"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote

> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing because of
> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was being
> anal?

What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?

nancy

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > aem wrote:
> > >
> > > On Aug 27, 2:46 pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > > > ....
> > > > In the event of a nuclear holocaust, what is the estimated percentage of
> > > > humans that could even begin to survive? How many can consider
> > > > harvesting a wild plant for food? How many people can dress out a fresh
> > > > animal for food? [snip all the repetitions of the thought]
> > >
> > > It's true that contemporary urban dwellers are further from and less
> > > knowledgeable about food sources than used to be the case before the
> > > industrial revolution. So what? I don't see this as a big deal at
> > > all. Human beings are adaptable. That's how they learned the skills
> > > you seem to be bemoaning the loss of, and that's how they learned how
> > > to efficiently provide food in usable form to millions of city
> > > dwellers. In the event of some humongous but survivable disaster
> > > they'll learn how to adapt to whatever the new conditions are.
> > > Probably. Or die.
> >
> > The most recent examples of survivable disasters didn't show much
> > progress on that relearning survival thing. I suppose it wasn't long
> > enough before outside help arrived in each case to really see if those
> > skills would return to most people.
> >
> > I expect a true global disaster scenario would see a significant
> > thinning of the herd, which would probably be a good thing since that
> > might leave enough resources to sustain the remaining population.
>
> My thoughts too.
>
> What percentage would you calculate?

Difficult to calculate globally as it would vary greatly from area to
area.

In places like parts of Africa I expect the survival skills exist,
however the resources to support the overpopulation do not so with the
end of the constant foreign food aid that makes the overpopulation
possible I expect there would be probably a 75% population drop between
starvation and conflict over the limited resources.

In the US I think the survival skills are more scarce, but the
overpopulation isn't as bad and the society is a bit more stable so I
expect perhaps a 30% reduction over time and a smaller amount of
conflicts. Not that there wouldn't be conflicts of course, just less
than in a country where constant war is the norm.

Places like Canada I'd expect pretty low losses, perhaps 10%. The
population in the cities likely lacks the survival skills just like in
the US, but the country is large enough and has enough resources and
people still living in the outlying areas with survival skills that
there shouldn't be any big conflicts.

Wonder when we'll see a test of this...

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
>
>> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing because of
>> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was being
>> anal?
>
> What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?
>
> nancy
>

No, and neither do you.

"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
>>
>>> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing because of
>>> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was being
>>> anal?
>>
>> What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?

> No, and neither do you.

No. I don't.

nancy

Omelet wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Omelet wrote:
>
> > > I've personally known humans that could not change a light bulb, plunge a
> > > toilet, or roast a ham steak. (I kid you not!)
>
> > Do you mean all at the same time... must be one of those Polack jokes!
> > hehe
>
> > Um, I don't think ham steak would be good roasted, probably dry out...
> > better quickly fried... with white gravy, a side of grits, and
> > buttermilk biscuits.
>
> > Sheldon Ya'll
>
> She didn't know how to cook it at all... ;-)
>
> You did not answer the question.
> I guess that makes you and Joe both Ignorant.

No, that makes just you ignorant.

I wasn't asked any question, that was my only post to this thread. In
my scanning this thread I spotted that one comment pertaining to food
that stuck out like a limp penis ("roast a ham steak"), I addressed it
anyway even though I wasn't specifically asked. So what's your
question, perhaps I can be of further service... but I'm not going
back to read an entire thread of OT gobbledygook in which I had no
other participation whatsoever. And anyway, I've known for a very
long time the answer to the title of this thread (90pct+), thanks for
demonstrating your concurrance.

Sheldon

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
>>>
>>>> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing because
>>>> of
>>>> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was being
>>>> anal?
>>>
>>> What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?
>
>> No, and neither do you.
>
> No. I don't.
>
> nancy


Let's start our own country. Literacy will be required by law, and enforced
with bullwhips. Nobody leaves high school until they can read and write,
even if it takes 10 years.

Pete C. wrote:

>> That said, I've never purchased any Ro-Tel products. Can't say if ever
>> purchased Velveeta, either.
>
> Too bad there isn't a food census site with sales stats by region. I
> expect sales of both of those products are pretty low in much of the
> northeast.

