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Weekend Open Thread: Wow [Y-not]
Stolen from our good friends at Hot Gas, here's a story that you may have missed:
North Carolinian Steve Cooksey had gone through an intense personal journey he wanted to share with the world. He had been obese, diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, and almost keeled over, but emerged from his near-death experience to adopt a simple, "Caveman" or paleo diet of meat, nuts, and veggies along with exercise. He lost a lot of weight, felt great and healthy, and wanted to share with the world, so he started a blog, wherein he dispensed advice about food and fitness. Recipes, grocery lists, general advice. The state of North Carolina declared this illegal "counseling and assessing" without a license provided by the state. For three years, he has been fighting for the right to blog without a license.Go over to Mary Katharine Ham's post at Hot Air to learn what happened. (Then come back here to discuss!)
Short answer: the "Caveman" blogger won. Finally.
Often when I see these sorts of stories in the "conservo-sphere" I assume there's some back-story involved that helps explain (or mitigates) what looks like an egregious abuse of power. But I have to say I can't come up with any reasonable explanation for trying to regulate a blogger's speech in this way. He doesn't appear to be selling anything or representing himself as a medical expert or anything of that sort. What gives, North Carolina?Open thread.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Yip at February 21, 2015 05:03 PM (84SRe)
Posted by: Outarange Guy at February 21, 2015 05:04 PM (Ufi/H)
Nip will be here shortly to explain that it is all the Yankees who moved to NC that did this.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2015 05:04 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: rabidfox at February 21, 2015 05:05 PM (COIkl)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:05 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Tami at February 21, 2015 05:06 PM (v0/PR)
Posted by: Cheshirecat at February 21, 2015 05:07 PM (e8vZc)
Posted by: Outarange Guy at February 21, 2015 05:07 PM (Ufi/H)
Follow the Payola, and all becomes clear.
Now, excuse me, I'm gonna have me a Bacon Milkshake.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 21, 2015 05:07 PM (RzZOc)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at February 21, 2015 05:08 PM (4oSLk)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:09 PM (9BRsg)
NC has been polluted by Northern liberals moving into the Raleih-Durham area and Charlotte. It is no longer a red Southern State.
Posted by: Vic at February 21, 2015 05:09 PM (wlDny)
TheBlaze @theblaze 4m4 minutes ago
"Uprising": Negotiations continue with about 2,000 inmates who control part of Texas prison:
http://t.co/VMv3oWQ0i1
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 05:09 PM (ZPrif)
Did he prescribe drugs or perform surgery? No.
Sorry, State, you can't stop him from publishing because that's a 1st Amendment issue & you can go fuck yourselves.
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at February 21, 2015 05:10 PM (MbqmP)
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:10 PM (AhzqJ)
Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 21, 2015 05:10 PM (eqRD+)
Some petty little commissars they got in NC (which voted for Obama in 200
.Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 21, 2015 05:10 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Cheshirecat at February 21, 2015 05:11 PM (e8vZc)
Me also like Ace blogger. Me can relate to Ewok... not too distant cousin.
Posted by: Captain Caaaa-aaaa-aaaaveman at February 21, 2015 05:11 PM (u9UUM)
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:11 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 21, 2015 05:11 PM (eqRD+)
Thanks, but no. I've had about enough of the Salem Communications crew to last me for a while.
As for MKH, she always struck me as the next iteration of Mary Matalin. A "conservative" so long as it pays the bills, who remains on excellent terms with a heavily liberal spouse.
Posted by: torquewrench at February 21, 2015 05:11 PM (noWW6)
Here in Texas they were trying to force eyebrow threaders to register as beauticians, despite the fact that beauty schools don't teach (or didn't at the time) traditional eyebrow threading.
I'm not sure if the case has been decided yet, but hopefully sanity will prevail.
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 05:12 PM (MYCIw)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:12 PM (VB0Qs)
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at February 21, 2015 05:13 PM (MbqmP)
Posted by: Fritz at February 21, 2015 05:13 PM (dVmLD)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 05:13 PM (AxABj)
The fence is being built.
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:13 PM (0FSuD)
.
.
.Big Corn is a tremendous lobbying group at all levels.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at February 21, 2015 05:13 PM (4oSLk)
The mission of the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is to
protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of North
Carolina from harmful nutrition practice by providing for the licensure
and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of dietetics/nutrition
and by establishing educational standards for those persons.
Licensure = $$$
Posted by: Tami at February 21, 2015 05:13 PM (v0/PR)
Meanwhile,
The new pop duo sensation Harfpsaki?
http://tinyurl.com/ma2ox2q
Posted by: The Great White Snark at February 21, 2015 05:14 PM (LImiJ)
I know one licensed Nutritionist.
She's fat.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:12 PM (VB0Qs)
Been to a Dr's office lately? Ever see a skinny nurse walking around?
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:14 PM (0FSuD)
An fuck a bunch of yankee assholes who don't adapt. Fort Sumter was a good idea.
Posted by: Dan Patterson at February 21, 2015 05:15 PM (ZDuwm)
What about the environmentalists who talk/write about the dangers of pesticides or herbicides?
Do you have to be a lawyer registered with the local bar to talk about constitutional rights?
Can we still talk about the weather, or must one be a certified meteorologist? If you want to write about cars do you have to be a degree'd automotive engineer?
Finance and investing? You have to be an accountant, tax attorney, MBA from Harvard?
Well, you do have to have a license (business license) to sell used cars, and you need a license to be a plumber, electrician, general contractor, pilot, drive a car, cut hair. Is there anything you can do without a license?
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:15 PM (h41rV)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:15 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:13 PM (0FSuD)
And Carey used to be a nice bedroom community until that cancerous growth Raleigh expanded out and polluted it.
Posted by: Vic at February 21, 2015 05:16 PM (wlDny)
The fence is being built.
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:13 PM (0FSuD)
You should consider walls.
They hold water, I'm just sayin'.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:16 PM (VB0Qs)
Posted by: Eromero at February 21, 2015 05:16 PM (go5uR)
Posted by: Your dietary Betters: now with 50% more protein and oppression at February 21, 2015 05:16 PM (rTdNo)
Swallowed up by some faction that is NOT the mainstream Republican party, no doubt.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 21, 2015 05:16 PM (Dj0WE)
Here in Texas they were trying to force eyebrow threaders to register as beauticians, despite the fact that beauty schools don't teach (or didn't at the time) traditional eyebrow threading.
