2013 6:28:20 PM
        
        I should have used the term "total control." - TB - 7/13/2013 7:37:41 PM
        
        No, businesses. - ER - 7/13/2013 2:30:54 AM
- I suppose its possible previous medical advice was based on error. - ER - 7/12/2013 5:21:30 PM
  - "Urging? - TB - 7/12/2013 6:41:38 PM
    - I'd rather have people concerned with what's in my food than have people selling me food who don't care what's in it. - ER - 7/12/2013 7:18:50 PM
      - Uh huh...riiigghhhttt - Jody - 7/13/2013 3:46:27 AM

My favorite movies - "Blue Collar" (1978) - ER - 8/19/2013 12:09:58 AM

This looks cool as hell - RobVG - 8/14/2013 12:38:47 AM
- Trying to figure how well it'll go up a mountain pass. - RobVG - 8/14/2013 3:09:31 AM
- Should have called it the "Mola." - TB - 8/14/2013 2:01:50 AM
  - Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter? - Robert - 8/18/2013 8:26:36 PM
  - As in 'Moller'? - RobVG - 8/18/2013 8:05:48 PM
    - As in "millstone". - ER - 8/18/2013 9:48:03 PM
    - Re: As in 'Moller'? - TB - 8/18/2013 8:43:23 PM
    - Bizarro Finance Inc. - Robert - 8/18/2013 8:40:00 PM
- Tandem seating, $6,800, superb mileage. - bowser - 8/14/2013 12:59:22 AM
  - Yeah, but how does it handle? - ER - 8/14/2013 1:36:56 AM
    - I wondered that too. Check the first video on the link. Seems fine. - bowser - 8/14/2013 1:41:41 AM

Water water everywhere.. (originally from Comestible Zone) - Jody - 8/16/2013 7:22:20 PM

Home grown terrorism - Jody - 8/14/2013 10:09:08 PM

The first war America lost. - bowser - 8/14/2013 3:25:55 AM
- An interesting little war. - ER - 8/14/2013 12:51:00 PM
  - And a little more propaganda? - ER - 8/14/2013 1:27:06 PM

An interesting factor in the outcome of WWII - bowser - 8/13/2013 10:29:03 PM
- Another factor. - bowser - 8/14/2013 12:47:36 AM
- Butterfly effect - ER - 8/13/2013 11:22:28 PM
  - Hitler was taken by surprise at Mussolini's invasion, and was absolutely furious. - bowser - 8/14/2013 12:31:51 AM

America's edition of TIME magazine - TB - 8/13/2013 2:25:54 AM
- The US news is heavily censored in some areas. - bowser - 8/13/2013 4:31:20 AM
  - I think you need to take a stress pill, too, Bowzer. - ER - 8/13/2013 11:17:24 AM
    - You're correct, it does bother me. - bowser - 8/13/2013 3:01:35 PM
      - Sorry, Bowz. - ER - 8/13/2013 5:31:24 PM
        
        Oh, c'mon. America is deliberately as bad as the worst. And better than most. - bowser - 8/13/2013 10:07:15 PM
- In astronomy its called a 'selection effect'. - ER - 8/13/2013 3:12:53 AM
  - On "Off-Topic" it's called a "joke." As in "fun, too." - TB - 8/13/2013 1:50:50 PM
    - What's the punchline? I don't get it. - alcaray - 8/13/2013 11:06:56 PM
    - I didn't know it was on "Off-Topic" - ER - 8/13/2013 2:25:27 PM
      - No problem. - TB - 8/13/2013 3:26:08 PM

Might interest RobVG - bowser - 8/10/2013 10:13:45 AM
- I'm not familiar with them. - RobVG - 8/11/2013 5:23:55 PM
  - Something Kel-Tec does. - bowser - 8/11/2013 8:58:27 PM
- I wonder if anyone else has noticed... - ER - 8/10/2013 1:07:48 PM
  - Interesting observation. Got me thinking. - bowser - 8/10/2013 9:49:17 PM
    - We're on the same page. - ER - 8/10/2013 10:30:21 PM

How global warming, rising sea levels, etc., are a good thing. - bowser - 8/8/2013 10:48:29 PM
- Bumper Sticker: - ER - 8/8/2013 11:02:05 PM

