Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
couple of nights ago (locally).

It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
of the last century.

It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment

"1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.

Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."

I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
there is no alum mixed in with my flour.

Jill

On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 4:53:15 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>
> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
> couple of nights ago (locally).
>
> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
> and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
> of the last century.
>
> It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>
> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>
> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
> make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
>
> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
> profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
> methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
> effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>
> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
>
> Jill
>
I missed the first 10 or 15 minutes of it but it was definitely eye opening!
Quite an interesting program and simply appalling the number of people who
wanted to silence him. It's a wonder anyone lived to adulthood with the
stuff they put in food.

On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:53:08 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>couple of nights ago (locally).
>
>It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
>and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
>of the last century.
>
>It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
>added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>
>https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>
>"1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
>make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
>
>Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
>regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
>adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
>profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
>methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
>effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>
>I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
>there is no alum mixed in with my flour.

And who knows how many things they still add to food today that will
be considered harmful in 10 years. Profit before sheeple... I mean
people, indeed.

On 1/30/2020 6:29 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 4:53:15 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>> couple of nights ago (locally).
>>
>> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
>> and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
>> of the last century.
>>
>> It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
>> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>>
>> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>>
>> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
>> make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
>>
>> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
>> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
>> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
>> profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
>> methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
>> effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>>
>> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
>> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
>>
>> Jill
>>
> I missed the first 10 or 15 minutes of it but it was definitely eye opening!
> Quite an interesting program and simply appalling the number of people who
> wanted to silence him. It's a wonder anyone lived to adulthood with the
> stuff they put in food.
>
He persevered! Everyone wanted to silence him. This stuff is *bad* for
you. Why won't you realize that? Huge industry and government lobbys,
yes, even back in 1900.

Jill

On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:32:44 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/30/2020 6:29 PM, wrote:
>> On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 4:53:15 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>>> couple of nights ago (locally).
>>>
>>> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
>>> and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
>>> of the last century.
>>>
>>> It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
>>> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>>>
>>> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>>>
>>> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
>>> make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
>>>
>>> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
>>> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
>>> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
>>> profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
>>> methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
>>> effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>>>
>>> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
>>> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> I missed the first 10 or 15 minutes of it but it was definitely eye opening!
>> Quite an interesting program and simply appalling the number of people who
>> wanted to silence him. It's a wonder anyone lived to adulthood with the
>> stuff they put in food.
>>
>He persevered! Everyone wanted to silence him.

The poor man must have felt exactly like I feel in RFC!

Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:53:08 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>> couple of nights ago (locally).
>>
>> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
>> and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
>> of the last century.
>>
>> It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
>> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>>
>> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>>
>> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
>> make food safer for consumers €€� and his work still echoes on today.
>>
>> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
>> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
>> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
>> profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
>> methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
>> effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>>
>> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
>> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
>
> And who knows how many things they still add to food today that will
> be considered harmful in 10 years. Profit before sheeple... I mean
> people, indeed.
>

Indeed Fruce. I've heard that wonder bread contains toe nail
clipping, bat guano, and shavings from wooden shoe factories. Also
floor sweepings from crotch barbers in noo yawk.

Fortunately, we don't import much food from australia.

Sorry you have to eat that kind of shit.



All organic. Non gmo.

Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:32:44 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/30/2020 6:29 PM, wrote:
>>> On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 4:53:15 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>>>> couple of nights ago (locally).
>>>>
>>>> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
>>>> and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
>>>> of the last century.
>>>>
>>>> It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
>>>> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>>>>
>>>> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
>>>> make food safer for consumers €€� and his work still echoes on today.
>>>>
>>>> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
>>>> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
>>>> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
>>>> profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
>>>> methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
>>>> effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>>>>
>>>> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
>>>> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>> I missed the first 10 or 15 minutes of it but it was definitely eye opening!
>>> Quite an interesting program and simply appalling the number of people who
>>> wanted to silence him. It's a wonder anyone lived to adulthood with the
>>> stuff they put in food.
>>>
>> He persevered! Everyone wanted to silence him.
>
> The poor man must have felt exactly like I feel in RFC!
>

I never thought about your feelings Fruce. Sorry.

I must have shit square in your face a thousand times, but maybe I
shouldn't have simply assumed you were as big an asshole as you
portray.