I'm not sure if the case has been decided yet, but hopefully sanity will prevail.
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 05:12 PM (MYCIw)
They used to have some ladies (hlaefdigan?) who braided hair at the Renn-Fest in KC (horrible place, full of terrible people who probably molest their mothers's cats, but I digress). Oh, but they weren't licensed to touch hair. Whoops. I know, let's fine them & threaten them with jail time!
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at February 21, 2015 05:16 PM (MbqmP)
iteration of Mary Matalin. A "conservative" so long as it pays the
bills, who remains on excellent terms with a heavily liberal spouse.
Posted by: torquewrench at February 21, 2015 05:11 PM (noWW6)
So, you are discounting those big tits?
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:16 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 21, 2015 05:17 PM (2KB+E)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 21, 2015 05:17 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:17 PM (NeFrd)
Is there anything you can do without a license?
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:15 PM (h41rV)
*Cur looks at right hand in stoic defiance*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:18 PM (VB0Qs)
Posted by: Con Reeder at February 21, 2015 05:18 PM (sguue)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:19 PM (NeFrd)
This is so true. SAS the software guys, made so much money, they are HQed there, that the attracted a lot of Yankees.
Now, it's PC baby.
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:19 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:14 PM (0FSuD)
One. A retired Marine. But, yeah, one out of several hundred ain't a good ratio.
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at February 21, 2015 05:19 PM (MbqmP)
the jury, I'm just a caveman. I fell on some ice and later got thawed out
by some of your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me! Sometimes
the honking horns of your traffic make me want to get out of my BMW.. and run
off into the hills, or wherever.. Sometimes when I get a message on my fax
machine, I wonder: "Did little demons get inside and type it?" I don't know!
My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts.
But there is one thing I
do know - when a man like my client is kept from blogging about his paleo diet, by the State of North Carolina no less, then his first amendment rights have been trampled on and he is entitled to no less than two
million in compensatory damages, and two million in punitive damages.
Thank you.
Posted by: Cirroc: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer at February 21, 2015 05:19 PM (sH832)
Where do you live? I'm in Annapolis and it is getting deep here. They say we get rain tomorrow so it may wash away.
I'm a Midwest boy who moved here to get away from cold weather and this BS. :-)
Posted by: Cheshirecat at February 21, 2015 05:21 PM (e8vZc)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:21 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:21 PM (AhzqJ)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:18 PM (VB0Qs)
****
I think we covered that in the gun control/Constitution thread earlier.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:22 PM (NeFrd)
million in compensatory damages, and two million in punitive damages.
Thank you.
Posted by: Cirroc: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer at February 21, 2015 05:19 PM (sH832)
Counsel, can you count up to the highest number you can imagine for the Court, please?
Posted by: Some Judge with a frontal lobe at February 21, 2015 05:22 PM (MbqmP)
Me personally? I'm gonna hop over and gander at what he did and how he did it. I'm overweight and tired of it, I'm glad he blogged about it. Did the NC tools that got their panties jammed up ever think about how narrow their asses look when their target is dealing with a national audience? Did they stop to think that there are no borders on the internet? Does that mean some asshole that wanted to provide cove for his tax base, read tax stream from licenses, mean to limit MY ability to read the bloggers posts?
F'in dumbasses, they really are a bunch of short sighted statists.
Posted by: Gmac- Pulling in feelers in preperation... at February 21, 2015 05:23 PM (74McK)
Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 21, 2015 05:23 PM (eqRD+)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 05:23 PM (AxABj)
I know one licensed Nutritionist.
She's fat.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:12 PM (VB0Qs)
It's only fair that I note that I'm not exactly svelte myself. But I'm not trying to get people to pay me to give the advice on how to eat healthy.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:23 PM (VB0Qs)
I guess they'll have fun in the snow.
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:23 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:23 PM (9BRsg)
Oth, you can ask the 60-something morons who can see their external oblique muscles how they enjoy plenty of red wine, fat, chocolate, and salt (the 4 main food groups) while the sheeple are happy with their chips, potatoes, and soft drinks, in utter compliance with the Federal Government.
Posted by: Outarange Guy at February 21, 2015 05:24 PM (Ufi/H)
Get yourself set up in a market niche.
Lobby your representatives to set up a licensing bureaucracy.
Freeze out any competition who won't adhere to rules that you set up for your advantage.
Self-serving and rent seeking actions from the get go.
It happens all over the economy - big and small companies alike engage in it.
I worked for a Fortune 500 company that couldn't wait to cement its advantage through government regulation once it had a leg up on anybody else.
"We support free enterprise", my ass...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at February 21, 2015 05:24 PM (bWFHa)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:24 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:24 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: biancaneve at February 21, 2015 05:25 PM (Zl68m)
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:25 PM (0FSuD)
Naturally we have dinner plans tonight. Never fails to snow or rain hard when we have to drive to Salt Lake.
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:25 PM (9BRsg)
If the all-powerful state cannot control it utterly, then it must be abolished and annihilated.
Posted by: Null at February 21, 2015 05:25 PM (xjpRj)
That's because you're a rapist. PROVE YOU AREN'T.
Posted by: Mike Nifong at February 21, 2015 05:26 PM (AVEe1)
I think we covered that in the gun control/Constitution thread earlier.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:22 PM (NeFrd)
I missed it, was busy earlier today.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:26 PM (VB0Qs)
I thought North Carolina was less fascist than this.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:24 PM (mx5oN)
This started THREE years ago before we elected a Republican Governor, who just happens to appoint these board members.
I think they got the message
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:26 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: PaleRider at February 21, 2015 05:27 PM (7w/kf)
Is there anything you can do without a license?
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:15 PM (h41rV)
*Cur looks at right hand in stoic defiance*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:18 PM (VB0Qs)
The Board of Massage Therapy will be addressing this at its next rule making session.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:27 PM (mx5oN)
You are used to this stuff. :-)
I wish I was there and could learn how to ski. My lady likes to ski. I haven't gotten to that yet.
Posted by: Cheshirecat at February 21, 2015 05:28 PM (e8vZc)
No, seriously, I want an ass license.