Something to do with your free time - FrankC - 8/5/2013 10:18:50 PM
- This was the technology that was going to take us to the stars. - ER - 8/7/2013 3:56:26 AM
- *sigh* - Jody - 8/6/2013 12:06:57 AM
  - That's some heavy shit man... n/t - RobVG - 8/7/2013 2:11:38 AM
    - Rob...whether you were poking fun or not:) - Jody - 8/7/2013 2:54:33 AM
      - The average income in Bangladesh is $641 a year. - TB - 8/7/2013 4:16:41 AM
        
        Meaning? - Jody - 8/7/2013 4:41:17 AM
        
        Context again. - TB - 8/7/2013 4:57:13 AM
        
        context? - Robert - 8/7/2013 6:08:21 PM
        
        Statistics - TB - 8/7/2013 7:07:31 PM
        
        statistics make it all better, don't they? - Robert - 8/8/2013 1:24:45 AM
        
        Point taken. - Jody - 8/7/2013 1:56:41 PM
        
        you had it right in the beginning with that "*sigh*" - Robert - 8/7/2013 6:11:02 PM
        
        I guess I am a sociopath - FrankC - 8/7/2013 10:39:03 PM
        
        sweat shops they are - Robert - 8/8/2013 1:20:32 AM
        
        The spam I delete probably comes from similar places - podrock - 8/8/2013 2:14:14 AM
        
        no doubt about it - Robert - 8/8/2013 5:53:24 AM
        
        EXACTLY - Jody - 8/8/2013 2:07:31 AM
        
        I understand - FrankC - 8/8/2013 4:24:15 PM
        
        Nicely said Frank - Jody - 8/8/2013 7:11:22 PM
        
        I liken it to the telemarketer jobs in India. - Jody - 8/7/2013 11:17:34 PM
        
        But for less than 1% of the pay - Robert - 8/8/2013 1:10:18 AM
        
        It's all a matter of interpretation. - ER - 8/7/2013 7:01:14 PM

Keep firing... - Jody - 8/7/2013 3:22:20 AM

Are you an asker...or a doer? - Jody - 8/4/2013 2:41:48 PM
- My only possible answer based on the question, as it is posed - FrankC - 8/5/2013 8:20:29 PM
- So you're asking first, and explaining later? - podrock - 8/5/2013 3:40:58 AM
  - I am a big believer in, "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime" - FrankC - 8/5/2013 10:29:14 PM
    - He did not own the trees. - podrock - 8/6/2013 1:13:28 AM
      - Stealing property from individuals is considered a crime, particularly by those who own the property. - ER - 8/6/2013 2:13:48 AM
        
        Whew! In other words you agree he is an asshole. - FrankC - 8/6/2013 4:26:06 AM
        
        Of course, we all agreed on that from the start. - ER - 8/6/2013 12:06:20 PM
    - Hence the importance of context. - TB - 8/5/2013 10:31:52 PM
      - Okay Tom...you twisted me arm...arrrggghh - Jody - 8/6/2013 12:15:34 AM
        
        What is this "retirement" of which you speak? - TB - 8/6/2013 3:09:06 PM
        
        I knew you would say that Tom! - Jody - 8/6/2013 7:57:27 PM
  - Oh hell yes Pod... - Jody - 8/5/2013 11:42:45 AM
- Well well.. - Jody - 8/5/2013 1:17:44 AM
- Like any other frail human who is a responsible member of a civilized society... - alcaray - 8/4/2013 6:23:17 PM
  - To expand on my answer... - alcaray - 8/5/2013 12:11:13 AM
    - Lol! - Jody - 8/5/2013 12:37:49 AM
      - The morning after a night in Valhalla - Robert - 8/5/2013 1:29:48 AM
- The question makes no sense to me. n/t - RobVG - 8/4/2013 5:58:29 PM
  - I suspect she's talking about sexual moves on the opposite sex. - bowser - 8/4/2013 10:42:16 PM
    - LOL! - Jody - 8/4/2013 10:58:58 PM
      - You usually get it into the discussion somewhere. - bowser - 8/4/2013 11:01:53 PM
        
        I am getting better about that old man! - Jody - 8/5/2013 12:36:41 AM
  - Well, you know me, the post will digress... - Jody - 8/4/2013 10:28:09 PM
- I think you need a few more specifics. - TB - 8/4/2013 3:53:07 PM
  - :) Give it your best shot. - Jody - 8/4/2013 4:34:39 PM
    - My "basic personality" needs specifics and context on a question. - TB - 8/5/2013 12:14:49 AM
      - Hee hee...I know. - Jody - 8/5/2013 12:35:43 AM
        
