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Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?  

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Ginger - Aug 16, 2008 10:48:39 am PDT #1964 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I don't think the diet sodas are making people fat, I suspect fat people tend to drink diet sodas.

There is some evidence that the body releases insulin in response to a sweet taste, regardless of whether it's real sugar. That would actually make you hungrier.


Trudy Booth - Aug 16, 2008 10:54:34 am PDT #1965 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

There is some evidence that the body releases insulin in response to a sweet taste, regardless of whether it's real sugar. That would actually make you hungrier.

I've heard that! Maybe that's what they meant by "Diet soda may throw off your natural appetite regulation, causing you to eat more sweets."? Of course, they also went with "diet sodas make people think they can eat cookies at will"


brenda m - Aug 16, 2008 10:55:52 am PDT #1966 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Well, this is just stupid:

It may also trick you into thinking it's OK to indulge in high calorie foods because you "saved" by choosing diet soda.

I mean, people do that, I guess, but "tricked"? There's a somewhat related effect seen with other calorie-reduced foods where you tend to replace those saved calories in other parts of the meal or in greater consumption. (So in a way, I guess you could call that your body refusing to be tricked.) But what they're talking about sounds like just one of those silly rationalizations we all make.

Not even sure it's that silly, really - Big Mac plus Diet Coke is still a calorie win over Big Mac plus Coke, even if neither option is particularly advisable.

But as I understand it, there is some basis for this:

Diet soda may throw off your natural appetite regulation, causing you to eat more sweets.

So there is some causal effect there. But I'd agree with you that correlation is by far the lion's share of the issue.


Laga - Aug 16, 2008 11:03:03 am PDT #1967 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

broken cookies have no calories


Burrell - Aug 16, 2008 11:09:32 am PDT #1968 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Hey meara, you forgot to add that after 6 months, the answer changes so now it's a NO. Seriously, GILF needs to be drop kicked, with nary a look back. Otherwise she and R will just continue yanking your chain.


omnis_audis - Aug 16, 2008 11:37:50 am PDT #1969 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

broken cookies have no calories
eating while standing, same thing. Oh, and picking out of fridge, while standing with fridge door open actually BURNS calories.


omnis_audis - Aug 16, 2008 11:44:59 am PDT #1970 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

I don't wanna go to work. I want a day off!

t /whine


Barb - Aug 16, 2008 11:48:10 am PDT #1971 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”

I don't wanna go to Abby's teacher's parent meeting. Battle-axe thought it would be just dandy to call it for 7PM on a Saturday night with only three days' notice.

::is not pleased::

The temptation to bail is nearly overwhelming but this teacher has a habit of taking slights, real or imagined, and taking them out on the kids (although she's worse on boys than girls).

Missing one of her meetings would definitely qualify as a slight.

Feh.

::sits on bench next to omnis::


Gadget_Girl - Aug 16, 2008 11:50:19 am PDT #1972 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".

((Beverly))) thanks.

I thought they were! Have you asked? Would they? They should!

I asked. One of the 2 harpies basically said that they gave me everything they could and essentially 'handed' it to me on a silver platter and that if I couldn't do my part and 'fill in the blanks' what kind of teacher was I?

I had thought Lynn Johnston was going to a weekend format like "Foxtrot". Today was a frustrating yet lifelike strip.

"So you're not going to give me anything?"
how about a two-by-four to the head?

I bet she works for my school board.

broken cookies have no calories
eating while standing, same thing. Oh, and picking out of fridge, while standing with fridge door open actually BURNS calories.

Not only are all of these true, but it is also true that there are no calories on birthdays or holidays. (it is rumored, however, that the day after birthdays and holidays all calories count double)


Laga - Aug 16, 2008 11:52:29 am PDT #1973 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

it is rumored, however, that the day after birthdays and holidays all calories count double

nuh-uh! I happen to know that calories don't count during your entire birth month.