The Food Fanatics Will Never Stop!

Whole milk in our schools? That should be entirely unexceptional, especially since reduced fat milk is a new thing. Children have been drinking whole milk from animals for at least 10,000 years (and probably longer), and in case some people are unaware, infants drink human milk, which is even richer than most cow's milk!

But the food lunatics must have their way, which means they have taken shoddy science (fat makes you fat!), ignored confounding variables, and tried mightily to transform the American diet into a horror-show of low fat, high carbohydrate foods that have made us one of the fattest societies in the world. And of course these maniacs cite that data to claim that whole milk is one of the culprits! Never mind that these same maniacs are part of the destruction of normal childhood behavior like running around at recess, and racing around the neighborhood until dark.

USDA Restores Whole, Reduced-Fat Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs

The rule furthers the president’s “commitment to improving childhood nutrition and supporting America’s dairy farmers by ensuring schools and child nutrition providers can once again offer students nutrient-dense dairy options that align with the latest nutrition science and consumer preference,” the USDA said in a May 8 statement.
“Whole milk and other dairy products provide essential nutrients including protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamins A, D, and B12. Whole milk is especially important for young children aged 1 to 10 to support energy needs and brain development.”

Oh, and let us not forget the massive welfare state that many of these same deluded, anti-science zealots created. Pay for poor people's food, but they will have to eat what we say! And that means more of that incredibly destructive diet!

And just for sh*ts and giggles, they throw in the very poorly studied claims that kids who eat a normal diet are getting cardiovascular disease!

In a Sept. 10, 2025, statement, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine called on the MAHA commission to drop whole milk from its recommendations, citing potential cardiovascular health risks to children.
Children are increasingly exhibiting early signs of high cholesterol, heart disease, and other cardiovascular diseases. Allowing full-fat whole dairy in school meals will only result in more such health issues, the committee said.
“Instead of addressing real changes to provide healthier school meals, the MAHA Strategy is pushing whole milk at the expense of children’s health,” Neal Barnard, president of the committee, said.
“The federal government should be putting less saturated fat on school lunch trays, not more, and it can do that by making it easier for students to access nondairy beverages and plant-based entrees.”

Oooh! "Plant-based!" The Holy Grail of the food Nazis! That's the real agenda. No more red meat, then no more whole milk, then no more animal protein, then only insect protein to supplement the "plant-based" crap. It's to save the earth! And the spotted owls! And the children!

Do you hate children?

This is all nothing more than carefully disguised social engineering that is indistinguishable from the manipulations of culture by the communists of the Soviet Union and Red China. They strive to change the essential nature of Man, and whether that is through diet, forcing us into 15 Minute Cities, making sexual characteristics fluid and changeable, destroying our religions, or many other culture-destroying manipulations. And the goal is always the same...the elites will rule us from their lofty perches, and we will wallow in the muck as society decays because of the loss of free will and individuality.

Then want us to be identical cogs in their infernal machine, and every single thing they do is in furtherance of that goal.

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2
ESPONJA!!11!!111!1!

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 10, 2026 12:01 PM (8iYDv)

3 And Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there

Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:03 PM (Ia/+0)

4 "Plant-based": because "vegetarian" is just TOO HARD. I want that phrase shot, burned, cast on the ash heap of history...

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (T6aVk)

5 We used to have whole milk in the schools. We had fewer cardio problems in children at that time. Are these people just rank idiots that can't bother to compare the data that has existed for decades?

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (7T8ei)

6
*skids in on one foot*
*steadies self on door frame*

Did someone mention food?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:05 PM (HdYcL)

7 All the nails that stick up must be hammered down.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:06 PM (bss/y)

8 Good morning, CBD, and Horde! Just woke up. Got drunk on 2% milk last night, and have a vicious hangover this morning.

Just kidding. I won't buy 2% crap. I have whole milk in the fridge, and 18% coffee cream, and I am enjoying coffee with a dollop of that in it right now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:07 PM (utfVc)

9 TOUSi will be live @ 12:30 (he missed yesterday).

https://www.youtube.com/live/mx1RtL5MYzU

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Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (aUMnT)

10 White Milk is racist!

Posted by: NPC Gradute of the Ibram Kendi School of Learing at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (nHXB4)

11 Maybe "we" need to assume a more forceful role in society and "push back twice as hard" (as some leftist once said) on the powers that be that are doing all this?

We've been passive for too long. IMO

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 12:09 PM (jehhT)

12 Considering the education system throughout the West, it's at least encouraging that many of the kids aren't breastfeeding until age 8 or 9.

Along with food, it the other holy grail - everything has to be recyclable and reusable or else Gaia dies.

Before my horror movie bent, that was a fairly common plot in the kids shows.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 10, 2026 12:09 PM (Sco7b)

13 Kids and dogs do not decide to be vegan.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 12:10 PM (JkO4W)

14 Oh, and if you fight back and people bitch, threaten them with peanuts!!!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 10, 2026 12:10 PM (Sco7b)

15 "Plant-based": because "vegetarian" is just TOO HARD. I want that phrase shot, burned, cast on the ash heap of history...
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (T6aVk)

All our food is plant-based, even a delicious and nutritious steak. Plants are what food eats. Push it back a notch, and all food is carbon-based.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (utfVc)

16 It's my Constitutional Right to get a cartfull of Ding-Dongs and Ho-Hos at at taxpayer expense.

It ain't 8 ounces of whole milk what's makin' my chillum fat.

Posted by: Bumquishia On EBT at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (oftw2)

17
"Plant-based": because "vegetarian" is just TOO HARD. I want that phrase shot, burned, cast on the ash heap of history...
Posted by: Cow Demon

How about "responsible medicine"?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (Cqx++)

18 Children have been drinking whole milk from animals for at least 10,000 years (and probably longer)

Wikipedia says 9.000 (and adults). Their references seem sparse.

The oldest *evidence* of a milk consuming culture seems to be the Yamnaya at 6,000 ish.

But I've been wrong before.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (aUMnT)

19 The Republican candidate for TX Ag Commissioner, Nate Sheets, has promised CLEAN SCHOOL LUNCHES when he gets into office. Right now the school districts do what they want in terms of school lunches with relatively few guidelines (OK, there are fed ones in there as well) but this bored trust fund baby needs a job, so he will micromanage the 1088 school districts in TX to make sure their lunches are OH SO CLEAN!!!

Mr. Sheets, I have no idea what the fuck about but I guess it sounds lovely. You need to set your goals higher: end death in TX. Make it illegal to die here. Or are you on the payroll of Big Death?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (T6aVk)

20 It will actually make health worse because now kids will be getting more calories from sugar and fat from the whole milk. Those calories could be filled by something better like a glass of water with a banana or apple.

This is performative bullshit for the health-influencer racket mob. We are being led by complete idiots. It will impact health about as much as forcing Kellogs to stop using artificial food dye in Froot Loops.

The left turning pro-red dye was not on my bingo card. It’s banned in most of the developed world because of legitimate science. It’s progress, you don’t need to be mad about literally everything. 🙄

The right turning pro-nanny state was not on my bingo card either. The irony is hard to miss when the same Health Secretary amplifying these culture-war health scares is publicly celebrating fast-food chains for frying potatoes in beef tallow. It's performative.

I work at an elementary school and A LOT of 2% milk goes straight to the trash. Do i think anyone in the Trump admin cares about children's health? No, but Americans need to learn the enemy is sugar not fat.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (ycI94)

21 Month two of the Carnivore diet, not liking it but the damn thing works.

My dreams of bread are becoming more intense and vivid.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (DxkhG)

22 I find it odd that so many of my coworkers have some kind of food issue; glutens, dairy, eggs, peanuts, etc. I have no dietary issues, other than not being able to process certain foods like corn, but that does not stop me from eating an ear of sweet corn slathered in butter on occasion.