I've purchased it many, many years ago in Maryland and Virginia. That's
as far North as I've lived?

On Aug 27, 11:54?pm, "Paco's Tacos" > wrote:
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Bobo Bonobo wrote:
>
> >> On Aug 27, 4:41 pm, Omelet > wrote:
> >> > In article . com>,
> >> > Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:
>
> >> > > On Aug 27, 3:46 pm, Omelet > wrote:
>
> >> > > > Dad is watching me type this and laughing, saying that I'm being
> >> > > > generous in my estimate...
>
> >> > > Funny, but when I told my wife about the chili/Velveeta, chili/cream
> >> > > cheese, Rotel/Velveeta, Rotel/American "cheese" she thought that
> >> > > people were just posting that stuff to be funny, or to aggravate
> >> > > folks
> >> > > like me. I told her that I didn't think so. My wife is a
> >> > > non-cooking
> >> > > person, and even she thought that Rotel and Velveeta being a
> >> > > reasonable excuse for a chip dip was laughable.
>
> >> > > > --
> >> > > > Peace, Om
>
> >> > > --Bryan
>
> >> > You don't live in the South...
>
> >> St. Louis is almost the South. People make that Velveeta/Rotel crap
> >> everywhere, don't they? I bet there's about as much Velveeta/Rotel
> >> dip consumed per capita in Minnesota as in Mississippi.
>
> > I can tell you that nobody in the Northeast even knows what Rotel is, so
> > no, they don't make that crap everywhere.
>
> I live in the Northeast,

The shame.

> and I know what Ro-Tel is.
> That said, I've never purchased any Ro-Tel products.

What makes you think anyone cares.

>Can't say if I ever purchased Velveeta, either.

You can't say because you're too embarrassed. By your response it's
obvious you live on Velveeta, it's the only cheese you eat.

And your comma after Velveeta is a slip of the finger, eh? The one
after "That said," too? Couldn't be because you're a dumb ****.

On Aug 28, 12:41?am, Goomba38 > wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:20:02 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
> > wrote:
>
> >> Mother fixed
> >> my lunch of a sandwich of velveta cheese with pimentos. Wonder if they make
> >> it with pimentos anymore.
>
> > I remember piemento cheese! Who can forget?
>
> > Mom took me to the deli counter, told me I could pick whatever I
> > wanted for sanwiches and that was one of the things I picked.
> > needless to say, I didn't choose again.
>
> I've never heard of using Velveeta for it, but Pimento Cheese is a much
> loved filling down south.

http://www.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/Product

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:

>> I've never heard of using Velveeta for it, but Pimento Cheese is a much
>> loved filling down south.
>
> http://www.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/Product
>
> Sheldon
>
I don't get it? The Velveeta webpage has nothing to do with pimento
cheese filling which is a classic in southern homes.
'splain Lucy?

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:30:30 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Sheldon wrote:
>
>>> I've never heard of using Velveeta for it, but Pimento Cheese is a much
>>> loved filling down south.
>>
>> http://www.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/Product
>>
>> Sheldon
>>
>I don't get it? The Velveeta webpage has nothing to do with pimento
>cheese filling which is a classic in southern homes.
>'splain Lucy?

Honestly, I don't know if it was "Velveeta" or not. It was a brick of
yellow cheese with green olives imbedded in it. They cut slices the
regular way.


--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for the chicken, a lifetime commitment for the pig.

Omelet wrote:
> "Vilco" wrote:
> > Bobo wrote
>
> > >> I presume you are incapable of living off of the land since you
> > >> changed the subject?
>
> > > I've eaten speared bottom-feeder fish nearly raw when
> > > I was drunk and hungry.
>
> > So you'd need a good stock of booze? Same for me: gimme da booze and I
> > can outlive the whole darn Paleolithic.
>
> Booze would be good barter material.
> So would cigarettes and other herbal drugs.

Who do you think does most all yoose kind of living off the land, the
boozers, smokers and druggies of course... they are the experts and
they don't even own any land... they are the millions and millions of
welfare parasites living off the Fat of the land!

