Calorie Intake

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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JC Der Koenig said:

My students tend to say that...

What do you teach?

High school mathematics.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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Bob (this one) said:

Quoted message said:

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> The best and most nutritional diet for any organism consists of VARIETY!

Um - what? The vast majority of critters on this planet have either
very limited or completely restricted food sources. Everything from a
flea to a blue whale contradicts your assertion.

And you think that reality has anything to do with theoretical
nutrition? Jeez... What if everybody thought like that?

No, seriously...

Pastorio

So, what would y'all suggest we "limit" our diets to as a single food
product? Might save us all on our grocery bills.

<smirk>

If you had to eat just one food, I'd go with eggs. You'd probably get
scurvy though.

--
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

My students tend to say that...

What do you teach?

Did you not read what he said? He said "students." He teaches students.

Jeez.

No, seriously...

Pastorio

JC Der Koenig said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

My students tend to say that...

What do you teach?

High school mathematics.

Who asked you? Here I was getting Om up in the air with a wonderfully
witty riposte - I said "students" - and you come along and ruin it.

See if I ever bail you out again.

No, seriously...

Pastorio

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob (this one) said:

Quoted message said:

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> The best and most nutritional diet for any organism consists of VARIETY!

Um - what? The vast majority of critters on this planet have either
very limited or completely restricted food sources. Everything from a
flea to a blue whale contradicts your assertion.

And you think that reality has anything to do with theoretical
nutrition? Jeez... What if everybody thought like that?

No, seriously...

Pastorio

So, what would y'all suggest we "limit" our diets to as a single food
product? Might save us all on our grocery bills.

<smirk>

Wipe the smirk off - I didn't, nor would, suggest limiting human diets
to a single food. I just took issue with the blatantly inaccurate "any
organism" generalisation.

Though I've always though that food stamps, or their equivalent, should
ONLY be redeemable for the blandest, most stultifyingly nutritious food
available - basically Purina People Chow. I doubt it would be low-carb,
and don't care.

KeS

Quoted message said:

Though I've always though that food stamps, or their equivalent, should
ONLY be redeemable for the blandest, most stultifyingly nutritious food
available - basically Purina People Chow. I doubt it would be low-carb,
and don't care.

KeS

Obviously you have never had to be on food stamps.

Tori

--
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Bonnie- 03/20/02 "Mommy look a cloud worm is eating the care bears"
349.5/315.5/135

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JC Der Koenig said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

My students tend to say that...

What do you teach?

High school mathematics.

Ah......
Now it all makes sense. ;-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Luna said:

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob (this one) said:

[email hidden] wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>> The best and most nutritional diet for any organism consists of
>> VARIETY!
>
> Um - what? The vast majority of critters on this planet have either
> very limited or completely restricted food sources. Everything from a
> flea to a blue whale contradicts your assertion.

And you think that reality has anything to do with theoretical
nutrition? Jeez... What if everybody thought like that?

No, seriously...

Pastorio

So, what would y'all suggest we "limit" our diets to as a single food
product? Might save us all on our grocery bills.

<smirk>

If you had to eat just one food, I'd go with eggs. You'd probably get
scurvy though.

Indeed! Eggs, providing you eat the yolks, are a pretty complete food.

Then there is that African tribe that lives primarily off of blood mixed
with milk.

I wonder if and how they get Vitamin C?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob (this one) said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

My students tend to say that...

What do you teach?

Did you not read what he said? He said "students." He teaches students.

Jeez.

No, seriously...

Pastorio

<shmack!!!>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Kevin Stevens said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob (this one) said:

[email hidden] wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>> The best and most nutritional diet for any organism consists of
>> VARIETY!
>
> Um - what? The vast majority of critters on this planet have either
> very limited or completely restricted food sources. Everything from a
> flea to a blue whale contradicts your assertion.

And you think that reality has anything to do with theoretical
nutrition? Jeez... What if everybody thought like that?

No, seriously...

Pastorio

So, what would y'all suggest we "limit" our diets to as a single food
product? Might save us all on our grocery bills.

<smirk>

Wipe the smirk off - I didn't, nor would, suggest limiting human diets
to a single food. I just took issue with the blatantly inaccurate "any
organism" generalisation.

Ok, let's say, for most land animals in the Phylum "vertibrata".
That way you eliminate most of the parasites...

Quoted message said:

Though I've always though that food stamps, or their equivalent, should
ONLY be redeemable for the blandest, most stultifyingly nutritious food
available - basically Purina People Chow. I doubt it would be low-carb,
and don't care.

KeS

Soylent green anyone? ;-D
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Tori M said:

Quoted message said:

Though I've always though that food stamps, or their equivalent, should
ONLY be redeemable for the blandest, most stultifyingly nutritious food
available - basically Purina People Chow. I doubt it would be low-carb,
and don't care.