And I love milk. We only buy whole milk, preferably Darigold.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (0aYVJ)

23 citing potential cardiovascular health risks to children."

So, bullshiite. Got it.

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:13 PM (XuXeR)

24 White Milk is racist!
Posted by: NPC Gradute of the Ibram Kendi School of Learing at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (nHXB4)

There's another gripe: chocolate milk in the markets is all 2% milk. I have never seen chocolated whole milk in the stores.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:14 PM (utfVc)

25 All our food is plant-based, even a delicious and nutritious steak. Plants are what food eats. Push it back a notch, and all food is carbon-based.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (utfVc)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)

26 Someone really needs to invent "milk" that is bug-based. There would be lots of studies to show that it's actually the best nutritional option for your kid.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 12:14 PM (JkO4W)

27 I find it odd that so many of my coworkers have some kind of food issue"

I'd bet they don't. It's "me" syndrome...

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:15 PM (XuXeR)

28 Young skulls full of mush need the fat in whole milk, real butter, real food, etc. for their brains to fully develop.

Why, it's almost as if they want a population of public school edumacated witless drones and mouth breathers.
Almost.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 12:15 PM (wVcYX)

29 My mom used to get fresh milk from a local farm down the road. She would skim the cream and make butter. Back when folks could do such things without gubmint intervention. What a stupid world, sometimes.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:16 PM (0aYVJ)

30 TBF, people in this country turn stupid when it comes to food. I hate to tell you this, but there is not a morsel of food you have ingested that was NOT GMO. That is a battle that was fought and lost about 6000 years ago, as soon as farmers in ancient times began to figure out how to get more bang for the buck.

Eating LOCAL does nothing either. I don't see these stupid food establishments saying everything is LOCAL with, say, a wheat farm on the rooftop or an extensive greenhouse growing everything imaginable for their use.

Among many other stupid fads and assorted wastes of time people wish to indulge in because we are spoiled and take things for granted.

Which is why I will catch myself saying that this country needs a famine so its people can stop being spoiled and see the miracle of logistics paired with insanely productive farmers for what it is: a true miracle.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:16 PM (T6aVk)

31 27 I find it odd that so many of my coworkers have some kind of food issue"

I'd bet they don't. It's "me" syndrome...
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:15 PM (XuXeR)

Or just normal shit: hey, I drank all those white russians last night and I feel horrible today. I MUST be lactose intolerant.

No, you're a retard.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:17 PM (bss/y)

32 My theory is kids these days do not get enough exercise, and this corn sweetener is doing lots of damage to humans

Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)

33 Actually the saddest thing is there actually are school nutrition programs. You have kids, freaking feed them. That's part of being a parent.

I remember when my late Mother was teaching here in Canada and school breakfasts started. It was just supposed to be for the poorer kids. But like all good liberal intentions, kids who missed breakfast came and were fed. And it grew and grew.

When I taught in South Korea, at after-school English schools, the day kids would get nice hot meals. Simple but great.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (Sco7b)

34 I note that for about 6000 years or so humanity had no issues with wheat and it has been a staple in many countries. Then suddenly in the past 25 years we need gluten free options for absolutely everything.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (T6aVk)

35 "Got drunk on 2% milk last night..."

Me too.

Posted by: Det. George Francisco at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (C30Iv)

36 My "bad cholesterol" is high, but so is my "good cholesterol". Supposedly there is a link between LDL (bad) cholesterol and heart issues, but I also hear it is very low on the "risk of heart disease" indicators.

Doctor wants to give me statins, but I really think the harm from statins is (probably) greater than the risk from the LDL indicator.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (vbXSk)

37 I (unintentionally) made a vegetarian breakfast casserole for my wife this morning. White bread, 6 eggs, 2 cups of milk and a cup of brown sugar. It was delicious

My poor pancreas.

Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (sOtuf)

38 33 Actually the saddest thing is there actually are school nutrition programs. You have kids, freaking feed them. That's part of being a parent.

YOU ARE HEARTLESS!!!!!!!! FOOD SHOULD BE FREE!!!!!!!

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (T6aVk)

39 My dad did not drink milk, for the most part. But when he was a Marine, he would drink at least two glasses with breakfast, and sometimes dinner. The body craves things, and milk takes care of a lot of things.

My bride had similar cravings when carrying our second child. She was downing a gallon every couple of days. Whole milk, and she really loved the good German milk at our neighborhood grocery.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:20 PM (0aYVJ)

40 Full send on the RC Cola and Moon Pies in southern schools' lunch rooms.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (wVcYX)

41 Over half of young boys are in ADD meds and they are going to blame whole milk for their health problems?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (2Kesc)

42 Stateless - I agree on not letting the government take over feeding children. Seems to me providing food is an essential ald elemental bond between parent and child.

Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (sOtuf)

43 The school lunches sucked so bad at my school that at the end of first grade, my parents wised up, got me a very cool NFL themed lunchbox (with the helmet logos of each team grouped by conferences on either side of the box), and packed my lunch every day for school. This was more or less how it stayed for the next 11 years.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (T6aVk)

44 I've come to the conclusion that there are insane, destructive people in almost all walks of life.

It's always been the "why" that has perplexed me. What do these people gain by advocating for things that are obviously and factually harmful to children, and the the populace in general?

Evil is honestly the only explanation I can come up with.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (dmDsy)

45 Hadrian, since you are here, a chemistry geek question for you: I have seen several videos on the toob of ewes that demonstrate making metallic sodium by reacting NaOH with magnesium chips in a beaker of baby oil at about 200 degrees C. Menthol is used as a catalyst. The sodium collects as globules of liquid metal in the bottom of the flask. One of the presenters, NurdRage, claims consistently better than 90% yield.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)

46 gluten free options for absolutely everything.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (T6aVk)

Fashion.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (aUMnT)

47 (with the helmet logos of each team grouped by conferences on either side of the box)
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I had that lunchbox in 4th grade. I loved it

Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:23 PM (sOtuf)

48 42 Stateless - I agree on not letting the government take over feeding children. Seems to me providing food is an essential ald elemental bond between parent and child.
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (sOtuf)

Go eat at the canteen like everyone else. Your children included. What, you think the State has time to indulge your family time?

We will go through your house and take your cookware and utensils. We need it anyway for the backyard furnace. Surpass Britain and catch up with America.

Posted by: Mao at May 10, 2026 12:23 PM (T6aVk)

49 41 Over half of young boys are in ADD meds and they are going to blame whole milk for their health problems?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (2Kesc)

THIS. They are giving all sorts of whacked out shit to kids who should not be on any psychoactive substances. Why? Because their hormones are already whacking them the fuck out. That stuff needs time to settle before you start fucking with it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y)

50 chocolate milk in the markets is all 2% milk. I have never seen chocolated whole milk in the stores."

Hmm. Not really. Maybe in different places? Mrs indulges in "promised land" whole choc milk. Very rich, it is. Costco, iirc.

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:25 PM (XuXeR)

51
Whole milk, and she really loved the good German milk at our neighborhood grocery.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

What is German milk?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)

52 What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)

It has a dueling scar and rants about the Jews.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)

53
What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)

Deutsche Milch, ja

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (T6aVk)

54 Over half of young boys are in ADD meds"

Rookie numbers!

