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Ahoy comrades, what government rations should we shove down the gullets of our subjugated peasants today?

Head coaches are a crapshoot regardless of where they come from. I don't see the CFL as that different than picking a coach from college. Marv Levy was a CFL coach. I just want to make sure we hire a coach that can command respect. Great football minds have amounted to nothing if they can't focus the team.

Life of Pi is the type of oscar favorite that makes people hate the oscars.

So Kentucky really stole that game last night. Really bulls*** call.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 02:00 AM) From the perspective of teaching for 4 years in a couple of "inner city" high schools, the first thought that came to mind was of many of the single mothers out there struggling with the workload of having 2-3 jobs and also having to take care of kids... I'll never forget one of my students who said his mother never cooked anything for him and there was never even any food in the house, she just came home, shut the bedroom door and had sex with her boyfriend and ignored her kids after she got home around 8-10 p.m. at night, with the kids having no supervision from 3 pm until that time. What do you think unsupervised kids will eat? What's the average nutritional level of meals served in daycare centers that serve mostly lower middle class or poor parents? Just not having the energy, and perhaps some of it is knowledge about cooking/nutrition...some of it is ease of access and price/s of healthier fruits and vegetables, there are a ton of factors. I also think of how many of my former students had jobs involved in the fast food industry itself...and how many often ate there, because of ease/availability/cost issues. On a personal level, I have an absolutely atrocious diet. I drink 2-3 sodas per day. My cholesterol level is on the borderline of being a bit dangerous. My father died of a heart attack at only age 63...but I'm too lazy to change my diet or cook for myself. On the other hand, I usually walk or play badminton or do something physical every week, and I've never been above 190 pounds at 6 feet tall, so I keep telling myself I can put off making diet and nutrition changes to the time when I'm 50 years old or so (just like smokers think they can stop smoking at any time and reverse 75% of the damage)...that I can change eventually when I have no choice. Perhaps part of it is the idea at some future point I can go on cholesterol medication and that will take care of the problem. And the fact that I exercise quite a bit, enough to where I at least sort of believe it's keeping me "healthy enough." You should really tackle the cholesterol problem now, it's very hard to reduce.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 10:21 PM) Excuse shack, he hasn't hit on enough secretaries today. White people don't rationalize well without enough office spankings and layoffs. Great second sentence!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 10:15 PM) Not sure why you spend so much time here amongst me and the others harboring all the disgusting stereotypes than out on the tough streets of Lincoln Park with all your brethren in the soup kitchens. I don't live in Lincoln Park, but I appreciate that you use stereotypes in all aspects of your life. Congrats. At least you are consistent.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 10:06 PM) You are condescending to just about everyone, and trust me, I'm not near alone in making this observation. And you didn't correct anyone. You may have a high level of understanding about certain things, but sports, and very obviously nutrition, are not among them. I assure you, that I would much rather be considered condescending by iamshack at soxtalk, then actually hold in my heart these disgusting stereotypes thrown out in this thread.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 10:05 PM) This is hilarious considering your stereotyping of white people. Show me where?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 08:57 PM) Honestly? Do you think all foods that have animal fats in them are bad? Do you realize that animal fats actually help you digest your food more easily, Mr Know-it-all? And how did our ancestors EVER MANAGE to stay healthy without knowing the caloric values of EVERYTHING they ate? How did they know when to stop eating? How did they not explode because they ate too much of that goat they slaughtered? GMAFB, Mr. Smarty pants...if EVER there was a person on soxtalk who was self-righteous, it was you. They weren't healthy. They starved. Oh, sorry, I shouldn't correct you for fear of being condescending. Why don't you tell me some large generalizations about how poor people are stupid and lazy, please. I wouldn't mean to offend you.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 08:39 PM) Government made meals for everyone!!! I love in a thread where people are confused that cheese is fattening and they don't need to count calories, they have the self will to moderate, are the same people saying everyone elses choices are so dumb! And that was my answer to all of this! Government meals! pat yourself on the back russ! Is there going to be a nice soxtalk meetup soon where we can all b**** about how we can't grab our secretaries asses, reverse-racism and how stupid and lazy poor people are? let me know!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 08:40 PM) They could certainly stop being stupid, show me where fast food for every meal is cheaper than shopping at the grocery? Show me these statistics, please. You tell those poor people You tell em! You should fix on down to those poor people and fix em straight!