Sheldon Dole

On Aug 27, 5:52 pm, "The Joneses" > wrote:
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>
> news >
>
>
>
>
> > The recent thread on dirty leeks made me think about just how many
> > people have no clu' where food really comes from.
>
> > In the event of a nuclear holocaust, what is the estimated percentage of
> > humans that could even begin to survive? How many can consider
> > harvesting a wild plant for food? How many people can dress out a fresh
> > animal for food?
> > Frogs? Fish? Rabbits? Deer? Etc.?
> > How many people really know where food comes from (other than grossery
> > stores) so could survive off of the land?
> > How many people can hunt and gather like our ancestors did for thousands
> > of years?
> > This would make a really cool survey. :-)
> > Peace, Om
>
> Since most of us have pets, would you friccasee your cat if you were
> fixin' to starve? Hard to think about.
> I have enough calories in jam form to last a couple years.. And enough
> herbals in text and preserved to stay alive awhile anyway.
> Neat book series was _Island in the Sea of Time_ by S.M. Stirling.
> Explored what happened when Nantucket Island and a Coast Guard ship were
> tripped back to 1300 bc. Lots of very coincidental things happened to help
> them survive, but very eye opening on just how hard it is to "live off the
> land." Edrena

Strange you should mention that because I was thinking about "Dies The
Fire", in which the author has all the non-Nantucket world lose
functioning gunpowder, steam power, electricity, and every other thing
that made the industrial revolution possible.

Needless to say, it made food distribution and travel MUCH harder.
Iowa and other food heavy regions survived intact, no place else did.

On Aug 28, 2:57 am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article . com>,
> Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:
>
> > As recently as 5
> > or 6 years ago, I've found myself at a restaurant in a fist tier
> > suburb of StL where they served only margarine.
>
> I'd go without before eating margarine anymore <ick>.

I felt that way even when I was a small child.

> Even _I_ have better taste than that!

The restaurant in question always has a BOGO coupon in the
Entertainment Book.
Several years ago, we went there for lunch, and I brought along my own
stick of butter. I can be just as obnoxious in *real life* as I can
be on Usenet, though in this case we were very low key about it
because we anticipated maybe going back again sometime. We did, the
next year, and again I brought butter for the bread.

> --
> Peace, Om

--Bryan

sf wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:30:30 -0400, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>
>>>> I've never heard of using Velveeta for it, but Pimento Cheese is a much
>>>> loved filling down south.
>>> http://www.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/Product
>>>
>>> Sheldon
>>>
>> I don't get it? The Velveeta webpage has nothing to do with pimento
>> cheese filling which is a classic in southern homes.
>> 'splain Lucy?
>
> Honestly, I don't know if it was "Velveeta" or not. It was a brick of
> yellow cheese with green olives imbedded in it. They cut slices the
> regular way.
>
That's not pimento cheese spread either. Down South, pimento cheese is a
soft spread made up of grated cheddar, diced pimentos, some mayo and
sometimes a bit of minced onion. Some add a few other things too but not
much else. It is often served at teas or such on soft white bread.

> On Aug 27, 7:16?pm, Pete C.
>
>> In some 34 years in CT, most of those cooking and
>> looking for interesting stuff in the grocery store, I don't
>> recall ever noticing them. They may be there somewhere,
>> perhaps hidden in the "Mexican" section, but pretty much
>> nobody up there would know to look for them.


You certainly don't need Rotel to make any of those faux Mexican dips.
A jar of salsa mixed with whatever cheese you choose is just as effective.

gloria p

On Aug 28, 9:49 am, Goomba38 > wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:30:30 -0400, Goomba38 >
> > wrote:
>
> >> Sheldon wrote:
>
> >>>> I've never heard of using Velveeta for it, but Pimento Cheese is a much
> >>>> loved filling down south.
> >>>http://www.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/Product
>
> >>> Sheldon
>
> >> I don't get it? The Velveeta webpage has nothing to do with pimento
> >> cheese filling which is a classic in southern homes.
> >> 'splain Lucy?
>
> > Honestly, I don't know if it was "Velveeta" or not. It was a brick of
> > yellow cheese with green olives imbedded in it. They cut slices the
> > regular way.
>
> That's not pimento cheese spread either. Down South, pimento cheese is a
> soft spread made up of grated cheddar, diced pimentos, some mayo and
> sometimes a bit of minced onion. Some add a few other things too but not
> much else. It is often served at teas or such on soft white bread.

When I read stuff like this it makes me wish for the culinary analog
to General Sherman.