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:28 PM (AhzqJ)
---
There's an assumption about ancient man's diet that is being contradicted by fossil evidence. I recall seeing a study published last year showing they consumed a lot more grains than had been assumed/touted.
Here's a review in Discover from 2013:
http://tinyurl.com/q7q8x9a
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:29 PM (9BRsg)
Is there anything you can do without a license?
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:15 PM (h41rV)
*Cur looks at right hand in stoic defiance*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:18 PM (VB0Qs)
The Board of Massage Therapy will be addressing this at its next rule making session.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:27 PM (mx5oN)
So we don't get a Happy Ending to our Happy Endings....
Screw that.
From my cold, dead hands, baby.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:29 PM (VB0Qs)
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:29 PM (MQEz6)
License my ass.
No, seriously, I want an ass license.
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:28 PM (AhzqJ)
Move to Costa Rica, they license ass down there. NICE ass!
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:29 PM (0FSuD)
No, seriously, I want an ass license.
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:28 PM (AhzqJ)
Will there be a sliding fee scale based on much junk is in your trunk?
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:29 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 05:30 PM (lHHyw)
Two of the C-27J Spartans are now in service with the US Coast Guard.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:30 PM (1RvOn)
No, seriously, I want an ass license.
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:28 PM (AhzqJ)
Will there be a sliding fee scale based on much junk is in your trunk?
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:29 PM (mx5oN)
****
I don't need a license so much as an audible beep for reverse and a "Wide Load" sign.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:31 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Steve Kroft at February 21, 2015 05:31 PM (Moh0M)
Posted by: Picric at February 21, 2015 05:32 PM (QnQ+g)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 05:30 PM (lHHyw)
A woman with her dietary habits and an ass that is two axe handles wide has no business telling anybody how to eat.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:32 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2015 05:32 PM (g1DWB)
...but it IS legal to have a blog that tells confused young people "You're probably gay, so let me initiate you into that lifestyle."
Got it.
America has no future.
Posted by: RKae at February 21, 2015 05:32 PM (AcYQx)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 05:30 PM (lHHyw)
***
In at least one thread every day somebody hits the nail on the head! Well done young lady, well done!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:32 PM (NeFrd)
www.csia.org
simply enter your zip code to search for a certified chimney sweep or certified dryer exhaust technician. . . .
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:32 PM (h41rV)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KRYwYnC5cg
Posted by: license to ill at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (AVEe1)
No, seriously, I want an ass license.
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:28 PM (AhzqJ)
Will there be a sliding fee scale based on much junk is in your trunk?
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:29 PM (mx5oN)
****
I don't need a license so much as an audible beep for reverse and a "Wide Load" sign.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:31 PM (NeFrd)
Heh. Sounds like you'll need a CDL: Copious Derrière License.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (mx5oN)
Agree with the commenter about anonymity.
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (AhzqJ)
Climate change would be the least of Humanity's worries.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (1RvOn)
Posted by: Your Friendly Local Credentialist Board at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (lG2E3)
Posted by: Steve Kroft at February 21, 2015 05:31 PM (Moh0M)
****
Let me guess, Scrubbing Bubbles?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (NeFrd)
Everything.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:33 PM (AhzqJ)
Does it say "BOB"?
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:34 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: theTruth at February 21, 2015 05:34 PM (PGh+Q)
*****
Splitter!
Posted by: Your Board of Local Friendly Credentialists at February 21, 2015 05:34 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: theTruth at February 21, 2015 05:34 PM (PGh+Q)
Hell, you can't even run a lemonade stand without the state crashing down on you.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:35 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:36 PM (h41rV)
Pause for a moment to consider that the prevailing opinion is that, say, Çatalhöyük, started out as a city fed by hunter-gatherers, and declined when fed by agriculture. (Cf., the analyses of tooth decay among ancient Egyptians.)
You grow grain, you brew beer. It's that simple.
It's all downhill from there, as it has been.
Oth, you could learn biochemistry, and study the action of eicosanoids in the human body....
Posted by: Outarange Guy at February 21, 2015 05:36 PM (Ufi/H)
Posted by: American Association of Licensed Butt Sailors at February 21, 2015 05:37 PM (lG2E3)
Posted by: Outarange Guy at February 21, 2015 05:36 PM
------------
Are you trying to be obnoxious or is the lack of carbs making you an asshole?
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:38 PM (9BRsg)
But it is true that the level of 'refined' grains and sugars in the diet has exploded in the last century. and if eating only meats and veggies is what it takes for some folks to avoid eating too many twinkies it is a free(ish) country.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 21, 2015 05:39 PM (7w/kf)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 05:39 PM (lHHyw)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at February 21, 2015 05:40 PM (bWFHa)
Wait --- Does this mean we can get Michelle to stop telling us what to
eat because she's neither a trained or licensed dietician?????
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 05:30 PM (lHHyw)
Well, she's a lawyer, so it's not particularly surprising that she thinks that makes her an expert on everything.....
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 21, 2015 05:40 PM (VB0Qs)
Posted by: H8er Without Portfolio at February 21, 2015 05:41 PM (AhzqJ)
That's all I'm saying.
Apparently, I need a PhD in biomedical science to opine that.
Oh... wait... I DO have a PhD in a biomedical science!
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:41 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:42 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Randy Westerfeld at February 21, 2015 05:42 PM (rJRsj)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 21, 2015 05:42 PM (oKE6c)
*AHEM*
Unlicensed lawyer.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 05:43 PM (lHHyw)
Does FLOTUS have a license?
Posted by: Randy Westerfeld at February 21, 2015 05:42 PM (rJRsj)
I think it called License to Mooch.
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:43 PM (0FSuD)
I may have overdosed, in fact, as the temps will be brutal here in Minnesota in about 24 hours, but not until then.
Dude.
Peter Freuchen. Book of the Eskimos.
Try and find a copy, since it is on the list.
Posted by: Outarange Guy at February 21, 2015 05:43 PM (Ufi/H)
New feature at wolfram alpha, suggested questions.
how many pounds of beef consumed per person in the us annually : eighty two pounds.
I didn't eat eighty two pounds of beef last year so someone else ate my eighty two pounds plus the eighty two pounds allocated to them.
