On Feb 6, 2:49 pm, merryb > wrote:
> I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael Phelps.
> He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
> was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance his
> performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities. I
> guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
> Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
> OT...Do any of you agree with me?

Nope. And Kellogg's, or any other company, certainly has a right to
have endorsements from people they think are good examples. Nobody
needs to do marijuana. He may be young, but he was old enough to know
better. The suspension from swimming competition for 3 months will
hurt him more.

Good for Kellogg's. I'm glad there are still outfits out there who
are not willing to compromise.

N.

merryb > wrote in news:eb846d44-fd2d-4917-ab8d-
:

> On Feb 6, 3:57*pm, PeterL > wrote:
>> merryb > wrote in news:0212019e-e8ed-4fc3-936e-
>> :
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Feb 6, 12:53*pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
>> >> On Feb 6, 2:49 pm, merryb > wrote:
>>
>> >> > I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael
Phelps
> .
>> >> > He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while
he
>> >> > was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance
his
>> >> > performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities.
I
>> >> > guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
>> >> > Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this
as
>> >> > OT...Do any of you agree with me?
>>
>> >> Nope. *And Kellogg's, or any other company, certainly has a right to
>> >> have endorsements from people they think are good examples. *Nobody
>> >> needs to do marijuana. *He may be young, but he was old enough to kn
> ow
>> >> better. *The suspension from swimming competition for 3 months will
>> >> hurt him more.
>>
>> >> Good for Kellogg's. *I'm glad there are still outfits out there who
>> >> are not willing to compromise.
>>
>> >> N.
>>
>> > Geez, have you ever even tried it?
>>
>> No. It's an illegal substance.
>>
>> > Do you drink?
>>
>> Yes. Your point?
>>
>> > Take any prescription
>> > drugs?
>>
>> Yes. Your point?
>>
>> Both 'drink' and 'prescription drugs' are *legal* substances.
>>
>> Marijuana is an *illegal* substance.
>>
>> Can you see the difference??
>>

>
> Can you see I was talking to Nancy?
>


If you were "talking" to Nancy, you'd be doing it via email. This is an
open group. If you pose a question (even if it's in reply to someone elses
comments) then it's open slather. Deal with it.


Now, would you like to answer *my* question?

ie, Can you see the difference??

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 12:53:30 -0800 (PST), Nancy2 wrote:

> On Feb 6, 2:49 pm, merryb > wrote:
>> I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael Phelps.
>> He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
>> was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance his
>> performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities. I
>> guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
>> Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
>> OT...Do any of you agree with me?
>
> Nope. And Kellogg's, or any other company, certainly has a right to
> have endorsements from people they think are good examples. Nobody
> needs to do marijuana. He may be young, but he was old enough to know
> better. The suspension from swimming competition for 3 months will
> hurt him more.
>
> Good for Kellogg's. I'm glad there are still outfits out there who
> are not willing to compromise.
>
> N.

to my mind, it's more craven fear of a bunch of yahoos. it's not like he
robbed a gas station.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 23:39:43 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "Jeßus" > wrote in message
>>
>> "Nobody needs to do marijuana". Can you explain what exactly the problem
>> is with using marijuana? I mean, actual factual evidence untainted by
>> GovCo agendas? I suppose if he was full of "good" drugs from the
>> pharmaceutical industry - that'd be alright?
>
> FACT: It is illegal. Does not matter if it is good or bad, does not matter
> if you inhaled or not. While many people like to smoke some weed, no one
> "needs" to do it. No one needs to do a lot of things, legal and illegal.
>
>>
>> Not willing to compromise their perceived public image, more like.
>> They may as well ban him for drinking alcohol and/or coffee as well.
>
> Exactly. Nothing more. I'm sure many Kellogg employees smoke a little weed
> once in a while, but as long as the law says "no", a company that markets to
> a lot of children is going to be very concerned about image. Drinking
> alcohol is not any better, but it is legal.
>
> If you read Phelps's contract, it probably has a clause in there about drugs
> and what he can and cannot do. May even had a clause about overusing alcohol
> too. He screwed up. Yep, strictly an image thing. While it may not
> bother you or me, it does bother them.

