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A new high in political correctness
« on: October 31, 2011, 08:52:53 PM »
Kind of. Not sure if this goes in Open Forum or the Joke Forum but moderators please feel free to move it to wherever it fits best.

I was in a store the other night with my wife and we were picking up a few things. I tend to pay attention and generally scan around as I move through an area and saw a fascinating thing: Lawry's now has a new Seasoned Salt product with reduced sodium. Yep, we've finally succeeded in getting the salt out of.... salt. What a country. Of course this makes me wonder if anyone could possibly compensate by using more to maintain an unhealthy sodium level. Nah, [reduced salt] salt is going to be a big hit.

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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2011, 10:36:57 PM »
One of the guys at work brought in some "lite" salt with 50% less sodium. It has a bunch of stuff in it I can't pronounce. He is always bringing it "health" food stuff like that. His latest thing is diatomaceous Earth. The only explanation I can think of, Is that he thinks that if he eats all this "healthy" stuff it will somehow make up for the fact that he weighs 300lbs. I just don't get it.

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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2011, 10:41:11 PM »
I'll take a number three supersized, and a diet coke ???

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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2011, 11:46:05 PM »
Well.... Aside from the last tin of Mortons salt I bought set me back $.29, I don't use salt. And the 'substitutes' are potassium chloride... which doesn't play well with several things.

Take tater chips as an additional example. Taters are supposed to be bad for us, so is the (any) shortening they fry them in, as well and the 'spices' they add to them... even if it's just plain old salt. Fat free, sodium free, organic, free range, good for your heart, grows hair back; chips are on the horizon ;)

Tis all marketing :)

Number three, super-sized, but a regular soda, for me too :)

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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2011, 03:22:12 AM »
From Wikipedia:

"Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. It is used as a filtration aid, mild abrasive, mechanical insecticide,[2] absorbent for liquids, cat litter, activator in blood clotting studies, and a stabilizing component of dynamite. As it is also heat-resistant, it can be used as a thermal insulator."

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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2011, 05:25:11 AM »
One of the guys at work brought in some "lite" salt with 50% less sodium. It has a bunch of stuff in it I can't pronounce. He is always bringing it "health" food stuff like that. His latest thing is diatomaceous Earth. The only explanation I can think of, Is that he thinks that if he eats all this "healthy" stuff it will somehow make up for the fact that he weighs 300lbs. I just don't get it.

What does eating that stuff sposed to do for him? Years ago I had a super duper aquarium filter that used diatoms. It did one heck of a good job cleaning the water but it was a mess to use.
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2011, 05:25:48 AM »
I'll take a number three supersized, and a diet coke ???

You want an apple pie with that order?
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2011, 05:40:59 AM »
I'll take a number three supersized, and a diet coke ???

That's my usual order.  Something wrong with that now?
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2011, 07:49:42 AM »
the #15 is much better.

BTW, i read somewhere that McD's large shakes all by themselves have over 1,100 calories!
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2011, 07:54:39 AM »
I avoid carbs, and thats to avoid weight gain more-so than health.

I'm a member of PETA (people eating tasty animals) with extra salt, please.

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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2011, 08:22:15 AM »
Why do most vegatarians look like they are starving?  :o Not the good kind of skinny the most of us wish we could get back to, but the kind if skinny the makes you wonder if they'll survive the impact with the wall that occurs whenever they walk in front of a fan.  ;D
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2011, 08:37:36 AM »
Oh man stevewfl you are making me HUNGRY! I love thanksgiving dinner and its only 23 days away.

So when I brine the turkey this year should I have KIPASS in close proximity?

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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2011, 09:05:40 AM »
Why do most vegatarians look like they are starving?  :o Not the good kind of skinny the most of us wish we could get back to, but the kind if skinny the makes you wonder if they'll survive the impact with the wall that occurs whenever they walk in front of a fan.  ;D

Actually, I know at least one vegetarian and he looks 'normal'.
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2011, 09:24:13 AM »
the #15 is much better.

BTW, i read somewhere that McD's large shakes all by themselves have over 1,100 calories!

Correction, that's over 1,100 delicious calories.

Chocolate please.
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2011, 10:05:16 AM »
chocolate is good, but vanilla tastes better from start to finish. they can keep the whipped cream and cherry.

going over to breakfast foods, hardee's makes a good biscuit and gravy platter...McD's has a great maple fruit and maple oatmeal.
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« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2011, 11:48:50 AM »
We have decided to avoid MSG as a meat additive at our house.  Now I see meats preserved with BHT.  The "T" in that product is TOLULENE!   I did a web serch on the stuff, and the other use for BHT is Imbalming Fluid!   No wonder we are living the most pampered lives of all history and getting life long alments and dying of mysterious causes.   The stinking chinese imported fish is grown in sewage and soaked in antibiotics to make it "safe".  Of course antibiotics are not working on illnesses any more.  I have talked to grocery managers about my concerns, and they just shrug their shoulders and say the purchasing is out of their hands.   I would love to go back to preserving meats with salt. 
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2011, 01:45:15 PM »
Oh man stevewfl you are making me HUNGRY! I love thanksgiving dinner and its only 23 days away.


Why wait?  I have a turkey in the oven this very moment!!!!!


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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2011, 07:39:59 PM »
Why do most vegatarians look like they are starving?  :o Not the good kind of skinny the most of us wish we could get back to, but the kind if skinny the makes you wonder if they'll survive the impact with the wall that occurs whenever they walk in front of a fan.  ;D

Well, as the pic below shows, I'm not Ahhnuld, but I am not going to blow away anytime soon.  vegetarian for many years now.  Down from 210 last January to about 185 now, this was taken in August.  That's an 8-pound maul I'm using and I've been swinging it all day.

Something to think about: 

Herbivores are generally big and strong animals and tend to have great endurance for long-range travel:  Elephants, cattle (think Brahma bulls), horses, hippopatimus, giraffe, rhinoceros, elk, moose, all the breeds of deer, water buffalo, regular buffalo, the list goes on.

Carnivorous animals are some of the fastest, (necessry to run down prey) but generally give something up in size and stamina:  A cheetah gets one or two tries to bring down a meal, then it's done, same for lioness, jaguar, all the big cats.  Cats are obligate carnivores, though, their bodies need meat for the amino acids, etc., that they can't get by plant-based diet alone.  Exceptions being the larger predators such as bears (omnivorous), sharks, whales, etc., and the larger primates.

The animal kingdom (of which we are members) is pretty well represented by both factions.
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2011, 08:14:25 PM »
how much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? :)

@Leo:

i was reading an article about food secrets...one of the things it said is that all of the hamburger patties used in the US is decontaminated using amonia gas! apparently the process is patented so one company is responsible for all of them!

i guess the point is: don't worry about it. :)
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Re: A new high in political correctness
« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2011, 08:22:16 PM »
Nos,
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