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Aahz Maruch
Apr 8, 2013, 10:38:55 AM4/8/13
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My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
the urinals.
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expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
the urinals.
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The statement below is true
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Travis James
Apr 8, 2013, 11:26:19 AM4/8/13
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On 4/8/2013 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
>
What's wrong with that?
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
>
Peter Lawrence
Apr 8, 2013, 11:30:40 AM4/8/13
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On 4/8/13 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
>
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
I initially thought you were going state that your meal was spoiled due to
the filthy conditions of the restrooms. But because they installed TVs?
Huh?
- Peter
evergene
Apr 8, 2013, 11:59:13 AM4/8/13
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Aahz Maruch wrote:
>My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>the urinals.
Anything good on TV?
>My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>the urinals.
RED MEAT bonus:
"...scientists suspected that saturated fat and cholesterol made only
a minor contribution to the increased amount of heart disease seen in
red-meat eaters. The real culprit, they proposed, was a little-studied
chemical that is burped out by bacteria in the intestines after people
eat red meat. It is quickly converted by the liver into yet another
little-studied chemical called TMAO that gets into the blood and
increases the risk of heart disease.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/study-points-to-new-culprit-in-heart-disease.html?pagewanted=all
spamtrap1888
Apr 8, 2013, 12:13:54 PM4/8/13
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On Apr 8, 7:38 am, a...@pobox.com (Aahz Maruch) wrote:
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
Is this a sports bar, where one would want to keep track of a game?
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
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Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 12:24:52 PM4/8/13
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In article <kjunm8$mvd$1...@dont-email.me>,
that there are TVs in yet more places. Enough is enough sometimes,
isn't it?
Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
I don't know about a meal per se, but I'm not enthused to learn
>Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
that there are TVs in yet more places. Enough is enough sometimes,
isn't it?
Peter Lawrence
Apr 8, 2013, 12:26:31 PM4/8/13
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On 4/8/13 8:59 AM, evergene wrote:
>
> RED MEAT bonus:
>
> "...scientists suspected that saturated fat and cholesterol made only
> a minor contribution to the increased amount of heart disease seen in
> red-meat eaters. The real culprit, they proposed, was a little-studied
> chemical that is burped out by bacteria in the intestines after people
> eat red meat. It is quickly converted by the liver into yet another
> little-studied chemical called TMAO that gets into the blood and
> increases the risk of heart disease.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/study-points-to-new-culprit-in-heart-disease.html?pagewanted=all
Thanks for the article, Gene. It is very informative.
>
> RED MEAT bonus:
>
> "...scientists suspected that saturated fat and cholesterol made only
> a minor contribution to the increased amount of heart disease seen in
> red-meat eaters. The real culprit, they proposed, was a little-studied
> chemical that is burped out by bacteria in the intestines after people
> eat red meat. It is quickly converted by the liver into yet another
> little-studied chemical called TMAO that gets into the blood and
> increases the risk of heart disease.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/study-points-to-new-culprit-in-heart-disease.html?pagewanted=all
But oh, the irony!
Based on these studies, regular meat eaters should avoid red meat (or at
least eat a lot less of it), but vegans can enjoy an occasional hearty beef
steak without any ill health effects!
And based to the study, maybe steakhouses should start offering fast-acting
antibiotics with their appetizers (for health reasons, of course).
;)
- Peter
Peter Lawrence
Apr 8, 2013, 12:33:15 PM4/8/13
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not have TVs installed in their restrooms too (except maybe at a sports bar,
so one doesn't miss any action of a game), but of all the issues I might
have with a dining establishment's restrooms, having TVs installed in them
are far down the list. More important to me would be the cleanliness,
including the smell of the restroom, and having soap in the soap dispensers.
- Peter
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 12:33:43 PM4/8/13
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In article <kjuquv$ga5$1...@dont-email.me>,
antibiotics, but to probiotics, that is populating the gut with
good bacteria that have positive effects and keep the others out.
Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>And based to the study, maybe steakhouses should start offering
>fast-acting antibiotics with their appetizers (for health reasons,
>of course).
I think you're only a little off on where this is headed: Not to
>And based to the study, maybe steakhouses should start offering
>fast-acting antibiotics with their appetizers (for health reasons,
>of course).
antibiotics, but to probiotics, that is populating the gut with
good bacteria that have positive effects and keep the others out.