/wineboxers

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (XuXeR)

55 A quick question, what are cows used for in India?

Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (LHPAg)

56 You know who else drank German milk.

Posted by: NPC Gradute of the Ibram Kendi School of Learing at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (nHXB4)

57 What is German milk?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)

What you get from a Teutonic wet nurse.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (aUMnT)

58 What is German milk?"

Ohhh...."milka" brand chocolate....

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (XuXeR)

59 A quick question, what are cows used for in India?
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (LHPAg)

Speed bumps?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (utfVc)

60 Evil is honestly the only explanation I can come up with.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)

Yup

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (pKd0j)

61 53
What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)

Deutsche Milch, ja
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (T6aVk)

Gah. Tastes like commies and migrants.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

62 If you want to see the direction the country is going in regards to food supplies just take a tour of your local walmart. Just a few years ago our walmart had a huge section dedicated to all of that fake crap like almond milk*, soy milk, tofu milk, etc.

Today it is now just a small section in the dairy case, less than half of what they used to carry.

*It takes over 1,900 gallons of water to make one gallon of almond milk. And the health nuts who drink it think it is the best thing they can do to save the planet.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (0N4FZ)

63 Whole milk, and she really loved the good German milk at our neighborhood grocery.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)

Regular cow milk, purchased while living in Germany. Good stuff.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (0aYVJ)

64 What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)

It has a dueling scar and rants about the Jews.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)

It makes the other nearby milk nervous, with it's constant rants about Anschluss.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (wVcYX)

65 I recently got Mrs B to let me move from skim to whole milk for the household. I give all credit to RFK Jr. He's a force.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (l26NL)

66
Steak is a renewable resource!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (HdYcL)

67 Gah. Tastes like commies and migrants."

As an aside... it's sad, really, to watch a few videos on traditional German foods being served - the more traditional, the smaller the crowds...

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (XuXeR)

68
Gah. Tastes like commies and migrants.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

Drinking the German milk from the former East, I see.

: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (T6aVk)

69 Also, we never buy margarine. only butter. Mostly salted, but there are some recipes where salt-free is preferable.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (0aYVJ)

70 Blue milk is sinful. Powdered blue milk is a crime.

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (XuXeR)

71 I don't know why, but I bought Steak-ums for the first time in decades recently. I may say 100% beef on the package but I am reminded that hooves and horns are beef too.

Nothing natural added.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (Kyh8Y)

72 I don't drink energy drinks, because they suck and they're hard on my cardiovascular system. But also, I may believe they are causing a spike in colo-rectal problems among the youth. Nasty brews of unnatural ingredients.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (D1E+2)

73 but I am reminded that hooves and horns are beef too."

Rectum?

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:32 PM (XuXeR)

74
As an aside... it's sad, really, to watch a few videos on traditional German foods being served - the more traditional, the smaller the crowds...

Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (XuXeR)

_____________

My hypothesis is that any worthwhile German food was improved in Texas.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:33 PM (HdYcL)

75 I know it's Mother's Day, but I have to say growing up my mother was an abysmal cook. In hindsight I existed on mostly high processed food. She tried, God bless her, but she was awful. Her chicken fried steak was passable if your teeth were strong enough and her biscuits and cream gravy were good.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:33 PM (l26NL)

76 Aeons ago, when my roomie was my best friend, I ran out of my skim milk, and decided to give his whole milk a try. I had never heard of such a thing. When I poured it onto my cereal I freaked out. It looked like paint.

Dude came home and we talked about milk. He had been drinking whole milk his whole life and got hold of my skim milk. "WTF is this - water?" he asked, but I had been drinking skim milk my whole life - thanks, Mom!

I have since gone to 2%. But this whole milk talk made me think of that.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (T6aVk)

77 Consider the first guy ever to try cow's milk.

What madness was floating through his mind at that time.

Utterly disgraceful.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (Kyh8Y)

78 My "bad cholesterol" is high, but so is my "good cholesterol".

I'm one of those high LDL, high HDL, low triglyceride folks. The literature is all over the place on what it means. FWIW, my resting BP at the doc's office last time was 116/75 w/o meds. I don't drink milk though I love cheese.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (W5mpo)

79 72 I don't drink energy drinks, because they suck and they're hard on my cardiovascular system. But also, I may believe they are causing a spike in colo-rectal problems among the youth. Nasty brews of unnatural ingredients.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (D1E+2)

Why would people drink energy drinks when there are wonderful things out there like coffee???

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (T6aVk)

80 71 I don't know why, but I bought Steak-ums for the first time in decades recently. I may say 100% beef on the package but I am reminded that hooves and horns are beef too.

Nothing natural added.
Posted by: Tonypete
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On the other hand,if it's not 100% beef what is it?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (f5xB0)

81 There is a good reason rural people were more health than big city people and food nutrition was a good one.

Posted by: Kafiroon at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (IzMux)

82 Utterly disgraceful.
Posted by: Tonypete

Udderly disgraceful. Get the pun right or get out.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (W5mpo)

83 skim milk should be against the law

Posted by: doug at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Hy+R4)

84
I've taken to adding a pint of heavy whipping cream to any pot of soup I make. Improves the taste immensely.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (HdYcL)

85 My hypothesis is that any worthwhile German food was improved in Texas.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Having spent time in Fredericksburg, I rate this comment as:

[X] True

Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Kyh8Y)

86 Why would people drink energy drinks when there are wonderful things out there like coffee???
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Red Bull is cool. Did you see that commercial?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (f5xB0)

87 What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

The cream rises to the top very orderly.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (W5mpo)

88 >>>I know it's Mother's Day, but I have to say growing up my mother was an abysmal cook. In hindsight I existed on mostly high processed food. She tried, God bless her, but she was awful. Her chicken fried steak was passable if your teeth were strong enough and her biscuits and cream gravy were good.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

>My mother couldn't cook a palatable egg to save her soul. I always had to feed her eggs to the dog under the table.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (D1E+2)

89 78 My "bad cholesterol" is high, but so is my "good cholesterol".

I'm one of those high LDL, high HDL, low triglyceride folks. The literature is all over the place on what it means. FWIW, my resting BP at the doc's office last time was 116/75 w/o meds. I don't drink milk though I love cheese.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (W5mpo)

I'm one of those high LDL, low HDL, high triglyceride folks...I drink whole milk, eat bacon and all manner of meat. My BP is pretty good w/o meds too...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (ynpvh)

90 Dueling scar. Abominable. Worse than piercings.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (EToZu)

91 72 I don't drink energy drinks, because they suck and they're hard on my cardiovascular system. But also, I may believe they are causing a spike in colo-rectal problems among the youth. Nasty brews of unnatural ingredients.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (D1E+2)

Disclaimer: I do drink energy drinks. Mostly for preworkout.

So, I had worked out one day and one of the drinks I made (I usually buy powder, because canned drinks are insane price wise) was pretty high in Caffeine 200mg. I worked out hard and later in the day at work I was dragging. So I looked up real quick 'How much caffeine is safe?' 400mg per day was the bing ai answer (generally.)

Most energy drinks are around 140mg of caffeine, but I see kids POUNDING these things.

So, yeah, I can believe it is leading to gastrointestinal stuff, to say nothing of wrecking gut microbiome.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)

92 I don't know why, but I bought Steak-ums for the first time in decades recently. I may say 100% beef on the package but I am reminded that hooves and horns are beef too.

