Comments on: Because I Said So

By: extremely well

extremely well — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:30 +0000

You are wrong. Science is true, not always “what seems logical / feels right”.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/11/021105080817.htm

By: extremely well

extremely well — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:14 +0000

Since these words of yours are searchable by curious minds years to come (like myself), and since this thread will persuade readers of your myth busting genius AKA veracity, I find it my obligation to respond 2 years later.

The crust does, in fact, contain the most nutrients, as known since 2002.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/11/021105080817.htm

By: Beast of the lake

Beast of the lake — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:31:15 +0000

Ridiculous! I feel humble. That’s “Thank you all”. Oh, damm!

By: Beast of the lake

Beast of the lake — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:28:42 +0000

Oops! sorry about that. The last phrase should read “THank”n, not “Tank” you all.

By: Beast of the lake

Beast of the lake — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:58:02 +0000

“People believe the strangest things. Usually it’s because they learned it as a child, and never stopped to question the validity of the belief.” There you hit the nail right on the head, whether you apply it to refrozen food –frankly, I´m with you there, though I prefer fresh food whenever possible– or to any other imprinted belief, be it religious, political social or whatever. Why, if not, do we accept as natural that obvoius incompetents (those who’ve led us, at our own expense, to the present crisis. DDo you really believe there was only one Maddof?) should ger our help –that is our money– while they go scot-free? We’re conditioned to do so: it’s not particularly new, you just imprint a certain view of the world and social relations and anything that transgredes it is either treason, is viewed as “communism” (“demonic” in your part of the world) or any other swear word you might prefer. But there are facts which, without much effort, might make us think twice. Tank you all.

By: Jeshua

Jeshua — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:39:11 +0000

I’m surprised no one mentioned my favorite hand-me-down fallacy–the three second rule for food that falls on the floor. Strangely enough i recently read a scientific article that claimed there is some truth to this one. For me the crucial factors are: how dirty is the floor, how dry is the food, how much do i want it (i.e., is it the last cookie in the bag) and can i beat my Beagle to it. BTW, i have never gotten sick from eating something off the floor, but i do take certain factors into account b4 doing so.

Actually, the list is almost endless. Do you really need to lather, rinse, repeat every time you wash your hair? Will it really affect your sleep if you have coffee near bedtime? (I frequently do and still sleep all night with no problem) Do you really need 8 glasses of water a day? Is it really more manly to eat chicken-fried steak and curly cheese fries rather than fruits, vegetables, whole grain bread and pasta, seeds and nuts? (My brother-in-law swears by this one.) Will eating raw oysters really improve your performance in the sack? Do the good always die young?

It’s very early in the morning here and i should be sleeping, but i’m still recovering from jet lag–any folk remedies for jet lag?

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:04:37 +0000

Some species are avoided due to considerations other than taste, such as being too ‘bony’ or cooking up too mushy. Other species are shunned as ‘bottom feeders’ believed to eat excrement and rotting flesh. Still others are carriers of waterborne spiritual disease, the scaly minions of the Great Swamp Evil, and must not be allowed to spread infection to Airworld.

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:55:36 +0000

Well, 8 pots was an exaggeration. Two 12 oz mugs in the morning, two more around noon, two more after dinner, as a daily ‘usual’. Sometimes more, rarely less. I have learned to sleep standing up in the bathroom.

By: Retired Prof

Retired Prof — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:41:15 +0000

I’m always bemused by anglers who throw back certain species because other people consider them not good to eat. My father-in-law, from southern Arkansas, was astonished that I kept a jack (chain pickerel). We cooked it and I talked him into tasting it. After that, he kept them too.

I like to try new species for myself. There are a number (the mooneye, for example) that I now always throw back. But I’m going by experience, not rumor.

On the other hand, in salt water, where I might catch a puffer, or some species with ciguatoxin, I would pay more attention to my cultural forebears.

By: tmac57

tmac57 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:37:43 +0000

“I can drink 8 pots of caffeinated coffee and lay right down and fall… zzzzzzz.”
Uh…well yeah after following it with 8 six packs of beer. Bet you don’t sleep too long, unless you have an extra large bladder though ;-)