There's a quota?
My whole life, I've never loved anything else.
Oz ,'Him'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
WindSparrow - Apr 04, 2006 9:24:53 am PDT #9235 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Strega - Apr 04, 2006 9:33:54 am PDT #9236 of 10001
Our in-house nutritionist, who is a sweet if optimistic girl, put up displays outside all the company cafeterias on the Evils of Caffeine
Pfah! I would go on the counterattack. How dare she malign my poor innocent little coffee beans, who selflessly give their lives that I might stay up reading till 3 AM and still put in something like a day's work. Why, the history of caffeine is the history of civilization! Liberty, equality, Darjeeling tea! Semper filter! Free Java!
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 04, 2006 9:40:13 am PDT #9237 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
1511: Khair Beg, the corrupt governor of Mecca, tries to ban coffee for fear that its influence might foster opposition to his rule. The sultan sends word that coffee is sacred and has the governor executed.
Sounds like it woulda paid to find out if the Sultan was a coffee drinker (not to mention a morning person) before giving that a try.
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2006 10:34:03 am PDT #9238 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
We are now well into the realm of Too Much Sharing. Today our nutritionist featured asparagus outside the cafeteria. She included a poll -- we were to fold up preprinted pieces of paper labelled either "Asparagus makes my pee smell funny" or "Asparagus does not make my pee smell funny" and place them into the provided bowl. At least they weren't signed...
What next? "I had oysters last night and my boyfriend's still sore"?
Frankenbuddha - Apr 04, 2006 10:55:10 am PDT #9239 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Was that supposed to be in Natter, Betsy? If not, it's another funny buffista coincidence.
Kristen - Apr 04, 2006 11:03:04 am PDT #9240 of 10001
Our in-house nutritionist, who is a sweet if optimistic girl, put up displays outside all the company cafeterias on the Evils of Caffeine
See, they keep changing their mind on this. For a while, it was all Caffeine = EVIL. But I've seen things recently where scientists are saying that 1 or 2 cups of coffee a day aren't really harmful and, in fact, might have some health benefits.
Okay, I just went and looked it up and this is my favorite part:
Coffee even offsets some of the damage caused by other vices, some research indicates. "People who smoke and are heavy drinkers have less heart disease and liver damage when they regularly consume large amounts of coffee compared to those who don't," says DePaulis.
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2006 11:07:09 am PDT #9241 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Frankenbuddha, that was a follow-up to my last crazy nutritionist story.
amych - Apr 04, 2006 11:09:21 am PDT #9242 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Betsy, was there a checkbox for "I find the in-house nutritionist creepy and intrusive"?
Topic!Cindy - Apr 04, 2006 11:40:46 am PDT #9243 of 10001
What is even happening?
Coffee even offsets some of the damage caused by other vices, some research indicates. "People who smoke and are heavy drinkers have less heart disease and liver damage when they regularly consume large amounts of coffee compared to those who don't," says DePaulis.What if you smoke, but only occasionally have a couple of glasses of wine?
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2006 12:13:40 pm PDT #9244 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
No. Nor was there a checkbox for "There are certain activities I prefer to pretend that my co-workers never need to perform."