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 12:35:53 PM4/8/13
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In article <kjurbi$ji3$1...@dont-email.me>,
Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>... of all the issues I might have with a dining establishment's
trend? A one-off sanitation problem can surely be corrected; will
this? Or will it only get worse? I think that's the point.
(Or put another way, although in principle a sanitation problem can
get worse, people aren't going to argue with you about whether it's
good or bad.)
Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>... of all the issues I might have with a dining establishment's
>restrooms, having TVs installed in them are far down the list.
At that particular moment, I agree, but what's the more disturbing
trend? A one-off sanitation problem can surely be corrected; will
this? Or will it only get worse? I think that's the point.
(Or put another way, although in principle a sanitation problem can
get worse, people aren't going to argue with you about whether it's
good or bad.)
Peter Lawrence
Apr 8, 2013, 12:38:10 PM4/8/13
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On 4/8/13 9:24 AM, Todd Michel McComb wrote:
>
> ...but I'm not enthused to learn
>
> that there are TVs in yet more places. Enough is enough sometimes,
> isn't it?
Fortunately for you that you usually don't drive (hence you don't stop at
> isn't it?
gas stations too often), since it's becoming ever more popular to have small
TV screens installed at the gas pumps showing some of the most lamest
commercials with out-of-date "news" or weather updates shown between the
lame commercials.
- Peter
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 12:44:20 PM4/8/13
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In article <kjurkp$lka$1...@dont-email.me>,
these, traveling with others. The worst about these, in my experience,
is the horribly distorted and very loud sound, so that they can't
be ignored at all. They're pretty awful, but then I expect a gas
station to be unpleasant.
Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>Fortunately for you that you usually don't drive (hence you don't
>stop at gas stations too often), since it's becoming ever more
>popular to have small TV screens installed at the gas pumps showing
>some of the most lamest commercials with out-of-date "news" or
>weather updates shown between the lame commercials.
Yes, fortunately for me, but unfortunately for me I have encountered
>Fortunately for you that you usually don't drive (hence you don't
>stop at gas stations too often), since it's becoming ever more
>popular to have small TV screens installed at the gas pumps showing
>some of the most lamest commercials with out-of-date "news" or
>weather updates shown between the lame commercials.
these, traveling with others. The worst about these, in my experience,
is the horribly distorted and very loud sound, so that they can't
be ignored at all. They're pretty awful, but then I expect a gas
station to be unpleasant.
sf
Apr 8, 2013, 1:37:54 PM4/8/13
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On 8 Apr 2013 07:38:55 -0700, aa...@pobox.com (Aahz Maruch) wrote:
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
I like their menu (just looked at page one). Thanks.
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
sf
Apr 8, 2013, 1:41:10 PM4/8/13
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only time I've seen those things is on television when some comedian
is pulling a prank on a customer.
sf
Apr 8, 2013, 1:43:17 PM4/8/13
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thread, but any joint that puts a patty melt on the menu has my
attention. :)
Steve Pope
Apr 8, 2013, 1:53:44 PM4/8/13
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Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:30:40 -0700, Peter Lawrence wrote:
>
>> Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
>>
>> I initially thought you were going state that your meal was spoiled due to
>> the filthy conditions of the restrooms. But because they installed TVs?
>
>Maybe they were showing The Village People "YMCA" videos.
Or genital piercing videos.
Steve
>On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:30:40 -0700, Peter Lawrence wrote:
>
>> Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
>>
>> I initially thought you were going state that your meal was spoiled due to
>> the filthy conditions of the restrooms. But because they installed TVs?
>
Or genital piercing videos.
Steve
Steve Pope
Apr 8, 2013, 1:55:45 PM4/8/13
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TV screens. They are most everywhere else.
Steve
Steve Pope
Apr 8, 2013, 2:22:54 PM4/8/13
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S.
Al Eisner
Apr 8, 2013, 2:51:24 PM4/8/13
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watch the end of a show. (But perhaps that's a problem shared at the
more common places which post newspaper pages in similar locations.)
--
Al Eisner
San Mateo Co., CA
Al Eisner
Apr 8, 2013, 2:52:48 PM4/8/13
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warming, and now this!
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 2:54:45 PM4/8/13
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In article <alpine.LRH.2.00.1...@iris03.slac.stanford.edu>,
Al Eisner <eis...@slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
>Another problem blamed on burping: first it was cows causing
>global warming, and now this!
The solution is clear: Wrap every living thing in air-tight plastic.