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:43 PM (h41rV)
Plus, even worse, we let people who met at random get married and raise kids.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:43 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Wallet Nazi, P.A. at February 21, 2015 05:45 PM (lG2E3)
The argument by NC is that he is representing himself as a nutritional expert.
The theory is, pretty much, he talks about nutrition. The state says you have to have a license to talk about nutrition. Therefore, he has to have a license.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny now with MAGIC Jazz Hands at February 21, 2015 05:45 PM (IrByp)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 05:46 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:46 PM (9BRsg)
Have you ever tried to parallel park a trout?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:46 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:47 PM (1RvOn)
Posted by: Richard Simmons:JK Simmons' Sister at February 21, 2015 05:47 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:43 PM (MQEz6)
Ever see these new massage chains, Massage Envy, etc?
They made a big push to get Massage guys licensed a few years ago.
Why you ask? To freeze out individual massage therapist that don't have the time to go to stupid classes and take tests.
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 05:47 PM (0FSuD)
May the Lord bless thee and keep, thee. May He make His face shineth upon thee and give thee peace.
Mt 10,29
How important are you to the Lord?
He will leave the 99 to find you.
preview tiny url dot com /o87qg5w
Posted by: Outarange Guy at February 21, 2015 05:47 PM (Ufi/H)
---
He DIED! I TOLD YOU carbs are killers!
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:47 PM (9BRsg)
But it is true that the level of 'refined' grains and sugars in the diet has exploded in the last century. and if eating only meats and veggies is what it takes for some folks to avoid eating too many twinkies it is a free(ish) country.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 21, 2015 05:39 PM (7w/kf)
Exactly. We all try to go with what works and we can live with. That is the bottom line.
That was what was so screwed up with the low-fat/high-carb stuff. It may work for a small subset of people. However, for a lot of people, in practice, they turned into land manatee. And the response to those that the diet did not work for was: You are doing it wrong.
Bah... and Fie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 21, 2015 05:47 PM (wt/Oq)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:48 PM (1RvOn)
--
But he's also written a book on reducing blood sugar. He apparently didn't need a license to promote his dangerous lifestyle in print.
Posted by: All Hail Eris at February 21, 2015 05:48 PM (KH1sk)
Seems to be a discrepancy. According to beef.org
1980 was 72 pounds declining
2009 was 58 pounds. Pork went from 53-47 pounds.
If we can't trust internet search engines, and their sources who can we trust?
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:49 PM (h41rV)
Posted by: Fritz at February 21, 2015 05:49 PM (dVmLD)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 05:46 PM (AxABj)
He was also killed in a fight or murdered.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:49 PM (MQEz6)
It's Greg Abbott's time to shine, or not. I'm going to be disappointed in him if the F-16s have not concluded the negotiations by now.
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at February 21, 2015 05:50 PM (zauWW)
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Yep.
Food cranks of all sorts drive me batty (as you can tell). I read that some dumb-ass place (NY?) was planning on taxing desserts.
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:50 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at February 21, 2015 05:51 PM (bWFHa)
*DING*
Yakko - "Life, no one gets out alive. Good night folks!"
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:51 PM (1RvOn)
****
Alas.
If only prehistoric Alps dwellers had gotten some mentoring and support.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:51 PM (NeFrd)
Nah, it was either an arrow wound or blunt force trauma, a blow to the head. And he was left where he fell, only to be found in 1991 uncovered, it appears, because of global warmening.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 05:51 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 05:39 PM (lHHyw)
Gots to bring 'em out of the shadows don't ya know.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at February 21, 2015 05:51 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:52 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 21, 2015 05:47 PM (wt/Oq)
Ah, the voice of sweet reason. No fads need apply: not high or low carbohydrates, high or low fat, high or low meat, no Gary Taubes or any other a-hole diet book authors of dubious merit or qualifications. Diet fads are the obsession of our time, much like sex in Victorian times. Just eat reasonably, don't overdo it, and get off your ass, and you'll be fine.
Simple, really.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 21, 2015 05:52 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: MKH at February 21, 2015 05:52 PM (gwG9s)
The uprising began Friday morning at the MTC Detention Center in Raymondville when a group of prisoners began getting agitated about the medical services in the private prison facility
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:52 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 21, 2015 05:52 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 05:53 PM (MYCIw)
****
Alas.
If only prehistoric Alps dwellers had gotten some mentoring and support.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:51 PM (NeFrd)
He took someone's jerb.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:53 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:54 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:54 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:52 PM (9BRsg)
MOAB
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:54 PM (MQEz6)
He was also killed in a fight or murdered.
And then his balls were pulled off when his corpse was removed from its icy location.
Which was the greater indignity?
(Or had he wanted to be an Ice Age tranny and his dream finally came true?)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at February 21, 2015 05:54 PM (bWFHa)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 05:54 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 05:55 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:43 PM (h41rV)
82lb? Holy crap! I mean, that's right about a 1/4lber a day for every single person in the US, every day including Friday for you pope-kissing Catholics. Horse shit.
Posted by: Some Judge with a frontal lobe at February 21, 2015 05:56 PM (MbqmP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:56 PM (1RvOn)
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:56 PM (MQEz6)
Doing the jobs Americans won't do, right?
Seriously though, what a mess. It will be interesting to see what Abbott does.
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 05:56 PM (MYCIw)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:56 PM (1RvOn)
Turned the dial right to eleven, I see.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (1RvOn)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (5pg79)
Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (v4BZx)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (NeFrd)
NC has been polluted by Northern liberals moving into the Raleih-Durham area and Charlotte. It is no longer a red Southern State.
Posted by: Vic at February 21, 2015 05:09 PM (wlDny)
My brother lives there, and they have a word for those people:
Halfbacks. Rich liberal assholes from the NE move to Florida, start to hate the weather, and move half way back, ending up in NC.
Posted by: model_1066 at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (es6xZ)
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I know, I know!
Burn it down
Scatter the stones
Salt the earth
What do I win?
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 05:55 PM (ZPrif)
I know: race cars that only drive in reverse!
Posted by: Neil deGrasse Tyson at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (MbqmP)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (ZPrif)
www.csia.org
simply enter your zip code to search for a certified chimney sweep or certified dryer exhaust technician. . . .
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 05:32 PM (h41rV)
Uh oh, I cleaned my dryer vent last month...
