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Mr. Natural-Health

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May 12, 2006, 12:48:31 PM5/12/06
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JMW

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May 12, 2006, 2:06:25 PM5/12/06
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Which foods are more popular: the ones served at McDonald's, or the
ones recommended at http://naturalhealthperspective.com/food/?

No charts needed. Everyone knows the answer. Popularity means nothing.

Lee Michaels

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May 12, 2006, 2:54:18 PM5/12/06
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"JMW" wrote

But,,,,. but..., but..., John, for some folks popularity is EVERYTHING!

Besides, how will the poor foods feel when they find out they are unpopular?

Mr. Natural-Health

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May 12, 2006, 3:01:16 PM5/12/06
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When the public rejects bodybuilding you should learn to accept their
scorn gracefully.

It is not me, just the entire planet Earth!!!! Ha, ... Hah, Ha!

You have my condolences.

rick++

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May 12, 2006, 3:02:58 PM5/12/06
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Used to be the Sports Marketing Association would compile all
kinds of statistics like these for vendors and advertisers.
However, when I looked at their website today www.sgma.com,
they require registration even for their free reports.
If you dont mind getting on some sales lists go ahead ....

rick++

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May 12, 2006, 3:05:56 PM5/12/06
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Interesting use of Google Trends.

This illustrates what in some newsgroups is
called the "resolution effect". There is a big
jump in self-improvement around January 1st,
with lesser bumps before summer swim season,
and back to school.

Ron Peterson

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May 12, 2006, 11:53:37 PM5/12/06
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Mr. Natural-Health wrote:
> Which form of exercise is more popular: yoga, exercise, aerobics,
> bodybuilding, weight lifting?

I think walking is the dominant form of exercise in terms of calories
burned and time consumed.

My SO said that she read a local yoga facility set the temperature to
100 degrees Fahrenheit. Are warm temperatures needed to get effective
muscle stretching?

I tried aerobics once but came to the conclusion that running is nicer
because it doesn't come with some terrible music. (I'm not getting an
iPod).

--
Ron

Larry Hodges

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May 13, 2006, 2:56:11 AM5/13/06
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"Mr. Natural-Health" <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote in
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Well, that explains why there are so many fat asses in the world.


Neryl Chyphes

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May 13, 2006, 3:35:17 AM5/13/06
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"Ron Peterson" <r...@shell.core.com> wrote in message news:1147492417....@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

>
> Mr. Natural-Health wrote:
>> Which form of exercise is more popular: yoga, exercise, aerobics,
>> bodybuilding, weight lifting?
>
> I think walking is the dominant form of exercise in terms of calories
> burned and time consumed.
>
> My SO said that she read a local yoga facility set the temperature to
> 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Are warm temperatures needed to get effective
> muscle stretching?

Bikram yoga does that.

You can stretch in any climate and at any temperature, but winter warm-ups
need to be more active, before stretching.

I don't know any regular Bikram people. I wonder whether they would lack
strength, because the heat may lead them to refrain from more demanding
exercises and more loaded stuff.

Also, the sweat in your eyes could be tragic in a headstand.

N.

Aside on Bikram: I saw a centre around here which advertised an introductory
offer of "unlimited sessions" for two weeks, $15. Imagine a yoga beginner
being attracted to that! Jeez.


Mr. Natural-Health

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May 13, 2006, 9:17:33 AM5/13/06
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Ron Peterson wrote:
> Mr. Natural-Health wrote:
> > Which form of exercise is more popular: yoga, exercise, aerobics,
> > bodybuilding, weight lifting?
>
> I think walking is the dominant form of exercise in terms of calories
> burned and time consumed.

Yes, walking is right up there even on the web. Apparently, people
don't like aerobic dancing?
http://www.google.com/trends?q=yoga%2C+exercise%2C+aerobics%2C+running+%2C+walking&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all

Curt James

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May 13, 2006, 10:29:19 AM5/13/06
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Larry Hodges <2la...@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote:

I see your words as a joke rather than a serious explanation, of
course. But still they lead to a serious enough question in my mind:

Why does fat go where it goes?