more likely a general 'moral turpitude' or something along the lines of
'bringing shame to the honorable kellog's name.'

your pal,
blake

On Feb 6, 8:32*pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> merryb wrote:
>
> On Feb 6, 3:57 pm, PeterL > wrote:
>
>
>
> > merryb > wrote in news:0212019e-e8ed-4fc3-936e-
> > :
>
> > > On Feb 6, 12:53 pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
> > >> On Feb 6, 2:49 pm, merryb > wrote:
>
> > >> > I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael Phelps.
> > >> > He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
> > >> > was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance his
> > >> > performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities. I
> > >> > guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
> > >> > Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
> > >> > OT...Do any of you agree with me?
>
> > >> Nope. And Kellogg's, or any other company, certainly has a right to
> > >> have endorsements from people they think are good examples. Nobody
> > >> needs to do marijuana. He may be young, but he was old enough to know
> > >> better. The suspension from swimming competition for 3 months will
> > >> hurt him more.
>
> > >> Good for Kellogg's. I'm glad there are still outfits out there who
> > >> are not willing to compromise.
>
> > >> N.
>
> > > Geez, have you ever even tried it?
>
> > No. It's an illegal substance.
>
> > > Do you drink?
>
> > Yes. Your point?
>
> > > Take any prescription
> > > drugs?
>
> > Yes. Your point?
>
> > Both 'drink' and 'prescription drugs' are *legal* substances.
>
> > Marijuana is an *illegal* substance.
>
> > Can you see the difference??
>
> > --
> > Peter Lucas
> > Brisbane
> > Australia
>
> > Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.
>
> > Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Can you see I was talking to Nancy?
> --------------------
>
> GM replies:
>
> merry, a piece of friendly advice:
>
> Please don't waste your time responding to "Lucas". *A number of folks here
> have not only him killfiled, but also killfilethose who regularly respond to
> him or "engage" him ("Omelet" and "Wayne Boatwright" are two of these...)...
> Not responding to him cuts down *considerably* on the high "signal/noise
> ratio" that he and his "fans" plague this group with.
>
> :-)
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

Thanks, Greg- His arrogance was ****ing me off...

On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 14:40:31 -0800 (PST), merryb >
wrote:

>> GM replies:
>>
>> merry, a piece of friendly advice:
>>
>> Please don't waste your time responding to "Lucas". *A number of folks here
>> have not only him killfiled, but also killfilethose who regularly respond to
>> him or "engage" him ("Omelet" and "Wayne Boatwright" are two of these...)..
>> Not responding to him cuts down *considerably* on the high "signal/noise
>> ratio" that he and his "fans" plague this group with.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> --
>> Best
>> Greg
>
>Thanks, Greg- His arrogance was ****ing me off...

Do you have a kill file, merryb?


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

merryb > wrote in news:44e0b9be-cd53-4893-a554-
:

> On Feb 6, 8:32*pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>> merryb wrote:
>>

>>
>> Please don't waste your time responding to "Lucas". *A number of folks
> here
>> have not only him killfiled, but also killfilethose who regularly
respond
> to
>> him or "engage" him ("Omelet" and "Wayne Boatwright" are two of
these...)
> ..
>> Not responding to him cuts down *considerably* on the high
"signal/noise
>> ratio" that he and his "fans" plague this group with.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> --
>> Best
>> Greg
>
> Thanks, Greg- His arrogance was ****ing me off...



ROFLMAO!!!!