*looks around nervously, dons fake mustache, pulls down window shades*
Posted by: rickl at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Dwayne 'Dog' Chapman at February 21, 2015 05:58 PM (gwG9s)
Not sure there's much he can do. It's a federal prison.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2015 05:58 PM (g1DWB)
publish your true information, neither your name, nor your place of
residence. Never register an email address or a domain name except
through a false name or an anonymizing service. Always lie. Always.
Preach on Brother,
Edward Lyle
Posted by: Paladin at February 21, 2015 05:59 PM (DPvCq)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 05:59 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 05:59 PM (mx5oN)
I guess they are being detained by the Feds, but it's a private prison, I think.
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:00 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 06:00 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:00 PM (mx5oN)
If Noreiga can be driven out by loud music, just think of what Jupiter Ascending will do.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 06:00 PM (1RvOn)
Posted by: Vin Diesel:Thespian at February 21, 2015 06:00 PM (gwG9s)
Impact like that, gotta check for spinal fractures, immobilize neck and spine.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:01 PM (ZPrif)
I guess they are being detained by the Feds, but it's a private prison, I think.
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:00 PM (9BRsg)
Cool.
Pin it on President Douchebag.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 06:01 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 06:01 PM (NeFrd)
Apparently that is a testable hypothesis, and the tests have buttressed his claim.
Posted by: navybrat at February 21, 2015 06:01 PM (JgC5a)
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That's how Dale Sr. went. He wasn't wearing the head restraint. That changed the NASCAR rules. Although when you watched the tapes, the impact didn't look that bad.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:01 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at February 21, 2015 06:01 PM (v4BZx)
Why do you think she changed the school lunches so that kids get less protein per serving.
*Dons tinfoil hat*
Think about --- it's a conspiracy to steal our meat!!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:02 PM (lHHyw)
Or its a federal prison that has been outsourced to a private company. Not really clear. But I don't think Abbott can do much in either case.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2015 06:02 PM (g1DWB)
Kyle Busch right leg is in an air cast. On a stretcher now.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:02 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 06:02 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Mindy at February 21, 2015 06:02 PM (81V/7)
Posted by: Bruce Jenner at February 21, 2015 06:03 PM (mx5oN)
I wonder if his license has expired?
(Nawww...)
Posted by: Randy Westerfeld at February 21, 2015 06:03 PM (rJRsj)
Posted by: navybrat at February 21, 2015 06:01 PM (JgC5a)
Link?
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 21, 2015 06:03 PM (10ydV)
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 06:03 PM (MYCIw)
<<<
A State Department sponsored jobs program may have prevented this atrocity.
Posted by: Fritz at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (dVmLD)
Yeah.
It'd be good for him to make a big show of having the Guard or Rangers or whoever deployed there in a perimeter to protect Texans.
Anything to embarrass Fredo.
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (9BRsg)
Not sure there's much he can do. It's a federal prison.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2015 05:58 PM (g1DWB)
I'm on it!
Posted by: Eric Holder at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (sdi6R)
I'm not worried; I'm giving mine away.
Posted by: Bruce Jenner at February 21, 2015 06:03 PM (mx5oN)
Stop playing with your boobs while driving.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (1RvOn)
Did y'all realize that tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of the "Miracle On Ice?" I hope the movie Miracle is on sometime during the day - a great flick. One of Kurt Russell's best, IMHO.
Posted by: shredded chi at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (8x3C7)
Why do you think she changed the school lunches so that kids get less protein per serving.
*Dons tinfoil hat*
Think about --- it's a conspiracy to steal our meat!!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:02 PM (lHHyw)
Or to deliberately undernourish kids so they'll be weak, small and easier to control.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (mx5oN)
The dramatic wrecks with the cars spinning and flipping are actually safer, energy gets dispersed.
The grass slowed his car before it hit the wall. They were going 190mph when the wreck started, TV just said he was going 90 mph on impact. 90 mph into a concrete wall. Not good.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Michelle Obama at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (lHHyw)
Ah, the things you miss when you don't stay on AoS 24/7!t
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 21, 2015 06:04 PM (ftVQq)
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 06:05 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: navybrat at February 21, 2015 06:05 PM (JgC5a)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 21, 2015 06:06 PM (2KB+E)
Posted by: Garry Marshall at February 21, 2015 06:06 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 21, 2015 06:06 PM (NeFrd)
The North Korean Guide to Childhood Nutrition?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 06:07 PM (1RvOn)
Yeah, that's what I really suspect when I'm feelin' all conspiracy theory-ish. It's messed up what they're serving.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:07 PM (lHHyw)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:07 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 06:07 PM (MQEz6)
I am? You must have me confused with someone else. ;^) I do like the story of the "Miracle on Ice" however.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 21, 2015 06:08 PM (DXzRD)
Posted by: Barry Soetoro-Robinson at February 21, 2015 06:08 PM (MbqmP)
Posted by: toby928(C) at February 21, 2015 06:09 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:10 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 05:56 PM (1RvOn)
Turned the dial right to eleven, I see.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (MQEz6)
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Anybody seen this polychromatic turd yet? Review?
Posted by: All Hail Eris at February 21, 2015 06:10 PM (KH1sk)
The North Korean Guide to Childhood Nutrition?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 06:07 PM (1RvOn)
Hey, why not. They follow the same model: stuff their faces daily with rich, expensive food while making the peasants eat raw jicama (whatever the hell that is) and what looks like extra-chunky dog puke.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:11 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:10 PM (9BRsg)
Indeed. The study sounds pretty silly.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 06:12 PM (MQEz6)
Those rioting inmates? They're protesting the quality of their healthcare. Seems mighty SJW-y to me.
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 06:12 PM (MYCIw)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 21, 2015 06:12 PM (10ydV)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:13 PM (lHHyw)
Yeah, that's what I really suspect when I'm feelin' all conspiracy theory-ish. It's messed up what they're serving.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:07 PM (lHHyw)
Our Betters keep saying that we should eat less meat, but they don't seem to follow their own advice.
They also live in mansions, fly in private jets, and have armed security details while telling us that we should live in urban high-rises, ride public transportation, and give up our guns.
Nope, I'm not seeing any agenda there at all.
