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 Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:58 pm
Take care of the little guy! heart
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:00 pm
hilaroma Take care of the little guy! heart I love plushie items. -Misses her Kiki and Coco.- emo
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Streamjumper Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:03 pm
AzurePaleSky Streamjumper AzurePaleSky Corn is what ******** things up in the western diet... yet I'd make a fortune with them in Harvest Moon since they'd regrow! By ******** things up in the western diet, do you mean pellegra? What's pellegra? It messed up the fat composition in our bodies.. corn is in most things the average American eats (corn syrup, etc) and because of they we have way too many omega-6 fats and not enough omega-3 fats, which makes our breast milk the worst out of most country's women. Anyway, this has consequences on our intelligence/brain function, as omega-3s are essential and we need a balance of the two fats instead of omega-6 towering over omega-3. I could go into more detail if anyone cares (I'm writing a research paper on this) and how it relates to the female figure and baby brains. edit... it also kinda screwed over many American farmers by having them stuck in this long chain of growing corn and soy season after season (alternating) and then having to compete with the ridiculous new genetic strains of corn that engineers came up with. Pellagra (which I often misspell with a second e in place of the a) is a dietary disease happening when a diet lacks niacin and proteins like tryptophan. It is common in diets based too heavily around corn and lacking in dairy, meat, poultry, or fish. Treating the corn with alkali (like lye, just ask Nabs about this one, its pretty fascinating all on its own) also makes niacin available. Its name is indicative of one of the symptoms, pelle(rough)-agra(skin), as it causes severe dermatitis in addition to insomnia, dementia, light sensitivity, aggression, confusion, and weakness. First Nation people had handled the problem for centuries since they used lye to render their corn more easily digested and highly edible as well as using it as a staple yet keeping a nutritional balance I think a better choice of wording in your case would have been that the prevalence of corn products in our diet causes some problems... rather than "corn ******** up the western diet". The dietary benefits of corn and many of its products are quite substantial, especially given how easy and cheap it can be to grow as well as how many diets worldwide it is featured as a staple in. It is an imbalance in consumption rather than the food itself that is causing the problems you're mentioning. Much like the overconsumption of anything will cause a problem. Strictly out of curiosity, does this study deal with areas of the world where corn is a huge part of the daily diet in a more straightforward form like hominy, angu, mealie pap, sadza, or nshima? In many parts of South America and Africa maize is a crazy huge part of the diet. If this is what I'm suspecting, it is more a case of prepared food being bad, since the prevalence of corn syrup is endemic, much like sulfides, sodium, and a small laundry list of other items that normally don't mean much in a balanced and mostly self-prepared diet, but can lead to problems in a similar but mainly pre-prepared diet.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:05 pm
I know you guys are going to hate me, but...
...WHY IS IT SO HOT OUT? I have to drink my hot cocoa in front of a fan. crying
Also, I need a personal Barista to make me gingerbread lattes at my command.
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Streamjumper Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:05 pm
3.14
...but, I love corn. emo
[/grew up in Illinois]You and Josh so need to come up this way some year around late summer/early fall, when the sweet corn crop is hitting the roadside stands. Some of the breeds are so tender you could gum them and sweet as all hell.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:09 pm
3.14
...but, I love corn. emo
[/grew up in Illinois]I do too... I still love eating corn itself, I just try and see if I can eat things without high fructose corn syrup and such.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:10 pm
Streamjumper 3.14
...but, I love corn. emo
[/grew up in Illinois]You and Josh so need to come up this way some year around late summer/early fall, when the sweet corn crop is hitting the roadside stands. Some of the breeds are so tender you could gum them and sweet as all hell.
Yees. I miss being able to buy a BAG of corn for $2.
Down here it's like, a dollar for a EAR of corn. And it's Mexican poop corn or something.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:10 pm
Shoujo Phoenix TweedleKeys Akimbo hilaroma I think it's a serious bummer that even the generic cash shop items are more limited than we previously thought...guess I should buy them before they're gone? Watch as I fall into their trap... confused Stream: I agree. Dr. Singh is pretty awesome. heart I wonder if when they're taken out if they'll be put back in again eventually. THey dont' really say removed, just rotated out of the cash shop. Still..I wants that piggy before it's taken out. crying I suspect the birthstone stuff will be rotated in and out seasonally... or at least that was their plan originally. They're probably experimenting themselves with what sort of exclusivity and non will bring them the more real money. I have no idea on the other stuff... maybe they're going to watch how they inflate and re-offer when the demand is right. It's weird, $2.50 still gets someone a letter which can be exchanged for somewhere around 14k gold, but right now, 50 cents can get you pixie wings to exchange for around 14k gold. This exchange change, even when it was more evened out (like yesterday when 50 cents equaled 6k using pixie wings) is why I thought some of the mc inflation had occurred. Sorry to Shouj since I can't read your journal entry on inflation.I'm waiting for Timmy to fulfill his destiny and fall into a well... and then maybe be found on the beach all older and hot by Sasha. I really like Dr. Singh's design but I feel iffy on the cash shop and thus her artwork smile seems somehow evil and smug to me. I like her avatar though. Like teh gay?
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Streamjumper Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:14 pm
3.14 Streamjumper 3.14
...but, I love corn. emo
[/grew up in Illinois]You and Josh so need to come up this way some year around late summer/early fall, when the sweet corn crop is hitting the roadside stands. Some of the breeds are so tender you could gum them and sweet as all hell.
Yees. I miss being able to buy a BAG of corn for $2.
Down here it's like, a dollar for a EAR of corn. And it's Mexican poop corn or something. It probably isn't sweet corn. There's a good chance its more meant for starchy uses like masa. You can just call it what we New Englanders call inferior corn... "cow corn".
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:18 pm
3.14
I know you guys are going to hate me, but...
...WHY IS IT SO HOT OUT? I have to drink my hot cocoa in front of a fan. crying
Also, I need a personal Barista to make me gingerbread lattes at my command.
y halo thar. domokun
Pudding b***h and Ace Barista at your service. cool
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:30 pm
AzurePaleSky Dr. Fomite AzurePaleSky Mala, it's past your bedtime! *gets out Franziska von Karma's whip*
But...with motivation like that, I'll have to stay up longer. ;D
We've got the rest of the week off work. Yays. Have fun sleeping in! I want to dream of Edgeworth... you MUST get the new Phoenix Wright!
I started the third case, then got myself all distracted by RO. gonk
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:33 pm
Ashram McDuck Dr. Fomite Ashram McDuck Dr. Fomite I'm with you. heart Gifts and gestures are nice, but when they're offered with a goal or to meet a holiday expectation, they're not nearly as meaningful. The time and attention people give and get from the ones they love on a daily basis mean so much more. heart
On the other hand, I'm rather envious of a V-Day spatula. surprised heart ... *takes notes* If only their were single females close at hand who would appreciate my knacks. crying
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:35 pm
AzurePaleSky Yes to secret Santa! whee and if Mala's (or someone else) is up to it, yes for super fun secret challenge!!
Also, I'd be up for running another Christmas challenge if people do want. whee
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:42 pm
That reminds me, I still need to make a trip down to the Hymen Store...
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:42 pm
Zelo ish down for some Secret Santa fun. domokun
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