Nothing natural added.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (Kyh8Y)

When I am in AZ, I buy them frequently. One pane of it, crumbled up into a bowl of ramen makes a quick and easy meal. Add a little frozen spinach or broccoli, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:38 PM (utfVc)

93 88 >>>I know it's Mother's Day, but I have to say growing up my mother was an abysmal cook. In hindsight I existed on mostly high processed food. She tried, God bless her, but she was awful. Her chicken fried steak was passable if your teeth were strong enough and her biscuits and cream gravy were good.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

>My mother couldn't cook a palatable egg to save her soul. I always had to feed her eggs to the dog under the table.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (D1E+2)

My Mom was a pretty good cook, except when it came to beef...her beef was cooked well done, which meant chewy and dry...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)

94 In 40 or 50 years, traditional German food will be falafel and hunmmus.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (25Mwa)

95 90 Dueling scar. Abominable. Worse than piercings.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (EToZu)

Well, they were bored.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)

96 My Mom was a pretty good cook, except when it came to beef...her beef was cooked well done, which meant chewy and dry...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)

yeah. I never knew the joy of a rare-to-medium rare steak until I moved from home.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (0aYVJ)

97 66
Steak is a renewable resource!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (HdYcL)

Grass-fed beef on lands that can only grow grass increase the food we have available...turning land that can't grow crops into land that grows BEEF!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (ynpvh)

98 Red Bull is cool. Did you see that commercial?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (f5xB0)

I had a Red Bull once, back when there was only one flavor of it. It was nasty.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (utfVc)

99 94 In 40 or 50 years

Unnecessarily optimistic estimate.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (aUMnT)

100 Speaking of Germans, there's a neat website I stumbled across which let's you search your name for Civil War soldiers and sailors. I found my forebears from Texas.

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (l26NL)

101 In 40 or 50 years, traditional German food will be falafel and hunmmus.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I do believe the national dish of England is chicken tikka masala. Not joking.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa)

102 >My mother couldn't cook a palatable egg to save her soul. I always had to feed her eggs to the dog under the table.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (D1E+2)

Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (25Mwa)

103 "Plant-based" as a descriptor for food means only that it should be 'served' from a trough to farm animals who are kept in pens.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ayRl+)

104 96 My Mom was a pretty good cook, except when it came to beef...her beef was cooked well done, which meant chewy and dry...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)

yeah. I never knew the joy of a rare-to-medium rare steak until I moved from home.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (0aYVJ)

Mexicans cooked their beef well, afraid of pathogens from undercooked beef...I've asked for medium rare at quite a few Mexican eateries only to get well done...
I too didn't find out about the wonderment of medium-rare beef until I already had a job and was on a company lunch...others ordered their steak that way, so I was curious and tried it...and LOVED it. Too bad I can't eat medium-rare anymore due to my transplant.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ynpvh)

105 yeah. I never knew the joy of a rare-to-medium rare steak until I moved from home.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (0aYVJ)

My mom is was/is like that too. It is strange because grandpa was a rare doneness kind of guy. I prefer medium rare if done properly, but will only order medium at a restaurant unless I know they know what they are doing. Often you either get cold center, or medium well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

106 I do believe the national dish of England is chicken tikka masala. Not joking.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa)
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Compared to over-boiled stew meat with a bay leaf added for flavor, that might not be a bad thing,

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (y1wyK)

107 Thx CBD. My favorite story about food this week is that all the plant based meats contain mycotoxins. Real healthy vegans. And they taste awful

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (gu0hJ)

108
I do believe the national dish of England is chicken tikka masala. Not joking.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa)

___________

50 years ago it was spag bog. So things have only changed, not improved.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:45 PM (HdYcL)

109 I had a Red Bull once, back when there was only one flavor of it. It was nasty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (utfVc)

Battery acid. There are some good tasting ones out there. Monster makes a few of them, but the base Monster is nasty (although not as bad as red bull.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)

110 Compared to over-boiled stew meat with a bay leaf added for flavor, that might not be a bad thing,
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

It's not. British food sucks. ,

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:46 PM (xxBSa)

111 Oh, that's the thing, the base Monnster energy drink (Black can with green lettering) is a licorice flavor, that's why it is nasty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

112 Often you either get cold center, or medium well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

I've been to many Texas Roadhouse restaurants, and with one exception, it comes out just the way I like it. Pretty good track record.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:47 PM (0aYVJ)

113 5 We used to have whole milk in the schools. We had fewer cardio problems in children at that time. Are these people just rank idiots that can't bother to compare the data that has existed for decades?
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (7T8ei)

As Upton Sinclair said, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." In a Morisettean irony, he was a socialist; he was right about the power of incentive, and failed to make the requisite deductions, because he was not immune to it himself.

As CBD says, they are Tyrant Hearts that seek untrammeled power over an undifferentiated mass of demoralized serfs. Keeping us and our kids unhealthy is in service of that goal.

Because of the power of incentive and the size of prize in their eyes -- nothing less than total enslavement of the entire human race -- it is impossible to say if they know better or have convinced themselves. I generally assume that they are Nihilistic Liars who neither know nor care if their own words are true, as long as they're *effective*. Either way, practically every institution has been infiltrated and subverted by grifter scum.

Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (Sy6m/)

114 "Plant-based" as a descriptor for food means only that it should be 'served' from a trough to farm animals who are kept in pens.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ayRl+)

Fucking A&W ~~drive-ins~~ burger stores here now proudly claim "non GMO beef" and "eggs from chickens raised on a vegan diet". That right there is cruelty to chickens. There natural diet is bugs, and free-range chickens will naturally scratch for bugs. In order for them to be "vegan", you have to cage them. Used to be I'd go to the one in Three Hills when I had occasion to be there. No more. Got a coffee there (and only coffee) about a month ago, because open late, and coffee was needed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc)

115
Of course, kids used to go out for recess and try to kill themselves or others on jungle gyms or playing dodgeball.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:49 PM (HdYcL)

116 100 Speaking of Germans, there's a neat website I stumbled across which let's you search your name for Civil War soldiers and sailors. I found my forebears from Texas.

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
--

It's a limited site. If your people are from South of the Mason & Dixon they aren't counted. Reconstruction ain't over yet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (f5xB0)

117 >>>Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.

Posted by: Tom Servo

>Too much heat. Burnt on the outside, raw and slimy on the inside for over-easy. The dog didn't mind too much.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (D1E+2)

118 114 "Plant-based" as a descriptor for food means only that it should be 'served' from a trough to farm animals who are kept in pens.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ayRl+)

Fucking A&W drive-ins burger stores here now proudly claim "non GMO beef" and "eggs from chickens raised on a vegan diet". That right there is cruelty to chickens. There natural diet is bugs, and free-range chickens will naturally scratch for bugs. In order for them to be "vegan", you have to cage them. Used to be I'd go to the one in Three Hills when I had occasion to be there. No more. Got a coffee there (and only coffee) about a month ago, because open late, and coffee was needed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc)

Chickens eat both bugs and plants...they're omnivorous. I would sometimes feed ours crickets I captured outside...the crickets were attracted to the lights so made catching them and putting them in a 5 gal bucket easy. Also, alfalfa in their diet made the yolks turn a wonderful orange-red color, with the most fantastic flavor.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (ynpvh)

119 Fucking A&W drive-ins burger stores here now proudly claim "non GMO beef" and "eggs from chickens raised on a vegan diet". That right there is cruelty to chickens. There natural diet is bugs, and free-range chickens will naturally scratch for bugs. In order for them to be "vegan", you have to cage them. Used to be I'd go to the one in Three Hills when I had occasion to be there. No more. Got a coffee there (and only coffee) about a month ago, because open late, and coffee was needed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc)

The one here got closed down during the covidicy. I always thought their burgers- while large- were also kind of bland.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)

120 117 >>>Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.