Posted by: Eric Holder at February 21, 2015 06:13 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Neil deGrasse Tyson at February 21, 2015 05:57 PM (MbqmP)
FIFY
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 06:13 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: rickl at February 21, 2015 06:13 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:13 PM (ZPrif)
Yeah, that's what I really suspect when I'm feelin' all conspiracy theory-ish. It's messed up what they're serving.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:07 PM (lHHyw)
The thing is it does nothing. Every guy remembers what it is like to be 14-17 and you are scouring the kitchen looking for food- any food. And you come across a can of mushrooms your mom has had for 5 years and you think: "Mushrooms and macadamia nuts?"
Sex and food are THE twin drives for guys that age (actually you can argue about other ages, but they are an imperative then.) If you are into sports and/or working out, it is even worse.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 21, 2015 06:14 PM (wt/Oq)
You're not a big hockey fan??
Sorry - I guess I confused you with... ?
Vendette! THAT'S who I was thinking of..
again, sorry.
Posted by: shredded chi at February 21, 2015 06:14 PM (8x3C7)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:13 PM (lHHyw)
I thought the sebaceous glands in the skin are what did that.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:14 PM (mx5oN)
Insomniac, we should make such a book. Be sure to label it satire to avoid NC suing us.
Lauren, load up a fire bomber with Listerine and have it fly over the prison.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 21, 2015 06:14 PM (1RvOn)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:14 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:10 PM (9BRsg)
Indeed. The study sounds pretty silly.
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 06:12 PM (MQEz6)
I think the explanation was: soap removes the natural oils from your skin, therefore the body mobilizes stored fats from the liver to the skin to replace the lost oil. The mobilized oil moves through the blood, so if a person's blood cholesterol is tested, it reads higher than a person who's skin has retained the natural oils.Not sure if it's true, but that's the theory, anyway.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at February 21, 2015 06:15 PM (ThxKk)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 21, 2015 06:15 PM (5pg79)
Zombie's claim was soap removes skin oils so the liver produces more cholesterol to replenish. I think that was the claim.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:13 PM (ZPrif)
That was an interesting post. So what do you do rinse off with no soap and act French?
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 06:16 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:16 PM (ZPrif)
See #230 for a more accurate description - Costanza Defense remembered it correctly.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:17 PM (lHHyw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 21, 2015 06:17 PM (DXzRD)
But I don't want to take up chain smoking and unearned arrogance!
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:17 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: low carber at February 21, 2015 06:17 PM (bGLSw)
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 06:18 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:18 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:17 PM (mx5oN)
But you're good with the BO?
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 06:18 PM (0FSuD)
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Hmmm. Is there evidence of that sort of homeostasis regulating how oily our skin is?
I wonder if they controlled for washing with soap then applying body lotion or the like afterwards as many people do.
I'm not keen on encouraging people to stop washing.
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:19 PM (9BRsg)
However with the global reach of grocery distribution systems, even remote Alaskan villages have access to modern urban processed food.
So, the higher cholesterol levels must be caused by daily shampoo use because remote villages don't have indoor plumbing, and it's too cold to shower in the winter time unless you can afford to fire the sauna once a week or so, but firewood is difficult to obtain, so you need access to well head waste gases that are associated with the destruction of the environment by drilling for oil.
See? It all makes sense.
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 06:19 PM (h41rV)
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 06:16 PM (0FSuD)
Unless a person is sweating profusely or working in a really dirty job, many people don't need to use soap every day. Every other day or so might be sufficient. Same thing for washing hair; mine is almost to my waist, and if I wash it every day, it gets dry and crackly b/c it can't replenish the natural oils fast enough. And before you ask, I smell just fine.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at February 21, 2015 06:19 PM (ThxKk)
Pretty big hockey fan. And I remember exactly where I was, sitting in a bar in Puerto Rico.
Damn I'm getting old.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2015 06:19 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:17 PM (mx5oN)
But you're good with the BO?
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 06:18 PM (0FSuD)
Not so much. They can take my soap from my cold, dead, slippery and slightly alkaline hands!
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:20 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 21, 2015 06:20 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at February 21, 2015 06:20 PM (XlFLJ)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:21 PM (mx5oN)
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/skin/
EFA/#delivery
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:22 PM (9BRsg)
Because act of love or something.
Posted by: @votermom at February 21, 2015 06:22 PM (cbfNE)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2015 06:22 PM (Jh0nR)
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/skin/
EFA/#delivery
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:22 PM (9BRsg)
No worky.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:23 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: no good deed at February 21, 2015 06:23 PM (karKh)
Posted by: goatexchange at February 21, 2015 06:23 PM (yM1ji)
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:10 PM (9BRsg)
Me either. And presumably the Eskimos' lifestyle changed in one or two other small respects as a consequence of that upheaval in living arrangements.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 21, 2015 06:23 PM (oKE6c)
Because act of love or something.
Posted by: @votermom at February 21, 2015 06:22 PM (cbfNE)
If they were rioting over the food I could muster some degree of understanding.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:23 PM (mx5oN)
I wonder if they controlled for washing with soap then applying body lotion or the like afterwards as many people do.
I'm not keen on encouraging people to stop washing.
Posted by: Y-not at February 21, 2015 06:19 PM (9BRsg)
Friend who's a Mary Kay consultant has said that some people think they have naturally oily skin and wash very frequently, are actually washing too much. The body freaks out, thinking that the skin has no oil and produces even more oil to compensate. From my perspective, she's right. I used to think I had oily skin, then started washing my face only 1x a day with gentle soap, and my acne cleared right up.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at February 21, 2015 06:24 PM (ThxKk)
But unless they did a control vs some researcher lobbing WAGs as to why the cholesterol would be different it sounds worse than most of the CAGW junk science.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 21, 2015 06:24 PM (7w/kf)
Not that correlation is causation, just that usage of soap was theorized by some guy to account for the vastly different levels of cholesterol.
Posted by: Trotsky w/an ice-pick thru his head at February 21, 2015 06:24 PM (LaZ5x)
Sort of related side note, my dermatologist recommends that you use soap sparingly and mostly for places that really need to be clean, because it removes natural oils and tends to make the skin excessively dry for many people. He's been in the business for a long time and seems to know his stuff.
