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Tom Anderson
Bad news for many mfw readers:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7349980.stm
Further bad news for one:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7350523.stm
tom
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Zen Cohen
"Tom Anderson" <tw...@urchin.earth.li> wrote in message
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Thanks for the link. I used to take a daily handful of supplements but have
been cutting back because I don't really understand how they work and
interact. Nowadays I'm eating better and taking a once-daily good-quality
vitamin, couple of fish oil caps, and 81 mg aspirin. On the bubble are
co-enzyme Q 10, calcium/magensium/zinc/vitamin D tab, vitamin B-50, and
garlic. Oh, and gingko-biloba for memory.
What do you mfw'ers take and why?
Burr
"Zen Cohen" <atu...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Funny Zen, I take the same Daily Multi Vitamin (Cosco) and two Fish Oil Caps
and 81 mg Aspirin Plus my Diabetic stuff.
Andrzej Rosa
I don't take any, because I don't like pills. I rationalize it by
pretending that I know they aren't useful. ;-)
--
Andrzej Rosa 1127R
Tom Anderson
> "Tom Anderson" <tw...@urchin.earth.li> wrote in message
> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.08...@urchin.earth.li...
>
>> Bad news for many mfw readers:
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7349980.stm
>
> Thanks for the link. I used to take a daily handful of supplements but
> have been cutting back because I don't really understand how they work
> and interact. Nowadays I'm eating better and taking a once-daily
> good-quality vitamin, couple of fish oil caps, and 81 mg aspirin. On the
> bubble are co-enzyme Q 10, calcium/magensium/zinc/vitamin D tab, vitamin
> B-50, and garlic. Oh, and gingko-biloba for memory.
>
> What do you mfw'ers take and why?
Multivitamin, fish oil, and extra magnesium. I read that magnesium is the
most common thing to be deficient in, and since i eat fuck all vegetables,
i resemble that factoid, the multivitamin doesn't have a complete RDA, and
magnesium's essential for steroid hormone metabolism. Probably totally
pointless, but i thought i'd give it a whirl.
Creatine is the only supplement that's solidly proven to make you bigger
and stronger. Sadly, there's also reasonably good evidence that it
increases the amount of formaldehyde in your bloodstream, which is not
great.
What the hell is vitamin B50?
tom
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be given Rap Legend status. -- Nate Patrin, ILX
Curt
> News!
>
> Bad news for many mfw readers:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7349980.stm
I thought I was going to overdose on the word 'vitamins' as it was
repeated over and over and over during the video available at that
URL. The decidedly NOT U.S. pronunciation brought a big smile to my
face, though.
I'm currently reading David Lightsey's Muscle, Speed & Lies, which I'm
finding very interesting. I'm still a supplement fan, but cut my
vitamin C dose to 100% rda long ago and have not replenished my
erstwhile A-Z array of vitamins and minerals. My recent purchases
included protein powder, protein bars, extra virgin olive oil, and
Omega-3 Fish Oil capsules.
Regardless, the link was appreciated. And, again, vit (pronounced
'sit') amins brought a smile to my face. I thought, "What next?" and
then clicked the following link...
> Further bad news for one:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7350523.stm
ahahHAHAHA! That's the best, Tom! :) THERE is one man who needs an
intervention. BALD PRIDE, BALD PRIDE FOR YOU, MR. CAMPBELL! BALD
PRIDE!
And he's a former art teacher! Priceless.
But what a sad, sad man. I work in an urban school, one rich in racial
diversity, but I don't identify as white, black, Hispanic, Asian, or
otherwise. I consistently make reference to myself as 'the bald man'
or 'the bald guy'. I embrace the bald. My hair was never thick and
"pretty" and so I'm very glad that men like sports superstar Michael
Jordan and actor Patrick Stewart helped make baldness acceptable.
Despite my bald identification and contentedness, one student recently
said, "You're not bald! You've got a cul de sac!" (If I let what's
left of my hair grow, I've got the typical male pattern baldness
horseshoe.) And they say that inner city kids have no intelligence or
vocabulary! Not so! Big laughs from the class and a great story for me
to share.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?cul_de01.wav=cul-de-sac
Confidence comes from within and, sadly, Mr. Campbell is apparently
lacking that inner fortitude. Plus, I'll guess it's more his attitude
than his appearance that created his dissatisfaction.
http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/hair.html
That's me from a 2003 birthday party. My bestestest MFW buddy (and
fellow baldy), JWM was fond of posting that pic and similar shots of
my skinny self, but I'm glad to say that my stick arms have filled out
a bit in the past five years. Not gunz by any means, but a bit more
Burr-ly. :D
Anyway, thanks for the attention and the laughs, Mr. Anderson.