>Another problem blamed on burping: first it was cows causing
>global warming, and now this!
Al Eisner
Apr 8, 2013, 2:55:51 PM4/8/13
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is not a problem, one doesn't have to look. So, really, I don't think
TV is any worse.
Ciccio
Apr 8, 2013, 2:59:26 PM4/8/13
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On Apr 8, 7:38 am, a...@pobox.com (Aahz Maruch) wrote:
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT,
I went to a wedding rehearsal dinner there some years ago. It was OK.
> expected good meal of RED MEAT,
> but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
the TVs in the bathroom are no surprise. I do, however, have a vague
recollection that the place displayed some sports memorabilia. In any
event the TVs in the bathrooms would not bother me at all.
Ciccio
Al Eisner
Apr 8, 2013, 2:59:38 PM4/8/13
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On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
I'm guessing that Van's, being an old-line restaurant, serves an
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
older clientele. So perhaps they are just trying to keep customers with
enlarged-prostate problems entertained while waiting for, well, you
know....
Hans Klager
Apr 8, 2013, 3:09:20 PM4/8/13
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it is when you are taking a slash.
--
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
- George Orwell
Peter Lawrence
Apr 8, 2013, 3:58:13 PM4/8/13
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On 4/8/13 12:09 PM, Hans Klager wrote:
>
> If there is one time when you want some peace and quiet
> it is when you are taking a slash.
Why?
>
> If there is one time when you want some peace and quiet
> it is when you are taking a slash.
tutall
Apr 8, 2013, 3:59:25 PM4/8/13
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On Apr 8, 10:55 am, spop...@speedymail.org (Steve Pope) wrote:
> Todd Michel McComb <mcc...@medieval.org> wrote:
>
> Todd Michel McComb <mcc...@medieval.org> wrote:
>
> >Peter Lawrence <hummb...@aol.com> wrote:
> For some reason, gas stations in Berkeley do not have the at-pump
> TV screens. They are most everywhere else.
>
> Steve
Know of only on within a few miles of us, stopped going there too.
> For some reason, gas stations in Berkeley do not have the at-pump
> TV screens. They are most everywhere else.
>
> Steve
And yeah, it was loud and distorted.
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 4:03:29 PM4/8/13
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In article <alpine.LRH.2.00.1...@iris03.slac.stanford.edu>,
Al Eisner <eis...@slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
Al Eisner <eis...@slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
>Way too many stations do this just with audio. Frankly, the video
>part is not a problem, one doesn't have to look.
I also have not seen a station where they were able to place the
>part is not a problem, one doesn't have to look.
video in such a position that it was difficult to avoid. However,
that may be coming.
Hans Klager
Apr 8, 2013, 4:16:10 PM4/8/13
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evergene
Apr 8, 2013, 4:18:52 PM4/8/13
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Peter Lawrence wrote:
>On 4/8/13 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>
>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>> the urinals.
>
with the TVs.
>On 4/8/13 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>
>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>> the urinals.
>
>Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
>
>
>I initially thought you were going state that your meal was spoiled due to
>the filthy conditions of the restrooms. But because they installed TVs?
A truly forward-thinking restaurant would install video cameras along
>the filthy conditions of the restrooms. But because they installed TVs?
with the TVs.
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 4:21:06 PM4/8/13
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In article <ec96m8p60cuc8u992...@4ax.com>,
analysis possibilities, among other things.
evergene <ge...@geeaitcheekaygee.com> wrote:
>A truly forward-thinking restaurant would install video cameras
>along with the TVs.
Now, now... we're way past the panopticon. Think of the chemical
>A truly forward-thinking restaurant would install video cameras
>along with the TVs.
analysis possibilities, among other things.
evergene
Apr 8, 2013, 4:24:03 PM4/8/13
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Peter Lawrence wrote:
>On 4/8/13 8:59 AM, evergene wrote:
>>
>> RED MEAT bonus:
>>
>> "...scientists suspected that saturated fat and cholesterol made only
>> a minor contribution to the increased amount of heart disease seen in
>> red-meat eaters. The real culprit, they proposed, was a little-studied
>> chemical that is burped out by bacteria in the intestines after people
>> eat red meat. It is quickly converted by the liver into yet another
>> little-studied chemical called TMAO that gets into the blood and
>> increases the risk of heart disease.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/study-points-to-new-culprit-in-heart-disease.html?pagewanted=all
>
>
>Thanks for the article, Gene. It is very informative.