Some people do become, as Hodges put it, the "fat asses in the world"
while others have the beer gut syndrome while still others have the
meaty back look, the no-neck-skinny-legs-fat-arms appearance and more,
right? We've all seen where fat goes. But why does it go there?

I believe it has much less to do with aerobics than it does with
genetics.

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Larry Hodges

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May 13, 2006, 12:22:53 PM5/13/06
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"Curt James" <cwj...@psu.edu> wrote in message
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Yes, genetics. Regarding where you put on fast first anyway. Some people
put fat first on their ass, others their belly, others their upper body.
And when dropping weight, you need to keep in mind "first on last off".
IOW, if the first thing you got when you started getting fat was a gut, that
will be the last thing to go when dropping weight. You'll thin out in your
face, arms, chest...everywhere but your gut. But if you keep after it, it
will eventually go.

Resistance training is ideal for weight control or loss. Even asside from
that, it changes your body composition, improves your posture, and obviously
increases your LBM, which is what helps you stay slim. You don't have to
look like Arnold. If fact, without juice, you couldn't if you tried. I
lift for health and fitness, with the fringe benefit being I look good for
49.


Curt James

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May 13, 2006, 1:12:02 PM5/13/06
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Larry Hodges <2la...@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote:

>"Curt James" <cwj...@psu.edu> wrote

[...]

>> Why does fat go where it goes?
>>
>> Some people do become, as Hodges put it, the "fat asses in the world"
>> while others have the beer gut syndrome while still others have the
>> meaty back look, the no-neck-skinny-legs-fat-arms appearance and more,
>> right? We've all seen where fat goes. But why does it go there?
>>
>> I believe it has much less to do with aerobics than it does with
>> genetics.

>Yes, genetics. Regarding where you put on fast first anyway. Some people
>put fat first on their ass, others their belly, others their upper body.
>And when dropping weight, you need to keep in mind "first on last off".
>IOW, if the first thing you got when you started getting fat was a gut, that
>will be the last thing to go when dropping weight. You'll thin out in your
>face, arms, chest...everywhere but your gut. But if you keep after it, it
>will eventually go.
>
>Resistance training is ideal for weight control or loss.

>Even asside from
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Asside? No pun intended, right? ;o)

>that, it changes your body composition, improves your posture, and obviously
>increases your LBM, which is what helps you stay slim. You don't have to
>look like Arnold. If fact, without juice, you couldn't if you tried.

For the vast majority, I would agree, however there are those who are
naturally muscular. In fact, many bodybuilders gravitate toward their
sport as a result of *already looking like a bodybuilder* rather than
the old Charles Atlas sand-kicked-in-face motivation.

Ken Norton had a tremendous build without benefit of bodybuilding
exercises, Herschel Walker benched something like 300 lbs. the first
time he touched a weight according to an article in SI years ago.
There are mesomorphs out there.

>I lift for health and fitness,

Always good motivation.


>with the fringe benefit being I look good for 49.

That's opinion. And speaking of opinion, check out Sherl Crowe, born
February 11, 1962:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-29,GGLG:en&q=sheryl%20crow&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=wi

Although 44 is fast approaching, I'd say she looks good for any age
and not just her own.

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

joeu...@hotmail.com

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May 13, 2006, 1:15:32 PM5/13/06
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Mr. Natural-Health wrote:
> Yes, walking is right up there even on the web. Apparently, people
> don't like aerobic dancing?
> http://www.google.com/trends?q=yoga%2C+exercise%2C+aerobics%2C+running+%2C+walking&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all

At the risk of taking you seriously, do you realize that Google Trends
reflects frequency of __searches__, which at best reflects curiosity,
not necessarily activity? I cannot tell you how many times I search
for things that I do not do myself.

Moreover, the complaint that I have about the intergrity of Google
Trends
is that a clever web page owner can use software that increases the
frequency of (bogus) searches to his web page or category. This is
one of the problems with Google search results in general. Web page
owners vie for the top spots in search results by artificially
increasing
the frequency of visits to their web pages, one of the criteria in
Google
formula for determining "popularity".