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 21, 2015 06:25 PM (ftVQq)
Featured articles are:
Climate Change Does Not Exist
Evolution Never Happened
The Moon Landing Was Fake
Vaccinations Can Lead To Autism
Genetically Modified Food Is Evil
As I said, I haven't read it yet. I'm sure there's some good stuff in there. But NG has been banging the Glowbull Warmening drum for years, so I'll probably have to take blood pressure medication before reading that article, even though I don't have high blood pressure.
"Climate Change Does Not Exist." Really? Who exactly is making that claim? I'm not just an AGW skeptic but a flat-out denier, and part of my argument has always been, "The climate has always changed and always will. What's so special about the present time?"
Posted by: rickl at February 21, 2015 06:25 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at February 21, 2015 06:20 PM (XlFLJ)
Well, they didn't do it single-handedly.
Posted by: John "Silky Pony" Edwards at February 21, 2015 06:25 PM (oKE6c)
"Uprising": Negotiations continue with about 2,000 inmates who control part of Texas prison:
http://t.co/VMv3oWQ0i1
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 05:09 PM (ZPrif)
AOP the prison warden: "Negotiations, scumbags? What flavor of gas do you want, CS or VX?"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2015 06:25 PM (Jh0nR)
Posted by: @votermom at February 21, 2015 06:25 PM (cbfNE)
Because act of love or something.
Yeah, sure seems SJW-y or maybe even a kind of attack on America - flood our open borders w/cartel and gang types, fill up the prison, destabilize from within.
Thanks, Obama!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:25 PM (lHHyw)
Fen,
I was 13 (maybe 12?).
I remember - vividly - watching with Dad. Being from "the south" we weren't even big hockey fans, but it was awesome, and it's a great memory.
Posted by: shredded chi at February 21, 2015 06:26 PM (8x3C7)
Genetically Modified Food Is Evil
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In which the charge has mostly been led by.....wait for it.....Progressives!
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:27 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: Gregor Mendel at February 21, 2015 06:28 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: HoboJerk, Completely Unreasonable at February 21, 2015 06:28 PM (oRc1K)
Yeah, a great morale booster at the time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 21, 2015 06:29 PM (DXzRD)
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In which the charge has mostly been led by.....wait for it.....Progressives!
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:27 PM (AxABj)
I can't stand these people. All food is genetically modified. You's think people who consider evolution to be the new gospel would realize that DNA is not a static substance.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at February 21, 2015 06:30 PM (ThxKk)
I don't know, but I strongly suspect that changes in dietary cholesterol intake would likely be offset by corresponding changes in that endogenously produced, what with the homeostatic mechanisms in place for so many physiological compounds.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 21, 2015 06:30 PM (oKE6c)
It shows a worker on a stepladder adjusting an astronaut mannequin in a moon landing diorama in a museum.
Posted by: rickl at February 21, 2015 06:30 PM (sdi6R)
--
Race just finished at Daytona for xfinity.
Tomorrow is the big boys at Daytona.
There's Supercross in Atlanta on FS1 later.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:30 PM (ZPrif)
Wait - I just figured out that it isn't vaccinations, it's fake tits that cause autism!
Posted by: Jenny McCarthy at February 21, 2015 06:31 PM (oKE6c)
Exactly right. Progressives seem to be good at taking the long view; just look at where the country is today.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 21, 2015 06:31 PM (OCcU9)
Posted by: HoboJerk, Completely Unreasonable at February 21, 2015 06:28 PM (oRc1K)
Think of the jobs created for the credentialists, who, like most bureaucrats, really can't perform any useful function in the real world!
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 21, 2015 06:31 PM (ftVQq)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:32 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 21, 2015 06:33 PM (ZPrif)
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Were they being served Mooch approved lunches? Because that would be against Geneva Conventions.
Posted by: @votermom at February 21, 2015 06:33 PM (cbfNE)
Simple fix. Make your kid pack a lunch the night before and check to make sure it's not full of junk food.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at February 21, 2015 06:33 PM (ThxKk)
Well,
if any COBs are paying attention, I think it'd make a good post for tomorrow.
just sayin'
Posted by: shredded chi at February 21, 2015 06:33 PM (KmwZx)
Posted by: jack at February 21, 2015 06:33 PM (53CCM)
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN at February 21, 2015 06:34 PM (XlFLJ)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:32 PM (AxABj)
Golden rice.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:34 PM (mx5oN)
We called it maize, but that was before the evil white man modified it!
Posted by: Chief Liawatha Warren at February 21, 2015 06:35 PM (ftVQq)
Organic foods on the other hand, are natural foods produced by enlightened superior beings who use only natural fertilizers (Cow shit, horse shit, pig shit) with no unnatural chemical pesticides created by evil scientists working for big evil for profit corporations like that evil war mongering war profiting Dow Chemical Co who votes republican.
Because it's science !
Posted by: Clive Coptic, professional skeptic at February 21, 2015 06:35 PM (h41rV)
Posted by: rickl at February 21, 2015 06:25 PM (sdi6R)
Amen and hurrah.
I am still much more onboard with the idea that the earth is a giant complex system of competing reactions in equilibrium. Ex. More CO2=>More plants.
It is a such a large, open, and intricate system, that I have issues with us being able to correctly model it at this point in any serious fashion. It is like asking a caveman to explain how a Saturn V rocket works. He may be able to grasp the basic principle, but he cannot grasp the complexity and nuance.
Humans are fleas compared to the size of the system. I also tend to agree with those that say the gigantic thermonuclear reaction (The Sun) constantly going off above our heads can probably (sarc) have more effect on our overall climate than we can.
I am not saying that we do not have an effect (just like all bodies with mass exert gravitational pull on all other bodies) it is just that it is smaller and we have no idea how the system reacts to our presence.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 21, 2015 06:35 PM (wt/Oq)
were testing a new strain of rice in the Philippines that was rich in
vitamin A. Since many children in southeast Asia suffer from a lack of
vitamin A, and rice is a staple in their diets, it would boost their
intake. Some greenies destroyed the crop before it could be distributed.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:32 PM (AxABj)
Golden Rice. Good stuff. The vitamin A keeps your eyes healthy. But progressives would rather people went blind. I suppose we could feed polar bear liver to the filipinos; that's got enough vitamin A to kill you.
