The "Hijacked Thread" Thread

[Carol the Dabbler]

Well, there you go -- one reason to show that spinach who's boss!

 

The Popeye cartoons that I grew up with (the ones where the bad guy's name is Bluto) were mostly made in the 40's, I think, when fresh veggies (especially highly perishable ones like spinach) were not all that readily available most places, and frozen foods were still a novelty.  So a good bit of the time it was either canned veggies or no veggies.

 

[T.o.b.y]

The Popeye cartoons that I grew up with (the ones where the bad guy's name is Bluto) were mostly made in the 40's, I think, when fresh veggies (especially highly perishable ones like spinach) were not all that readily available most places, and frozen foods were still a novelty.  So a good bit of the time it was either canned veggies or no veggies.

 

Very good point, Carol, I must say. We spoiled brats of today forget little things like that!

 

[Bendydoodle Cantaloupe]

Them vegan rascals! They should be grateful that we ain't only got canned veggies no more!

[Arcadia]

"Them Vegan Rascals" would be a good name for a rock band.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Yes, indeed -- and Dave Barry would likely be the first to agree!  (Well, the second, I guess.)

 

[Bendydoodle Cantaloupe]

Well, I agree with this:

 

[Arcadia]

 

Indubitably.

[Ruthyone]

Spinach is ridiculous. Cook one pound of spinach and it ends up being little clot of green you can hold in your hands. They are WEAK, I say. WEAK.

It's nice in a quiche though   

[T.o.b.y]

Taking this here because I find it too interesting to let it go:

 

Refined (white) sugar affects the same part of the brain as cocaine and other mind altering drugs

 

You know, I wonder about that. I've heard it before, but I wonder, because doesn't our digestive system break down pretty much all the carbohydrates we eat into little glucose molecules and that is what finally reaches the blood stream, and so the brain? In which case, why would it make a difference if you eat refined white sugar or a slice of bread? Of course the bread has a lot of other nutrients in it, and fibers, and will satisfy your hunger for longer etc etc, but by the time it reaches your grey matter, how will that know it was once bread and not refined white sugar?

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Probably the chemicals used to refine the sugar is what negatively affects the brain.

[T.o.b.y]

Now you've actually made me go and look up how sugar is made. Very interesting. According to Wikipedia (for what that's worth, but it's usually a good place to start when looking for information), the following substances are part of the process:
 

 

The remaining sugar is then dissolved to make a syrup (about 70 percent by weight solids), which is clarified by the addition of phosphoric acid and calcium hydroxide that combine to precipitate calcium phosphate. The calcium phosphate particles entrap some impurities and absorb others, and then float to the top of the tank, where they are skimmed off.

After any remaining solids are filtered out, the clarified syrup is decolorized by filtration through a bed of activated carbon or, in more modern plants, ion-exchange resin.

 

Now I'll go and look up whether any of those has any known effect on the human brain. This is getting more interesting by the minute!

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Watching Dead Poet's Society and realizing that Robert Sean Leonard's cheek bones are almost as sharp as Benedict's in Sherlock.

[Arcadia]

Even if sugar affects the same part of the brain as certain drugs, that doesn't mean it has the same effect on the brain as certain drugs, does it?

[Carol the Dabbler]

Some people say sugar is more addictive than the "hard stuff" -- more difficult to kick the habit.  And it's implicated in a number of health problems.  Not much excuse for it, really, other than the flavor.

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

It is the addictive part vs the mind altering part. But sugar withdrawal is not always pretty.

[Bendydoodle Cantaloupe]

I remember when my dad cut me off of soda. I didn't last three days. While my parents were asleep I went downstairs, opened the fridge, and dumped a huge amount of 7UP down my throat. Good times.

[Carol the Dabbler]

So your dad cut you off of soda -- but still had a fridge full of the stuff?  Sort of "do as I say, not as I do"?

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Having fun figuring out plans for my son's birthday. Glad I've got 6 months but so far no one has a good play/orchestra concert on his birthday. All the Shakespeare plays are done by March or May not June 11. & he doesn't want Peter Pan & I have dinner plans making Mary Poppins not practical.

[T.o.b.y]

Well, 6 months should give you plenty of time. How old is he, may I ask?

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Will be 13 this coming year. Planning fancy dinner & wanted to add some culture where being dressed up would fit in. Kind of like a right of passage as he progresses towards adulthood. We will be working on some stuff leading up to it that will help him understand why I want to go that route.

[Ruthyone]

Watching Dead Poet's Society and realizing that Robert Sean Leonard's cheek bones are almost as sharp as Benedict's in Sherlock.

This was a sad film - showed off Robin Williams acting to a tee........

 

 

 

I have high blood pressure so have to cut down on sugar

 

 

 

[Having fun figuring out plans for my son's birthday. Glad I've got 6 months but so far no one has a good play/orchestra concert on his birthday. All the Shakespeare plays are done by March or May not June 11. & he doesn't want Peter Pan & I have dinner plans making Mary Poppins not practical.]

I don't think your son would look good as 'Mary Poppins' maybe Bert the Chimney Sweep!

[SherlockedCAMPer]

He would probably enjoy watching Mary Poppins but it is at a dinner theatre and I already have plans for a really nice dinner out. Something I have had planned for almost 18 months.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Nothing like trying to decide between Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (not on demand) & Star Trek Into Darkness (on demand). Decided on the former only because it is not available on demand & I can watch STID after. & if I wanted to add to the mix, there is August: Osage County & possibly still 12 Years a Slave & The Hobbit (all on demand).

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Can anyone tell me what M.O. stands for (Sherlock uses it in reference to CAM in HLV)? I know more or less what it means just not what it stands for.

[Carol the Dabbler]

"M.O." stands for modus operandi, a Latin phrase meaning literally "method of operation."