>
>But oh, the irony!
>
>Based on these studies, regular meat eaters should avoid red meat (or at
>least eat a lot less of it), but vegans can enjoy an occasional hearty beef
>steak without any ill health effects!
Yeah, that finding was strange.
>On 4/8/13 8:59 AM, evergene wrote:
>>
>> RED MEAT bonus:
>>
>> "...scientists suspected that saturated fat and cholesterol made only
>> a minor contribution to the increased amount of heart disease seen in
>> red-meat eaters. The real culprit, they proposed, was a little-studied
>> chemical that is burped out by bacteria in the intestines after people
>> eat red meat. It is quickly converted by the liver into yet another
>> little-studied chemical called TMAO that gets into the blood and
>> increases the risk of heart disease.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/study-points-to-new-culprit-in-heart-disease.html?pagewanted=all
>
>
>Thanks for the article, Gene. It is very informative.
>
>But oh, the irony!
>
>Based on these studies, regular meat eaters should avoid red meat (or at
>least eat a lot less of it), but vegans can enjoy an occasional hearty beef
>steak without any ill health effects!
>And based to the study, maybe steakhouses should start offering fast-acting
>antibiotics with their appetizers (for health reasons, of course).
significance they appear to have in affecting health.
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 4:32:11 PM4/8/13
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In article <uh96m8t5goeek207t...@4ax.com>,
evergene <ge...@geeaitcheekaygee.com> wrote:
>Seems the more we learn about stomach and gut bacteria, the more
>significance they appear to have in affecting health.
I think it's also important to suspend judgement on the history of
this, by which I mean, the bacteria inside people may have been
substantially different in the not-so-distant past.
evergene <ge...@geeaitcheekaygee.com> wrote:
>Peter Lawrence wrote:
>>Based on these studies, regular meat eaters should avoid red meat
>>(or at least eat a lot less of it), but vegans can enjoy an
>>occasional hearty beef steak without any ill health effects!
>Yeah, that finding was strange.
That would make sense as part of an internal ecology.
>>Based on these studies, regular meat eaters should avoid red meat
>>(or at least eat a lot less of it), but vegans can enjoy an
>>occasional hearty beef steak without any ill health effects!
>Yeah, that finding was strange.
>Seems the more we learn about stomach and gut bacteria, the more
>significance they appear to have in affecting health.
this, by which I mean, the bacteria inside people may have been
substantially different in the not-so-distant past.
evergene
Apr 8, 2013, 4:49:12 PM4/8/13
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major cause of gastric ulcers is bacteria.
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 8, 2013, 4:52:01 PM4/8/13
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In article <bta6m8hqpq907afma...@4ax.com>,
field a bit, even. But I think it's an interesting question whether
that gastric ulcer bacteria existed in other eras.
evergene <ge...@geeaitcheekaygee.com> wrote:
>I was thinking of the relatively recent (mid-1980s) discovery that
>one major cause of gastric ulcers is bacteria.
Acid reflux can be caused by a virus, I'm told, which broadens the
>I was thinking of the relatively recent (mid-1980s) discovery that
>one major cause of gastric ulcers is bacteria.
field a bit, even. But I think it's an interesting question whether
that gastric ulcer bacteria existed in other eras.
evergene
Apr 8, 2013, 4:59:56 PM4/8/13
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"Like humans, simulations indicate that H. pylori seems to have spread
from East Africa around 58,000 years ago... Taken together, our
results establish that anatomically modern humans were already
infected by H. pylori prior to their migrations from Africa and
demonstrate that H. pylori has remained intimately associated with
their human host populations ever since."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1847463/
Travis James
Apr 9, 2013, 12:30:19 AM4/9/13
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On 4/8/2013 12:09 PM, Hans Klager wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:26:19 -0700, Travis James <travis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 4/8/2013 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>>> the urinals.
>>>
>> What's wrong with that?
>
> If there is one time when you want some peace and quiet
> it is when you are taking a slash.
>
>
If there is one time I want some noise: TV, radio, water running... is
> On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:26:19 -0700, Travis James <travis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 4/8/2013 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>>> the urinals.
>>>
>> What's wrong with that?
>
> If there is one time when you want some peace and quiet
> it is when you are taking a slash.
>
>
when going to the bathroom. (Not sure what "a slash" is a synonym for.)
