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Johnny2X2X

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199. And the body processes all of it the same

Tue Aug 20, 2019, 03:19 PM

Aug 2019

It's shocking to learn that 100% fruit juice might not be healthy because the fiber has been removed. Sugar is sugar, once your body is addicted to it, even natural sugars can be harmful in excess.

Scientists determined if they got mice addicted to cocaine and sugar at the same time, they'd choose sugar over cocaine when they could only have 1.

Imagine being addicted to cocaine and everyday you walked past hundreds of signs for cocaine, everyday you were offered cocaine dozens of times a day and things you had to ingest you had to double check that cocaine wasn't in them. And in some cases things that you ate would have labels that lie about cocaine being in them or not. It would be impossible to stay clean. People are literally dying of sugar addiction. The country is in big trouble healthy wise.

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Any one notice the lack of tattoos in Woodstock crowd photos? [View all] Ernesto Aug 2019 OP

I notice how slim everyone was. cwydro Aug 2019 #1

Indeed. nt SunSeeker Aug 2019 #5

There was a lot more manual labor back then... Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #7

Well, no one in my family smoked. cwydro Aug 2019 #11

The Woodstock generation played HARD when they were kids. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #57

Forgive my ignorance but "Snatch the Bacon" sdfernando Aug 2019 #66

Two teams line up on different sides of a football field. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #71

When we played it in elementary school (WI) TheRealNorth Aug 2019 #178

A fun variant was playing it snorkeling at the pool. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #179

Smoked yes, but The_jackalope Aug 2019 #150

Less junk food then. Much smaller portions. And "screen time" was only TV/movies and highplainsdem Aug 2019 #16

Not just junk-food. Preserved food has way more additives nowadays. DetlefK Aug 2019 #129

Bingo it's SUGAR! Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #145

+1 A lot of processed/restaurant food tastes sickly sweet now. lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #190

And the body processes all of it the same Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #199

Sugar and starchy snacks Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #156

Thank god we never ate Doritos The_jackalope Aug 2019 #151

Smaller portions. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #206

In those days my girls' PE class finished up by running a mile Hortensis Aug 2019 #25

Yeah, we had to run too. cwydro Aug 2019 #27

Me too. Sure wasn't then. And what I'd do with all that stamina now! Hortensis Aug 2019 #49

In those awful MuseRider Aug 2019 #61

Ohmygosh. Those ugly blue jumpers. Us too. Hortensis Aug 2019 #81

We had white snap front rompers zeusdogmom Aug 2019 #84

I was remembering those snaps! First time in Hortensis Aug 2019 #88

Sorry to have drudged up old repressed memories zeusdogmom Aug 2019 #126

Lol. Guessing we would have killed for your girls'. Hortensis Aug 2019 #202

We had the snap romper but in light blue. n/t ChazII Aug 2019 #118

Probably just as ugly as the white ones. 😁 zeusdogmom Aug 2019 #125

The boys laughed at us MuseRider Aug 2019 #110

Yes. I couldn't wear royal blue for 2 decades after high school. stuffmatters Aug 2019 #201

Blue? Sounds much better than the eggplant-colored ones beveeheart Aug 2019 #135

Ewwww. MuseRider Aug 2019 #139

The running was fine, but those jumping jacks... dchill Aug 2019 #50

Oh, no kidding. Sorry. I was killer at double-Dutch jump rope Hortensis Aug 2019 #54

I'm sure you're right about mean PE teachers... dchill Aug 2019 #56

:) Remember mine as tanned, athletic drill sergeants Hortensis Aug 2019 #77

Let's not forget the straight legged situps... llmart Aug 2019 #109

My PE class in middle school did a mile run to finish each class. Blue_true Aug 2019 #82

:) Of course no one bothered. Getting sweaty, ruining your hair Hortensis Aug 2019 #85

PE class was a nightmare for me The Genealogist Aug 2019 #130

I believe it was pretty much the same at my high school. Hortensis Aug 2019 #140

I certainly hope so The Genealogist Aug 2019 #141

Junior-high PE class was pretty much a hell on earth. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #158

That sounds like high school PE to me. The Genealogist Aug 2019 #160

I got into running, martial arts, and weightlifting in high school. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #177

how bout the 'president's council on physical fitness' award... consider_this Aug 2019 #207

Fast food / junk food Iwasthere Aug 2019 #32

The Agriculture Lobby is to blame for today's diets (SUGAR) Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #152

Cigarette smoking. Can't see the cancer in the crowd but it's there. bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #33

