Seriously???? They are pulling out the race card over NY banning
supersized drinks????



http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...oda-ban-racist

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:02:16 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> Seriously???? They are pulling out the race card over NY banning
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> supersized drinks????
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Now if they banned 40s of Colt 45...
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> http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...oda-ban-racist

--Bryan

On Jan 23, 1:20*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:02:16 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> > Seriously???? They are pulling out the race card over NY banning
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> > supersized drinks????
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> Now if they banned 40s of Colt 45...
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> >http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...ew-york-s-supe...
>
> --Bryan

and Old English 800.

On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:02:16 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

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> Seriously???? They are pulling out the race card over NY banning
> supersized drinks????
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> http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...oda-ban-racist

Maybe movies theaters should bring back intermission so people can go
to the snack bar for another drink without missing anything.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:42:24 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:02:16 -0500, Dave Smith
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> > Seriously???? They are pulling out the race card over NY banning
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> > supersized drinks????
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> > http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...oda-ban-racist
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> Maybe movies theaters should bring back intermission so people can go
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> to the snack bar for another drink without missing anything.
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I agree, but the theaters have obviously concluded that they make more money
having no intermissions because so many folks prioritize stuffing their maws
over seeing the movie in its entirety. The only movie I saw in theater last
year was The Hobbit, and I found it quite disappointing, more so than the Lord
of the Rings movies. The last good movie I saw in a theater was the final
Harry Potter movie. Anyone who hasn't seen those should get the first one on
DVD from the library or a cheap rental store. Another movie that I watched
recently for maybe the 5th or 6th time is A Midsummer Night's Dream with
Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Kline, Callista Flockhart and Stanley Tucci. Just
magical.

--Bryan

Dave Smith wrote:
> Seriously???? They are pulling out the race card over NY banning
> supersized drinks????
>
> http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...oda-ban-racist

IMHO, we elect politicians so we don't have to figure out every issue
for ourselves - we have an obseity epidemic in our country and if Mike
Bloomberg thinks this is a reasonable way to attack the problem, I'm
willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

The race card is ridiculous - I suspect obesity is also worse among
lower economic classes and there is, unfortunately, a connection between
race and economic class, and besides, if you're not going to target the
people who have the problem, what's the point?

As far as I'm concerned, they can ban soda altogether - useless stuff,
IMHO.

I remember, when our oldest was very young, around six months or a year,
we started giving him watered down fruit juice because we thought it was
good for him and he drank it more than plain water. It turned out to
have the opposite effect of soda - he drank it so much that he didn't
eat as much, and he actually lost weight at a time when he should have
been gaining it. Our pediatrician read us the riot act - my point:
sugar water is a thing that messes with the human body in bad ways. I
avoid it, and I also avoid fruit juice for the same reason unless it's
freshly squeezed and, even then, I have it only rarely.

Rant over.

-S-

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 7:22:38 PM UTC-6, Steve Freides wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > Seriously???? They are pulling out the race card over NY banning
>
> > supersized drinks????
>
> >
>
> > http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...oda-ban-racist
>
>
>
> IMHO, we elect politicians so we don't have to figure out every issue
>
> for ourselves - we have an obseity epidemic in our country and if Mike
>
> Bloomberg thinks this is a reasonable way to attack the problem, I'm
>
> willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
>
>
>
> The race card is ridiculous - I suspect obesity is also worse among
>
> lower economic classes and there is, unfortunately, a connection between
>
> race and economic class, and besides, if you're not going to target the
>
> people who have the problem, what's the point?
>
>
>
> As far as I'm concerned, they can ban soda altogether - useless stuff,
>
> IMHO.
>
>
>
> I remember, when our oldest was very young, around six months or a year,
>
> we started giving him watered down fruit juice because we thought it was
>
> good for him and he drank it more than plain water. It turned out to
>
> have the opposite effect of soda - he drank it so much that he didn't
>
> eat as much, and he actually lost weight at a time when he should have
>
> been gaining it. Our pediatrician read us the riot act - my point:
>
> sugar water is a thing that messes with the human body in bad ways.

I juice oranges for my wife and son, but they are both thin. Amazingly, my son
turned down the offer of me squeezing him OJ. I made some for my wife this
morning, and I got all the refuse fiber, both from the basket, and the insides
of the peels. I am a glutton for fiber. Unfortunately, I can be a glutton for
less beneficial things too.

> I avoid it, and I also avoid fruit juice for the same reason unless it's
>
> freshly squeezed and, even then, I have it only rarely.
>
Non-fresh squeezed juice is a thing of the past in this house. Juice should
never be a staple in the first place. It is a treat. I think of all high
carbohydrate foods as treats. We had pasta free lasagna tonight, and my wife
said, *quote*, "I don't think I've ever had fourths." Her fourth serving
wasn't a small one either. Plus, we had olives with it.

My son's pediatrician told us when he was a baby that kids don't need juice,
and that it just makes them fat. We haven't stuck to that strictly, but
my preadolescent son has a pretty well defined 6-pack.
>
> -S-

--Bryan

On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:22:38 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> IMHO, we elect politicians so we don't have to figure out every issue
> for ourselves

We might as well, considering how little time they spend in Washington
actually *working* in session.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Seriously???? They are pulling out the race card over NY banning
> supersized drinks????
>
> http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...oda-ban-racist

Dave, it's New York City. What makes you think
they wouldn't pull the race card?

sf wrote:

> Maybe movies theaters should bring back intermission so people can go
> to the snack bar for another drink without missing anything.

So it's not only in Italy! I hated it when they removed the intermission,
it's the main reason why I stopped going to movie theaters for 10-12 years.
The only exception, and the reason why I resumed going to the movies, is a
cinema 10 miles from here whose property also owns the nearby bar: they DO
have the intermission, a good 15 minutes to spend at the bar snacking and
drinking
--
"Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole"
Anthelme Brillat Savarin