The men's room at my work is library quiet. I can't stand it and will
not elaborate.
Todd Michel McComb
Apr 9, 2013, 3:08:15 AM4/9/13
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In article <ikb6m8d5v5gf0rn8p...@4ax.com>,
models, but showing a similar pattern is certainly evocative.
I'm glad this is a research area that actually gets pursued. It'd
be pretty damned cool if people found a way to notice ancient
bacteria, though, instead of inferring them.
evergene <ge...@geeaitcheekaygee.com> wrote:
>"Like humans, simulations indicate that H. pylori seems to have
>spread from East Africa around 58,000 years ago... "
I'm always a little skeptical of some of those diversity-distance
>"Like humans, simulations indicate that H. pylori seems to have
>spread from East Africa around 58,000 years ago... "
models, but showing a similar pattern is certainly evocative.
I'm glad this is a research area that actually gets pursued. It'd
be pretty damned cool if people found a way to notice ancient
bacteria, though, instead of inferring them.
evergene
Apr 9, 2013, 10:34:29 AM4/9/13
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Travis James wrote:
>On 4/8/2013 12:09 PM, Hans Klager wrote:
>> On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:26:19 -0700, Travis James <travis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 4/8/2013 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>>>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>>>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>>>> the urinals.
>>>>
>>> What's wrong with that?
>>
>> If there is one time when you want some peace and quiet
>> it is when you are taking a slash.
>>
>>
>If there is one time I want some noise: TV, radio, water running... is
>when going to the bathroom. (Not sure what "a slash" is a synonym for.)
"Slash" is a euphemism for one of the two ways the human body
>On 4/8/2013 12:09 PM, Hans Klager wrote:
>> On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:26:19 -0700, Travis James <travis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 4/8/2013 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>>>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>>>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>>>> the urinals.
>>>>
>>> What's wrong with that?
>>
>> If there is one time when you want some peace and quiet
>> it is when you are taking a slash.
>>
>>
>If there is one time I want some noise: TV, radio, water running... is
>when going to the bathroom. (Not sure what "a slash" is a synonym for.)
eliminates waste. The euphemism for the other method of elimination is
"dot."
"Slashdot" is the elimination of both kinds of human waste at once.
>The men's room at my work is library quiet. I can't stand it and will
>not elaborate.
of mechanical noisemaker that generates sound to cover up the noise of
the primary bathroom activity.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/11/national/masking-toilet-noise-may-date-back-to-edo/
Al Eisner
Apr 9, 2013, 1:19:49 PM4/9/13
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On Tue, 9 Apr 2013, evergene wrote:
> Travis James wrote:
>
>> If there is one time I want some noise: TV, radio, water running... is
>> when going to the bathroom. (Not sure what "a slash" is a synonym for.)
>
> "Slash" is a euphemism for one of the two ways the human body
> eliminates waste. The euphemism for the other method of elimination is
> "dot."
>
> "Slashdot" is the elimination of both kinds of human waste at once.
There are some things we really don't need to know. But since you are in
an informative mood, how would you interpret Dotcom in these terms?
>> The men's room at my work is library quiet. I can't stand it and will
>> not elaborate.
>
> In Japan it's not uncommon for bathrooms to be equipped with some kind
> of mechanical noisemaker that generates sound to cover up the noise of
> the primary bathroom activity.
> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/11/national/masking-toilet-noise-may-date-back-to-edo/
> Travis James wrote:
>
>> If there is one time I want some noise: TV, radio, water running... is
>> when going to the bathroom. (Not sure what "a slash" is a synonym for.)
>
> "Slash" is a euphemism for one of the two ways the human body
> eliminates waste. The euphemism for the other method of elimination is
> "dot."
>
> "Slashdot" is the elimination of both kinds of human waste at once.
an informative mood, how would you interpret Dotcom in these terms?
>> The men's room at my work is library quiet. I can't stand it and will
>> not elaborate.
>
> In Japan it's not uncommon for bathrooms to be equipped with some kind
> of mechanical noisemaker that generates sound to cover up the noise of
> the primary bathroom activity.
> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/11/national/masking-toilet-noise-may-date-back-to-edo/
Ian B MacLure
Apr 9, 2013, 11:02:08 PM4/9/13
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aa...@pobox.com (Aahz Maruch) wrote in news:kjukpv$13c$1...@panix5.panix.com:
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
Didja spot the cameras? Didja?
Well didja, Ralph?
> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
> the urinals.
Well didja, Ralph?
axlq
Apr 12, 2013, 2:29:36 PM4/12/13
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In article <v988m8t72ik253rkr...@4ax.com>,
substitute a noisemaker that makes loud-and-proud fart noises to
cover up your own fart noises, and then videotape reactions for a
show similar to Candid Camera.
-A
evergene <ge...@geeaitcheekaygee.com> wrote:
>
>In Japan it's not uncommon for bathrooms to be equipped with some kind
>of mechanical noisemaker that generates sound to cover up the noise of
>the primary bathroom activity.
>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/11/national/masking-toilet-noise-may-date-back-to-edo/
Yes, I know about those! I always thought it would be funny to
>
>In Japan it's not uncommon for bathrooms to be equipped with some kind
>of mechanical noisemaker that generates sound to cover up the noise of
>the primary bathroom activity.
>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/11/national/masking-toilet-noise-may-date-back-to-edo/
substitute a noisemaker that makes loud-and-proud fart noises to
cover up your own fart noises, and then videotape reactions for a
show similar to Candid Camera.
-A
axlq
Apr 12, 2013, 2:38:00 PM4/12/13
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In article <kjurbi$ji3$1...@dont-email.me>,
every 1 out of 8 restaurant visits, I find that the men's restroom
lacks either (a) soap or (b) a means to dry your hands?
I always report this to someone on the staff, and they fix the
problem immediately.
But still... it makes me wonder why the people in the kitchen who
handle my food, who also use the same restroom, never bother to tell
anyone there's no soap or paper towels, and why the responsibility
falls to me, a customer, to see that something gets done about it.
Paper towels might be excusable, since kitchen staff routinely carry
their own towels or rags around to wipe or dry their hands, so they
may not notice. But not noticing there's no soap? Ewww.
This observation isn't confined to cheap mom-and-pop asian places
either. I've made the same observation in the mid-range semiformal
places too. (I don't frequent high-end places enough to have a
statistically significant sampling.)
-A
Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>More important to me would be the cleanliness, including the smell
>of the restroom, and having soap in the soap dispensers.
Speaking of which, am I the only one who has observed that in about
>More important to me would be the cleanliness, including the smell
>of the restroom, and having soap in the soap dispensers.
every 1 out of 8 restaurant visits, I find that the men's restroom
lacks either (a) soap or (b) a means to dry your hands?
I always report this to someone on the staff, and they fix the
problem immediately.
But still... it makes me wonder why the people in the kitchen who
handle my food, who also use the same restroom, never bother to tell
anyone there's no soap or paper towels, and why the responsibility
falls to me, a customer, to see that something gets done about it.
Paper towels might be excusable, since kitchen staff routinely carry
their own towels or rags around to wipe or dry their hands, so they
may not notice. But not noticing there's no soap? Ewww.
This observation isn't confined to cheap mom-and-pop asian places
either. I've made the same observation in the mid-range semiformal
places too. (I don't frequent high-end places enough to have a
statistically significant sampling.)
-A
Peter Lawrence
Apr 12, 2013, 4:04:40 PM4/12/13
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On 4/12/13 11:38 AM, axlq wrote:
>
> Paper towels might be excusable, since kitchen staff routinely carry
> their own towels or rags around to wipe or dry their hands, so they
> may not notice. But not noticing there's no soap? Ewww.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssktVpcv9WI
>
> Paper towels might be excusable, since kitchen staff routinely carry
> their own towels or rags around to wipe or dry their hands, so they
> may not notice. But not noticing there's no soap? Ewww.
:)
evergene
Apr 12, 2013, 4:14:19 PM4/12/13
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Mary Roach, author of the newly published Gulp: Adventures on the
Alimentary Canal.
Terry Gross: Is there a difference between male and female flatus?
Mary Roach: Well, that's a controversial area we've just wandered
into, Terry.
Terry Gross: Is it?
Mary Roach: Yes it is. Women supposedly have a more noxious smell,
this is what I've been told. But men make up for it with the larger on
average volume per passage.
http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=175381702
Aahz Maruch
Apr 12, 2013, 6:20:58 PM4/12/13
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In article <e2af8cd8-87ed-45e6...@t5g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
They have a bar that's almost always tuned to a sports channel, but it's
really not a sports bar.
--
Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/
<*> <*> <*>
"Boost the stock market -- fire someone"
spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Apr 8, 7:38=A0am, a...@pobox.com (Aahz Maruch) wrote:
>>
>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>> the urinals.