I am not saying that your conclusions are wrong. They match my
expectations. But that is merely a coincidence, since your methods
are suspicious.

Nanook

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May 14, 2006, 11:32:23 PM5/14/06
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There are different forms of Yoga, Bikram Yoga involves a 104F hot house.
I don't know the reasoning behind it, I don't go just happen to know someone
who does.

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Mr. Natural-Health

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May 15, 2006, 9:21:22 AM5/15/06
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Nanook wrote:
> In article <1147492417....@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Ron Peterson" <r...@shell.core.com> writes:
> >
> > Mr. Natural-Health wrote:
> > > Which form of exercise is more popular: yoga, exercise, aerobics,
> > > bodybuilding, weight lifting?
> >
> > I think walking is the dominant form of exercise in terms of calories
> > burned and time consumed.
> >
> > My SO said that she read a local yoga facility set the temperature to
> > 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Are warm temperatures needed to get effective
> > muscle stretching?
> >
> > I tried aerobics once but came to the conclusion that running is nicer
> > because it doesn't come with some terrible music. (I'm not getting an
> > iPod).
> >
> > --
> > Ron
>
> There are different forms of Yoga, Bikram Yoga involves a 104F hot house.
> I don't know the reasoning behind it, I don't go just happen to know someone
> who does.

Yoga covers a very broad area. Authentic Indian versions of yoga are
often if not usually unhealthy for you. One unhealthy practice that I
came across in my research is yogic rapid breathing. The Google data
includes searches made in the country of India by default. Of course,
you could go to the trouble of selecting only the USA, but the results
are not all that different.

For everyone else the subject of this thread was "Which form of
exercise is more popular [on the Internet]?"

Both the answer and the rest of the subject line came from clicking on
the hyperlink. Absolutely no pretense was ever given or suggested that
that the link would contain the secretes of the universe. Give me a
break dorks!!!

Alf Christophersen

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May 19, 2006, 6:42:29 AM5/19/06
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On 12 May 2006 09:48:31 -0700, "Mr. Natural-Health"
<john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:

>Which form of exercise is more popular: yoga, exercise, aerobics,
>bodybuilding, weight lifting?

In order to increase energy expenditure, it is the best to be more
active btw. workouts, yoga excercises etc. Be more emotional while
talking, moving your arms, using face muscles more etc. An increase
overall at 5% count more for energy expenditure than 1/4 hour of
weight lifting, but weight lifting and excercise make more muscles
which also are using energy while sitting in a chair, so that way,
excercise is also increasing energy expenditure, indirectly.

Yoga, forget it.

Alf Christophersen

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May 19, 2006, 6:44:59 AM5/19/06
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On 12 May 2006 20:53:37 -0700, "Ron Peterson" <r...@shell.core.com>
wrote:

>I think walking is the dominant form of exercise in terms of calories
>burned and time consumed.

Sitting in a chair and lying in bed is the main consumers of energy
expenditure :-)

Mr. Natural-Health

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May 19, 2006, 11:49:18 AM5/19/06
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Even for a lumberjack?

Mr. Natural-Health

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May 19, 2006, 11:52:21 AM5/19/06
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> You don't have to
> look like Arnold. If fact, without juice, you couldn't if you tried.

Juice is code for steroids?

TC

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May 19, 2006, 12:00:13 PM5/19/06
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You've never heard of being "on the juice"? That explains your total
ignorance of other important things like nutrition.

TC

Mr. Natural-Health

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May 19, 2006, 12:09:12 PM5/19/06
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Speaking of ignorance, Arnold Swartzennager was known for his big
muscles as well as for winning the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest
seven times.

Juice is code for steriods in the context of professional baseball
players. And, with the mention of Arnold Swartzennager it all but a
certainty.

You have my condolences.

Larry Hodges

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May 19, 2006, 3:37:23 PM5/19/06
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"Mr. Natural-Health" <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote in
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I don't do steroids, but you really are an idiot.