***
(READ) Oh my Lordy!! Someone is disagreeing with my idiotic stance, and I
just *don't* like it!! How can I get rid of him? I know, I'll listen to
the sage (ObFood) advice of rfc's best known moron, troll, and shit-
stirrer!!
***


Thanks for that merryb........ you've just proven that you've lost the
argument.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 00:03:41 +0000 (UTC), PeterL wrote:

> merryb > wrote in news:44e0b9be-cd53-4893-a554-
> :
>
>> On Feb 6, 8:32*pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>>> merryb wrote:
>>>
>
>>>
>>> Please don't waste your time responding to "Lucas". *A number of folks
>> here
>>> have not only him killfiled, but also killfilethose who regularly
> respond
>> to
>>> him or "engage" him ("Omelet" and "Wayne Boatwright" are two of
> these...)
>> ..
>>> Not responding to him cuts down *considerably* on the high
> "signal/noise
>>> ratio" that he and his "fans" plague this group with.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best
>>> Greg
>>
>> Thanks, Greg- His arrogance was ****ing me off...
>
> ROFLMAO!!!!
>
> ***
> (READ) Oh my Lordy!! Someone is disagreeing with my idiotic stance, and I
> just *don't* like it!! How can I get rid of him? I know, I'll listen to
> the sage (ObFood) advice of rfc's best known moron, troll, and shit-
> stirrer!!
> ***
>
> Thanks for that merryb........ you've just proven that you've lost the
> argument.

there's not a whole lot of argument here about whether you're an arrogant
asshole or not.

blake

On Feb 8, 2:59*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 14:40:31 -0800 (PST), merryb >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >> GM replies:
>
> >> merry, a piece of friendly advice:
>
> >> Please don't waste your time responding to "Lucas". *A number of folks here
> >> have not only him killfiled, but also killfilethose who regularly respond to
> >> him or "engage" him ("Omelet" and "Wayne Boatwright" are two of these....)..
> >> Not responding to him cuts down *considerably* on the high "signal/noise
> >> ratio" that he and his "fans" plague this group with.
>
> >> :-)
>
> >> --
> >> Best
> >> Greg
>
> >Thanks, Greg- His arrogance was ****ing me off...
>
> Do you have a kill file, merryb?
>
> --
> I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
> interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
>
> Mae West- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

No, I like to decide if I want to read it or not. I'm just not going
to respond to him. He seems to have tiny dick syndrome- wonder if he
has one of those huge trucks...

On Feb 6, 3:37*pm, merryb > wrote:
> On Feb 6, 12:53*pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 6, 2:49 pm, merryb > wrote:
>
> > > I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael Phelps.
> > > He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
> > > was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance his
> > > performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities. I
> > > guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
> > > Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
> > > OT...Do any of you agree with me?
>
> > Nope. *And Kellogg's, or any other company, certainly has a right to
> > have endorsements from people they think are good examples. *Nobody
> > needs to do marijuana. *He may be young, but he was old enough to know
> > better. *The suspension from swimming competition for 3 months will
> > hurt him more.
>
> > Good for Kellogg's. *I'm glad there are still outfits out there who
> > are not willing to compromise.
>
> > N.
>
> Geez, have you ever even tried it? Do you drink? Take any prescription
> drugs?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I haven't taken a huge chunk of change to have an endorsement
contract. You're statement isn't relevant to the issue at hand.

N.

merryb wrote:

On Feb 6, 8:32 pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> merryb wrote:
>
> On Feb 6, 3:57 pm, PeterL > wrote:
>
>
>
> > merryb > wrote in news:0212019e-e8ed-4fc3-936e-
> > :
>
> > > On Feb 6, 12:53 pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
> > >> On Feb 6, 2:49 pm, merryb > wrote:
>
> > >> > I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael
Phelps.
> > >> > He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
> > >> > was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance
his
> > >> > performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities.
I
> > >> > guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
> > >> > Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
> > >> > OT...Do any of you agree with me?
>
> > >> Nope. And Kellogg's, or any other company, certainly has a right to
> > >> have endorsements from people they think are good examples. Nobody
> > >> needs to do marijuana. He may be young, but he was old enough to know
> > >> better. The suspension from swimming competition for 3 months will
> > >> hurt him more.
>
> > >> Good for Kellogg's. I'm glad there are still outfits out there who
> > >> are not willing to compromise.
>
> > >> N.
>
> > > Geez, have you ever even tried it?
>
> > No. It's an illegal substance.
>
> > > Do you drink?
>
> > Yes. Your point?
>
> > > Take any prescription
> > > drugs?
>
> > Yes. Your point?
>
> > Both 'drink' and 'prescription drugs' are *legal* substances.
>
> > Marijuana is an *illegal* substance.
>
> > Can you see the difference??
>
> > --
> > Peter Lucas
> > Brisbane
> > Australia
>
> > Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.
>
> > Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Can you see I was talking to Nancy?
> --------------------
>
> GM replies:
>
> merry, a piece of friendly advice:
>
> Please don't waste your time responding to "Lucas". A number of folks here
> have not only him killfiled, but also killfilethose who regularly respond
to
> him or "engage" him ("Omelet" and "Wayne Boatwright" are two of
these...)..
> Not responding to him cuts down *considerably* on the high "signal/noise
> ratio" that he and his "fans" plague this group with.
>
> :-)
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