>
>Is this a sports bar, where one would want to keep track of a game?
>>
>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>> the urinals.
>
They have a bar that's almost always tuned to a sports channel, but it's
really not a sports bar.
--
Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/
<*> <*> <*>
"Boost the stock market -- fire someone"
Don Martinich
Apr 12, 2013, 11:07:21 PM4/12/13
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Tim May
Apr 13, 2013, 3:18:12 AM4/13/13
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Day mune! Word.
Da jeans for allagy to meat be stopt when whitey left Africa!
Cue be a weapon to kilt da white debbils!
--
Tim May
Hans Klager
Apr 13, 2013, 11:27:14 AM4/13/13
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On 12 Apr 2013 15:20:58 -0700, Aahz Maruch <aa...@pobox.com> wrote:
> In article <e2af8cd8-87ed-45e6...@t5g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
> spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Is this a sports bar, where one would want to keep track of a game?
>
> They have a bar that's almost always tuned to a sports channel, but it's
> really not a sports bar.
My measure is more than five TVs, it's a sports bar.
> In article <e2af8cd8-87ed-45e6...@t5g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
> spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Is this a sports bar, where one would want to keep track of a game?
>
> They have a bar that's almost always tuned to a sports channel, but it's
> really not a sports bar.
Prime hunting ground for the TV-B-Gone drinker.
Aahz Maruch
Apr 14, 2013, 10:15:28 PM4/14/13
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In article <slrnkmiufm.ac...@adeed.tele.com>,
TVs in the women's loo.)
Hans Klager <hans....@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 12 Apr 2013 15:20:58 -0700, Aahz Maruch <aa...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> In article <e2af8cd8-87ed-45e6...@t5g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
>> spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Is this a sports bar, where one would want to keep track of a game?
>>
>> They have a bar that's almost always tuned to a sports channel, but it's
>> really not a sports bar.
>
> My measure is more than five TVs, it's a sports bar.
>Prime hunting ground for the TV-B-Gone drinker.
By that measure, *now* it's a sports bar. :-( (Assuming there are also
>On 12 Apr 2013 15:20:58 -0700, Aahz Maruch <aa...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> In article <e2af8cd8-87ed-45e6...@t5g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
>> spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Is this a sports bar, where one would want to keep track of a game?
>>
>> They have a bar that's almost always tuned to a sports channel, but it's
>> really not a sports bar.
>
> My measure is more than five TVs, it's a sports bar.
>Prime hunting ground for the TV-B-Gone drinker.
TVs in the women's loo.)
James Silverton
Apr 14, 2013, 10:48:16 PM4/14/13
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On 4/14/2013 10:15 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> In article <slrnkmiufm.ac...@adeed.tele.com>,
> Hans Klager <hans....@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 12 Apr 2013 15:20:58 -0700, Aahz Maruch <aa...@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> In article <e2af8cd8-87ed-45e6...@t5g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
>>> spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is this a sports bar, where one would want to keep track of a game?
>>>
>>> They have a bar that's almost always tuned to a sports channel, but it's
>>> really not a sports bar.
>>
>> My measure is more than five TVs, it's a sports bar.
>> Prime hunting ground for the TV-B-Gone drinker.
>
> By that measure, *now* it's a sports bar. :-( (Assuming there are also
> TVs in the women's loo.)
>
I've been criticized for posting to this group from the other side of
> In article <slrnkmiufm.ac...@adeed.tele.com>,
> Hans Klager <hans....@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 12 Apr 2013 15:20:58 -0700, Aahz Maruch <aa...@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> In article <e2af8cd8-87ed-45e6...@t5g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
>>> spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is this a sports bar, where one would want to keep track of a game?
>>>
>>> They have a bar that's almost always tuned to a sports channel, but it's
>>> really not a sports bar.
>>
>> My measure is more than five TVs, it's a sports bar.
>> Prime hunting ground for the TV-B-Gone drinker.
>
> By that measure, *now* it's a sports bar. :-( (Assuming there are also
> TVs in the women's loo.)
>
the country but the use of "loo" suggests you are from the other side of
the Atlantic :-)
--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
Extraneous "not" in Reply To.
Peter Lawrence
Apr 15, 2013, 12:21:00 AM4/15/13
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correct me if I'm wrong.
