RadioBanter - View Single Post - Why don't I ever hear these complaints about other hams?

September 14th 03, 07:19 PM

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(Jason Hsu) writes:

"charlesb" wrote in message
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Assuming that your post is serious and not intended to be humerous, Jason,
I'd say that you should be careful not to neglect your mental hygene.
Eating
right and staying away from tobacco is nice, but it won't ultimately do you
any good if your thinking is toxic.

Come on, how seriously can you take anything in
rec.radio.amateur.policy?

So you were trolling. OK...

I don't smoke, but I would gladly take up smoking as an alternative to
becoming another miserable, obnoxious member of the PC-police.

I guess the "PC police" are more evil than Phillip Morris, whose
products kill millions around the world every year. Wouldn't you
rather rebel against Phillip Morris? They represent everything you
hate about the Establishment!

Does Phillip Morris force anyone to smoke? Or is it a choice people make?

There's probably only one hope for you now, Jason, and that is to buy
yourself a pack of Chesterfields or Luckies and fire one on up on your way
to "Golden Corral" to take advantage of that all-you-can-eat buffet.

Smoking is so disgusting that I wouldn't even do it if it were
healthy.

Well, it's unhealthy, so you're off the hook.

True fact: The *original* antismoking campaigns had nothing to do with health
concerns. Their real problem with smoking was that it was perceived to be an
activity done *only* for pleasure - and therefore evil! (You have to eat and
sleep, so those activities were not targeted as much).

If it's any consolation to you, the Atkins diet followers think I
guzzle carbs the way a 1972 Cadillac guzzles fuel. (According to news
articles, these people now have their own grocery stores and
restaurants. Ugh.)

Why "ugh"? If that diet works for some people, that's a good thing.

Do you understand the relationship of carbs and insulin?

The anti-meat anti-fat Ornish diet followers
think I guzzle fat the way a 1972 Cadillac guzzles fuel.

There are all kinds of fats. Some are needed, some are almost poison.

I guess I must be eating right if other hams think I'm on a crash diet
and the followers of the latest diet fads think I eat like a hog.

No, you're eating right *for you* if your weight and other indicators are good.

George Sheehan used to say that each of us is an "experiment of one", and that
a big part of living is trying out different approaches and seeing what works
best for each of us at various times of our lives.

For example, I've found that eating mostly sugary and carb-y foods causes me to
gain weight and be tired. Plus I'm hungry all the time that way. Eating the
same number of calories in protein and healthy fats causes me to lose weight,
have more energy, and be much less hungry. So instead of cereal and skim milk
for breakfast I have a veggie omelet. Works for me. YMMV.

73 de Jim, N2EY