Sounds like another thread in here
On Aug 5, 1:08 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
> “Orn, really, did you ever consider "worrying about your health can be
> bad for your health?", just a quote from the Slip” – SD
>
> Of course I have Slip. That is why I don’t worry about it!
>
> On Aug 4, 7:47 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Orn, really, did you ever consider "worrying about your health can be
> > bad for your health?", just a quote from the Slip.
>
> > On Aug 4, 9:43 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Well I eat pig all the time. Nothing like a good Pork Roast cooked to
> > > perfection, melt in your mouth savory flavor, mmmmm good.
> > > Thin sliced pork loin with breakfast is a great meal, the other white
> > > meat.
> > > Thick cut Pork Chops cooked in apple sauce gravy mmmmm better than
> > > good.
> > > Then there is that pig next door, well that's another story. lol
>
> > > On Aug 4, 8:54 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Bacon does taste very good…including salt and oil…and a little sweet
> > > > thrown in. I’m guessing it tastes even better with all of the manmade
> > > > chemicals added to it too. I remember eating a pound, cooked very
> > > > crisp for breakfast along with say, 6 eggs etc. It has been many many
> > > > years since I have eaten any pig at all.
>
> > > > On Aug 4, 4:57 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Well I certainly do enjoy a few pieces of thick sliced bacon on a
> > > > > Sunday morning with my eggs and whatever else I might fix up while I'm
> > > > > watching a Kevin Bacon movie. People just need to get control over
> > > > > their lives instead of acting like little children who don't really
> > > > > know what is good for them. The fat lady in the booth next to us
> > > > > orders tons of fattening food and then tops the order off with a Diet
> > > > > Coke. Have a laugh at that! I didn't get the diet soda part at all.
> > > > > I don't worry about weight much so I eat whatever I want most of the
> > > > > time. I like real foods and don't settle for imitation anything. I
> > > > > want real butter, ice cream, whole milk yogurt and free range eggs.
> > > > > Truth is if I feel I'm putting on some weight I'll cut down on the
> > > > > quantity and frequency while maintaining the quality. Some good
> > > > > exercise and I'm back to norm.
>
> > > > > On Aug 4, 2:57 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > As to profile 'wisdom' [similar to fortune cookie wisdom :-)], mine
> > > > > > includes the quotation: "Don't believe everything you think."...a
> > > > > > light indication of my Socratic method.
>
> > > > > > On Aug 4, 12:31 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > BB;
> > > > > > > Thanks again for the complimentary appraisal. I try not to take
> > > > > > > life
> > > > > > > too seriously though it seems that you have to some degree let
> > > > > > > someones
> > > > > > > seriousness rattle your senses. I think you would be surprised
> > > > > > > at the
> > > > > > > amount of humor that passes through the ranks here. Sometimes we
> > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > can become a bit intimidated by the commentary that appears
> > > > > > > to come across as authoritative but in all reality most often it
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > simply a matter of opinion combined with scientific fact. Even
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > brilliance of people like Stephen Hawkings gets challenged by peer
> > > > > > > perspectives and in one instance I know of Hawking came back with
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > new updated formulation that dispelled the doubts. This is where
> > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > are challenged, in the area of reinforcing your view, theory or
> > > > > > > idea
> > > > > > > even when encountered by doubt or ridicule. Either that or you
> > > > > > > could
> > > > > > > re-evaluate your view. A quote from my profile "I see the world
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > where I stand and have a strong desire to see it from where others
> > > > > > > stand so that I may challenge or reinforce my own view". It's
> > > > > > > easy
> > > > > > > to understand the world around us when it all revolves around our
> > > > > > > personal perspective. It is like those who still believe in
> > > > > > > ridiculous religious myths while the scientific facts show
> > > > > > > otherwise.
> > > > > > > While for some the Solar Eclipse is an auspicious event for
> > > > > > > others it
> > > > > > > is a sign of doom. In India pregnant women are not allowed
> > > > > > > outside
> > > > > > > because of a fear the child could be born with marks. A Chinese
> > > > > > > myth
> > > > > > > claims a heavenly dog is swallowing the sun and the people make
> > > > > > > loud
> > > > > > > noises to scare off the dog. Personally I think it is the sun
> > > > > > > experiencing a moment of macular degeneration. lol.
> > > > > > > All in all I think you should stick around, just weed out those
> > > > > > > obtuse
> > > > > > > to your way or level of thinking. Remember we have people in here
> > > > > > > that span the educational gamut, from HS drop outs to double
> > > > > > > PhD's.
> > > > > > > Then of course there is brilliance such as mine that is above and
> > > > > > > beyond even having a designation. Yeah right! lol
> > > > > > > Well I know for you it's a sin in here to get too wordy so I'll
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > to cut and run now, just to keep the peace.
> > > > > > > Chao! Sayonara! Adios!
>
> > > > > > > On Aug 4, 12:17 am, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > One thing I can say about you Slip is you are more fun than
> > > > > > > > most in
> > > > > > > > here. Ripping , yes, but at least more fun. You have a sense
> > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > humor. A rare and special gift it seems among these people.