- Peter
Aahz Maruch
Apr 15, 2013, 1:31:51 AM4/15/13
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In article <kkfv25$m7c$1...@dont-email.me>,
You're perfectly correct, I just like to spice up my vocabulary (although
Britishisms and "spice" just seems Wrong). (And just to be completely
clear, I have never lived outside CA.)
Britishisms and "spice" just seems Wrong). (And just to be completely
clear, I have never lived outside CA.)
tutall
Apr 15, 2013, 9:32:36 AM4/15/13
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On Apr 12, 8:07 pm, Don Martinich <dmartin...@att.net> wrote:
> In article <pnqgm8p4usn062fdfh8koats3ehoa0v...@4ax.com>,
>
> evergene <g...@geeaitcheekaygee.com> wrote:
>
> > Here's an answer to a question you didn't ask. From an interview with
> > Mary Roach, author of the newly published Gulp: Adventures on the
> > Alimentary Canal.
>
> > Terry Gross: Is there a difference between male and female flatus?
>
> > Mary Roach: Well, that's a controversial area we've just wandered
> > into, Terry.
>
> > Terry Gross: Is it?
>
> > Mary Roach: Yes it is. Women supposedly have a more noxious smell,
> > this is what I've been told. But men make up for it with the larger on
> > average volume per passage.
>
> >http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=175381702
>
> This is why I read this newsgroup daily.- Hide quoted text -
>
This is coming from the show "Fresh Air" mind you.
> In article <pnqgm8p4usn062fdfh8koats3ehoa0v...@4ax.com>,
>
> evergene <g...@geeaitcheekaygee.com> wrote:
>
> > Here's an answer to a question you didn't ask. From an interview with
> > Mary Roach, author of the newly published Gulp: Adventures on the
> > Alimentary Canal.
>
> > Terry Gross: Is there a difference between male and female flatus?
>
> > Mary Roach: Well, that's a controversial area we've just wandered
> > into, Terry.
>
> > Terry Gross: Is it?
>
> > Mary Roach: Yes it is. Women supposedly have a more noxious smell,
> > this is what I've been told. But men make up for it with the larger on
> > average volume per passage.
>
> >http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=175381702
>
>
This is coming from the show "Fresh Air" mind you.
Helpful person
Apr 15, 2013, 9:54:30 AM4/15/13
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On Apr 8, 11:30 am, Peter Lawrence <hummb...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
>
> Huh?
>
> Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
>
>
> - Peter
It's certainly better than having urinals above the TVs.
http://www.richardfisher.com
Al Eisner
Apr 15, 2013, 5:26:31 PM4/15/13
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2013, Helpful person wrote:
> On Apr 8, 11:30 am, Peter Lawrence <hummb...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
>>
>> Huh?
>>
>> - Peter
>
> It's certainly better than having urinals above the TVs.
At last, a smart analysis of the situation!
> On Apr 8, 11:30 am, Peter Lawrence <hummb...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Why would having TVs above the urinals in anyway spoil a meal?
>>
>> Huh?
>>
>> - Peter
>
> It's certainly better than having urinals above the TVs.
axlq
Apr 29, 2013, 4:17:33 PM4/29/13
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In article <kk9p7m$t5j$1...@dont-email.me>,
I remember being in a scene like that only once in my life. I yelled
at the staff member about to walk out the restroom door, "hey! wash
your hands!"
-A
at the staff member about to walk out the restroom door, "hey! wash
your hands!"
-A
mangoboy
Apr 29, 2013, 9:58:14 PM4/29/13
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eeww and goddess forbid you would actually be inclined to change the
channels and touch the console or remote...
channels and touch the console or remote...
spamtrap1888
Apr 30, 2013, 10:57:30 AM4/30/13
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Aahz Maruch
May 1, 2013, 8:34:58 PM5/1/13
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In article <kjundr$jc1$1...@dont-email.me>,
Travis James <travis...@gmail.com> wrote:
"It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both
incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by
twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper." --Rod Serling
Travis James <travis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 4/8/2013 7:38 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>
>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>> the urinals.
>
>>
>> My primary and I went to the Van's last night (Belmont) and had the
>> expected good meal of RED MEAT, but the experience was somewhat spoiled
>> by the discovery that the bathroom now has TVs in it, two of them above
>> the urinals.
>
>What's wrong with that?
An irritating intrusion.
"It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both
incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by
twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper." --Rod Serling
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