Saturday, September 07, 2013
Ronald McDonald vs. Cheech & Chong
Some issues have come up in a couple of recent posts namely that eating at McDonald's is extremely bad for your health but pot is somehow ok. In the following 3 month experiment which group do you think will come out on top in terms of general overall health? The first group will eat what they consider to be a healthy diet, work out at the gym and all that good stuff but they'll smoke a couple of joints a day 'cause that's what they do. The second group will eat at McDonald's everyday, just once daily is enough and it doesn't have to be a hamburger and a soda. They can go for the healthier options on the menu like the salads, the wraps, the yogurt parfaits and a bottle of spring. I believe they even have some apple thing. So this group does that but they're not into pot and won't smoke it and they can jog too just like the first group. OK so at the end of the 3 month period who has damaged their health more and who will be happier? I once knew a guy who was really into his health, kept detailed charts of his cholesterol levels, plotted this and plotted that on graphs and reports but was a real pothead and was always devising new ways of toking like making a funnel out of Reynold's aluminum foil which I would think your fingers would get hot. He also unplugged all his appliances like the tv before leaving home for the day because he explained there's the trickle-suck effect of the plug simply being in the outlet and even that uses juice. What I want to know is at what point in time do you turn into Howard Hughes?
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People think 'wraps' are healthier than breads,
ReplyDeletebut it can be iffy calorie-wise. I'm guessing the pot vs MickyD results might be the same, given only two smokes a day
and one golden arches a day. Regarding plugged in appliances, it is thought that if the appliance has a single throw on/off switch, there is a slight AC current bleed (another penny on your electric bill). TVs and computers
draw more, even when off, to maintain readiness
for a quick start. However, the big bangers for
electrical usage are heating, cooling, lights,
refrigerators, etc. There are a plethora of arguments about aluminum foil/smoking (if you peruse the grass blogs): it is one of the few
elements that can penetrated the blood-brain barrier and may be related to Alzheimers; on the other hand, aluminum does not vaporize until
2500 degress, like most other metals, but it melts quite low, about 600 degrees. Not sure what temperature those aluminum-bong-hookah set ups operate at. If your aluminum melts, you got some hot stuff there.
I have a friend who used to smoke fentanyl on tinfoil. If you're smoking lots of pot you'll probably be making more trips to McD or at least to your local 7-11. I'm not going to weigh in on this debate.
ReplyDeleteGo Figure
ReplyDeleteWell if the blind can legally carry guns in Iowa the next step would be to let them drive.
DeleteI've known a few potheads who while toking if a non-pothead lights up a cig they start connipping like their aroma of stale urine is so much better.
ReplyDeleteBB you may be right about it being a draw but I'm guessing the fine diners at Mickie D's don't have to worry about potential brain damage. Job prospects might be brighter too with so many drug tests now part of the hiring process.
ReplyDeleteYes, we lost quite a few workers who had cannabis residue and washed out of the drug tests. Guess I'm naïve, because some of them seemed like good workers. But that was the rule and they knew the rule. Our McDonalds is doing alterations, so I have been
ReplyDeletetaking the morning paper to Burger King (tater tots instead of the
hashbrown in a bag). Either is supposed to be 150 cals, which isn't bad, but the manager at BK insists on giving me extra tots,
even though I order the small breakfast. I'm thinking they are happy to see anyone come through the door at 6AM....
& let's remember THC like angel dust is fat-soluble so good luck passing that drug test after your morning jog.
ReplyDeleteAgain not getting soapster's position, he's fond of his steak and potatoes but against a burger and fries. What's the difference? really.
ReplyDeleteThe narcissistic thrill of elitism.
ReplyDeleteHe writes very well and communicates articulately too he's just so intolerant of the rest of Us.
ReplyDeleteAs a gedanken experiment I like to put myself in the position of a prole in the Soviet Union around 1975 or so - the era of stagnation (which lasted until the 90's). I would of course have opportunities to meet with my local soviet and pretend to be a good socialist democrat, but would I bother? Or would I just focus on na levo? Given that wages in real terms were dropping 10% a year (hmm), and increasingly the products available in the legal market were of cheap quality or unavailable except to the nomenklatura, I think I know what I would do.
DeleteOver 2 billion+ people in the world now (estimated) live and work the "illegal" economy. And from anecdotal accounts (sorry no macro econ in the shadow), their prosperity is increasing rapidly. Meanwhile, western so-called civilization is now a sucker's bet.
Comrades, we are all equal in one thing - time. I hope you enjoy yours - I'll be damned if I waste any more of mine.
If THC is fat soluble, skinny people should pass the test?
ReplyDeletePerhaps there is merit to the 'I never inhaled' excuse.