Posted by: Tom Servo

>Too much heat. Burnt on the outside, raw and slimy on the inside for over-easy. The dog didn't mind too much.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (D1E+2)

Um...nasty. I have to eat mine well done, so I puncture the yolk so it cooks evenly, and just before the center solidifies, I pull it out so it finishes cooking on the plate to perfection.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (ynpvh)

121 22 I find it odd that so many of my coworkers have some kind of food issue; glutens, dairy, eggs, peanuts, etc. I have no dietary issues, other than not being able to process certain foods like corn, but that does not stop me from eating an ear of sweet corn slathered in butter on occasion.

And I love milk. We only buy whole milk, preferably Darigold.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (0aYVJ)

Should I mention not being able to process foods is a food issue?

My dad was lactose intolerant and he also ignored that issue, sometimes to his own detriment, but he got more mental health bennies than physical health ills, although sometimes that was a close call by the decision...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (tOcjL)

122 Thx CBD. My favorite story about food this week is that all the plant based meats contain mycotoxins. Real healthy vegans. And they taste awful
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (gu0hJ)

~~plant-based meat~~ counterfeit meat

There, as it should be. Trans-meat? LOL

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (utfVc)

123 @ 29 My mom used to get fresh milk from a local farm down the road. She would skim the cream and make butter. Back when folks could do such things without gubmint intervention. What a stupid world, sometimes.
________________________________________________

In the N'Awlins of the '50s (when I were but an Wee Tyke), breakfast time at our house always caused arguments when a new bottle (yes, glass bottle, paper stopper) of WHOLE milk was opened. We fought about who got to lick the paper cap and get all the creamy goodness stored on its cardboard surface. Then we'd fight about who got the 'cream' that always floated on top of the milk below it. Damn, them was good days …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+)

124 “I generally assume that they are Nihilistic Liars who neither know nor care if their own words are true, as long as they're *effective*. Either way, practically every institution has been infiltrated and subverted by grifter scum.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (Sy6m/)

A notable recent example was that 6 foot spacing rule during the Covid breakout. After it was over they laughingly admitted that “yeah, there were no studies or anything else about that. We just made it up because it felt good.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:54 PM (25Mwa)

125 Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.

Posted by: Tom Servo
_________

Obligatory sloppy, slimy eggs:

https://tinyurl.com/wf892fr6

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 10, 2026 12:55 PM (XvL8K)

126 I've got yesterdays McDonalds in the air frier... wish me luck!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 10, 2026 12:55 PM (dmDsy)

127 66
Steak is a renewable resource!

---

Cows eat grass.... grass needs sun and water and CO2.... the water gets to the countryside by rain... rain is water from the oceans evaporated by the sun....

If you eat beef, you are actually solar powered

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 10, 2026 12:56 PM (bXoVc)

128
This kind of stuff makes me nuts.

Children absolutely need a pretty good amount of fat and cholesterol in their diets because they are growing and their brains and nerves and muscles are developing.

And all of those take fats and cholesterol.

Whole milk is great for kids.

I suspect the high near retardation rates in the 3rd world is due to a lack of fats in their diets.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)

129 In the N'Awlins of the '50s (when I were but an Wee Tyke), breakfast time at our house always caused arguments when a new bottle (yes, glass bottle, paper stopper) of WHOLE milk was opened. We fought about who got to lick the paper cap and get all the creamy goodness stored on its cardboard surface. Then we'd fight about who got the 'cream' that always floated on top of the milk below it. Damn, them was good days …
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+)

I remember doing the same. Now, all I get is homogenized milk, which is fine. Drink all the cream off the bottle of milk, and what are you left with? Skim milk.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (utfVc)

130 "In a Sept. 10, 2025, statement, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine called on the MAHA commission to drop whole milk from its recommendations, citing potential cardiovascular health risks to children.
Children are increasingly exhibiting early signs of high cholesterol, heart disease, and other cardiovascular diseases. Allowing full-fat whole dairy in school meals will only result in more such health issues, the committee said."

It's finding the wrong solution. The forced sedentary nature of school is more likely causing the cardiovascular health issue risks vs the diet. Likely the lack of fiber in school meals (and kids' overall diet) would be a secondary effect, which milk choice does little to effect.

AKA - you'd have a much better chance of lowering the risks by having 30 minute walks around the school every day after an oatmeal or raisin bran breakfast.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (tOcjL)

131 128
This kind of stuff makes me nuts.

Children absolutely need a pretty good amount of fat and cholesterol in their diets because they are growing and their brains and nerves and muscles are developing.

And all of those take fats and cholesterol.

Whole milk is great for kids.

I suspect the high near retardation rates in the 3rd world is due to a lack of fats in their diets.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)

Even if you eat 0% cholesterol, you're body will make it. It's absolutely crucial to cell membranes...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (ynpvh)

132 Aetius, now you have me interested, I like licorice

Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)

133 129 In the N'Awlins of the '50s (when I were but an Wee Tyke), breakfast time at our house always caused arguments when a new bottle (yes, glass bottle, paper stopper) of WHOLE milk was opened. We fought about who got to lick the paper cap and get all the creamy goodness stored on its cardboard surface. Then we'd fight about who got the 'cream' that always floated on top of the milk below it. Damn, them was good days …
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+)

I remember doing the same. Now, all I get is homogenized milk, which is fine. Drink all the cream off the bottle of milk, and what are you left with? Skim milk.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (utfVc)

That damned Homo milk used to make Greek homo yogurt!

Posted by: Al Sharpton at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (ynpvh)

134 Sometime ago I read that the reason there are so many crazy and shallow theories now is that the wiser, more experienced generation of scientists and physicians who might have provided criticism all died in Auschwitz.

I don't remember the source, and it was years ago. But I wonder if it isn't part of the arrogance of experts here.

Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ)

135 When working nights, usually carried a energy drink, but no use for them normally. I have 1 laying around these last few months but haven't touched it.

Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 01:00 PM (Ia/+0)

136 now you have me interested, I like licorice
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)

Gah.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 01:00 PM (bss/y)

137 >>now you have me interested, I like licorice

Licorice is the bomb.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 01:01 PM (b2oah)

138 Plant-based foods? Insects? Free range chicken and chicken eggs are both plant- AND insect-based! Shazam!

The food Nazis are nuts. They follow fads pimped by their favorite Hollywood celebs and Interwebz health food influencers. New fad follows new fad. It's nuts. It seems every day now I see a headline, "New Study Says (insert food, beverage, vitamin or supplement I never heard of before) will extend your life and/or prevent dementia," or something.

A new study that typically contradicts innumerable prior studies.

Posted by: Gref at May 10, 2026 01:01 PM (5rh/l)

139 Knox, Knox!

What's there?

https://tinyurl.com/3c5m89pj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:02 PM (y1wyK)

140 100 Speaking of Germans, there's a neat website I stumbled across which let's you search your name for Civil War soldiers and sailors. I found my forebears from Texas.

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (l26NL)
What I found was 'Site no longer updated or maintained'. And a load of northern viewpoint stuff. Sad. But General Stephen D. Lee said it would be this way.

Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:02 PM (LHPAg)

141 OT - Since I'm being taken out for dinner for Mother's Day (poke bowls - a dinner of champions), I'll miss most of the food thread, so I wanted to report on my spoyse's continued Kashi Go experiment.

So, as mentioned previously, he really liked the 10 fiber +10 protein peanut butter Kashi Go cereal. But like all men, he wanted to see if even more could be better, so he tried the 12+12 original Kashi Go flavor this week - and that was a BIG FAT FAIL. He called it bird food and eating twigs and leaves. So, not going to go back to that flavor.

But b/c he's all in for the experiment, we have now bought 2 more of the flavors, Honey Almond 10+10 and Chocolate 10+10 (he decided to skip berry b/c he doesn't like fruit in granola - did I tell you how different our tastes are - I looked at him like he had 2 heads when he didn't want to try it

. So, over the next few weeks, I'll let you know how these compare to the 1st one.