JMW

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May 19, 2006, 6:46:30 PM5/19/06
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"Larry Hodges" <2la...@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote:

>"Mr. Natural-Health" <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:
>> TC wrote:
>>> Mr. Natural-Health wrote:
>>> > > You don't have to
>>> > > look like Arnold. If fact, without juice, you couldn't if you tried.
>>> >
>>> > Juice is code for steroids?
>>>
>>> You've never heard of being "on the juice"? That explains your total
>>> ignorance of other important things like nutrition.
>>
>> Speaking of ignorance, Arnold Swartzennager was known for his big
>> muscles as well as for winning the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest
>> seven times.
>>
>> Juice is code for steriods in the context of professional baseball
>> players. And, with the mention of Arnold Swartzennager it all but a
>> certainty.
>>
>> You have my condolences.
>
>I don't do steroids, but you really are an idiot.

You know those signs that Jeff Foxworthy thinks some people should
wear?

John Gohde needs a permanent tattoo on his forehead.

Curt James

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May 19, 2006, 7:22:05 PM5/19/06
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Mr. Natural-Health <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:

>TC wrote:
>> Mr. Natural-Health wrote:

re looking like Ah-nuld

>> > > <snip>without juice, you couldn't if you tried.


>> >
>> > Juice is code for steroids?
>>
>> You've never heard of being "on the juice"? That explains your total
>> ignorance of other important things like nutrition.
>
>Speaking of ignorance,

Ignorance? Of what? Film stars? Pro bodybuilding legends? U.S.
politics? Because you're about to show your ignorance of all three:

>Arnold Swartzennager

S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r, thanks.

I had difficulty with the spelling... a billion years ago. Actually
thought his name was Schwarzenburger at one time. Back when about the
only time I saw him was in comic book ads placed by Joe Weider.

Then I followed my mom into a five-and-dime where Muscle Builder/Power
was on sale. There was a triptych of Columbu, Schwarzenegger, and Zane
on the cover. Incredible.

Anyway, Schwarzenegger is easy to remember if you break the name apart
a bit: Sch is a common enough German language combo, war is a popular
word right now and easily remembered, zen is another easy one to hang
in your skull, egg is yet another easy three-letter deal and finish it
all up with er, that one time cool doctor show, right?

Now, go and sin no more.

[...]

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Alf Christophersen

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May 19, 2006, 10:43:04 PM5/19/06
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On 19 May 2006 08:49:18 -0700, "Mr. Natural-Health"
<john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:

>Even for a lumberjack?
Are there any left? Most lumberjacks over here is sitting in a chair
using the controllers.
The machines do the work

JMW

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May 19, 2006, 10:51:40 PM5/19/06
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Alf Christophersen <alf.chris...@medisin.uio.no> wrote:

John Gohde has a different concept of lumberjacks ...

... like the Monty Python song.

Nanook

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May 19, 2006, 11:45:33 PM5/19/06
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It's more than all but a certainty, Arnold has admitted to using steroids
although claims they were not the cause of his heart valve damage.

Mr. Natural-Health

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May 20, 2006, 1:47:53 PM5/20/06
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Who said you did steroids? But, now that the idiot has suggested that
he does/did. Clearly, you are an idiot. About 2 inches, long too.

What kind of a moron, would bring up the topic if you wont prepared to
talk about it?

Oh I know, Larry ... JMW's bitch!

Ha, ... hah, Ha!~

I am laughing at JMW's bitch. :)

Mr. Natural-Health

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May 20, 2006, 2:02:39 PM5/20/06
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Curt James wrote:


> >Arnold Swartzennager
>
> S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r, thanks.
>
> I had difficulty with the spelling... a billion years ago. Actually
> thought his name was Schwarzenburger at one time. Back when about the
> only time I saw him was in comic book ads placed by Joe Weider.

I spelled checked it, Dork! You know the Google search engine can make
an excellent spell checker provided you have half a brain.

> Then I followed my mom into a five-and-dime where Muscle Builder/Power
> was on sale. There was a triptych of Columbu, Schwarzenegger, and Zane
> on the cover. Incredible.