        I forget what book I was referring to, a few years ago - Jody - 8/5/2013 12:45:07 AM
- Journalist: Are you mod...or a rocker? - ER - 8/4/2013 2:52:03 PM
  - so ER...you are a doask? - Jody - 8/4/2013 3:19:39 PM
    - I ask until I understand the parameters - Jody - 8/4/2013 3:21:06 PM
      - As I get older, - ER - 8/4/2013 6:01:00 PM
        
        Timothy Leary and Leary Levels - bowser - 8/4/2013 11:00:45 PM
        
        Most people agree on what is bad behavior. - ER - 8/4/2013 11:37:56 PM
        
        Not true. - bowser - 8/5/2013 1:10:42 AM
        
        :) It is not easy to look inward and be truthful. - Jody - 8/4/2013 9:55:05 PM
        
        And even if you are able to do so... - ER - 8/4/2013 11:42:07 PM
        
        A wise man...or woman once observed - Jody - 8/5/2013 1:12:35 AM
        
        My daughter would rather as forgiveness - Jody - 8/4/2013 10:25:35 PM

Interesting chart on religions of the world - FrankC - 8/5/2013 8:22:10 PM
- Every single one of them is dead wrong, except of course, mine. - ER - 8/6/2013 12:07:45 AM
- Well, as usual...I don't belong. - Jody - 8/5/2013 10:30:49 PM
  - A little surprising how many believe in reincarnation - FrankC - 8/5/2013 11:44:19 PM
- God and the Constitution - FrankC - 8/5/2013 8:43:54 PM
  - Franklin at the Convention - TB - 8/5/2013 9:36:36 PM
    - Yes of course, and I will certainly pray for those who make such a request of me... - FrankC - 8/5/2013 10:15:36 PM

Saturday night special. - bowser - 8/3/2013 1:11:05 AM
- I own the Kel-Tec P32 - FrankC - 8/3/2013 2:16:56 PM
  - Nice weapon. In the other 0.01% of the cases you wouldn't have had a chance anyway. - bowser - 8/4/2013 12:27:16 AM
- I'd recommend hardball, instead. - ER - 8/3/2013 3:22:27 AM
  - The origin of the .45 ACP and other things. - bowser - 8/3/2013 8:22:42 AM
    - I shot a .44 mag with a 2" inch barrel and a hair trigger. - RobVG - 8/3/2013 4:42:37 PM
      - Why not just slam your thumb with a hammer? - bowser - 8/4/2013 4:05:54 AM
        
        .A .44 Mag pistol has one practical application. - ER - 8/4/2013 4:56:01 AM
        
        I agree. Were I hiking in Alaska I'd probably carry a .357 Mag. - bowser - 8/4/2013 6:13:15 AM
        
        I've fired .44 Mags, and they are not that bad. - ER - 8/4/2013 2:11:52 PM
        
        Read my citation above. It's interesting re .357 v. .44. - bowser - 8/4/2013 7:57:48 PM
    - I heard the same story about the .45 - ER - 8/3/2013 10:45:27 AM
- The Kel-Tec PF9 is a very popular weapon for self-defense. - TB - 8/3/2013 2:21:31 AM
  - Zimmerman was told to get a gun to fend off a dog. Not to play cop. - RobVG - 8/3/2013 2:55:50 AM
    - In Florida, you can get into a lot more trouble for shooting your neighbor's dog than for killing his son. - ER - 8/3/2013 3:23:50 AM
    - True. - TB - 8/3/2013 3:03:14 AM
      - Jay Leno covered that in his monologue tonight. - ER - 8/3/2013 3:48:49 AM
        
        BTW, you forgot the part about... - ER - 8/3/2013 4:22:01 AM
- I'm almost in total agreement with you. - RobVG - 8/3/2013 2:12:48 AM
  - I am in total agreement with you. - ER - 8/3/2013 4:02:51 AM

