• sugary sodas. I can't t

    From August Abolins@VERT/PALANT to Vk3Jed on Fri Apr 24 21:06:00 2020
    Hi Vk3Jed,
    In a message to Dr. What you wrote:

    The unhealthy food actually disagrees with me now.

    I find that with sugary sodas. I can't tolerate them now. And I
    don't miss them either.

    What's the skinny on the "sparkling water" sodas that list 0 sugar, 0 calories, 0 fat, 0 sodium, 0 potassium, 0 carbs, 0 protein?

    Some of them, depending on the flavour, do not taste too bad for a little variety for a drink on a summer day.

    Interestingly, they do not list what the ingredient is to produce the flavour, other than "natural flavour".


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    August

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to August Abolins on Fri Apr 24 20:16:41 2020
    Re: sugary sodas. I can't t
    By: August Abolins to Vk3Jed on Fri Apr 24 2020 05:06 pm

    Interestingly, they do not list what the ingredient is to produce the flavour, other than "natural flavour".

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  • From Vk3jed@VERT/FREEWAY to August Abolins on Sat Apr 25 23:06:00 2020
    On 04-24-20 17:06, August Abolins wrote to Vk3Jed <=-

    What's the skinny on the "sparkling water" sodas that list 0 sugar, 0 calories, 0 fat, 0 sodium, 0 potassium, 0 carbs, 0 protein?

    Never heard of it.

    I use good old water. :)


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  • From Vk3jed@VERT/FREEWAY to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Apr 25 23:48:00 2020
    On 04-24-20 16:16, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to August Abolins <=-

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    Re: sugary sodas. I can't t
    By: August Abolins to Vk3Jed on Fri Apr 24 2020 05:06 pm

    Interestingly, they do not list what the ingredient is to produce the flavour, other than "natural flavour".

    People. It's made of people.

    Soylent Green. ;)


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  • From Dr. What@VERT/TWODUDES to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Apr 25 13:33:00 2020
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to August Abolins <=-

    Interestingly, they do not list what the ingredient is to produce the flavour, other than "natural flavour".

    People. It's made of people.

    Only the one that's Soilent Green flavored.


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  • From Dr. What@VERT/TWODUDES to Vk3jed on Sat Apr 25 13:33:00 2020
    Vk3jed wrote to August Abolins <=-

    What's the skinny on the "sparkling water" sodas that list 0 sugar, 0 calories, 0 fat, 0 sodium, 0 potassium, 0 carbs, 0 protein?

    Never heard of it.

    I use good old water. :)

    And good old water is much cheaper than "sparkling water".


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Dr. What on Sat Apr 25 21:49:30 2020
    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: Dr. What to Vk3jed on Sat Apr 25 2020 09:33 am

    I use good old water. :)

    And good old water is much cheaper than "sparkling water".

    This whole "Hard Seltzer" trend is making me laugh. $19 for a 12 pack of spiked water? You could buy a $4 12-pack of Bubly and a $3 hip flask of cheap vodka for the same result.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Apr 26 03:50:14 2020
    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Dr. What on Sat Apr 25 2020 05:49 pm

    This whole "Hard Seltzer" trend is making me laugh. $19 for a 12 pack of spi

    i dont even pay attention to that shit. i think it's called whiteclaw.
    it's like the new zima

    water? You could buy a $4 12-pack of Bubly and a $3 hip flask of cheap vodka for the same result.

    quit trying to act hard, sanfransico boy. i know you like pine nuts on your bagels.
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  • From Vk3jed@VERT/FREEWAY to Dr. What on Sun Apr 26 19:46:00 2020
    On 04-25-20 09:33, Dr. What wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    I use good old water. :)

    And good old water is much cheaper than "sparkling water".

    That too. :)


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Sun Apr 26 12:47:00 2020
    MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    quit trying to act hard, sanfransico boy. i know you like pine nuts on your bagels.

    Nobody puts pine nuts on bagels.


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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Dr. What on Sun Apr 26 16:51:31 2020
    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: Dr. What to Vk3jed on Sat Apr 25 2020 09:33 am

    And good old water is much cheaper than "sparkling water".

    The water from our faucets/taps is clean enough to drink from directly, though sometimes it's still good to use a water filter with it here. Our refrigerator has a water dispenser with a built-in filter. That's probably about the least expensive water available.

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to MRO on Sun Apr 26 15:13:00 2020
    quit trying to act hard, sanfransico boy. i know you like pine nuts on your bagels.

    I know I am going to lose some MRO cool points on this, but I do line pine
    nuts with pasta. :O :D


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  • From ryan@VERT/MONTEREY to Dumas Walker on Mon Apr 27 03:01:00 2020
    I know I am going to lose some MRO cool points on this, but I do line pine nuts with pasta. :O :D

    They're also great in a salad with beets and goat cheese, trust me, I'm a resident of the SF Bay Area and evidently we know about pine nuts hehe

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  • From Dr. What@VERT/TWODUDES to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Apr 27 16:05:00 2020
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Dr. What <=-

    And good old water is much cheaper than "sparkling water".

    This whole "Hard Seltzer" trend is making me laugh. $19 for a 12 pack
    of spiked water? You could buy a $4 12-pack of Bubly and a $3 hip flask
    of cheap vodka for the same result.

    It sounds the same as some of my coworkers when I started losing weight.

    CW: You could drink diet pop instead. The aftertaste is strange, but you can get used to it.
    Me: So... instead of getting water (free), I can buy something that's effectively dirty water that tastes bad, but I can get use to the taste.
    CW: Well, when you put it that way...