So, the answer to solving the obesity epidemic is shouting at poor people to stop being stupid and decide to stop being poor. Can someone draft this up so I can send it to Congress?

self-righteousness, thy name is soxtalk.

Sorry I meant to say that cheese is high in calories and unless you are eating a cheese platter it's a relatively easy thing to minimize. Remove it from your burgers and burritos and that adds up over the years.

I don't understand why you all are so stupid and fat.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 07:53 PM) That's 0% on Brian Kelly. Flaws in the ND police procedures? Maybe. No charges filed though, so it would be a terrible precedent for a coach to suspend/boot a player when no charges are filed and the school took no administrative action. Mizzou suspended and eventually removed Mike Dixon from the basketball team for two rape accusations where no charges were filed. And I'm very glad they did that.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 06:54 PM) Frozen chicken breasts yes, the ones in the refrigerated meat section are like 2.89/lb. Check out the mindgrapes on this guy.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 06:47 PM) Five years ago, they didn't have salads at all. A quick salad when on the road or running out to grab something for lunch at the office wasn't an offered choice. This is untrue, mcdonalds has had salads since I was a child. They had a hardboiled egg in them. I remember them fondly.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 06:44 PM) You made the claim, you prove it. And tacos aren't exactly "healthy food." I can make you a healthy salad for less then 2 bucks (not that taco bell would be less than 2 bucks once you account for the food and travel). But yes, this is a dumb argument. At the end of the day in 99% of cases making your own food and having left overs is going to be cheaper than getting something pre-made or going out to eat. People choose to be lazy and spend more. I'm fine with that choice as well. It's 'merica dammit. I have a hard time believing anyone could prove going out will be cheaper than making your own fresh food short of someone taking value menu vs. canned goods.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 05:29 PM) I've read that sociopath and psychopath are pretty interchangeable terms. They are, one is just outmoded. Sociopath is not actually used anymore.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 06:29 PM) Heck all fast food places have salads now a days. With cheese and fried chicken, the best kind of salads for health.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 05:25 PM) It wasn't doubt that they exist but on what the impacts were. Time for google. In my completely anecdotal proof! When I lived in roscoe village I could take the bus 1 mile west to western ave to Jewel, or go to the corner store for another day. I sadly made that corner store trip too often. You get home from work, you don't want to do a 2 hour round trip.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 05:22 PM) There was a thought about "food deserts" in the US, urban areas that essentially have no grocery store and no access to fresh foods, but IIRC some research a year or two ago cast some doubt on that idea. There's a "time to prepare a meal" aspect, too. Making processed foods or picking up fast foods is quick and easy. Making a big meal from scratch, a little more difficult and requires more resources. I have a hard time believing it isn't true. South side sees far fewer grocery stores, and a lot more corner markets. They have some onions, tomatoes, eggs, etc. So they have "fressh food", but not quite equal.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 05:06 PM) Yeah, I don't own a scale...I don't care what I weigh..I gauge my health by how I feel, how I look, and how easy or hard my workouts are. For instance, this morning, I did a pretty intense plyo workout...usually this workout is somewhat stressful for me but not too bad if I am in good shape...but this morning, it was very difficult for me...I struggled to lower my heart rate and keep my breathing under control at times. This was a clear indicator that I have been slacking and need to lay off the pizza a bit and get more workouts in during the week. Americans are so obsessed with weight. It isn't about weight, folks. It's about eating healthy and exercising semi-regularly and being generally active. But that doesn't sell. What sells is results, and tangible results are weight loss. It's unfortunate, but true. As for your last point, I think it is all of the above. I have all the health care access I need, but I cannot tell you the last time I used it, other than to pick up a z-pack or something when I had a cold. Additionally, the stress does add quite a bit, like you mentioned, and there are probably larger instances of smoking and drinking habitually among those at lower income levels. But I do think it is a combination of everything. While a lot of this is true, weight does matter at some point. And it doesn't come down to working out, people need to count how much they are putting into their bodies. And by and large, when people do this they tend to make healthy choices. But to be healthy, cut down on red meat and meat in general per week. Cut down on cheese. Cut down on butter in prep. At that point you are doing good despite size.