... Hmm, I see a problem with this.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at February 21, 2015 06:35 PM (ThxKk)
Posted by: bergerbilder at February 21, 2015 06:37 PM (2o6Wj)
GMO foods cause autistic global vaccination 'splody moons...
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Yer damn tootin there sonny boy! They sure....Wait.....Wut?
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:37 PM (AxABj)
But thanks to the CAGW sellouts to government funding people are more skeptical of all science and unfortunately skeptical w/o the logic, training and background to sort the wheat from the chaff.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 21, 2015 06:37 PM (7w/kf)
Some districts are trying to ban food from home, and others "inspect" the food to make sure it meets Michelle's guidelines.
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 06:38 PM (MYCIw)
--
If homo sapiens eats homo neanderthalensis or vice versa, is it really cannibalism?
Asking for an ancestor...
Posted by: @votermom at February 21, 2015 06:40 PM (cbfNE)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 21, 2015 06:40 PM (DXzRD)
Some districts are trying to ban food from home, and others "inspect" the food to make sure it meets Michelle's guidelines.
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 06:38 PM (MYCIw)
^This. And it's not an issue of "junk food" either (not that it's any of their business anyway) but failure to meet their arbitrary bullshit guidelines for what you MUST have in your lunch.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 21, 2015 06:40 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:41 PM (AxABj)
Yeah, that is way out of bounds.
We've always packed lunches, but with private school the Michelle nannyism is no longer an issue.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 21, 2015 06:41 PM (lHHyw)
Some districts are trying to ban food from home, and others "inspect" the food to make sure it meets Michelle's guidelines.
Posted by: Lauren at February 21, 2015 06:38 PM (MYCIw)
Full disclaimer: I don't have kids. But if I did, and the school district tried to pull a stunt like that, I would pitch a fit like they'd never seen in their lives. They'd back down. Remember that doctor a few weeks ago who's daughter got in trouble for a 'bad' lunch? He stood his ground and the problem went away.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at February 21, 2015 06:41 PM (ThxKk)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at February 21, 2015 06:41 PM (rldyO)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 21, 2015 06:42 PM (DXzRD)
Posted by: jwpaine at February 21, 2015 06:42 PM (a3NCX)
Posted by: Zap Rowsdower at February 21, 2015 06:42 PM (MMC8r)
If America actually had a determined, effectual opposition party -- and wouldn't that hypothetical alternate universe be neat -- they would be making constant note of the lavish Sidwell lunch menus (posted online) and comparing them to the bare trays of the serf class lunch menus.
The serfs themselves are all over Twitter with photos of the tiny portions of glop they are receiving. As for the Republican Party in its official capacity? Silence. Shows how much affinity the GOP bosses have with the serfs.
Posted by: torquewrench at February 21, 2015 06:43 PM (noWW6)
Back before the elites declared it was icky to be patriotic and also in flyover county.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 21, 2015 06:43 PM (7w/kf)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:43 PM (AxABj)
Asking for an ancestor...
Posted by: @votermom at February 21, 2015 06:40 PM (cbfNE)
Whatever they do in their own bedrooms is none of my business.
Posted by: bergerbilder at February 21, 2015 06:44 PM (2o6Wj)
Posted by: eman at February 21, 2015 05:49 PM (MQEz6)
Fucker stole my favorite pet ibex.
Posted by: Achmoog, the paleo-muslim at February 21, 2015 06:44 PM (Jh0nR)
I've never had a peep about what I put in my kid's lunches, and I'd better damn well never get one.
Posted by: Zap Rowsdower at February 21, 2015 06:45 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Zap Rowsdower at February 21, 2015 06:42 PM (MMC8r)
Precisely why I plant a garden and save seeds. When I get some money together, here comes the piece of land in the middle of nowhere. And then... beef cattle, those evil beings hated and feared by all good enviro-whackos!
Oh, and some pigs. Can't forget the bacon.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at February 21, 2015 06:45 PM (ThxKk)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:43 PM (AxABj)
It's Jewish!? Divest from Campbell's now! Smash Progresso for Palestine!
Posted by: Social Justice Warriors at February 21, 2015 06:46 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:46 PM (AxABj)
Are you kidding us?
When in recorded human history has there not been a triumph for which Barack Obama was not ready to jump in and take direct personal credit?
The guy who said when he accepted the Democratic nomination that "this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow"? THAT Barack Obama?
The guy who is currently preening and strutting in front of audiences, giving himself credit over the fall in gasoline prices, after doing everything in his power to make gasoline MORE rather than less expensive?
Trust me on this. He'd have been all over it like a housefly on a fresh steaming deuce.
Posted by: torquewrench at February 21, 2015 06:47 PM (noWW6)
You can bet none of the GOP Establishment's children or grand-children are going to required to eat a Mooch approved meal at school, so suck it serfs!
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 21, 2015 06:48 PM (ftVQq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 21, 2015 06:51 PM (DXzRD)
Your patent application for a circular wheel has been put on hold until you have completed 72 more hours of safety testing.
Oh, and here's a press release for a new grant awarded to Bob's Solar Panel 'n Square Wheel Shop.
Posted by: Mama AJ at February 21, 2015 06:51 PM (0xTsz)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 21, 2015 06:41 PM (AxABj)
But, but, CO2 is a pollutant. The Supreme Court said so.
Posted by: rickl at February 21, 2015 06:51 PM (sdi6R)
again, sorry.
Posted by: shredded chi at February 21, 2015 06:14 PM (8x3C7)
*Waves*
Posted by: Vendette at February 21, 2015 06:52 PM (TEpA2)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 21, 2015 06:53 PM (DXzRD)
Posted by: torquewrench at February 21, 2015 06:43 PM (noWW6)
Excellent point. I neglected to mention that in my #227 comment.
Posted by: rickl at February 21, 2015 06:53 PM (sdi6R)
Dead thread (I always miss the diet and exercise threads damnit) , so no one will see this, but if that happened at Princess' school I would blow my fucking lid.
"Tell you what, when you can outrun or outlift me, you can give some some goddamn advice on what is proper fuel for an active body. And when you can take me in unarmed CQC, I might credit that advice as being worth more than a wet fart. Fuck with my kids food again. I fucking dare you."
Posted by: DC in River City at February 21, 2015 06:56 PM (e+1S5)
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