Thanks, Greg- His arrogance was ****ing me off...
--------------

GM replies:

Thank you, merry, you are a good gal and you did a smart move.

:-)

I think Lucas in his many "permutations" - plus his trollerizing "friends"
he's brought in from the Australian groups - number at least 150 entries in
my killfile over the past winter. Who needs all that noise...???

I do some trolling, too, but I'm not dragging in *many* score of my
"followers" from my other groups to disrupt this joint...


--
Best
Greg

blake murphy wrote:

> On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 12:53:30 -0800 (PST), Nancy2 wrote:
>
> > On Feb 6, 2:49 pm, merryb > wrote:
> >> I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael Phelps.
> >> He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
> >> was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance his
> >> performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities. I
> >> guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
> >> Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
> >> OT...Do any of you agree with me?
> >
> > Nope. And Kellogg's, or any other company, certainly has a right to
> > have endorsements from people they think are good examples. Nobody
> > needs to do marijuana. He may be young, but he was old enough to know
> > better. The suspension from swimming competition for 3 months will
> > hurt him more.
> >
> > Good for Kellogg's. I'm glad there are still outfits out there who
> > are not willing to compromise.
> >
> > N.
>
> to my mind, it's more craven fear of a bunch of yahoos. it's not like he
> robbed a gas station.


Or owned a bank or a mortgage company or an investment firm...I mean Phelph
has *nothing* on old Mr. Potter.


--
Best
Greg

In article >,
says...
>
> blake murphy >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
> > On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:24:54 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> blake murphy > wrote:
> >>
> >>> more likely a general 'moral turpitude' or something along the
> >>> lines of 'bringing shame to the honorable kellog's name.'
> >>
> >> I remembered some weirdness about Kellogg, so I did a look at Google:
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg
> >>
> >> Dr. Kellogg believed in abstinence from alcohol and tobacco, and
> >> vegetarianism. He thought your insides should be clean. His
> >> favorite was a machine that instilled several gallons of water in a
> >> series of enemas. He believed that everything should be done to
> >> prevent masturbation, including mutilation and pain. He was married
> >> for forty years but never had sex with his wife. They raised forty
> >> children, and adopted several of them.
> >
> > i vaguely knew that he was a kook. food faddism is not a new thing in
> > the u.s. (or elsewhere, for that matter).
>
> There are kooks in every facet of society in every country. The one that
> cracks me up the most is the founder of the Boy Scouts. The hypocritical
> associations that take on a holier than thou attitude are the ones that
> **** me off. It's why I rejected organized religion when I was 14.
>
> Take a gander a Robert Baden Powell as an example:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...al_orientation
>
> Michael

That would make Mr. Baden-Powell a pederast.

I pretty much rejected organized religion at the age of 8. Went through
the motions even made the confirmation but knew it was all bovine
effluent. I even told the priest doing the confirmation interviews that
I really didn't believe any of it. So much for that.

And I did have to be paid off to make that confirmation because it
probably would have killed my holier than thou grandfather if I didn't
do it.

Then of course my father has let the accusation slip into conversations
at least once a year that "You never believed in God." That's right dad,
I didn't.

Buddy of mine's son told the nun in his 3rd grade class that religion
was bullshit. Got bounced out of the Catholic school for that one.

And he did it at the age of 8. Good for you James.

You know its weird but most of my friends tend to be atheists. It isn't
as though we were friends because of that, but for other reasons. It's
just over time we came to the same conclusions.