He was clearly genetically gifted for bodybuilding. Surely, anybody
who pushed himself to vomiting on each workout, would consider using
steroids.

The fool thinks as governor of California people are still interested
in how he built muscles.

Perhaps the public should see pictures of Arnold on the beach looking
like the ordinary potbelly fat ass that he actually is? Clothes make
the man in Arnold's case. And, he must be wearing a girdle.

I pity the sucker!

Curt James

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May 20, 2006, 2:32:12 PM5/20/06
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Mr. Natural-Health <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:

>Curt James wrote:

[...]

>> S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r, thanks.

[...]


>I spelled checked it, Dork!

That same spell checking device tell you to capiltalize dork, too?
Cool.


>You know the Google search engine can make
>an excellent spell checker provided you have half a brain.

As much as I love Google, you err if you rely on it as your only
source of spelling verification. Oops! My bad. You DID offer the
half-a-brain caveat. Apparently you didn't meet that prerequisite?

:o)

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Mr. Natural-Health

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May 20, 2006, 2:35:03 PM5/20/06
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Curt James wrote:
> Mr. Natural-Health <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:
>
> >Curt James wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >> S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r, thanks.
>
> [...]
>
> >I spelled checked it, Dork!

When you refer to a person's first name, Dork, it does!

You have my condolences.

Larry Hodges

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May 20, 2006, 2:48:36 PM5/20/06
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"Mr. Natural-Health" <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote in
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That's it? That was your comeback? You are a moron...


joeu...@hotmail.com

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May 20, 2006, 9:49:25 PM5/20/06
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Geesh, is this inane thread still going on!?

Mr. Natural-Health wrote:
> Curt James wrote:

> [Mr. Natural-Health wrote:]
> > >Arnold Swartzennager
> >
> > S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r, thanks.
> [....]


>
> I spelled checked it, Dork! You know the Google search
> engine can make an excellent spell checker provided you
> have half a brain.

And someone with only half a brain probably does not know that
a search engine will only tell you what strings people search for,
not necessarily the correct spelling. But in this case, did you
notice that at the top of the search results, Google has: "Did
you mean: schwarzenegger". So even Google tried to help you
find the other half of your brain.

In any case, if/when you use the correct spelling in your Google
search, you might stumble across http://schwarzenegger.com.
That claims to be his "official website" -- and I believe it is, since
I vaguely remember his referring to it in public speeches. You
might assume that __he__ knows how he wants his name to be
spelled.

Curt James

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May 20, 2006, 11:22:20 PM5/20/06
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Larry Hodges <2la...@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote:

[...]

>That's it? That was your comeback? You are a moron...

Um, not to pick a nit, but "That's it? That was your comeback? You
are a moron..." isn't what I'd call such a sensational comeback
either.

Just sayin'.

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Curt James

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May 20, 2006, 11:26:02 PM5/20/06
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Mr. Natural-Health <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:

>Curt James wrote:
^^^^^^

>> Mr. Natural-Health <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Curt James wrote:
^^^^^^^^

>>
>> [...]
>>
>> >> S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r, thanks.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> >I spelled checked it, Dork!
>
>When you refer to a person's first name, Dork, it does!

To review: You cannot spell Schwarzenegger. You cannot spell Curt.
Gotcha.

>You have my condolences.

Likewise, I'm sure.

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Curt James

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May 20, 2006, 11:27:58 PM5/20/06
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joeu...@hotmail.com wrote:

>Geesh, is this inane thread still going on!?

Unfortunately, yes. (And I helped! Uh...)

Talk such nonsense. What are you, a dork? ;o)

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Larry Hodges

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"Curt James" <cwj...@psu.edu> wrote in message
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It wasn't worth an effort. Will you buy that?