On 1/30/2020 5:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"?Â* Just aired a
> couple of nights ago (locally).
>
> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
> and food labelling.Â* Trying to promote safe food.Â* Back around the turn
> of the last century.
>
> It was extremely interesting.Â* Also alarming what sort of things were
> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>
> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>
>
> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
> make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
>
> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
> profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
> methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
> effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>
> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
>
> Jill
Did not see it but will keep an eye out for it when they repeat. It was
on at 3 AM today.

On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 4:53:15 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
> couple of nights ago (locally).
>
> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
> and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
> of the last century.
>
> It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>
> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>
> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
> make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
>
> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
> profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
> methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
> effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>
> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
>
> Jill

Pretty ridiculous when the ****ing rich Capitalists were feeding U.S. when no one was LOOKING! Corn syrup and a hunk of honeycomb to pass as honey? Anything to save a BUCK! :-( Canned Meat to our Military that was rotting AND laced with toxins?

Regulation help prevent that kind of Capitalist cock suckerdom!

John Kuthe...

On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:11:11 PM UTC-6, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> Regulation help prevent that kind of Capitalist cock suckerdom!
>
> John Kuthe...
>
You mean the Pure Food and Drug Act?

On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:51:53 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:11:11 PM UTC-6, John Kuthe wrote:
> >
> > Regulation help prevent that kind of Capitalist cock suckerdom!
> >
> > John Kuthe...
> >
> You mean the Pure Food and Drug Act?

Yep! And all the rest that led up to it!

Someone had to call the Evil Capitalists out!

John Kuthe...

On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 5:32:48 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/30/2020 6:29 PM, wrote:
> > On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 4:53:15 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
> >> couple of nights ago (locally).
> >>
> >> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
> >> and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
> >> of the last century.
> >>
> >> It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
> >> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
> >>
> >> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
> >>
> >> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
> >> make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
> >>
> >> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
> >> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
> >> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
> >> profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
> >> methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
> >> effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
> >>
> >> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
> >> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> > I missed the first 10 or 15 minutes of it but it was definitely eye opening!
> > Quite an interesting program and simply appalling the number of people who
> > wanted to silence him. It's a wonder anyone lived to adulthood with the
> > stuff they put in food.
> >
> He persevered! Everyone wanted to silence him. This stuff is *bad* for
> you. Why won't you realize that? Huge industry and government lobbys,
> yes, even back in 1900.
>
> Jill

The history of most governmental/industrial crapola follows the money! Always did and always will unless PREVENTED.

John Kuthe...

On 1/30/2020 10:05 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 1/30/2020 5:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"?Â* Just aired
>> a couple of nights ago (locally).
>>
>> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
>> and food labelling.Â* Trying to promote safe food.Â* Back around the
>> turn of the last century.
>>
>> It was extremely interesting.Â* Also alarming what sort of things were
>> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>>
>> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>>
>>
>> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to
>> help make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
>>
>> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
>> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
>> adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to
>> put profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists
>> began methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing
>> the effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>>
>> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and
>> know there is no alum mixed in with my flour.
>>
>> Jill
> Did not see it but will keep an eye out for it when they repeat.Â* It was
> on at 3 AM today.

Formaldehyde added to milk as a "preservative". Alum added to flour.
He set out to find out what people were actually eating and *publicize*.
Create labeling laws. Fascinating food history.

Jill

On 2020 Jan 30, , Sqwertz wrote
(in article >):

> That was a good watch. It's the first time I've sat through almost
> 2 hours of any program (with only a couple 10 minute breaks).
> Usually I don't watch anything I can't control with my full=featured
> remote, but I had to compromise and Chromecasted this one to the 32"
> TV. I haven't been in a movie theater for 29 years.
>
> Somebody suggested we go see "Imitation of Christ" new years day at
> the museum. It started at 11:AM and ended at 9:45PM. Yeah, no.