...on being a nerd..by Wil Wheaton. - Jody - 7/31/2013 3:27:08 PM
- It is an American tragedy that we do not treat our nerds kindly. - ER - 7/31/2013 6:19:04 PM
  - There are two aspects of nerdiness. - bowser - 8/1/2013 9:28:39 PM
    - "In my high school the nerds were not only accepted but somewhat admired," - ER - 8/1/2013 11:30:22 PM
      - That was the JV rugby team. - bowser - 8/3/2013 1:18:10 AM
        
        I just got that.... - ER - 8/3/2013 4:10:28 AM
- The REAL nerds thought Wheaton was cool when he was still on Star Trek. - TB - 7/31/2013 4:44:38 PM
  - My favorite episode - Jody - 7/31/2013 5:48:58 PM

And now for something completely different... - TB - 8/3/2013 2:31:53 AM

So you think you've got big balls? - BuckGalaxy - 8/3/2013 12:07:17 AM
- Must...r..e..f...r...a...i...n... - Jody - 8/3/2013 2:20:23 AM
- No, but if I walk just right I can play "Jingle Bells" with them. - bowser - 8/3/2013 1:12:54 AM

...must...not... - Jody - 8/2/2013 10:17:28 PM
- He can't help himself. Thats the Vulcan Mind Fap. - ER - 8/2/2013 10:27:04 PM

McClure's Beach - ER - 8/1/2013 7:00:34 PM

We've had our fun with Dr Aslan and FOX on Flame. (originally from Mysteries of the Multiverse) - ER - 8/1/2013 3:17:39 PM
- "The Gospels According to Jesus" - bowser - 8/1/2013 4:57:00 PM
  - What were the 4 events? - ER - 8/1/2013 5:26:03 PM

Fap worthy (don't Google it yet) - FrankC - 7/30/2013 7:36:28 PM
- Never heard of it... - Jody - 7/30/2013 7:44:18 PM
  - I'll save you the Google... - FrankC - 7/30/2013 7:56:36 PM
    - Awoka woka - Jody - 7/31/2013 12:08:29 AM
    - Re: I'll save you the Google... - TB - 7/30/2013 8:18:11 PM
      - That puts you in the mood? - alcaray - 7/31/2013 2:54:10 AM
        
        Re: That puts you in the mood? - TB - 7/31/2013 3:17:01 AM
        
        It is all over the anime forums. - alcaray - 7/31/2013 5:00:52 AM
        
        Oh lord yes the Brits. - Jody - 7/31/2013 3:19:17 AM

Do bears pole dance in the woods? - TB - 7/29/2013 4:47:00 AM
- Awwwww - Jody - 7/29/2013 2:40:28 PM
  - Arggggggg - podrock - 7/30/2013 2:04:47 AM
    - Heh... - Jody - 7/30/2013 2:48:42 AM

Just what is *the truth*? - Jody - 7/28/2013 11:52:04 PM
- I like this one... - FrankC - 7/29/2013 4:12:02 PM
  - Stealing this for Bohemian. - Jody - 7/29/2013 5:45:10 PM
    - I think relationships are okay... - FrankC - 7/29/2013 6:16:41 PM
- All your reality are belongs to us - SteveS - 7/29/2013 2:58:02 PM
- If you lose your faith in the pure blackness and pure whiteness of all things... - alcaray - 7/29/2013 6:26:44 AM
- Rashomon. - ER - 7/29/2013 12:46:14 AM
  - Voldemort never said that. - TB - 7/29/2013 4:02:37 AM
    - Voldemort never said anything. He's a fictional character in a fantasy book for children. - ER - 7/29/2013 1:16:27 PM
  - I agree. Then why are we so hell bent for election - Jody - 7/29/2013 12:48:24 AM
    - We are all damned by faith... - FrankC - 7/29/2013 4:19:47 PM
    - Again, you responded while I was still editing. - ER - 7/29/2013 12:57:45 AM
      - I think it is ego. - Jody - 7/29/2013 2:40:55 AM
        
        If you're not pleased with yourself... - ER - 7/29/2013 3:21:02 AM
        
        I am secure in who and what I say and am. - Jody - 7/29/2013 2:44:21 PM
        
        People are angry because they are scared. - ER - 7/29/2013 3:45:58 PM

Reality of TV editing - Jody - 7/28/2013 8:54:50 PM
- It's not just video that can be edited. - ER - 7/28/2013 9:09:19 PM
  - True....and the Great Conspiracy? - Jody - 7/28/2013 9:18:15 PM

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