KeS

Obviously you have never had to be on food stamps.

Tori

Or dependant on food banks.......
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"Bob (this one)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

JC Der Koenig said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote:

>My students tend to say that...

What do you teach?

High school mathematics.

Who asked you? Here I was getting Om up in the air with a wonderfully
witty riposte - I said "students" - and you come along and ruin it.

See if I ever bail you out again.

Yes, I missed that one. Dammit.

JC Der Koenig said:

"Bob (this one)" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

JC Der Koenig said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote

>"JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>My students tend to say that...
>
>What do you teach?

High school mathematics.

Who asked you? Here I was getting Om up in the air with a wonderfully
witty riposte - I said "students" - and you come along and ruin it.

See if I ever bail you out again.

Yes, I missed that one. Dammit.

And you call yourself a mathematologist. Hmmmph. Likely story.

Pastorio

Tori M said:

Quoted message said:

Though I've always though that food stamps, or their equivalent, should
ONLY be redeemable for the blandest, most stultifyingly nutritious food
available - basically Purina People Chow. I doubt it would be low-carb,
and don't care.

KeS

Obviously you have never had to be on food stamps.

I haven't had to be, but the comment hit me pretty badly. As though
people should be indiscriminately punished for being poor, having a bad
patch or being unable to carry on as the poster would like them to.

Do unto others as you would have...

Pastorio

JC Der Koenig said:

Quoted message said:

High school mathematics.

I used to have dreams about solving differential equations by parts, now
it'll be nightmares.

--
No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes

Tori M said:

Quoted message said:

Though I've always though that food stamps, or their equivalent, should
ONLY be redeemable for the blandest, most stultifyingly nutritious food
available - basically Purina People Chow. I doubt it would be low-carb,
and don't care.

KeS

Obviously you have never had to be on food stamps.

Tori

Nobody "has" to be on food stamps. You always have alternatives, up to
and including dying in the gutter. Beyond that, you don't know [censored] about
me, so saying that is "obvious" is no more accurate than the statement
about a fixed diet being suboptimal for "all organisms".

KeS

Bob (this one) said:

Tori M said:

Quoted message said:

Though I've always though that food stamps, or their equivalent, should
ONLY be redeemable for the blandest, most stultifyingly nutritious food
available - basically Purina People Chow. I doubt it would be low-carb,
and don't care.

KeS

Obviously you have never had to be on food stamps.

I haven't had to be, but the comment hit me pretty badly. As though people
should be indiscriminately punished for being poor, having a bad patch or
being unable to carry on as the poster would like them to.

Giving people nutritous food is punishing them how, exactly?

Quoted message said:

Do unto others as you would have...

I always do.

KeS

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Kevin Stevens said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Bob (this one)" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> [email hidden] wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>
>>> The best and most nutritional diet for any organism consists of
>>> VARIETY!
>>
>> Um - what? The vast majority of critters on this planet have either
>> very limited or completely restricted food sources. Everything from a
>> flea to a blue whale contradicts your assertion.
>
> And you think that reality has anything to do with theoretical
> nutrition? Jeez... What if everybody thought like that?
>
> No, seriously...
>
> Pastorio

So, what would y'all suggest we "limit" our diets to as a single food
product? Might save us all on our grocery bills.

<smirk>

Wipe the smirk off - I didn't, nor would, suggest limiting human diets
to a single food. I just took issue with the blatantly inaccurate "any
organism" generalisation.

Ok, let's say, for most land animals in the Phylum "vertibrata".
That way you eliminate most of the parasites...

(laughing) Yes, and you've eliminated over 80% of the types of organisms,
and an overwhelming amount of the biomass. So you've gone from "any
organism" to "a small minority of organisms". Let me know when that
position of yours stabilizes, and we'll talk.

Even at that, the majority of your new selection have an extremely
restricted diet, omnivores are in a decided minority. Studies of grazers
on the African veldt, or your neighbors pasture, show decided and
dedicated specialization in food types among the herbivores. Many birds
have extremely specialized diets, and even physical variations to
accommodate them.

Why can't you just admit you scoped your original statement badly, and
move on?

KeS

Bob (this one) said:

JC Der Koenig said:

Quoted message said:

Yes, I missed that one. Dammit.

And you call yourself a mathematologist. Hmmmph. Likely story.

Pastorio

That's not what everyone else calls him ;-)

Marsha/Ohio

Marsha said:

Bob (this one) said:

JC Der Koenig said:

Yes, I missed that one. Dammit.

And you call yourself a mathematologist. Hmmmph. Likely story.

Pastorio

That's not what everyone else calls him ;-)

I've seen some of those words. Three of them melted one of the focals in
my tri-focals. I couldn't see any more of those words because my focal
melted.

Nothing worse than a melted focal. And I mean it.

Pastorio