TL/DR - skip 12+12 Kashi Go - too much of a good thing.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 01:02 PM (tOcjL)

142 Licorice is the bomb.
Posted by: JackStraw

Jerry Garcia once likened licorice to the Grateful Dead. He said "Not everyone likes licorice, but those who do seem to really like it. Kinda like the Dead".

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 01:03 PM (l26NL)

143 now you have me interested, I like licorice
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)

Gah.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 01:00 PM (bss/y)
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YOU TELL 'EM!!!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:03 PM (y1wyK)

144
Eat these superfoods and you'll live forever!

[List of disgusting stuff a starving dog wouldn't touch]

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 01:03 PM (HdYcL)

145 124 “I generally assume that they are Nihilistic Liars who neither know nor care if their own words are true, as long as they're *effective*. Either way, practically every institution has been infiltrated and subverted by grifter scum.

A notable recent example...

More recent example, LIB Karen BASS(HOLES) and firestarting BASS(TARDS). What could possibly Go Wrong?

A: MAD as Hell and Not gonna LIB anymore...
Mayor/Pratt'26
PrattOlympics'28
Rubio/Pratt'28 (not DeepState Fake/Haley)
Prez/Pratt'28

Yes, I BELIEVE IN HARVEY DENT.
REAL CHANGE. REAL FEAR FOR THE DEEP STATE'Rs
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-PutASmileOnThatFace

This is PRECISELY the kind of showmanship that Trump would secretly get behind as a successor to his current LiveAction/Apprentice show.

LET'S GO BRANDON!
DEFEAT LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY FOREVER!
https://iran.liveuamap.com/

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 10, 2026 01:04 PM (flzPv)

146 >>Jerry Garcia once likened licorice to the Grateful Dead. He said "Not everyone likes licorice, but those who do seem to really like it. Kinda like the Dead".

One of my favorite Jerry quotes. Sums it up perfectly.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 01:05 PM (b2oah)

147 134 Sometime ago I read that the reason there are so many crazy and shallow theories now is that the wiser, more experienced generation of scientists and physicians who might have provided criticism all died in Auschwitz.

Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ

I'd think that it's more that the system is easier to swim through if you go along and get along. The entire education system is basically parroting back what the teacher du jour believes so you pass the test.

By the time you're going for PhD or whatever, there's no reward in going out and adversarily proving something wrong. That really should be the only way advanced degrees are given.

There's no reward in challenging someone's papers.
Journals will shot toss anything going against current thinking.

Let the system die.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 01:06 PM (Sco7b)

148 Whole milk is the way. My mother (Happy M-day, mom!) who succumbed to a lot of the low-fat marketing of the 70's, tried skim milk once and said, "Oh HELL no!" We were straight whole milk drinkers from then on.

Somewhere north of her 75th birthday, she started buying low fat ice cream and (shudder)ice milk. I had to intervene:

"Mom, however much extra time you think eating this crap is getting you, can't be worth trading out the happiness derived from Breyer's, or Dolly Madison, or Sealtest. " These were ice cream brands that she introduced me to and, thankfully, the talk yielded results. She even mentioned that the real stuff made her feel more "full", in a pleasant way. Yeah, that's the dirty little secret of low fat treats. You tend to eat more of it to get the same level of satisfaction..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:09 PM (nbLIj)

149 Three slabs of baby Backs headed for the smoker soon.
mmmmmmm!!!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:10 PM (2WIwB)

150 Spotted owl should be packed fully feathered in a thick coat of red clay and steam baked in a pit of hot coals until it is falling-off-the-bones tender, then served with Brussels sprouts at every meal. It won't make you live forever, but it will damn sure seem like it.

Posted by: muldoon at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (I0N4X)

151 Three slabs of baby Backs headed for the smoker soon.
mmmmmmm!!!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:10 PM (2WIwB)

What kind of babies?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (iERP6)

152 "Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (ycI94)"

Reddit still not beating that well-deserved rep of being the Special Education corner of the Internet today, I see.

Posted by: Saber Alter at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (qtd4D)

153 I actually like licorice flavor. A shot of Jaegermesiter is nice now and then, but moderation, folks.

Funny, because I drank Ouzo in Crete, and was hung over for a day and a half, and the only thing that killed that hangover was getting drunk again on beer.

But I was serving my country as a Soldier! : )

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (0aYVJ)

154 Conan, what is best in life?

Watching leftists' redistricing scheme blow in their faces thanks to a Democrat appointed judge in Virginia and then watching them lose their shit on CNN.

Also, the lamentations of their women.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (b2oah)

155 Sometime ago I read that the reason there are so many crazy and shallow theories now is that the wiser, more experienced generation of scientists and physicians who might have provided criticism all died in Auschwitz.

Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ

***

I call it the Spring Butt generation. Spring butts are those students that absolutely have to say something regardless of what the issue is. They just have to express their opinion. Can't help themselves. And now we have a whole generation with a social media platform, and they are all being Spring Butts.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (2WIwB)

156 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.

I can assure you it is not a "me thing."

Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)

157 Three slabs of baby Backs headed for the smoker soon.
mmmmmmm!!!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:10 PM (2WIwB)

What kind of babies?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (iERP6)

***

Succulent delicious ones!
OK...should of wrote Baby Backs, but I'm just so excited!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (2WIwB)

158 156 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.

I can assure you it is not a "me thing."

Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)

But not allergic to legumes?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (ynpvh)

159 >>Month two of the Carnivore diet, not liking it but the damn thing works.

Not liking it!?

Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (NcvvS)

160 158 But not allergic to legumes?

Not at all.

Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:15 PM (gtcuf)

161 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.

I can assure you it is not a "me thing."

Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
-

That's just nuts!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:15 PM (y1wyK)

162 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.

I can assure you it is not a "me thing."

Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)

And how did this allergy arise? And precisely which component in tree nuts is the culprit? If you have children, have any of them inherited this affliction?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:16 PM (utfVc)

163 OK...should of wrote Baby Backs, but I'm just so excited!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (2WIwB)
and he just can't hide it

Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:18 PM (LHPAg)

164 When I got divorced in 2006 I was HOUNDED by DSHS to sign up for Medicaid and food stamps.

I refused. Not that it wouldnt have been helpful, and seeing all the lightbulbheads taking advantage, I prolly should have….. but I had pride. My job had an affordable healthcare plan and I could feed my own kids, thank
You very much.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 01:19 PM (A5RD0)

165 >>What is German milk?

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:22 PM (NcvvS)

166 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.

I can assure you it is not a "me thing."

Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)

It might be a you thing if you start gasping and fall on the floor if someone is eating peanuts in the same room as you.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 01:23 PM (iJfKG)

167 Diogenes,
I like that theory too.

Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 01:24 PM (kyMpJ)

168 Folks, read, watch the ad and LOL:

https://tinyurl.com/293uatkc

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:25 PM (y1wyK)

169 We have a large tarragon plant in Queens. Love the licorice flavor.
My insides look like a cannoli with all the dairy I eat.
My brother has battled his weight all his life. He’s on a carnivore diet now and is losing weight easily.

Posted by: Accomack at May 10, 2026 01:25 PM (T8bqm)

170 What is German milk?

*********

I do't know, but I do know that you can get dragon milk from a cow with short legs.

