Of course as a long-term lifestyle choice that's decidedly unhealthy.
There's lifestyle choice, then there's lifestyle no-choice. This is why poor people are so damned unhealthy.
Murk: But you're a God! The Sacred Glorificus! Glory: I'm a God in exile. Far from the Hellfires of Home and sharing my body with an enemy that stabs my boys in their fleshy little stomachs!
'Dirty Girls'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - May 17, 2007 5:57:54 am PDT #7826 of 10001
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tommyrot - May 17, 2007 6:00:06 am PDT #7827 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This is why poor people are so damned unhealthy.
One of the reasons, anyway.
Daisy Jane - May 17, 2007 6:00:11 am PDT #7828 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I know. I guess I just can't fathom being so well off that I wouldn't understand how little actual food you can get on $3 a day.
Right? We're barely comfortable, but we've had months when all the bills hit at once and I didn't get paid until the next week and Mr. Jane didn't go in until Friday, so Wednesday and Thursday were Easy Mac with sliced bread nights.
Still, better than when we were acutally poor and it was half a cheese sandwich and ramen night.
Burrell - May 17, 2007 6:02:46 am PDT #7829 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Sure...we have neither crib nor cradle but we might have a deep freeze.
But you can have a crib, you know. We have one here with your name on it. I think two babies should fit into one crib for a while at least. We have a changing table too.
Theodosia - May 17, 2007 6:11:54 am PDT #7830 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
One of the benefits of twins is that they can co-sleep by themselves!
I just went to the grocery store and thought about costs while I shopped. One of the problems with the legislative experiment is that you don't get to shop for an entire month, because you can pick up 5 lbs of hamburger (or ground turkey) for $10 which could go a long way.
Even so, I haven't =had= to budget-buy for two decades now. But since I do all my own cooking, I'm at least familiar with prices and still try to shop frugally!
shrift - May 17, 2007 6:24:43 am PDT #7831 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
In college, I used to spice up my ramen by dropping in an egg and some frozen vegetables.
If I am very lucky, I will never, ever have to eat that again.
tommyrot - May 17, 2007 6:26:07 am PDT #7832 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In college, I used to spice up my ramen by dropping in an egg and some frozen vegetables.
I used to do the exact same thing. Except without the veggies.
If I am very lucky, I will never, ever have to eat that again.
God, yes!
Sophia Brooks - May 17, 2007 6:29:49 am PDT #7833 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
At my poorest (just out of college) I used to ear ramen with potatoes and onion, and a slice of cheese. I thought it was good!
sarameg - May 17, 2007 6:31:23 am PDT #7834 of 10001
Ramen, a can of tuna and a bag of frozen or rehydrated veggies was standard camping food. That and hot tang. When I've made it on the stove, I think I smell the bluet gas, it's that closely linked in my head.
Daisy Jane - May 17, 2007 6:31:29 am PDT #7835 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I used to add canned mushrooms and water chestnuts.