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Offline beet1e

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« on: February 13, 2005, 08:23:37 AM »
Oh my Cod... I watched this on DVD last night.  I'm still recovering. Too ill to talk about it right now. Carry on without me.

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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2005, 08:47:59 AM »
You hungry for some fries?...



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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2005, 08:50:17 AM »
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Oh my Cod... I watched this on DVD last night.  I'm still recovering. Too ill to talk about it right now. Carry on without me.

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I haven't eaten any fast foods since watching that.  Lunch now takes an hour though.  Then I enjoy a siesta on some days.  :D

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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2005, 09:20:06 AM »
Mmm... siesta. The wonderful time between breakfast and bedtime. Best part of the day!

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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2005, 09:53:50 AM »
fastfood is the downfall of the West.
War on Drugs ...bull****.
Let's go to War on McDonalds.

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« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2005, 10:24:57 AM »
Soso Whaley experimented (and documented) eating only McDonalds food, but choose healthier menu items, like salads at lunch, not getting the larger sizes of portions etc..

She ate McD's for 60 days, not just 30 like the dummy.  She lost 18 pounds and her Cholesterol went down 40 points.

But, again, it required making better choices of what to eat and how much.

Of course, not being as sensationalistic, not many news organizations covered it.

So, you can either be easily swayed by listening without thinking, or you can actually engage the brain, question and consider.

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« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2005, 10:27:20 AM »
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So, you can either be easily swayed by listening without thinking, or you can actually engage the brain, question and consider.


What? Show personal reponsibility? [shudder]
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« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2005, 10:29:02 AM »
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What? Show personal reponsibility? [shudder]


LOL these days that almost unethical
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« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2005, 10:36:36 AM »
gotta go get some burgers a nd fries, ill read all this later and post something worthwhile once ive discovered the thread topic
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« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2005, 11:41:41 AM »
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LOL these days that almost unethical


of course it is. most people are irresponsible by nature.

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« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2005, 12:25:57 PM »
I hope they Ban the Big Mac and close the Golden Gate Bridge.

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« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2005, 12:31:18 PM »
biz news:::

in a effort to back away from the stigma of "fast food", McDonalds has said they will now take 20 min to serve your order.

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« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2005, 12:35:07 PM »
Gee, another protect us from ourselves situation. People cannot be counted on to make responsible decisions for themselves therefor government must decide for them. Fortunately there won't be people in government so it can't make any bad decisions. :rolleyes:
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« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2005, 12:55:44 PM »
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Oh my Cod... I watched this on DVD last night.  I'm still recovering. Too ill to talk about it right now. Carry on without me.

:(


While you recover over your serving of bangers and mash, minced meat and clotted cream, suck down that English dishblood pudding and that is "Oh so  yummy."

Is it pig blood, pig liver and lard?

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« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2005, 01:02:22 PM »
Dago,

Morgan Spurlock's experiment was different. He had to choose every menu item, and had to take the "supersize" option wherever/whenever it was offered.  So he had to have those awful looking dessert items, and he mentioned that the supersize soda drink was 42oz - well over a litre, containing the equivalent of about 21 teaspoons of sugar.

eek, I'm feeling ill again. :(