(works for pipe smokers) (but they don't test for Prince Albert-
at least not yet)
I would think so. A fat pot smoker is gonna have problems no doubt about it.
DeleteApparently the jury is split whether acid is fat-soluble. A majority of websites say it's not, a few significant ones say it is and you come away with no clear conclusion (thanks wiki). I betcha though alot of pot-smokers don't know their weed is fat-soluble but it also might explain why they're lazy and lack initiative.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'll toss you a straight line:
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference between a pothead and a stoner?
Dunno, I'll have to consult my Roget's but here's a thought. Now even pro-alcohol people will admit there's such a thing as alcoholism but when was the last time you saw one pothead say to another you have a problem?
ReplyDeleteWhen is a buzz not a buzz?
ReplyDeleteHas soapie abandoned the discussion?
ReplyDeleteHe seems experientially knowledgeable on the topic. I guess we are left with the clinical studies of the pharmacology/biochemistry of THC, such as:
ReplyDeletethere is an antidote, naloxone-
it reduces the sperm count in mice-
it is an analgesic (what's happening, man?)-
it is an antiemetic (chilling out)-
it stimulates hunger and taste-
it increases the hedonic value of food-
....and it is thought to be a plant defense mechanism
to protect itself from herbivores.
..dunno, Z-Man
When I researched pot one day I found out that and I'm not saying this happens all the time, not melodramatizing here but some drug dealers do spice up their weed with things like angel dust also known as the sherm. Now if you do pot ok, I don't think you belong in jail but if you believe your local drug dealer has a code of morals you're an idiot.
ReplyDeleteSo "Trust your dealer, not the government" is a flawed aphorism?
ReplyDeleteWould seem so. Another case recently here in NYC, some partiers, ravers they call them, a few of them have died after taking what they thought was pure ecstasy which in reality probably turned out to be some version of bath salts (a subject I don't fully understand at the moment, can I take a Calgon bath tonight?). As the NYPD happily explained drug dealers often say you're getting ecstasy when it could be any number of other bad things. Again if you think your local drug dealer has a strict code of consumer ethis you're a MORON.
ReplyDeleteApparently there are bath salts and 'bath salts', the former being Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) and the latter being the name for
ReplyDeletelook-alike meth crystals. In moderate amounts, Epsom salt is used for heartburn and constipation: in excess it is toxic to the
gastric system, renal system and CNS. IMO, if you use the meth type bath salts in the tub, you may get happy feet.
I'm one of the few people who hasn't watched a single episode of "Breaking Bad" yet.
ReplyDeleteMe too. Never heard of it, in fact.
ReplyDeleteWent to Google Play today and they have some free tv episodes you can download problem is I'm not really into "Bad Girls Club."
ReplyDeleteI have never watched Breaking Bad either. I don't think we get that channel.
ReplyDeleteIf you were to ask my opinion (which hasn't been asked) I would say that for constipation I would recommend citrate of magnesia over any other form.
ReplyDeleteThat's the worst though when you have to go to work and you know there's a delivery...but not yet.
ReplyDeleteThe pre-colonscopy stuff is based on polyethylene glycol, usually PEG-3000, with added electrolytes. Pretty popular, as the formula
ReplyDeletevariations include GoLYTELY, GaviLyte C, NuLytely, GlycoLax, Fortrans, TriLyte, Colyte, Halflytely, Softlax, Lax-a-Day, ClearLax and MoviPrep. (who names that stuff?) Of course you have to drink way to much, but it is effective. Meanwhile, on the cannabis front, we note that it is a huge
big agri-business , usually on
public land and subject to business risks like seizure.
Colon preps come and go out of fashion. Used to be everyone was into Fleets Phospho Soda. Nowadays yeah they use the NuLytely (GoLytely was probably an early patent name, I haven't seen it in years) and basically that's also the same thing as MiraLax. My favorite, least expensive and most effective prep is:
ReplyDelete10AM day prior to procedure: change patient's diet to clear liquids. NO RED LIQUIDS/FOODS including popsicles and jello.
4PM: 2 Dulcolax tabs, 1 300cc bottle citrate of magnesia
7PM: if stools are not clear repeat 300cc bottle citrate of magnesia (*OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU WOULD DO WITH SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HYPERMAGNESEMIA*)
10PM: patient should be clear by now and able to have a fine night's sleep.
Cost of prep about $3.00
I would agree with this and it reminds me of the juice fast. The thought occured maybe Chris Christie should've tried something like this and I don't mean this as a colon prep.
DeleteWith the GoLytely stuff, you are supposed to drink at least a half
ReplyDeletegallon, preferably a full gallon. I couldn't handle the refrigerated stuff, but managed the room temp stuff. It sure ain't Pepsi.