--Bryan

Omelet wrote:

>
> So what percentage of the population do you think would starve to death?
> I have enough shotgun rounds to defend my food supply for awhile anyway.
> ;-)

Great! Then you could cannibalize the victims for protein.

:-(
gloria p

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> I don't tilt at windmills.
> >
> > Oh.
> >
> > The Irony... <lol>
> >
> > Thanks for the morning belly laugh!
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
>
> You pretended not to notice this question. Please answer it.
>
> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing because of
> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was being anal?

It would depend on whether or not I knew the child knew better. ;-)
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In article >,
Zilbandy > wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:14:43 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
> wrote:
>
> >Where is the 'proposed' ground zero? I wanna know.
>
> Since we are talking nuclear holocaust, I am guessing there will be
> more than one ground zero. When I think of a nuclear holocaust, I
> think of an old 1959 movie, On the Beach. (See link below)
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/

I've read that book. :-(

>
> The crux of this movie is that it doesn't really matter where ground
> zero is/was... everyone dies in the end, anyway. :/

Indeed...

So should we stockpile cyanide pills?
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In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
>
> > If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing because of
> > spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was being
> > anal?
>
> What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?
>
> nancy

<lol>

He needs to go see lolcats.com

Oh man, go there! The two current laughs are hilarious today. ;-D
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In article >,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> > What percentage would you calculate?
>
> Difficult to calculate globally as it would vary greatly from area to
> area.
>
> In places like parts of Africa I expect the survival skills exist,
> however the resources to support the overpopulation do not so with the
> end of the constant foreign food aid that makes the overpopulation
> possible I expect there would be probably a 75% population drop between
> starvation and conflict over the limited resources.

Yeah. They tend to lack the resources and refuse to practice birth
control.

>
> In the US I think the survival skills are more scarce, but the
> overpopulation isn't as bad and the society is a bit more stable so I
> expect perhaps a 30% reduction over time and a smaller amount of
> conflicts. Not that there wouldn't be conflicts of course, just less
> than in a country where constant war is the norm.

Hm. I dunno. A lot of city kids really have no clue. (correct spelling
of "clue" for JSB the anal). ;-)

>
> Places like Canada I'd expect pretty low losses, perhaps 10%.

Probably true. They have winter to deal with and more of them probably
hunt. Maybe. Their gun laws are more draconian.

> The
> population in the cities likely lacks the survival skills just like in
> the US, but the country is large enough and has enough resources and
> people still living in the outlying areas with survival skills that
> there shouldn't be any big conflicts.
>
> Wonder when we'll see a test of this...

Let's hope not.
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In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
>
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
> >> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
> >>
> >>> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing because of
> >>> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was being
> >>> anal?
> >>
> >> What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?
>
> > No, and neither do you.
>
> No. I don't.
>
> nancy

http://www.lolcats.com

Life is too short to worry about that kind of thing. :-)
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In article . com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > Sheldon wrote:
> > > Omelet wrote:
> >
> > > > I've personally known humans that could not change a light bulb, plunge
> > > > a
> > > > toilet, or roast a ham steak. (I kid you not!)
> >
> > > Do you mean all at the same time... must be one of those Polack jokes!
> > > hehe
> >
> > > Um, I don't think ham steak would be good roasted, probably dry out...
> > > better quickly fried... with white gravy, a side of grits, and
> > > buttermilk biscuits.
> >
> > > Sheldon Ya'll
> >
> > She didn't know how to cook it at all... ;-)
> >
> > You did not answer the question.
> > I guess that makes you and Joe both Ignorant.
>
> No, that makes just you ignorant.
>
> I wasn't asked any question, that was my only post to this thread. In
> my scanning this thread I spotted that one comment pertaining to food
> that stuck out like a limp penis ("roast a ham steak"), I addressed it
> anyway even though I wasn't specifically asked. So what's your
> question, perhaps I can be of further service... but I'm not going
> back to read an entire thread of OT gobbledygook in which I had no
> other participation whatsoever. And anyway, I've known for a very
> long time the answer to the title of this thread (90pct+), thanks for
> demonstrating your concurrance.
>
> Sheldon

90% death rate? ;-)

That's an impressively high estimate.