--
Curt
[...]
> Oh, and gingko-biloba for memory.
Almost forgot that one, Zen? ;) heh
Or was that the joke. D'OH! Geez, bald AND slow. I'm applying for
disability.
> What do you mfw'ers take and why?
I supplement with protein drinks, protein bars, and have also been
taking fish oil capsules, and something called Triple Flex which lists
"Comfort Mobility Flexibility" and "RAPID RELIEF" on its label, though
there's an attendant asterisk that states: "These statements have not
been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration."
I've also been taking Gaspari Nutrition's Novedex XT which is marketed
as a testosterone booster.
Hey, a fool and his money!
I recommend: http://www.cafepress.com/cebo
--
Curt
[...]
> What the hell is vitamin B50?
tom, i am rilly samrt. B50 is plane! Get searius, tom. Dont' ask sily
qweschuns.
AN HERES THA PRUF!
http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/b50.html
--
Tom Anderson
> I've also been taking Gaspari Nutrition's Novedex XT which is marketed
> as a testosterone booster.
I was just reading up on that, and now i'm convinced that the REAL DEAL is
USP Labs' PowerFull:
http://www.bodybuildingdungeon.com/products/1276.html
http://cheap-supplements.co.uk/usp-labs-powerfull-p-386.html
Which does everything except cure the common cold. Although i'm not keen
on the increased sexual vigour - that would be great if i had a
girlfriend, but at the moment just means more soft tissue injuries.
> Hey, a fool and his money!
Hyup.
Tom Anderson
> On Apr 16, 11:55 am, Tom Anderson <t...@urchin.earth.li> wrote:
>
>> Bad news for many mfw readers:
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7349980.stm
>
> I thought I was going to overdose on the word 'vitamins' as it was
> repeated over and over and over during the video available at that
> URL. The decidedly NOT U.S. pronunciation brought a big smile to my
> face, though.
I'm glad our quaint speech amuses you.
The word 'vitamin' is a contraction of 'vital amine', so if anything, the
American pronunciation is the right one. Weird, huh?
Unless it's actually 'vittles amine', in which case you're WRONG WRONG
WRONG.
>> Further bad news for one:
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7350523.stm
>
> ahahHAHAHA! That's the best, Tom! :) THERE is one man who needs an
> intervention. BALD PRIDE, BALD PRIDE FOR YOU, MR. CAMPBELL! BALD
> PRIDE!
>
> And he's a former art teacher! Priceless.
>
> But what a sad, sad man. I work in an urban school, one rich in racial
> diversity, but I don't identify as white, black, Hispanic, Asian, or
> otherwise. I consistently make reference to myself as 'the bald man'
> or 'the bald guy'. I embrace the bald. My hair was never thick and
> "pretty" and so I'm very glad that men like sports superstar Michael
> Jordan and actor Patrick Stewart helped make baldness acceptable.
Bang on. I don't get what's so bad about baldness - it's a good look on a
lot of people, really quite manly and tough. Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel,
Vinnie Jones some of the time.
> Confidence comes from within and, sadly, Mr. Campbell is apparently
> lacking that inner fortitude. Plus, I'll guess it's more his attitude
> than his appearance that created his dissatisfaction.
Precisely.
Curt
> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008, Curt wrote:
> > I've also been taking Gaspari Nutrition's Novedex XT which is marketed
> > as a testosterone booster.
>
> I was just reading up on that, and now i'm convinced that the REAL DEAL is
> USP Labs' PowerFull:
>
> http://www.bodybuildingdungeon.com/products/1276.html http://cheap-supplements.co.uk/usp-labs-powerfull-p-386.html
>
> Which does everything except cure the common cold. Although i'm not keen
> on the increased sexual vigour - that would be great if i had a
> girlfriend, but at the moment just means more soft tissue injuries.
heh :)
> > Hey, a fool and his money!
>
> Hyup.
I've joked that spending on supplements keeps me from wasting money on
beer and cigarettes.