Lol, so if we're not overweight - we have cancer? cwydro Aug 2019 #37

Lol! Cigarettes are good bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #42

I think our parents -- who got tattoos in WWII -- pounded into many of us it wasn't a good idea. Hoyt Aug 2019 #2

A Navy Chief who just advanced to become an Officer, and was my deck boss in '65, Submariner Aug 2019 #68

In 1969 I feel like everybody that I knew or saw that had a tattoo TeamPooka Aug 2019 #72

yep. that's how it was. spanone Aug 2019 #75

I was thinking wasn't that when bikers or greasers had the tattoos ? I forgot about military service lunasun Aug 2019 #80

Yes HockeyMom Aug 2019 #134

Or in the Joint ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #102

Many bikers were vets. Buzz cook Aug 2019 #113

My grandfather worked as a welder in the shipyards during World War II. hunter Aug 2019 #172

Hardly anybody had them then, partly because The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #3

That's funny because my mother thought everyone who had a tattoo blueinredohio Aug 2019 #99

In that era lapfog_1 Aug 2019 #4

Exactly. Back then tattoos were associated with bikers, criminals, or military personnel who'd highplainsdem Aug 2019 #23

hepatitis was a big one. that ink looked different when your skin turned yellow. mopinko Aug 2019 #52

No. But I notice the prevalence marybourg Aug 2019 #6

People weren't all trying to be cool all the time either. cwydro Aug 2019 #8

I'm playing the long game... lame54 Aug 2019 #14

Lol, my faves are some of the memes showing oldsters with their tats. cwydro Aug 2019 #30

Oh come on. In the 60's, plenty of people were trying to be cool. tinrobot Aug 2019 #101

And we have a winner misanthrope Aug 2019 #215

Some folks just can't pass up an opportunity Mariana Aug 2019 #216

People have always tried to be "cool". Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #105

Everyone grew their hair out because of a massive shortage of barbers, I guess. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #210

"Nice people" nocoincidences Aug 2019 #9

We were more into face painting, y'know? no_hypocrisy Aug 2019 #10

Yes. hlthe2b Aug 2019 #12

One thing about multiple tats, that many may not consider is littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #13

Interesting - have a link? I know the Red Cross won't accept blood donations if diva77 Aug 2019 #22

I don't have a link. littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #74

I don't know. Were you smarter? nt. Mariana Aug 2019 #15

Tattoos for women began in the 80's in my neck of the woods wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #17

that is called a "tramp stamp" rampartc Aug 2019 #131

There is nothing "stupid" about getting tats obamanut2012 Aug 2019 #18

FDR and Churchill both had tattoos (not in places where they'd be visible though) Spider Jerusalem Aug 2019 #20

Churchill had a tat? cwydro Aug 2019 #39

Here: Spider Jerusalem Aug 2019 #59

I don't know. When I see Daffy Duck on a bare leg I kind of think stupid. Vinca Aug 2019 #51

Roger Stone has a tattoo of Nixon on his back, which is really stupid. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #100

Don't forget the guy who got a Mitt Romney logo tattoo on his face. Not a rocket scientist. LOL. Vinca Aug 2019 #123

Otzi, the 5,300 year old iceman, had 61 tattoos. bluedigger Aug 2019 #19

He died of an arrow wound lunatica Aug 2019 #34

Getting shot on a glacier doesn't make you smart. bluedigger Aug 2019 #91

He was murdered! Don't blame the Iceman, he was running for his life. bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #36

Too soon. bluedigger Aug 2019 #90

Lol! Don't get me started on the dinosaurs! bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #92

Wasn't the location and design of tats a tribal thing then? Blue_true Aug 2019 #86

And, all you kids: get off my lawn! Fritz Walter Aug 2019 #21

There were a lot more mustaches then. maxsolomon Aug 2019 #24

I wore a mustache and beard during the early eighties. Blue_true Aug 2019 #87

No... they were just different in their own way, in their own era. demmiblue Aug 2019 #26

+10000 Celerity Aug 2019 #117

It was illegal in many places. virgogal Aug 2019 #28

tattoos.... quickesst Aug 2019 #29

This! Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #31

heh.... quickesst Aug 2019 #47

Well, I'm insulted! True Dough Aug 2019 #35

My oldest brother has a chest tattoo. Blue_true Aug 2019 #89

They probably had the brains to keep their tattoos if any not as apparent. LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #38

i worked with a psychiatrist at a government agency soryang Aug 2019 #40

Yeah, just because you're a psychiatrist doesn't mean you're not a fool. nolabear Aug 2019 #46

it was a thing back then to deny claims for PTSD as well. soryang Aug 2019 #94

Also notice the lack of cell phones? mikeysnot Aug 2019 #41

Back then you got a tattoo if you wanted to find out what hepatitis was really like jmowreader Aug 2019 #43