First, for Jill, we did see €œThe Poison Squad€� and enjoyed it. I never
heard of the guy.
Second, if the Ken Burns documentary on €œCountry Music€� is ever
concatenated, you can watch sixteen hours straight. Its spectacular,
outstanding, superlative, and in eight, two hour segments for the time
being. I liked it a lot!
Someday, the media may start giving out awards to pat each other on the
back. If they ever do, they should give €œCountry Music€� a , lets call
it, Leo.

leo

On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 02:33:03 -0800, Leo >
wrote:

>On 2020 Jan 30, , Sqwertz wrote
>(in article >):
>
>> That was a good watch. It's the first time I've sat through almost
>> 2 hours of any program (with only a couple 10 minute breaks).
>> Usually I don't watch anything I can't control with my full=featured
>> remote, but I had to compromise and Chromecasted this one to the 32"
>> TV. I haven't been in a movie theater for 29 years.
>>
>> Somebody suggested we go see "Imitation of Christ" new years day at
>> the museum. It started at 11:AM and ended at 9:45PM. Yeah, no.
>
>First, for Jill, we did see €œThe Poison Squad€� and enjoyed it. I never
>heard of the guy.
>Second, if the Ken Burns documentary on €œCountry Music€� is ever
>concatenated, you can watch sixteen hours straight. Its spectacular,
>outstanding, superlative, and in eight, two hour segments for the time
>being. I liked it a lot!
>Someday, the media may start giving out awards to pat each other on the
>back. If they ever do, they should give €œCountry Music€� a , lets call
>it, Leo.

I've seen Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary and his Dust Bowl
documentary. Both were very good, although I don't know which one was
more depressing. I'm now downloading his Country Music documentary,
even though I'm country music intolerant. There's always FF when they
start to sing.

On 2020 Jan 31, , Bruce wrote
(in >):

> I've seen Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary and his Dust Bowl
> documentary. Both were very good, although I don't know which one was
> more depressing. I'm now downloading his Country Music documentary,
> even though I'm country music intolerant. There's always FF when they
> start to sing.

Youll love it! If for nothing else, youll love Peter Coyotes
narration. Its the best thing that Ken Burns has ever done. I thought
that €œLewis and Clark€� was. Burns bested himself by a mile. Pay
attention to the banjo in Episode 3. Nobody can pick that fast.
Or listen to €œFoggy Mountain Breakdown€� by Flatt and Scruggs just once,
or watch €œBonnie and Clyde€�. Yowza!

leo

On 1/31/2020 5:33 AM, Leo wrote:
> On 2020 Jan 30, , Sqwertz wrote
> (in article >):
>
>> That was a good watch. It's the first time I've sat through almost
>> 2 hours of any program (with only a couple 10 minute breaks).
>> Usually I don't watch anything I can't control with my full=featured
>> remote, but I had to compromise and Chromecasted this one to the 32"
>> TV. I haven't been in a movie theater for 29 years.
>>
>> Somebody suggested we go see "Imitation of Christ" new years day at
>> the museum. It started at 11:AM and ended at 9:45PM. Yeah, no.
>
> First, for Jill, we did see €œThe Poison Squad€� and enjoyed it. I never
> heard of the guy.

I never heard of the guy before, either. But apparently he was onto
something. Test what people are eating.

> Second, if the Ken Burns documentary on €œCountry Music€� is ever
> concatenated, you can watch sixteen hours straight. Its spectacular,
> outstanding, superlative, and in eight, two hour segments for the time
> being. I liked it a lot!

I'm thrilled you liked "Country Music". I do love Ken Burns'
documentaries. The Civil War was great. Country Music, not so much.
They started promoting it last Summer. It's coming up. It's coming up.
It's arrived. Couldn't get me to watch more than an hour of it. Now
rerunning.

I'd rather watch The Antiques Roadshow. And "Finding Your Roots".
"History Detectives."

> Someday, the media may start giving out awards to pat each other on the
> back. If they ever do, they should give €œCountry Music€� a , lets call
> it, Leo.
>
Oh, one of those heavy pats on the back? You got it!

Jill

On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 03:17:38 -0800, Leo >
wrote:

>On 2020 Jan 31, , Bruce wrote
>(in >):
>
>> I've seen Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary and his Dust Bowl
>> documentary. Both were very good, although I don't know which one was
>> more depressing. I'm now downloading his Country Music documentary,
>> even though I'm country music intolerant. There's always FF when they
>> start to sing.
>
>Youll love it! If for nothing else, youll love Peter Coyotes
>narration. Its the best thing that Ken Burns has ever done. I thought
>that €œLewis and Clark€� was. Burns bested himself by a mile. Pay
>attention to the banjo in Episode 3. Nobody can pick that fast.
>Or listen to €œFoggy Mountain Breakdown€� by Flatt and Scruggs just once,
>or watch €œBonnie and Clyde€�. Yowza!

I like banjo playing retards like in that movie. I also like Bill
Monroe music. I'd call that blue grass or something. The term "country
music" makes me think of Christians in checkered shirts.

