Cutter wrote on Jul 4, 2017, 17:33:

Mr. Tact wrote on Jul 4, 2017, 16:06:

Cutter wrote on Jul 4, 2017, 15:59:

Mr. Tact wrote on Jul 4, 2017, 13:55:
One of my sisters has a similar problem. Wants to stop taking them, but even on a very controlled diet she still has issues. Basically her digestive tract performs very poorly. Among other things she was tested and found she suffers from slow emptying of the stomach.

Define controlled diet. Are you sure she isn't cheating? I know whenever I eat crap like fast/junk food, go heavy on booze, or spicy food - even healthy like Indian, which I love - I get the AR something fierce. When I'm eating healthy - mostly vegetarian - zero problems.

First, she is a picky eater, she doesn't like a lot of foods. Second, she considered being a nutritionist as a career and eats like she is one. She has literally had the same breakfast, lunch and dinner for months in a row. And in general, she doesn't like spicy food anyway, I doubt she's ever had a curry dish. She isn't strictly a vegetarian, but basically because she can't get enough protein without eating some meat -- she just doesn't like most legumes. She's one of those people who does everything she should, and has problems anyway because her body just isn't "working right".

Fair enough. We're all broken one way or another. However, I'd bet dollars to donuts that the overwhelming majority of people using them, prescription or OTC, don't have those issue and only have diet to blame. Hell, you ever see the ads for them? They actively fucking encourage people to pig out on crap so they'll use them. Boggles the mind!

you don’t want the mouse moving without you moving it, so recoil doesn’t feel good, so there is no recoil on PC.

Cutter wrote on Jun 15, 2017, 11:25:
Conversely, a life without french fries is a life not worth living. If American's are confused as to what they are, you call them Freedom Fries, which you purchase with your currency, Freedom Dollars.

Porn-O-Matic wrote on Jun 12, 2017, 13:45:
If it's not made of real meat, then it's not a real burger, and I'd sooner push a busload of vegans over a cliff than eat this so-called "Impossible Burger." This is the wussification of the human race in action.

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jun 12, 2017, 07:30:

bigspender wrote on Jun 12, 2017, 01:48:
What I really don't understand is this: If it were Christians saying that they wanted the above barbarism then people would be losing their minds (as they should, and do for much less such as pro-life BS), so why does a different religion get a free pass? Is it virtual signalling?

Shouldn't people be protesting barbarism regardless of the religion/culture/nationality/race? It's kind of bigoted not to apply the same rules and expectations to everyone equally.

Question: have you ever read the wikipedia article for Sharia Law and/or for Islam?

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jun 12, 2017, 07:30:
Pisses me off that they have to be told "we don't want you" on the daily by racist fucks in fly-over country.

Beamer wrote on Jun 11, 2017, 11:29:
0.9% of the US is Muslim, and 0.9% of that population thinks Sharia Law is a good idea in the US, meaning that fewer people think this is important than think the Earth is Flat.

Where are the anti-Flat Earth marches full of dipshits carrying semiautomatic guns?

NKD wrote on Jun 11, 2017, 06:43:

bigspender wrote on Jun 11, 2017, 05:52:

It's definitely a real threat, sharia is slowly creeping into western society officially - such as the sharia courts in the UK.

The US has probably the most liberal Muslims in the world, and only 1/5th as many Muslims per capita as the UK, for example.

NKD wrote on Jun 11, 2017, 06:43:
I think it's important to not lump "Western society" together here. The problems places like the UK and Australia have with Islam don't exist in any real way in the United States. The US has probably the most liberal Muslims in the world, and only 1/5th as many Muslims per capita as the UK, for example.

jdreyer wrote on Jun 11, 2017, 00:53:

Retired wrote on Jun 10, 2017, 21:34:
Can someone explain to me why people would counter protest a protest AGAINST sharia law? There is a counter protest here in MN and I am utterly confused.....

Because it's impolite in this day and age to say "I hate brown people" but when people rally against the non-existent threat of "Sharia law" that is exactly what they are saying. And some people want to counter-protest that sentiment.

Retired wrote on Jun 10, 2017, 21:34:
Can someone explain to me why people would counter protest a protest AGAINST sharia law? There is a counter protest here in MN and I am utterly confused.....

Because it's impolite in this day and age to say "I hate brown people" but when people rally against the non-existent threat of "Sharia law" that is exactly what they are saying. And some people want to counter-protest that sentiment.

El Pit wrote on Jun 9, 2017, 00:52:

bigspender wrote on Jun 8, 2017, 18:06:

Study Finds Children Who Drink Non-Dairy Milk Shorter Than Peers.

Ah yes, the death throes of the dairy industry. It won't be long now until cows milk is a delicacy instead of a staple.

Nobody want's to drink your abuse juice anymore. Given that 1/2 of the world already doesn't and never did drink it, and they still don't get osteoporosis there is no reason to drink cows milk.

Awwww... Cheese, shakes, yogurt, curd, ice cream - and I only want the REAL stuff without fake milk, because why replace it in the first place?! No, I love dairy products and always will.

Study Finds Children Who Drink Non-Dairy Milk Shorter Than Peers.

Mr. Tact wrote on May 31, 2017, 19:54:

bigspender wrote on May 31, 2017, 19:50:
Smoked for about 10 years. I read a bit about addictions first, but it came down to this:

3 weeks cold turkey and your brain changes the chemical reward for that action. You can quit almost any addiction this way, even hard drugs like heroin.

Yes, that will get you past the physical addictions. However, the harder part for most people are the psychological ones. As I suspect most alcoholics could tell you...