I take it you talk to a lot of people...
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
>> > What percentage would you calculate?
>>
>> Difficult to calculate globally as it would vary greatly from area to
>> area.
>>
>> In places like parts of Africa I expect the survival skills exist,
>> however the resources to support the overpopulation do not so with the
>> end of the constant foreign food aid that makes the overpopulation
>> possible I expect there would be probably a 75% population drop between
>> starvation and conflict over the limited resources.
>
> Yeah. They tend to lack the resources and refuse to practice birth
> control.


Our government helps make that worse by crumbling under pressure from the
Kristian right. You've read about that.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
> >
> >> "Nancy Young" > wrote
> >
> >>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
> >>>
> >>>> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing because
> >>>> of
> >>>> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was being
> >>>> anal?
> >>>
> >>> What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?
> >
> >> No, and neither do you.
> >
> > No. I don't.
> >
> > nancy
>
>
> Let's start our own country. Literacy will be required by law, and enforced
> with bullwhips. Nobody leaves high school until they can read and write,
> even if it takes 10 years.

Grade/High School runs 13 years.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>> >
>> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
>> >
>> >> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>> >
>> >>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
>> >>>
>> >>>> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing
>> >>>> because
>> >>>> of
>> >>>> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was
>> >>>> being
>> >>>> anal?
>> >>>
>> >>> What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?
>> >
>> >> No, and neither do you.
>> >
>> > No. I don't.
>> >
>> > nancy
>>
>>
>> Let's start our own country. Literacy will be required by law, and
>> enforced
>> with bullwhips. Nobody leaves high school until they can read and write,
>> even if it takes 10 years.
>
> Grade/High School runs 13 years.
> --
> Peace, Om

High school takes 4, unless you're from Texas, in which case, anything goes.

In article .com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> On Aug 28, 12:41?am, Goomba38 > wrote:
> > sf wrote:
> > > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:20:02 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >> Mother fixed
> > >> my lunch of a sandwich of velveta cheese with pimentos. Wonder if they
> > >> make
> > >> it with pimentos anymore.
> >
> > > I remember piemento cheese! Who can forget?
> >
> > > Mom took me to the deli counter, told me I could pick whatever I
> > > wanted for sanwiches and that was one of the things I picked.
> > > needless to say, I didn't choose again.
> >
> > I've never heard of using Velveeta for it, but Pimento Cheese is a much
> > loved filling down south.
>
> http://www.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/Product
>
> Sheldon

Interestingly enough, the farthest I've gone on exploring Velveeta
products has been to try the low fat.

Velveeta cheese is a childhood thing. We still eat it once in awhile.
It's awfully high in sodium, but so is cheese in general.
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In article >, sf wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:30:30 -0400, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
> >Sheldon wrote:
> >
> >>> I've never heard of using Velveeta for it, but Pimento Cheese is a much
> >>> loved filling down south.
> >>
> >> http://www.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/Product
> >>
> >> Sheldon
> >>
> >I don't get it? The Velveeta webpage has nothing to do with pimento
> >cheese filling which is a classic in southern homes.
> >'splain Lucy?
>
> Honestly, I don't know if it was "Velveeta" or not. It was a brick of
> yellow cheese with green olives imbedded in it. They cut slices the
> regular way.

I've seen that stuff in the Deli.

Never tried it. Is it good?
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On Aug 28, 11:06 am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > > What percentage would you calculate?
>
> > Difficult to calculate globally as it would vary greatly from area to
> > area.
>
> > In places like parts of Africa I expect the survival skills exist,
> > however the resources to support the overpopulation do not so with the
> > end of the constant foreign food aid that makes the overpopulation
> > possible I expect there would be probably a 75% population drop between
> > starvation and conflict over the limited resources.
>
> Yeah. They tend to lack the resources and refuse to practice birth
> control.

The flacid penis men* who run the Catholic Church give them food so
they can have more babies, but won't give them birth control because
that's "immoral."

* I shouldn't call them that, after all, they sure seem able to get
nice stiff erections when there are twelve year old boys involved.