I am not into the tatoos everywhere generation. redstatebluegirl Aug 2019 #44

well I was only 5 or 6 then OriginalGeek Aug 2019 #45

Nothing dumb about tattoos. They're just body art. nolabear Aug 2019 #48

Less tattoos, more cigarettes. johnp3907 Aug 2019 #53

Just more aware of Impermanence delisen Aug 2019 #55

Smarter? Y'all voted for Reagan. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #58

Um. No we didn't. jkirch Aug 2019 #62

Boomer-age voters broke for Reagan in both 1980 and 1984. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #70

Boomer is not synonymous with Hippie. Our circle of 5 kids and appalachiablue Aug 2019 #83

The sixties generation powered Reagan to victory. Blue_true Aug 2019 #93

Some astounding claims appalachiablue Aug 2019 #96

and also avoiding Nam pstokely Aug 2019 #224

I'm a boomer and agree. Back in the day, we all hoped the revolution would come, but PatrickforO Aug 2019 #230

"Boomer is not synonymous with Hippie." WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #97

'Reagan Dems':"mostly white, socially conservative blue-collar"-None in my circle appalachiablue Aug 2019 #103

All sorts of people voted for Reagan! WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #104

54 percent of the voters aged 27 to 38 favor Mr. Reagan, while 37 percent back Walter F. Mondale. progressoid Aug 2019 #163

Not in my group as noted in #83, #103. In DC in 1980 I witnessed appalachiablue Aug 2019 #188

I've wondered, were many white boomers always racist or were the radicalized by 30 years pstokely Aug 2019 #225

All of the above. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #233

Boom Docreed2003 Aug 2019 #136

Well, more self-congratulatory at any rate. Codeine Aug 2019 #60

In my forties I got the tattoos I wanted to get in my 20's. Croney Aug 2019 #63

Three little birds... nice choice! demmiblue Aug 2019 #65

Yep! I sang it every morning for many years, rocking one grandkid after another. Croney Aug 2019 #67

A fitting tribute/remembrance. demmiblue Aug 2019 #69

So sweet. Never would have considered why three birds. PufPuf23 Aug 2019 #122

"Were we smarter back in those days?" Judgmental much? n/t elocs Aug 2019 #64

Tattoos seem to skip generations. fescuerescue Aug 2019 #73

Possible . Anecdotal but my dad was born in 1930. had a tattoo on each shoulder. me, none. Kurt V. Aug 2019 #76

those tattoos get stretched out pstokely Aug 2019 #226

I definitely don't like Tats. They just come off wrong to me. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #78

Tattoos are ugly. stopbush Aug 2019 #79

Especially as people age. They look even sadder then. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #95

A lot of people around here have tattoos. I always imagine what they'll look like stopbush Aug 2019 #106

Fortunately for them, the technology of tattoo removal has advanced considerably. Blue_true Aug 2019 #111

My grandfather had some Retrograde Aug 2019 #112

They can get them touched up as they age, most don't. Blue_true Aug 2019 #114

Some are ugly. Some are astonishingly beautiful. Codeine Aug 2019 #115

I knew a guy in Key West. Middle aged guy, so proud of his back tat he took his shirt off to show me cwydro Aug 2019 #143

Jeeeeeebus. Codeine Aug 2019 #147

Oh god. You know i think there WAS a plane in the tat. cwydro Aug 2019 #155

So are polo shirts, golf shorts, and moustaches. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #142

Yes, but one can take those off. stopbush Aug 2019 #144

And yet everyone at country club seems ill-disposed to that idea. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #146

I wouldn't know. I think golf is a stupid endeavor and I don't hang out at stopbush Aug 2019 #154

Uh-huh. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #159

Judgmental much? meadowlander Aug 2019 #191

I have never really understood the tattoo phenomenon. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #98

That picture you use as your avatar. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #198

I'm a "live and let live" guy. I don't care what people do with themselves. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #205

My tats are little notes to myself like 'Remember Sammy Jankis' mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #107

Do you have amnesia? xmas74 Aug 2019 #169

I guess I told you already about my condition ... BTW, do you know where to find John G? nt mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #171