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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to RYAN on Mon Apr 27 21:37:00 2020
    They're also great in a salad with beets and goat cheese, trust me, I'm a resident of the SF Bay Area and evidently we know about pine nuts hehe

    I have a couple of large pines in my yard that drop /a lot/ of cones. I actually looked into harvesting my own, mostly for salads or pastas but
    after reading up on it realized it is pretty complicated. :O


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  • From ryan@VERT/MONTEREY to Dumas Walker on Tue Apr 28 02:19:00 2020
    I have a couple of large pines in my yard that drop /a lot/ of cones. I actually looked into harvesting my own, mostly for salads or pastas but after reading up on it realized it is pretty complicated. :O

    That's how I feel about a lot of things lol. I remember in Colorado there was an apple orchard where you could pay to go pick your own apples. It was such
    a novelty...white people everywhere smiling and holding hands. It's crazy to think food is so readily available for people that we've regressed to
    foraging for our own (to a degree) as being a luxury.

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  • From Moondog@VERT/CAVEBBS to ryan on Tue Apr 28 16:25:00 2020
    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: ryan to Dumas Walker on Mon Apr 27 2020 10:19 pm

    I have a couple of large pines in my yard that drop /a lot/ of cones. actually looked into harvesting my own, mostly for salads or pastas but after reading up on it realized it is pretty complicated. :O

    That's how I feel about a lot of things lol. I remember in Colorado there wa an apple orchard where you could pay to go pick your own apples. It was such a novelty...white people everywhere smiling and holding hands. It's crazy to think food is so readily available for people that we've regressed to foraging for our own (to a degree) as being a luxury.

    Thomas Edison made a quote about the lightbulb will become so common only the rich will burn candles. Before better roads existed, I bet if you went back and told someone people walk and ride bikes for recreation, they'd laugh.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Moondog on Wed Apr 29 00:37:17 2020
    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: Moondog to ryan on Tue Apr 28 2020 12:25 pm

    Thomas Edison made a quote about the lightbulb will become so common only the rich will burn candles. Before better roads existed, I bet if you went back and told someone people walk and ride bikes for recreation, they'd laugh.

    That reminds me of Back To The Future 3, where Doc Brown is drunk and talking to people in the bar about the future, and he says people in 1985 will run for fun. Someone in the 1885 bar said "Run, for fun?" and they all laughed.

    Nightfox

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  • From calcmandan@VERT/DIGDIST to Moondog on Tue Apr 28 23:32:00 2020
    Moondog wrote to ryan <=-

    /snip Before better roads existed, I bet if
    you went back and told someone people walk and ride bikes for
    recreation, they'd laugh.

    Interesting perspective.


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  • From Moondog@VERT/CAVEBBS to Nightfox on Wed Apr 29 18:03:00 2020
    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: Nightfox to Moondog on Tue Apr 28 2020 08:37 pm

    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: Moondog to ryan on Tue Apr 28 2020 12:25 pm

    Thomas Edison made a quote about the lightbulb will become so common on the rich will burn candles. Before better roads existed, I bet if you w back and told someone people walk and ride bikes for recreation, they'd laugh.

    That reminds me of Back To The Future 3, where Doc Brown is drunk and talkin

    Nightfox

    That was my influence for mentioning it.

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  • From Moondog@VERT/CAVEBBS to calcmandan on Wed Apr 29 18:14:00 2020
    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: calcmandan to Moondog on Tue Apr 28 2020 07:32 pm

    Moondog wrote to ryan <=-

    /snip Before better roads existed, I bet if
    you went back and told someone people walk and ride bikes for recreation, they'd laugh.

    Interesting perspective.


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    As you can guess, where is the challenge in that?

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  • From calcmandan@VERT/DIGDIST to Moondog on Wed Apr 29 16:56:00 2020
    Moondog wrote to calcmandan <=-

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    By: calcmandan to Moondog on Tue Apr 28 2020 07:32 pm

    Moondog wrote to ryan <=-

    /snip Before better roads existed, I bet if
    you went back and told someone people walk and ride bikes for recreation, they'd laugh.

    Interesting perspective.


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    The concept of "fair chase" with regards to ethical hunting goes back
    to a social gathering where Theodore Roosevelt detailed a hunting trip where they crawled two miles to stalk a herd of animals during an
    African safari. A reported asked him, with all the technology we have, such as automobiles, airplanes, and machine guns, why would someone use
    a a basic firearm or primitive weapon and stalk game versus chasing
    them down with a car or plane and mow them down?

    As you can guess, where is the challenge in that?

    Sounds like something a reporter would ask. I could just imagine Ted's eyes rolling to the back of his skull when asked that.

    I suppose things haven't changed.


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  • From HusTler@VERT/HAVENS to Nightfox on Wed Apr 29 19:38:43 2020
    Re: Re: sugary sodas. I can'
    By: Nightfox to Moondog on Tue Apr 28 2020 08:37 pm

    to people in the bar about the future, and he says people in 1985 will run f fun. Someone in the 1885 bar said "Run, for fun?" and they all laughed.

    Marty says "Ronald Reagan is President" Doc says "The actor"? HA!

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to HusTler on Wed Apr 29 20:01:15 2020
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    By: HusTler to Nightfox on Wed Apr 29 2020 03:38 pm

    to people in the bar about the future, and he says people in 1985 will
    run f fun. Someone in the 1885 bar said "Run, for fun?" and they all
    laughed.

    Marty says "Ronald Reagan is President" Doc says "The actor"? HA!

    And in part 2, they followed up with that by haing a CGI Ronald Reagan on the TV screen in the Cafe 80s in the future, in the style of Max Headroom. It said "Welcome to the Cafe 80s, where it's always morning in America, even in the after-n-n-n-oon!"

    Nightfox

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