> --
> Peace, Om

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In article . com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > "Vilco" wrote:
> > > Bobo wrote
> >
> > > >> I presume you are incapable of living off of the land since you
> > > >> changed the subject?
> >
> > > > I've eaten speared bottom-feeder fish nearly raw when
> > > > I was drunk and hungry.
> >
> > > So you'd need a good stock of booze? Same for me: gimme da booze and I
> > > can outlive the whole darn Paleolithic.
> >
> > Booze would be good barter material.
> > So would cigarettes and other herbal drugs.
>
> Who do you think does most all yoose kind of living off the land, the
> boozers, smokers and druggies of course... they are the experts and
> they don't even own any land... they are the millions and millions of
> welfare parasites living off the Fat of the land!
>
> Sheldon Dole

Welfare would end in the case of an NH.
Druggies would be willing to trade anything for drugs/booze/cigarettes.

Those addicted to nicotine would too. ;-)
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On Aug 28, 11:09 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>
> news >
>
>
> > In article >,
> > "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> >> > What percentage would you calculate?
>
> >> Difficult to calculate globally as it would vary greatly from area to
> >> area.
>
> >> In places like parts of Africa I expect the survival skills exist,
> >> however the resources to support the overpopulation do not so with the
> >> end of the constant foreign food aid that makes the overpopulation
> >> possible I expect there would be probably a 75% population drop between
> >> starvation and conflict over the limited resources.
>
> > Yeah. They tend to lack the resources and refuse to practice birth
> > control.
>
> Our government helps make that worse by crumbling under pressure from the
> Kristian right. You've read about that.

And of course, I shouldn't blame the boy-fondlers at the Vatican for
everything. The Radical Right here in America are also anti-
population control. Their mindset is that sex should have
consequences, especially for women. Bring back the "Coathanger Days."

--Bryan

In article . com>,
Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:

> On Aug 28, 2:57 am, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article . com>,
> > Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:
> >
> > > As recently as 5
> > > or 6 years ago, I've found myself at a restaurant in a fist tier
> > > suburb of StL where they served only margarine.
> >
> > I'd go without before eating margarine anymore <ick>.
>
> I felt that way even when I was a small child.
>
> > Even _I_ have better taste than that!
>
> The restaurant in question always has a BOGO coupon in the
> Entertainment Book.
> Several years ago, we went there for lunch, and I brought along my own
> stick of butter. I can be just as obnoxious in *real life* as I can
> be on Usenet, though in this case we were very low key about it
> because we anticipated maybe going back again sometime. We did, the
> next year, and again I brought butter for the bread.
>

<grins> If I really wanted to go someplace that I knew used margarine,
I'd do it too, but like you said, keep it low key. Women carry purses.
;-)

I've been known to eat hot fresh bread plain when I ate out.
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In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:30:30 -0400, Goomba38 >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Sheldon wrote:
> >>
> >>>> I've never heard of using Velveeta for it, but Pimento Cheese is a much
> >>>> loved filling down south.
> >>> http://www.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/Product
> >>>
> >>> Sheldon
> >>>
> >> I don't get it? The Velveeta webpage has nothing to do with pimento
> >> cheese filling which is a classic in southern homes.
> >> 'splain Lucy?
> >
> > Honestly, I don't know if it was "Velveeta" or not. It was a brick of
> > yellow cheese with green olives imbedded in it. They cut slices the
> > regular way.
> >
> That's not pimento cheese spread either. Down South, pimento cheese is a
> soft spread made up of grated cheddar, diced pimentos, some mayo and
> sometimes a bit of minced onion. Some add a few other things too but not
> much else. It is often served at teas or such on soft white bread.

Soft white bread... <runs screaming from the room>

Sorry, but we've always offered at least a good cracker for that sort of
thing, even at redneck parties.

I don't know anyone that eats white bread. Not even those with low
income. They know better.
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"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
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> On Aug 28, 11:09 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>>
>> news >>
>>
>>
>> > In article >,
>> > "Pete C." > wrote:
>>
>> >> > What percentage would you calculate?
>>
>> >> Difficult to calculate globally as it would vary greatly from area to
>> >> area.
>>
>> >> In places like parts of Africa I expect the survival skills exist,
>> >> however the resources to support the overpopulation do not so with the
>> >> end of the constant foreign food aid that makes the overpopulation
>> >> possible I expect there would be probably a 75% population drop
>> >> between
>> >> starvation and conflict over the limited resources.
>>
>> > Yeah. They tend to lack the resources and refuse to practice birth
>> > control.
>>
>> Our government helps make that worse by crumbling under pressure from the
>> Kristian right. You've read about that.
>
> And of course, I shouldn't blame the boy-fondlers at the Vatican for
> everything. The Radical Right here in America are also anti-
> population control. Their mindset is that sex should have
> consequences, especially for women. Bring back the "Coathanger Days."
>
> --Bryan
>

Watch out for Mitt Romney. He's suggesting the same thing. He wants to
overturn Roe v Wade, and let the states decide the laws for themselves.