Curt James

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May 21, 2006, 1:15:20 AM5/21/06
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Larry Hodges <2la...@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote:

Yes. Absolutely acceptable. Thank you. ;o)

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Mr. Natural-Health

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joeu...@hotmail.com wrote:

> > > >Arnold Swartzennager
> > >
> > > S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r, thanks.
> > [....]
> >
> > I spelled checked it, Dork! You know the Google search
> > engine can make an excellent spell checker provided you
> > have half a brain.
>
> And someone with only half a brain probably does not know that
> a search engine will only tell you what strings people search for,
> not necessarily the correct spelling. But in this case, did you
> notice that at the top of the search results, Google has: "Did
> you mean: schwarzenegger".

That is the spell checker that I use quite often, A-Hole. It lets you
check many things that are not usually in the dictionary.

Just thought the Moron might want to know that he publicly made an Arse
out of himself.

Ha, ... Hah, Ha! A-Holes like you are so funny to laugh at. :)

Just thought that you might want to know who the Arse is.

Curt James

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On 21 May 2006 10:12:07 -0700, "Mr. Natural-Health"
<john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:

>joeu...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> > > >Arnold Swartzennager
>> > >
>> > > S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r, thanks.
>> > [....]
>> >
>> > I spelled checked it, Dork! You know the Google search
>> > engine can make an excellent spell checker provided you
>> > have half a brain.
>>
>> And someone with only half a brain probably does not know that
>> a search engine will only tell you what strings people search for,
>> not necessarily the correct spelling. But in this case, did you
>> notice that at the top of the search results, Google has: "Did
>> you mean: schwarzenegger".
>
>That is the spell checker that I use quite often, A-Hole. It lets you
>check many things that are not usually in the dictionary.

I was going to offer Gohde a shovel, but it looks like he's digging
his hole just fine with his face.


>Just thought the Moron might want to know that he publicly made an Arse
>out of himself.
>
>Ha, ... Hah, Ha! A-Holes like you are so funny to laugh at. :)

See?

Sweet.

Keep digging, pal!


>Just thought that you might want to know who the Arse is.

Did you actually mean to write arse or did you misspell Gohde? Oh,
wait, synonyms allowable, of course. Never mind.

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

joeu...@hotmail.com

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May 21, 2006, 4:12:07 PM5/21/06
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Pretending to have an __intelligent__ discussion ....

Mr. Natural-Health wrote:


> joeu...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > And someone with only half a brain probably does not know that
> > a search engine will only tell you what strings people search for,
> > not necessarily the correct spelling. But in this case, did you
> > notice that at the top of the search results, Google has: "Did
> > you mean: schwarzenegger".
>
> That is the spell checker that I use quite often

Me, too, frankly. It is often easier than reaching for a dictionary or
going to a dictionary web site.

> It lets you check many things that are not usually in the dictionary.

Then that fails to explain why you chose the misspelled form,
"Swartzennager"? It also fails to explain why you are being so
pigheaded when someone corrected you. Learn to admit your
mistakes and move on.

In any case, FYI, even the "did you mean" hints are not necessarily
the correct spelling. They only represent the most-commonly used
spelling in searches.

Sigh, I encountered an instance where I was trying to determine the
correct spelling of a word I often misspell, and Google's "did you
mean"
spelling was the wrong one. I cannot remember the word off-hand.

The point is simply: caveat emptor.

We now return to the inane mumblings of Mr. Natural-Health ....

Mr. Natural-Health

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May 21, 2006, 4:37:29 PM5/21/06
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Ha, ... hah, Ha!

You had me going, Arse!

Here again, Arse is your first name.

Just thought that the Moron might want to know who the are Arse is.
Hint: There is only ONE Arse here and it is you.

Who the fuck gives a shit how you spell Arnold's name? I certainly
don't.

Curt James

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May 21, 2006, 4:39:07 PM5/21/06
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joeu...@hotmail.com wrote:

[...]

re using Google as a spell check tool


>Me, too, frankly. It is often easier than reaching for a dictionary or
>going to a dictionary web site.

[...]

>In any case, <snip>, even the "did you mean" hints are not necessarily


>the correct spelling. They only represent the most-commonly used
>spelling in searches.
>
>Sigh, I encountered an instance where I was trying to determine the
>correct spelling of a word I often misspell, and Google's "did you
>mean" spelling was the wrong one. I cannot remember the word
>off-hand.
>
>The point is simply: caveat emptor.

