tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post3858950523238690178..comments2023-11-05T02:49:49.453-08:00Comments on 40 going on 28: More uninformed bullshit opinions about the Happy Meal thing and other nutritional topicsTKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-74375189645496097502010-12-17T08:55:12.933-08:002010-12-17T08:55:12.933-08:00Agree with your assertion of the lack of evidence ...Agree with your assertion of the lack of evidence that toys influence the purchase. I have kids. No kid I know says, "please take me to McD to get the HM because I want that cheap-ass cardboard put-together thingy of the despereaux castle (actually another company's gimmick). The unresearched opinion as to why the toys are there in the first place, from experience, is to keep the hyperactive little critter in his chair long enough to woof down something - anything - while you are on the road eating that crap in the first place while on that long drive to see the in-laws. The toy is a helpful and useful occupational tool.DrFeelgoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483555196380449482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-23891612990469271822010-12-16T17:23:14.577-08:002010-12-16T17:23:14.577-08:00204, jesus is 6'4" your circumference?204, jesus is 6'4" your circumference?mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997571668153485443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-33636546558589293112010-12-15T12:33:08.094-08:002010-12-15T12:33:08.094-08:00Are "Austin, Madison, and Boulder" on th...Are "Austin, Madison, and Boulder" on the most popular baby names of 2010 list?Dusty Modernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484325109542371080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-59164895585333558542010-12-14T15:22:27.002-08:002010-12-14T15:22:27.002-08:00Oh yeah, CSPI. Those are the killjoys that pick a...Oh yeah, CSPI. Those are the killjoys that pick a cuisine every few months and tell us we can't eat it. "No Chinese! No Italian! No popcorn at the movies!"<br /><br />Their bigger message is correct, of course, but they have such a hamhanded way of going about it that it gets lost.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-91492949829586785252010-12-14T14:41:12.492-08:002010-12-14T14:41:12.492-08:00The problem is surely that parents actually listen...The problem is surely that parents actually listen to what their kids say they want to eat instead of just making them eat spinach and cod liver oil and raw oats like they should. Oh yes, this non-parent has so many parenting tips.<br /><br />On ridiculous nutrition news, my old office used to get Nutrition Action Newsletter. They would compare, on their back page, a food that was surprisingly good for you with a food that seemed okay but was really made of fat-injected shrimp or something. But it devolved into something that was obviously great vs. something that obviously sucked. Big surprise: Fresh kale is good for you! Eight Big Macs in a blender with fat-injected shrimp, not so much! <a href="http://www.cspinet.org/nah/foodporn/december2010.html" rel="nofollow">This month</a> is a classic. I'm currently having a breakfast of bulgar with almonds and raisins, but I'll go to my day job and see what the cooks can add to a pork belly banh mi to make it even more fattening, so it all works out. <br /><br />On a side side note, I feel your wife's pain. I just read a translation blog entry all about misplaced apostrophes. The French think that putting strange punctuation in a French word somehow makes it English. As a translator, this just confirms my job security...Tamagosanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583066213197379712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-75308845217397309652010-12-14T13:03:01.844-08:002010-12-14T13:03:01.844-08:00Squid Pro Quo said exaclty what I was thinking. I...Squid Pro Quo said exaclty what I was thinking. I don't think removing the toy will change whether or not a parent buys the meal for the kid, but it will probably put a stop to the kid begging the parent to buy it for the toy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-61534248751306764962010-12-14T12:42:40.347-08:002010-12-14T12:42:40.347-08:00If you say "all of the sudden" do you al...If you say "all of the sudden" do you also say "One at the time"?<br />A friend of mine uses the latter, not sure about the former.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290007262493008922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-74013886232747804882010-12-14T12:28:19.830-08:002010-12-14T12:28:19.830-08:00The logical fallacy you've described here is b...The logical fallacy you've described here is best characterized by the quote "We must do something! This is something, therefor we must do it!"<br /><br />It's really not that difference to the TSA security-by-fiat approach.Colin Liebermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551011771863556851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-20641764477697121602010-12-13T20:58:52.120-08:002010-12-13T20:58:52.120-08:00It's a big deal to me too :) Glad you change...It's a big deal to me too :) Glad you changed it! Now I can read it in peace.bluemonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363395633403926086noreply@blogger.com