In article >,
Puester > wrote:

> > On Aug 27, 7:16?pm, Pete C.
> >
> >> In some 34 years in CT, most of those cooking and
> >> looking for interesting stuff in the grocery store, I don't
> >> recall ever noticing them. They may be there somewhere,
> >> perhaps hidden in the "Mexican" section, but pretty much
> >> nobody up there would know to look for them.
>
>
> You certainly don't need Rotel to make any of those faux Mexican dips.
> A jar of salsa mixed with whatever cheese you choose is just as effective.
>
> gloria p

That is actually true.
It's just that ro-tel is cheaper, lower in salt and milder in flavor.

Pace medium with cream cheese is not bad. Or sour cream.
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In article >,
Puester > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> >
> > So what percentage of the population do you think would starve to death?
> > I have enough shotgun rounds to defend my food supply for awhile anyway.
> > ;-)
>
> Great! Then you could cannibalize the victims for protein.
>
> :-(
> gloria p

Don't think that would not happen.
I, personally, would rather live off of my body fat than eat a human.

I'd eat rats first.
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In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "Pete C." > wrote:
> >
> >> > What percentage would you calculate?
> >>
> >> Difficult to calculate globally as it would vary greatly from area to
> >> area.
> >>
> >> In places like parts of Africa I expect the survival skills exist,
> >> however the resources to support the overpopulation do not so with the
> >> end of the constant foreign food aid that makes the overpopulation
> >> possible I expect there would be probably a 75% population drop between
> >> starvation and conflict over the limited resources.
> >
> > Yeah. They tend to lack the resources and refuse to practice birth
> > control.
>
>
> Our government helps make that worse by crumbling under pressure from the
> Kristian right. You've read about that.

Yes.

We need to at least introduce those injectable birth control implants.
They've been effective in India.
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"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> >> . ..
> >> >
> >> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
> >> >
> >> >> "Nancy Young" > wrote
> >> >
> >> >>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> If you had a child, and her teacher kept slamming her writing
> >> >>>> because
> >> >>>> of
> >> >>>> spelling errors, would you call the teacher and tell her she was
> >> >>>> being
> >> >>>> anal?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> What's the matter, you don't like the new baby talk?
> >> >
> >> >> No, and neither do you.
> >> >
> >> > No. I don't.
> >> >
> >> > nancy
> >>
> >>
> >> Let's start our own country. Literacy will be required by law, and
> >> enforced
> >> with bullwhips. Nobody leaves high school until they can read and write,
> >> even if it takes 10 years.
> >
> > Grade/High School runs 13 years.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> High school takes 4, unless you're from Texas, in which case, anything goes.

Kindergarten thru grade 12 is 13 years.

Unless you are math challenged?
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In article . com>,
Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:

> On Aug 28, 11:06 am, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "Pete C." > wrote:
> >
> > > > What percentage would you calculate?
> >
> > > Difficult to calculate globally as it would vary greatly from area to
> > > area.
> >
> > > In places like parts of Africa I expect the survival skills exist,
> > > however the resources to support the overpopulation do not so with the
> > > end of the constant foreign food aid that makes the overpopulation
> > > possible I expect there would be probably a 75% population drop between
> > > starvation and conflict over the limited resources.
> >
> > Yeah. They tend to lack the resources and refuse to practice birth
> > control.
>
> The flacid penis men* who run the Catholic Church give them food so
> they can have more babies, but won't give them birth control because
> that's "immoral."

<snort> The Catholic church is the problem in Mexico too.

>
> * I shouldn't call them that, after all, they sure seem able to get
> nice stiff erections when there are twelve year old boys involved.
>

I know. :-(
The youngest girl I've ever done a positive pregnancy test on was 12.
She had a hispanic name...

The father was 14.

>
> --Bryan
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