On 1/31/2020 12:18 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:53:08 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>> couple of nights ago (locally).
>
> That was a good watch. It's the first time I've sat through almost
> 2 hours of any program (with only a couple 10 minute breaks).
> Usually I don't watch anything I can't control with my full=featured
> remote, but I had to compromise and Chromecasted this one to the 32"
> TV. I haven't been in a movie theater for 29 years.
>
> Somebody suggested we go see "Imitation of Christ" new years day at
> the museum. It started at 11:AM and ended at 9:45PM. Yeah, no.
>
> -sw
>
Wow. Harvey is a hero. A 19th Century Bruce. I know things were not
good years ago but had no idea it was that bad. Harvey really knew how
to kick ass though and got things done. Everyone should watch it to
better understand what we take for granted today. Without Harvey it
would have taken decades to get close to where we are.

I wanted to Chromecast it but it said "source not supported" so it was
either sit at the desk or use the laptop in the recliner. Probably
could have ran a wire to the TV.

On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 12:10:04 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>
> I'm thrilled you liked "Country Music". I do love Ken Burns'
> documentaries. The Civil War was great. Country Music, not so much.
> They started promoting it last Summer. It's coming up. It's coming up.
> It's arrived. Couldn't get me to watch more than an hour of it. Now
> rerunning.
>
I think the first hour or so of giving a background on how country started
and progressed was a little tedious. But then it picked up in the following
episodes.

When the Carter family was invited to the Grand Ole' Opry Chet Atkins was
playing with them. Whoever was doing the inviting told them to leave him
behind and the Carters said "if Chester can't come and play then we ain't
coming either." I thought that was a hoot!
>
> I'd rather watch The Antiques Roadshow. And "Finding Your Roots".
> "History Detectives."
>
I'm soooo sick of "Finding Your Roots" I haven't watched it in well over a
year. Frankly, I don't care about Whoopi Goldberg's family history or any-
one else they delve into their background. "History Detectives" is great
and "Antiques Roadshow" is alright but two hours of it pushes my limit.
>
By the way, have you seen the new Sunday night series, at least it's on
Sunday night here, "Vienna Blood"?? It's in the Masterpiece Theater vein
and I think it's quite good.

On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:41:29 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> Wow. Harvey is a hero. A 19th Century Bruce. I know things were not
> good years ago but had no idea it was that bad. Harvey really knew how
> to kick ass though and got things done. Everyone should watch it to
> better understand what we take for granted today. Without Harvey it
> would have taken decades to get close to where we are.
>
Another show PBS aired a couple of years ago but has never repeated was
"The Poisoner's Handbook." THAT was reeeeeeeally good!

On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 4:00:46 PM UTC-6, graham wrote:
>
> I've been watching "Howard's End" but they don't seem to teach diction
> at English drama academies any longer so I miss some of the dialogue. I
> watched the first 2 episodes of "Sanditon" but can't be bothered to
> watch any more.
>
I caught "Howard's End" last year on one of my Encore channels so have not
watched it on my local PBS station. "Sanditon" just didn't appeal to me
so I didn't even bother watching a snippet.

"Vienna Blood" is filmed in Vienna if I'm not mistaken and some of the
actors are Viennese. They said what is spoken and how it is spoken is
not how they would talk in Vienna if it were not English produced. I
thought that somewhat interesting. Oh, this program is set in 1906 if
I remember correctly. Pictures of Franz Joseph are in the police station
and of course the period dress is a good giveaway.

On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:25:18 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:53:08 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>> couple of nights ago (locally).
>
>The actual documentary is at:
>
>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexp.../poison-squad/
>
>It's 1:51:00 long.

I downloaded it. It was geoblocked, so I had to pretend to be
American.

On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 4:57:25 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:25:18 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:53:08 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
> >> couple of nights ago (locally).
> >
> >The actual documentary is at:
> >
> >https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexp.../poison-squad/
> >
> >It's 1:51:00 long.
>
> I downloaded it. It was geoblocked, so I had to pretend to be
> American.
>
It's interesting for sure. Once you watch it you'll have a plethora of
items to whine about the USA and how awful we are. Your tongue will be
worn out constantly 'tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk-ing.'