Posted by: muldoon at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (I0N4X)

171 Hadrian, since you are here, a chemistry geek question for you: I have seen several videos on the toob of ewes that demonstrate making metallic sodium by reacting NaOH with magnesium chips in a beaker of baby oil at about 200 degrees C. Menthol is used as a catalyst. The sodium collects as globules of liquid metal in the bottom of the flask. One of the presenters, NurdRage, claims consistently better than 90% yield.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)

Since that reaction won't go as a simple displacement one at room temperature, one can either raise the temperature to push the equilibrium in a favorable direction or use a catalyst like a tertiary alcohol which stabilizes intermediate species on the way to the final product.

Menthol is a secondary (rather than tertiary) alcohol but your source seems to be saying it's possible to get the reaction to go and give good yield.

Posted by: The Clams at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX)

172 /sock off

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX)

173 BTW raw milk lacks any added nutritional value than pasteurized whole milk, which is less hassle obtaining and less risk of contamination. The risk is small, but fracionally higher than pasteurized; it just doesn't add anything -- unless you're buying shit milk that contains additives.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (wBaIH)

174 >>I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock...

Coconut for me. First time having coconut was at a wedding where they served coconut ice cream. Couldn't swallow it, throat closed. Spit it immediately into the spoon and asked what the flavour was - response: 'Coconut! Isn't it good?' My answer: 'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'

Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (NcvvS)

175 126 I've got yesterdays McDonalds in the air frier... wish me luck!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 10, 2026 12:55 PM (dmDsy)

Let us know how it works out! I have generally found fast food to be unreheatable.

Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (Sy6m/)

176 What is German milk?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
-

Nein percent fat.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (y1wyK)

177 Low fat usually means added corn syrup, which is less satiating.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (wBaIH)

178 Sometime ago I read that the reason there are so many crazy and shallow theories now is that the wiser, more experienced generation of scientists and physicians who might have provided criticism all died in Auschwitz.

Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ

Part of it is government funding of science. The Gov does things on a biennial process, and grants are limited in time and scope. However they are pretty good paying, which means the money available sucks all the talent and available facilities to the areas teh Gov wants studied which is around areas that some legislator or lobbyist wants studied: Global warming, fat causing heart attacks and so on.
Also, grants don't get renewed on negative studies. Even if you shoehorn "global warming" into your study of (say) reproductive strategies of longhorn beetles because that is the only way to get funding, you can't come out and say you saw no influence of global warming on this population. However that is not so much fraud as it is engagement farming for, and audience capture by, the funding committees

Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)

179
'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'

Less filling

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 01:28 PM (Cqx++)

180 Menthol is a secondary (rather than tertiary) alcohol but your source seems to be saying it's possible to get the reaction to go and give good yield.
Posted by: The Clams at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX)

Ah, thanks for the bivalve insight! He did mention that the reaction will proceed much faster if some pellets of metallic sodium are added to "seed" the reaction vessel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:30 PM (utfVc)

181 Low fat usually means added corn syrup, which is less satiating.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (wBaIH)

And fructose makes you hungrier by suppressing various signaling hormones, so you get less satisfaction from fats, and the HFCS makes your body ignore what signals your gut throws to say it is getting full.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (rbvCR)

182 174 >>I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock...

Coconut for me. First time having coconut was at a wedding where they served coconut ice cream. Couldn't swallow it, throat closed. Spit it immediately into the spoon and asked what the flavour was - response: 'Coconut! Isn't it good?' My answer: 'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (NcvvS)
Ixnay on the 3 hour tour then.

Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (LHPAg)

183 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.

I can assure you it is not a "me thing."

Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)

Buddy of mine is the same. When he was dating his future wife, she had gotten these Entenmann's crumb donuts. Neither he nor she was aware they were flavored with ground hazelnuts. He had to rush home and pound Benadryl to avoid an ER visit. Took him the better part of the day to recover...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (nbLIj)

184 158 156 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.

I can assure you it is not a "me thing."

Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)

But not allergic to legumes?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (ynpvh)

Me either - Tree nuts (cashews) are killer...Peanuts are awesome...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 01:32 PM (tOcjL)

185 A friend volunteered as a teaching assistant at an inner city elementary school. Says the kids’ school breakfast most days is loaded w sugar, like French toast sticks and chocolate milk.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at May 10, 2026 01:33 PM (jYRYu)

186 My sister has a skin condition and her dermatologist recommended a milk bath. She called a wholesale dairy supplier to order a large enough quantity. The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."

Posted by: muldoon at May 10, 2026 01:33 PM (I0N4X)

187 Coconut for me. First time having coconut was at a wedding where they served coconut ice cream. Couldn't swallow it, throat closed. Spit it immediately into the spoon and asked what the flavour was - response: 'Coconut! Isn't it good?' My answer: 'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (NcvvS)

I can eat coconut, but I hate the flavor and texture. The shredded stuff (copra?) beloved of bakers always tastes like rancid sawdust to me. Funny, I have coconut water taken directly from a fresh-picked coconut, and it is yummy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (utfVc)

188 What is German milk?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
-

Nein percent fat.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (y1wyK)

*enthusiastic golf clap*

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (nbLIj)

189 Real healthy vegans. And they taste awful
Posted by: Smell the Glove

That's right! You just can't get good vegans anymore no matter where you shop!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (Kyh8Y)

190 >>Less filling

Heh, last fall the children at the coffee shop handled the lid of my order with hands that had touched coconut syrup. Upper lip swelled within an hour - for three days, had a Kardashian face.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (NcvvS)

191 I suspect the high near retardation rates in the 3rd world is due to a lack of fats in their diets.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)

I suspect Homo erectus re-admixture.

Funny thing about censorship, it leaves the option open that they nominally oppose, instead of allowing it to be studied and potentially debunked. We know that the ethnicities with the highest math ability have some Neanderthal and/or Denisovan admixture, implying that we were the third-most intelligent hominid at best. So, it is logical to wonder if there are populations with admixture from less intelligent hominids as well -- but I don't blame scientists for not doing the work to disconfirm the hypothesis, since even proposing to study it could put you in the gunsights of an "antifa" assassin.

Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:35 PM (Sy6m/)

192 Ah, thanks for the bivalve insight! He did mention that the reaction will proceed much faster if some pellets of metallic sodium are added to "seed" the reaction vessel.

That can help too. For example, seeding is a common way to generate crystals large enough to perform proper x-ray crystallographic analysis, rather than waiting the longer period of time just using evaporation alone to get the job done.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (/HDaX)

193 >>Ixnay on the 3 hour tour then.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (LHPAg)

Definitely put me off any tropical adventures.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (NcvvS)

194 "Grass-fed beef"

Highest in omega 3 and delta 9

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (W5mpo)

195 The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon

HeyOhhhh!! Yes Sir!!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 01:37 PM (Kyh8Y)

196
Lol muldoon,

You are a treasure.

Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 01:38 PM (3ek7K)

197 >>Funny, I have coconut water taken directly from a fresh-picked coconut, and it is yummy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (utfVc)

AOP, pretty sure that it's the pulp that is the problem, but testing other products (coconut oil, coconut water) has an extremely adverse risk/reward profile.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:39 PM (NcvvS)

198 It's very simple. The "elites" want us weak, stupid and malnourished. You don't have to worry too much about revolt when the population is barely able to walk to their own backyard and get tree bark for their daily soup.

Posted by: Education system already covered stupid at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)

199 >>>Whole milk in our schools? That should be entirely unexceptional, especially since reduced fat milk is a new thing.