--
Curt
> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008, Curt wrote:
> > On Apr 16, 11:55 am, Tom Anderson <t...@urchin.earth.li> wrote:
>
> >> Bad news for many mfw readers:
>
> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7349980.stm
>
> > I thought I was going to overdose on the word 'vitamins' as it was
> > repeated over and over and over during the video available at that
> > URL. The decidedly NOT U.S. pronunciation brought a big smile to my
> > face, though.
>
> I'm glad our quaint speech amuses you.
Aww, c'mon. I didn't mean it at ALL like that. It's just that if
you're used to hearing it one way and then five newscasters are
chanting the word using an alternate pronunciation, well, it's like
waking up on another planet.
"No, no, no. D-o-g is pronounced cat."
I probably told this story previously: we were in Portsmouth and hit
the local drinking establishment. I'd heard that cider was very good
and so asked the bartender for one.
me: "Can I have a side-er, please."
her: "A wot?"
me: "Side-er?"
her: "A WOT?"
somebody else: "E means a sigh-dah."
> The word 'vitamin' is a contraction of 'vital amine', so if anything, the
> American pronunciation is the right one. Weird, huh?
With Iraq as my current frame of reference, well, "American" and "is
the right" does sound a bit weird, yes.
> Unless it's actually 'vittles amine', in which case you're WRONG WRONG
> WRONG.
NO! I AM THE UGLY AMERICAN AND I AM ALWAYS RIIIIIGHT! EVEN WHEN I AM
WRONG, I AM RIGHT!
Ever hear of Katt Williams?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyAx-QkCSO0
> >> Further bad news for one:
>
> >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7350523.stm
>
> > ahahHAHAHA! That's the best, Tom! :) THERE is one man who needs an
[...]
> > I embrace the bald. My hair was never thick and
> > "pretty" and so I'm very glad that men like sports superstar Michael
> > Jordan and actor Patrick Stewart helped make baldness acceptable.
>
> Bang on. I don't get what's so bad about baldness - it's a good look on a
> lot of people, really quite manly and tough. Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel,
> Vinnie Jones some of the time.
Bald is beautiful. ;)
But it's especially useful for people like me who never had cool
looking hair. I mean, I'd prefer hair if I had hair like, say, well, I
don't know. Whatever person has thick, healthy hair. Mine was always
this static-filled, baby-fine, oily as hell sh!t that just needed
DEAD. Sixth grade was when the oil or sebum or whatever glands kicked
in and it was game over for me as a hair model. Plus I have about 82
cow licks. They have cow licks where you are, Mr. Anderson? It's where
your hair grows in weird directions, angrily defying the wishes of any
barber or hair stylist.
--
Tom Anderson
> On Apr 19, 11:36 am, Tom Anderson <t...@urchin.earth.li> wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008, Curt wrote:
>>> On Apr 16, 11:55 am, Tom Anderson <t...@urchin.earth.li> wrote:
>
> I probably told this story previously: we were in Portsmouth and hit the
> local drinking establishment. I'd heard that cider was very good and so
> asked the bartender for one.
>
> me: "Can I have a side-er, please."
>
> her: "A wot?"
>
> me: "Side-er?"
>
> her: "A WOT?"
>
> somebody else: "E means a sigh-dah."
To me, "side-er" and "sigh-dah" sound the same. But then they do have a
particularly odd version of english down in the west country.
> Ever hear of Katt Williams?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyAx-QkCSO0
No.
I like his jacket, though.
>>>> Further bad news for one:
>>>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7350523.stm
>>>
>>> I embrace the bald. My hair was never thick and "pretty" and so I'm
>>> very glad that men like sports superstar Michael Jordan and actor
>>> Patrick Stewart helped make baldness acceptable.
>>
>> Bang on. I don't get what's so bad about baldness - it's a good look on
>> a lot of people, really quite manly and tough. Bruce Willis, Vin
>> Diesel, Vinnie Jones some of the time.
>
> Bald is beautiful. ;)
>
> But it's especially useful for people like me who never had cool looking
> hair. I mean, I'd prefer hair if I had hair like, say, well, I don't
> know. Whatever person has thick, healthy hair. Mine was always this
> static-filled, baby-fine, oily as hell sh!t that just needed DEAD. Sixth
> grade was when the oil or sebum or whatever glands kicked in and it was
> game over for me as a hair model.
Mine's also fine, electrotastic when clean, and pure lard when not washed
frequently. The bright side is that at least the grease keeps it under
control - it's like natural hair wax.