On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:08:41 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:41:29 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> Wow. Harvey is a hero. A 19th Century Bruce. I know things were not
>> good years ago but had no idea it was that bad. Harvey really knew how
>> to kick ass though and got things done. Everyone should watch it to
>> better understand what we take for granted today. Without Harvey it
>> would have taken decades to get close to where we are.
>>
>Another show PBS aired a couple of years ago but has never repeated was
>"The Poisoner's Handbook." THAT was reeeeeeeally good!

This one?
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2_2862CFxA>

On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:05:48 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 4:57:25 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:25:18 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:53:08 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> >> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>> >> couple of nights ago (locally).
>> >
>> >The actual documentary is at:
>> >
>> >https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexp.../poison-squad/
>> >
>> >It's 1:51:00 long.
>>
>> I downloaded it. It was geoblocked, so I had to pretend to be
>> American.
>>
>It's interesting for sure. Once you watch it you'll have a plethora of
>items to whine about the USA and how awful we are. Your tongue will be
>worn out constantly 'tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk-ing.'

It's not just the USA. It's the whole world. It just seems like I'm
going on against the USA because I'm mainly talking to Americans here,
and about American brands. What's the relevance of listing Australian
ingredients when the only other Australian here is Jebus?

On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 5:07:36 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:08:41 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
> >Another show PBS aired a couple of years ago but has never repeated was
> >"The Poisoner's Handbook." THAT was reeeeeeeally good!
>
> This one?
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2_2862CFxA>
>
I'm pretty sure that's the one as I don't think there's another "Handbook"
video.

Thanks!

On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 5:36:25 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 1/31/2020 4:08 PM, wrote:
> >
> > Another show PBS aired a couple of years ago but has never repeated was
> > "The Poisoner's Handbook." THAT was reeeeeeeally good!
> >
> Lots of fun stuff. Arsenic in wallpaper, for example:
>
> https://crosscut.com/2010/09/arsenic-victorians-secret
>
> Jill
>
That stuff seemed to be rather popular in cosmetics. EEK!

wrote:
....
> Another show PBS aired a couple of years ago but has never repeated was
> "The Poisoner's Handbook." THAT was reeeeeeeally good!

it was!


songbird

On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:42:09 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:05:48 -0800 (PST),
>wrote:
>
>> On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 4:57:25 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:25:18 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:53:08 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
>>>>> couple of nights ago (locally).
>>>>
>>>>The actual documentary is at:
>>>>
>>>>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexp.../poison-squad/
>>>>
>>>>It's 1:51:00 long.
>>>
>>> I downloaded it. It was geoblocked, so I had to pretend to be
>>> American.
>
>You watched it. You didn't download it.

I didn't watch it yet. I downloaded it to watch it later.

>> It's interesting for sure. Once you watch it you'll have a plethora of
>> items to whine about the USA and how awful we are. Your tongue will be
>> worn out constantly 'tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk-ing.'
>
>They don't have a USDA down under. They only act on food safety at
>the urging OF the USDA. In 90% of the cases, they wait for us to
>declare something inedible, then they pass law after we do all the
>legwork. They rarely do any research of their own (unless it roo
>meat), they just milk the efforts of the USDA and the EU.

Maybe, I have no idea.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
> couple of nights ago (locally).
>
> It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests and
> food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn of the
> last century.
>
> It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
> added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.
>
> https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment
>
> "1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
> make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.
>
> Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
> regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and adding
> substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put profits
> before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began methodically
> testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the effects of these
> dangerous compounds to the government and public."
>
> I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
> there is no alum mixed in with my flour.

I didn't see it but read a book about food history so know what they used to
add to food.

On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 23:31:43 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

> The best way to stream videos is VIA an HDMI cable out to your TV,
> and set your TV as a second monitor (or external monitor on a
> laptop). Use your wireless mouse as the remote.

That's the solution that I came up with too. I also use a wireless
keyboard (Microsoft) that connects via the same USB receiver as the
mouse (also MS), thus freeing up a USB port on a machine that only has
two.
--
Bob
The people your parents warned you about

--
Bob
St Francis would have done better to preach to the cats

On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 6:35:24 AM UTC-5, Opinicus wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 23:31:43 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> > The best way to stream videos is VIA an HDMI cable out to your TV,
> > and set your TV as a second monitor (or external monitor on a
> > laptop). Use your wireless mouse as the remote.
>
> That's the solution that I came up with too. I also use a wireless
> keyboard (Microsoft) that connects via the same USB receiver as the
> mouse (also MS), thus freeing up a USB port on a machine that only has
> two.

My smart TV seems to handle all the streaming for me. Before
that it was my $80 DVD player. Before that it was an Apple TV.