> > > > > > > > So
> > > > > > > > many in here are simply pompus and arrogant, but you do that
> > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > humor! It is a nasty humor, but humor nonetheless, and I will
> > > > > > > > take
> > > > > > > > nasty humor over no humor at all any day. This is the most
> > > > > > > > humorless
> > > > > > > > room I have been in since jury duty, It is like you threw a
> > > > > > > > party at
> > > > > > > > the public library. This is a tough crowd.
>
> > > > > > > > It is like an academic morgue in here mostly. I have felt more
> > > > > > > > warmth
> > > > > > > > looking down at the fish on ice at the market. It is like
> > > > > > > > telling
> > > > > > > > jokes in a shark tank. You know I always thought that when a
> > > > > > > > person
> > > > > > > > achieved some wisdom, through knowledge and experience, they
> > > > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > become more "gentle" like a grandfather talking to a child.
> > > > > > > > No sir!
> > > > > > > > The more books you folks read the more blowhard you get. The
> > > > > > > > angle of
> > > > > > > > the snoot just changes.
>
> > > > > > > > You know what academics I admire? The poets. Only because
> > > > > > > > their
> > > > > > > > entire goal is to condense their idea down to its purest form.
> > > > > > > > They
> > > > > > > > spend all their time crossing out lines while you folks add
> > > > > > > > more and
> > > > > > > > plop some big words in for spice and a nice insult on top. The
> > > > > > > > poets
> > > > > > > > would rather find the perfect word to reduce the rest. Not
> > > > > > > > that I
> > > > > > > > like poetry. Hate most of it to be honest. I just like that
> > > > > > > > idea. I
> > > > > > > > only like one out of a hundred, but that one sure is powerful.
>
> > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 9:05 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > BB, now look what you have done, tsk tsk tsk.
> > > > > > > > > Now you are going to have to make amends by saying three Our
> > > > > > > > > Fathers,
> > > > > > > > > two Hail Marys, and five Sob's, but wait, that 's not all,
> > > > > > > > > you will
> > > > > > > > > also have to do 59 sit ups, that is if you can put a vacuum
> > > > > > > > > cleaner
> > > > > > > > > hose up your butt to suck in that belly fat far enough to
> > > > > > > > > pull it
> > > > > > > > > off. After that you will have to write a letter, in
> > > > > > > > > triplicate, to
> > > > > > > > > everyone about how sorry you are about derailing Orn's thread
> > > > > > > > > and IF
> > > > > > > > > that is not enough you are going to have to listen to 450
> > > > > > > > > hours
> > > > > > > > > straight of Billy Mays loud mouth, in your face commercials.
> > > > > > > > > I'm sure that Orn might reduce the infraction to a smidgen,
> > > > > > > > > after all
> > > > > > > > > he's not that bad of a mod.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 10:44 pm, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > I may have missed the point, but I had one. I am trying to
> > > > > > > > > > avoid
> > > > > > > > > > politics. Sorry to derail your thread. Carry on.
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 8:29 pm, ornamentalmind
> > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > If you read the article, you seem to have missed the
> > > > > > > > > > > point.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 8:23 pm, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > Can bacon be considered a necessary evil? Am I too
> > > > > > > > > > > > simple to be in
> > > > > > > > > > > > this group? I love bacon but I avoid it whenever I am
> > > > > > > > > > > > able.
> > > > > > > > > > > > But let me tell you, bacon adds flavor to certain
> > > > > > > > > > > > things like nobody's
> > > > > > > > > > > > business. Is it nobody's business? I don't know. I
> > > > > > > > > > > > think it should
> > > > > > > > > > > > be a personal choice. Is it basically bad for you? I
> > > > > > > > > > > > think it
> > > > > > > > > > > > probably is. Certainly not something you want to eat
> > > > > > > > > > > > everyday if your
> > > > > > > > > > > > goal is a really long life. Are there exceptions to
> > > > > > > > > > > > that? Probably
> > > > > > > > > > > > Do I want to live a really long life? Not really. But
> > > > > > > > > > > > ask me when I
> > > > > > > > > > > > am really close to the end. I might want to extend it.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Can't promise,
> > > > > > > > > > > > but maybe. If you told me it was the bacon, I might
> > > > > > > > > > > > have to accept
> > > > > > > > > > > > it. It sure was good.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > Is the goal of life to live long? Like 90
> > > > > > > > > > > > something? It doesn't
> > > > > > > > > > > > look that great to me, but being that life is the only
> > > > > > > > > > > > game in town,
> > > > > > > > > > > > it might be good enough. What if you sacrificed every
> > > > > > > > > > > > single really
> > > > > > > > > > > > good tasting, good feeling thing in life just to live
> > > > > > > > > > > > to 90? Was it
> > > > > > > > > > > > worth it? I don't think so.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 7:31 pm, ornamentalmind
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