[...]

All true. If you add the word definition to your search string, it can
help as well. See:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2005-29%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=double-check%2C+definition
for an example. Links to http://wordnet.princeton.edu/ and
http://www.answers.com/ are a /not bad/ sign that I've spelled the
word correctly.

If there's still uncertainty and/or I have the time, I'll double-check
with http://www.m-w.com/ as another form of verification.

I might even check with http://www.urbandictionary.com/ and
http://www.freetranslation.com is another useful tool.

Oh, and...

SCHWARZENEGGER, SCHWARZENEGGER, SCHWARZENEGGER!

--
Curt
"Is immature spelled..."
http://curtjames.com/

Curt James

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May 21, 2006, 5:03:13 PM5/21/06
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Mr. Natural-Health <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:

[...]

>Here again, Arse is your first name.

Cool.

>Just thought that the Moron might want to know who the are Arse is.

In the future, please stay away from text-based interaction.

>Hint: There is only ONE Arse here and it is you.

The Moron and the Arse, eh? There's only one Arse and you want to be
certain the Moron is aware of this fact? Ooookay. (This could be an
alternate reality Abbott and Costello - both spelled correctly, btw -
skit.)

>Who the fuck gives a shit how you spell Arnold's name? I certainly
>don't.

That's nice.

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

john...@naturalhealthperspective.com

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May 28, 2006, 9:42:33 AM5/28/06
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Steve

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Doug Freese

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Jun 1, 2006, 11:34:29 PM6/1/06
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<john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote in message
news:1148823753.6...@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> Which form of exercise is more popular: yoga, exercise, aerobics,
> bodybuilding, weight lifting?
>
> http://www.google.com/trends?q=yoga%2C+exercise%2C+aerobics%2C+bodybuilding%2C+weight+lifting&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all


Add runing for some real numbers.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=yoga%2C+running%2C+aerobics%2C+weight+lifting%2C+body+building&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all


Mr. Natural-Health

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Jun 2, 2006, 5:07:32 PM6/2/06
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Nope, I am afraind NOT!!!

See:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=exercise%2C+walking%2C+jogging%2C+aerobics%2C+running+track&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all

Running is more global than just exercise.

running a buisness
running conversation
running joke
four years running
in the running

Better luck, next time.

Doug Freese

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Jun 3, 2006, 7:35:37 AM6/3/06
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"Mr. Natural-Health" <john...@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote in
message news:1149282452.3...@f6g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> Running is more global than just exercise.

And exercise for some is lifting a fork. Running is more specific and
beneficial

-DF


Mr. Natural-Health

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Jun 3, 2006, 8:50:20 AM6/3/06
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So? Reality is reality.

To get any kind of meaningful data out of Google Trends you have to be
using phrases. It is simply the nature of language.
http://www.google.com/trends?q=physical+exercise%2C+hatha+yoga%2C++running+track&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all
Once you start using phrases, all forms of exercise start to look more
equal. Anybody still breathing out their in Google Land?

The same thing applise to 'exercse.' Exercise in the English language
is more global than 'physical exercise.' If you want meaningful
results, use 'physical exercise' rather than the word 'exercise.'

The same thing applies to Yoga. Yoga is a religion. In India, there
are all kinds of Yoga none of which comes to mind when all you think of
yoga "as what a bunch of crazy females do in the morning on a sticky
mat." Is that Yoga? Is that exercise? What is Yoga? Any use of the
word Yoga is more closely related to exercise than the word running is.
Same thing applies to 'fiber.' Fiber has many industrial
applications.

Hatha Yoga
Power Yoga
Yoga Zone

Collectively will give more meaningful results.

I have been waiting what seems like over a month for someone to point
this out on these ngs. Apparently, just about everybody here is brain
dead. You guys supposedly interested in exercise are nothing but a
bunch of zombies moving through life with less than a 6-pack of beer.

You have my condolences, that the English language has screwed over
your favorite exercise in Google Trends.

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