If there's any contention about what to stream (and there never
really is, because I'm always happy to read while he watches TV),
there's a PC in the home office with a 40" monitor.

Cindy Hamilton

Bruce wrote:
>
> What's the relevance of listing Australian
> ingredients when the only other Australian here is Jebus?

You forgot one and maybe even two.

On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 11:50:32 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> What's the relevance of listing Australian
>> ingredients when the only other Australian here is Jebus?
>
>You forgot one and maybe even two.

Who?

On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 Gary wrote:
>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> What's the relevance of listing Australian
>> ingredients when the only other Australian here is Jebus?
>
>You forgot one and maybe even two.

WTF are Aussie ingredients... dehy koala? There's no such thing as
Aussie ingredients, there are ZERO native Aussie crops... even
kiwifruit is a Jap transplant. The national Aussie ingredient is
skunky brewski, AKA Kangaroo ****.

On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:30:04 -0500, wrote:

>On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 Gary wrote:
>>Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> What's the relevance of listing Australian
>>> ingredients when the only other Australian here is Jebus?
>>
>>You forgot one and maybe even two.
>
>WTF are Aussie ingredients... dehy koala? There's no such thing as
>Aussie ingredients, there are ZERO native Aussie crops... even
>kiwifruit is a Jap transplant. The national Aussie ingredient is
>skunky brewski, AKA Kangaroo ****.

Macadamia?

But anyway, you know what I mean. Australian ingredients are
ingredients in Australian food items: Australian canned soup,
Australian breakfast cereal, Australian prefab lasagne. All irrelevant
to list here, because there are hardly any Australians here.

On Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:39:15 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:30:04 -0500, wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 Gary wrote:
>>>Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What's the relevance of listing Australian
>>>> ingredients when the only other Australian here is Jebus?
>>>
>>>You forgot one and maybe even two.
>>
>>WTF are Aussie ingredients... dehy koala? There's no such thing as
>>Aussie ingredients, there are ZERO native Aussie crops... even
>>kiwifruit is a Jap transplant. The national Aussie ingredient is
>>skunky brewski, AKA Kangaroo ****.
>
>Macadamia?
>
>But anyway, you know what I mean. Australian ingredients are
>ingredients in Australian food items: Australian canned soup,
>Australian breakfast cereal, Australian prefab lasagne. All irrelevant
>to list here, because there are hardly any Australians here.

There are no recipes for macadamia nuts, I don't even like them, those
oily thingies have no flavor of their own the are like eating Crisco.

On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 20:18:11 -0500, wrote:

>On Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:39:15 +1100, Bruce >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:30:04 -0500, wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 Gary wrote:
>>>>
>>>>You forgot one and maybe even two.
>>>
>>>WTF are Aussie ingredients... dehy koala? There's no such thing as
>>>Aussie ingredients, there are ZERO native Aussie crops... even
>>>kiwifruit is a Jap transplant. The national Aussie ingredient is
>>>skunky brewski, AKA Kangaroo ****.
>>
>>Macadamia?
>>
>>But anyway, you know what I mean. Australian ingredients are
>>ingredients in Australian food items: Australian canned soup,
>>Australian breakfast cereal, Australian prefab lasagne. All irrelevant
>>to list here, because there are hardly any Australians here.
>
>There are no recipes for macadamia nuts, I don't even like them, those
>oily thingies have no flavor of their own the are like eating Crisco.

They're nice when you roll them in bacon.

wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:39:15 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:30:04 -0500, wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 Gary wrote:
>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the relevance of listing Australian
>>>>> ingredients when the only other Australian here is Jebus?
>>>>
>>>> You forgot one and maybe even two.
>>>
>>> WTF are Aussie ingredients... dehy koala? There's no such thing as
>>> Aussie ingredients, there are ZERO native Aussie crops... even
>>> kiwifruit is a Jap transplant. The national Aussie ingredient is
>>> skunky brewski, AKA Kangaroo ****.
>>
>> Macadamia?
>>
>> But anyway, you know what I mean. Australian ingredients are
>> ingredients in Australian food items: Australian canned soup,
>> Australian breakfast cereal, Australian prefab lasagne. All irrelevant
>> to list here, because there are hardly any Australians here.
>
> There are no recipes for macadamia nuts, I don't even like them, those
> oily thingies have no flavor of their own the are like eating Crisco.
>

Right Popeye, yoose use them for butt plugs.