Reduced fat milk is not whole milk. The term "whole milk" is only used to describe milk with all the fat intact, usually around 3.5-4%, though that can vary.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (syz1S)

200 There is an alternat process of sterilizing foods that subjects them to very high pressure. It is called "pascalization" and subjects the food to 100–1000 MPa pressure at room (or colder) temperature. This is aimed at destroying disease causing microbes and not cooking the enzymes and such out of the material, and not cooking things like seafood.
There was one bit of equipment I was researching that would do 1 liter amounts, but it was about the size of a semi truck, and was manufactured in Catalonia, Spain, so I lost interest.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)

201 198 It's very simple. The "elites" want us weak, stupid and malnourished. You don't have to worry too much about revolt when the population is barely able to walk to their own backyard and get tree bark for their daily soup.
Posted by: Education system already covered stupid at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)
NORKS.

Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (LHPAg)

202 The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon

My eyes have rolled so far back into my head I can't see. Thank God for Mavis Beason's touch typing course I took all those years ago.

Posted by: Hope I didn't misspell anything at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (TbWk/)

203 The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon

HeyOhhhh!! Yes Sir!!
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 01:37 PM (Kyh8Y)

Let's not skim on these puns.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (2WIwB)

204
Let's not skim on these puns.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (2WIwB)

___________

No whey!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 01:44 PM (HdYcL)

205 Fun fact: I used to call the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage act on federal awarding of contracts the "Mavis Beacon" act. No one said anything because by that time they were accustomed to my odd ways.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:45 PM (rbvCR)

206 205 Fun fact: I used to call the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage act on federal awarding of contracts the "Mavis Beacon" act. No one said anything because by that time they were accustomed to my odd ways.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:45 PM (rbvCR)

Sounds like you were a strange type of guy.

Posted by: Wait for it... at May 10, 2026 01:47 PM (TbWk/)

207 German milk = beer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 01:47 PM (gu0hJ)

208 Even if you eat 0% cholesterol, you're body will make it. It's absolutely crucial to cell membranes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (ynpvh)

Your body will make cholesterol from fats, or vice-versa. Because I took biochemistry, I ignore dietary cholesterol, which is metabolically fungible with fat. (My degree is in math, but I was flirting with the idea of a double major that I didn't follow through on.) But kids need fat in their diet to make that essential cholesterol.

Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:48 PM (Sy6m/)

209 There is an alternat process of sterilizing foods that subjects them to very high pressure. It is called "pascalization" and subjects the food to 100–1000 MPa pressure at room (or colder) temperature. This is aimed at destroying disease causing microbes and not cooking the enzymes and such out of the material, and not cooking things like seafood.
There was one bit of equipment I was researching that would do 1 liter amounts, but it was about the size of a semi truck, and was manufactured in Catalonia, Spain, so I lost interest.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)

Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)

210 Speaking of milk, Michelle Obama banned chocolate milk from the schools' lunch program. Because delicious or something. Chocolate milk on Fridays was a big treat in my childhood. God forbid kids should have a little sugar.

Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 01:53 PM (qpo2d)

211 After a heavy workout in the gym, I like Roach Burgers for protein and hamster piss for my electrolytes.

I am only sick 4 times a week and my yearly blood tests are at max levels.

But I am better than you because I am saving the planet for "THE CHILDREN"....

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (38587)

212
Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)

Always amusing how the "BELIEVE SCIENCE" crowd vociferously opposes irradiating food because it'll turn your blueberries into U-235 and make you grow an extra head.

Posted by: Lots of really stoooopid people running around loose at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (TbWk/)

213 Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)

This is true, but it is considered "bad" for the type of people who want raw milk and the legislators who want to prevent people from getting it.

Also some of the people in the world probably shouldn't be given access to gamma radiation sources. They might try to lick it or lose it down a gopher hole or something.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (rbvCR)

214 >>The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon

Dad had a book of jokes from the late '40s. It was titled, 'Naughty But Nice. Mom didn't know that at least one of her children had read it. That joke was in it :-)

Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (NcvvS)

215 Always amusing how the "BELIEVE SCIENCE" crowd vociferously opposes irradiating food because it'll turn your blueberries into U-235 and make you grow an extra head.
Posted by: Lots of really stoooopid people running around loose at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (TbWk/)

But if your kids grow three balls they will be well placed to open a pawn shop

Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR)

216 I worked in a grade school for several years. We fed the kids breakfast. The menu was designed by a dietitian. The sugar content was insane -- the yogurt, for instance, had more sugar than a can of soda. One of the offerings was Pop-Tarts, with 70 grams of sugar. Add to that the sugar content of the orange juice drink.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 01:59 PM (8Ihxc)

217 I also remember the EXPERTS saying that eating eggs will kill you because of the cholesterol in the eggs.

Then was don't eat the yolk and only egg whites. But all the good stuff is in the yolk.

I eat 4 eggs a day because eggs are super food and my cholesterol numbers are normal.

These so-called experts like Fauci are just like Dr. Josef Mengele. Never got that poisonous COVID Shot and my Immune system did just great. Trusted what GOD gave me and not Commie Leftists.

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (38587)

218 and this corn sweetener is doing lots of damage to humans
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)

People who have never eaten corn sweetener die.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (nUR++)

219 The best whole milk imho comes from Jersey Guernsy cows. Their milk has a higher fat content than regulsr whole milk. Unfortunately the major commercial dairies don't seem to produce it anymore; only small local enterprises do these days.

Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (qpo2d)

220 81 There is a good reason rural people were more health than big city people and food nutrition was a good one.
Posted by: Kafiroon at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (IzMux)

Rural people still die.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (nUR++)

221 But if your kids grow three balls they will be well placed to open a pawn shop
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR)

If they start with three balls their on-base percentage will be through the roof.

Posted by: Confucius say baseball wrong at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (TbWk/)

222 83 skim milk should be against the law
Posted by: doug at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Hy+R4)

Hell no!

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (nUR++)

223 People who have never eaten corn sweetener die.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (nUR++)

HFCS interferes with the signaling by your gut that tells your brain to stop eating.
This is not insulting how you chose to eat, it is only an observation on metabolism.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (rbvCR)

224 The best whole milk imho comes from Jersey Guernsy cows. Their milk has a higher fat content than regulsr whole milk. Unfortunately the major commercial dairies don't seem to produce it anymore; only small local enterprises do these days.
Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (qpo2d)

Jersey are the brown cows, and Guernsey are the black and white ones, IIRC. And Jersey cows bounce:

https://youtu.be/8Mc2pBJzI0g

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:06 PM (utfVc)

225 IIRC. And Jersey cows bounce:

https://youtu.be/8Mc2pBJzI0g

AOP lol!

Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:11 PM (qpo2d)

226 The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has their reasoning backwards. They state that children are experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular disease BEFORE whole milk is re-introduced and claiming that whole milk is causing the problem.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 02:12 PM (8Ihxc)

227 >>If they start with three balls their on-base percentage will be through the roof.

Someone who had never seen a baseball game went to one. Every time someone hit the ball she would yell, 'Run, Charlie, run!' Then a player got a walk and, as he trotted to first base, she yelled 'Run, Charlie, run!' Her escort explained that he didn't have to run he had four balls. She immediately yelled, 'Strut, Charlie, strut!'

Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 02:13 PM (NcvvS)

228 HFCS interferes with the signaling by your gut that tells your brain to stop eating.
This is not insulting how you chose to eat, it is only an observation on metabolism.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (rbvCR)

The ONLY thing I will ever attack is the attempt to find the Universal Rule Book. Which can’t happen as we are all individuals. And no matter how you manage your diet, health, etc…one day you will die. I just keep those things in mind and act accordingly.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:16 PM (nUR++)

229 AOP lol!
Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:11 PM (qpo2d)

That's such a perfect little tune, isn't it? And I got my cows wrong. Holsteins are the big black and white ones now seen in most commercial dairies.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:17 PM (utfVc)

230 Nood, first world problems

Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 02:21 PM (Sy6m/)

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