> Plus I have about 82 cow licks. They have cow licks where you are, Mr.
> Anderson?
Yup, got one just above my left eye. My stategy was to grow my hair long
enough that its weight pulled it down in roughly the right direction. Now,
i just have it there, and it looks punk and boss. Plus, when i dress up, i
apply wax and go for the au courant 'choppy, messy' look, which
effectively camouflages it. i'm kind of a genius at modern hairstyles; the
peak of cool is the 'just got out of bed' look, which i routinely efect by
virtue of the fact that i usually have only just got out of bed.
tom
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Zen Cohen
"Curt" <curt...@gmail.com> wrote in message
....> I thought I was going to overdose on the word 'vitamins' as it was
> repeated over and over and over during the video available at that
> URL. The decidedly NOT U.S. pronunciation brought a big smile to my
> face, though.
My wife is a brit and pronounces 'vitamin' that way. She says things like
'zebra' with a short 'e' and 'tofu' with a short 'o' (is short the right
term?). She also says 'zed' for 'z' and she's teaching the alphabet to our
kid that way. I keep telling her to say 'zee' because if the kids says 'zed'
in grade school it's tantamount to saying 'please kick my ass.' She
persists, though. Those brits can be stubborn.
Zen Cohen
> the local drinking establishment. I'd heard that cider was very good
> and so asked the bartender for one.
>
> me: "Can I have a side-er, please."
>
> her: "A wot?"
>
> me: "Side-er?"
>
> her: "A WOT?"
>
> somebody else: "E means a sigh-dah."
>
OK, another issue I like to give my wife shit about cuz she does the same
thing. She kept her workbooks from her first years in school and spelled
many words phoenetically. So instead of "Dover" she wrote "Dova." For
"flower" she wrote "flowa." My fave was "die" (pron. dee-ah, kinda) for
"deer." I tell her that brits, given that they originated English, oughta
speak it correctly. As a Texan, though, I not only pronounce the 'r' fully,
I elongate the sound and give it a twang. Again, this is confusing our kid.
At first, she was picking up on my wife's accent and would say, eg, "ha" for
"hair." Now she's twanging a little bit. Poor kid's gonna have a brit-tex
accent by the time she reaches school.
Steve Freides
Multi-vitamin - I usually keep two or three different ones and rotate
them daily
Ginkgo Biloba, 120 mg 2x/day - on doctor's recommendation for persistent
vertigo
Potassium 300 mg 2x/day - prevents muscle cramps
Healthy Oils 1x/day - usually rotate two different kinds
L-Glutamine 1g, 1x/day (not really sure why I take this one)
Estro-X - from Warrior Diet guy, anti-estrogenic herbal supplement,
1x/day
Probiotic - tried several, like DragonDoor best, 1 capsule 2x/day
Tom Anderson
> "Curt" <curt...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
>> I thought I was going to overdose on the word 'vitamins' as it was
>> repeated over and over and over during the video available at that URL.
>> The decidedly NOT U.S. pronunciation brought a big smile to my face,
>> though.
>
> My wife is a brit and pronounces 'vitamin' that way. She says things like
> 'zebra' with a short 'e' and 'tofu' with a short 'o'
I don't know if that's a british thing - i say it with a long 'o'. The
length of the 'a' in 'pecan' also varies over here, although so far, it's
just me and my dad who use a long 'a' (p'khan, rather than peekun).
> (is short the right term?). She also says 'zed' for 'z' and she's
> teaching the alphabet to our kid that way. I keep telling her to say
> 'zee' because if the kids says 'zed' in grade school it's tantamount to
> saying 'please kick my ass.' She persists, though. Those brits can be
> stubborn.
Well, as long as you're teaching your kid to say "yee-hah" and "dang"
properly, i'm sure she'll fit right in.
tom
--
In-jokes for out-casts
Zen Cohen
"DZ" <35...@843918919.1767222441.18027.159.13320> wrote in message
news:13...@838229435.214521379.23192.6630.23067...
I've been trying to do that and throwing in "y'all" too, but she just rolls
her eyes. Three yrs old and already got a fully functional bullshit meter.
> Children learn what to say and how from other kids. Ever seen US born
> Chinese with Chinese accents? Me neither!
I'd like to see a Chinese-born Anglo kid with a Chinese accent. I still
remember being amazed the first time I heard a black guy with a brit accent.
Seemed bizarre at the time, only because I was so provincial.