I can't believe no one else picked this up. xmas74 Aug 2019 #174

Definitely in my all-time top 10 ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #176

I'll bet their names would be a lot different, too. kskiska Aug 2019 #108

oh please Celerity Aug 2019 #116

Sandra Bullock, Caroline Kennedy, Helen Mirren and Dolly Parton all have tattoos Niagara Aug 2019 #119

This is a whole new level of dumb. flvegan Aug 2019 #120

Do tattoos sag with the skin as a person ages? That would look pretty weird if you were tripping. jalan48 Aug 2019 #121

Welllllll.......... madamesilverspurs Aug 2019 #208

LOL, I know how the sagging goes. I'm glad I didn't get one. jalan48 Aug 2019 #222

Tattoos are a recent phenomenon... kentuck Aug 2019 #124

I think it runs in cycles maxrandb Aug 2019 #127

yeah they werent big then..started happening when I was in college in the mid 70s samnsara Aug 2019 #128

No, it was just that there were simpler ways to look unconventional back then JHB Aug 2019 #132

Interesting... kentuck Aug 2019 #133

I think that's the wrong take JHB Aug 2019 #157

The punk rockers were certainly different from the rednecks... kentuck Aug 2019 #186

You don't put a bumper sticker on a Bentley Cartoonist Aug 2019 #137

More of a shopping cart dent on a Codeine Aug 2019 #149

Mine is more like spinning rims on a garbage truck. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #195

"We were smarter back in those days?" Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #138

I like it now Cuthbert Allgood Aug 2019 #148

Fuck yeah. Codeine Aug 2019 #153

No, I Notice RobinA Aug 2019 #161

People don't get hepatitis from tattoos anymore. Codeine Aug 2019 #165

Fun facts: Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #194

Glad To Hear RobinA Aug 2019 #219

You would urge others to not get transfusions or hemodialysis at medical facilities? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #221

I'm thinking tattoos are an expression of emotion rather than a measure of intelligence. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #162

My kids and their friends have tattoos. They are STELLAR human beings. nolabear Aug 2019 #164

I have 2. xmas74 Aug 2019 #170

I've thought about it for years. nolabear Aug 2019 #180

Start small but meaningful xmas74 Aug 2019 #181

Actually there's an artist-Walter Inglis Anderson nolabear Aug 2019 #183

Talk to the artist. xmas74 Aug 2019 #184

My best advice Niagara Aug 2019 #211

Thank you! That's excellent advice. nolabear Aug 2019 #213

You're welcome, Nolabear Niagara Aug 2019 #223

but where? pstokely Aug 2019 #227

The placement? xmas74 Aug 2019 #234

I am pleased that... Tracer Aug 2019 #166

I am pleased that... Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #218

For real. a la izquierda Aug 2019 #232

... progressoid Aug 2019 #167

I've never been called dumb xmas74 Aug 2019 #168

Well, now you have. Mariana Aug 2019 #185

I used to be in the National Honors Society. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #196

Same xmas74 Aug 2019 #214

What a dickish thing to say Beaverhausen Aug 2019 #173

Also, in some circumstance, racist. meadowlander Aug 2019 #192

No, but I noticed the lack of grooming Polybius Aug 2019 #175

So, I'm stupid for owning my skin and displaying what I choose to, where I choose to? AtheistCrusader Aug 2019 #182

Not a single person under 30 noticed the tattoos, but they're still wondering Snake Plissken Aug 2019 #187

Hardy-fuckin-har Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #193

Yes we were. lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #189

"Kids with tattoos are dumb" Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #197

+1 obamanut2012 Aug 2019 #204

When i was growing up tatoos were for the armed forces, bikers, people in jail and polynesians applegrove Aug 2019 #200

Long hair n beads were identifiers randr Aug 2019 #203

I honestly don't understand tattoos. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #209

"I do try hard not to be judgmental ..." Mariana Aug 2019 #217

Never thought about it, back in the day. madamesilverspurs Aug 2019 #212

It just wasn't the trend then. You could be 'radical' just by having long hair. bloom Aug 2019 #220

Back then only sailors got tattoos that I can recall. Liberty Belle Aug 2019 #228

They didn't need them. The long hair was enough to sufficiently upset their parents. :p NCLefty Aug 2019 #229

They were pretty hideous then. alphafemale Aug 2019 #231

Tattoos were for the guys in the service lillypaddle Aug 2019 #235

A Different Time Democat13 Aug 2019 #236

I have No Regerts about getting my tattoo. n/t zackymilly Aug 2019 #237