The voice of experience. Kidney stones, colonoscopies......
DeleteYeah, a lot of people are like that. We end up having to drop an NG tube to get it all in and even then you'll get people puking it up.
ReplyDeleteAn NG tube would make me throw up!
ReplyDeleteSometimes they do. Sometimes not.
ReplyDeleteA few years back when I was doing a lot of gastro testing, they recommended an NG scope. (already had the endoscopy procedure).
DeleteI said OK if they could put me under, and they said no, you had to be
conscious to swallow the thing. I opted out. A wuss who even needed
Ativan before a root canal)
Good for you BB, there are limitations. I feel the same way about the full-bore colonoscope vs. the sigmoid one and I told my doctor that if need be I much prefer the sig one then of course he had to tell me why the other one is better. BB it sounds like you've had every orifice probed.
Delete'.. every orifice probed." yeah, of course I worked for the Private Sector!
DeleteMaybe you could YouTube some of your procedures.
ReplyDeleteThe clinic probably did.
ReplyDelete...and I'm not a show-off like Katie Couric.
ReplyDeleteI never saw that but I heard about it. It's in my TMI closet with Dole's erections and how Michael Douglas got his cancer.
ReplyDeleteAl Quaeda has a new African sub-group, Al-Shabob.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was cooked meat and veggies on a stick?
Boko Haram must be the dessert.
ReplyDeleteDeserts should be barren lonely wide open places. So, it is enigmatic that when
ReplyDeletethe British general Chinese Gordon
marched on Khartoum, he got surrounded by the whirling dervishes of the Mahdi,
50,000 of them. What the heck did they eat, Shabobs?
You need to watch "Globetrekker", sometimes they cover this stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt appears that your culinary recipe has been purloined. In an article about the best sandwich in each state, we find:
ReplyDeleteKansas: Z-Man Sandwich
Patrons line up around the block for the Z-Man at Oklahoma Joe’s - located in a rundown strip mall on the Kansas side of Kansas City. Why? This iconic sandwich comes stacked with slow-smoked brisket, melt-y provolone and two crispy onion rings - all plunked down on a toasted Kaiser roll. A favorite among food critics and ‘cue enthusiasts, this sandwich is worth the wait.
This sandwich will make you fat.
ReplyDeleteIt's OK, just need to form a PR
ReplyDeletegroup.
Not too long ago there was a kind of fat acceptance movement in the country but as I've noted fat people are now the New Evil and Bloomberg is leading the pitchfork crowd. I kind of agree with it and I don't.
ReplyDeleteThe obese have been known to cause sciatia in others.
ReplyDeleteI was initially skeptical but I see her point. Usually when something weird happens on a plane it involves JetBlue so I bet they're relieved.
DeleteHow's Christie doing? Did his lapband break yet?
ReplyDeleteI see Christie is polling third among Republicans. Some observers think he has more
ReplyDeletesupport among independents and dems than the GOP. Which would give him a lot of votes nationally...but make him a reviled RINO
I agree with George Will who says if he wants to run for president he needs to get rid of the Jersey brashness or tough guy image. Will uses some example of he called a sportswriter an "idiot" which kinda doesn't befit a man aspiring to higher office.
ReplyDeleteAt least Mr. Adipose doesn't promise a moon colony by the end of his term.
DeleteCan Christie pay for a single seat on the plane yet?
ReplyDeleteWhen he was a sky diver, he had to use a cargo chute.
DeleteThere have to be Christie fat joke books out there. You know, compilations.
ReplyDeleteProbably. Stuff like, Christie grew so fat he had to get a New Jersey.
DeleteCC gained five pounds and had to get group insurance, When he goes downtown, he leaves footprints in concrete. Sort of a genre. Doesn't seem to bother him and other politicians are called worse.
He still seems heavy. I think he needs another lapband.
ReplyDeletePresident William Howard Taft weight 332 lbs and got stuck in the white house bathtub. (no fast food back then, either)
ReplyDeleteI think you would do well on Jeopardy.
ReplyDeleteThey have a fat politician category?
DeleteI don't watch Jeopardy anymore because of the stupid rules. One night I'm watching and this guy got a really hard question but he didn't frame the answer in the form of a question so Trebek disqualified his answer even though he got it right. I don't watch stuff that annoys me, where a rule makes no logic or sense. What OCD weirdo made up this rule?
ReplyDeleteI watch it once in awhile when I run across it switching channels. I do OK on history, science, geography, etc, but utterly fail current pop culture-music, movies, TV.
ReplyDeleteBTW, my cable company is fighting with Time Warner and we lost 8 channels. So
for 24 hr. news all I have left is FoxNews.
TWC again? We just got back WCBS TV here in NYC.
ReplyDelete