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Vegetarianism - Random Topics
I'm all for eating healthy and if folks can actually have a balanced diet without including meat, good for them and I have to admit that I don't eat nearly as much meat as I did in the past. However; I don't like being told that somehow my dietary choices are immoral if I eat 'anything with eyes'. Does that mean those who choose to be intollerant vegetarians themselves don't eat POTATOES?! Besides, if one wants to get technical, there's evidence that plants feel stress when harvested so if folks don't want toworry about guilt over that , it looks as though they'd better eat nothing but lint! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 9, 2009, 11:09 am

Paparazzi - Random Topics
Swanpride, Does the existance of hypocrites who decry paparazzi make nullify the rights of others to object to paparazzi's deplorable actions? Sorry, no. That doesn't fly with me! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 9, 2009, 11:03 am

Wendy's - Random Topics
shanequia, That was the late Dave Thomas the founder of Wendy's who put up the image of the red-headed pigtailed girl on the sign- modelled somewhat after his own daughter named Wendy. As for the food? Well, the burgers always seemed to greasy and underdone to me (I don't care if they called them 'hot and juicy') . I rarely eat hamburgers these days but when I do, they need to be well done and moist (NOT greasy or, worse, smushed on the grill which turns them into pucks) . Anyway, because I hardly ever eat burgers and they don't cook them they way I like them, they've boned a long time for me- and not because of any bogus rumors. While I'm here, though, anyone else old enough to remember when they lost a good amount of business due to some rotten rumor about the burgers being made of worms instead of beef? It was,of course, completely bogus but one of my school friends jokingingly asked for a worm burger and they immediately took her to the kitchen prep area to prove they were beef without so much as cracking a smile. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 8, 2009, 2:30 pm

Paparazzi - Random Topics
Swanpride, Read my comments again since this will be my only repeat. I didn't say the paparazzi were SOLELY responsible for the vicious cycle of chasing down folks to profit from their exploitation (and, in fact, did not address Princess Diana's death at all), but I think to pretend that simply because others in the transaction contribute to this mess (tabloid employers, buying public) does NOT absolve their own guilt. Moreover, if they have the skill to photograph and write stories, they could use those for many purposes besides stalking celebs and their extended families (including minors and elderly relatives who did not ask to be part of this). As for Princess Diana, yes, the others you mentioned are partially responsible,too, but that doesn't negate the fact that the papazzi raced after her car through twisting downtown tunnels to get more photos (putting countless other drivers/pedestrians at risk)- when the whole world ALREADY knew she was dating Dodi Fayed so there was no motivation other than greed for more photos involved here. Therefore, they DO deserve to be dissed for their role in that senseless multiple accidental death. Also, many of them seem to taunt their targets to get reactions for the sole purpose of getting better photos/video to get more money. To say that they don't deserve criticism because they only are supplying a market makes as much sense as absolving meth lab operators while ignoring not only the human desecration of methamphetamines on users and their families/ colleagues but also the incredible amount of environmental havoc that their poison's production leaves behind! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 8, 2009, 2:10 pm

Paparazzi - Random Topics
Swanpride, Gee, you think it's not possible for any of those paparazzi to think of another way to earn a living- like there's no cans for them to pick up where they live or they have no plasma to sell? While I grant that those who buy the tabloids and those who run them deserve to be dissed for each of their parts of the transaction that alone doesn't erase the culpability of the photo suppliers in seeking to blatantly profit by exploiting even the smallest semblence of privacy for those in their glares- often doing such mundane things as walking their dogs or picking up the mail in their driveways. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 6, 2009, 6:35 pm

Zoom - TV Shows
I watched it when it was first on for the whole First Incarnation and, even as a kid, I thought it had WAY too much singing. Also, in the beginning, the kids showed their real personalities a lot more but by the end of the original incarnation, they were acting on-camera even during non-skit/singing times as though they were all as chummy as "The Brady Bunch". I remember when they wrapped it up (the final time?), one kid actually differed from the others and admitted that he was friends with the CREW rather than any of the other cast members. I was amazed they let that candor slip by- but, of course, the whole cast ended that show with them (you guessed it!) singing 'Everyone's Gotta Have Friends La-La-La-La-La'. Still, the show was fun when it was fun- and I liked how they showed other kids' original crafts that you could get mailed instructions for via sending the show a postcard (yep, I STILL remember the original P.O. Box and Zip Codes but I'll spare the current holder of that post office box from getting needless cards by not mentioning it here). I also liked many of the interviews with other real kids (e.g. I've often wondered what became of one kid whose family was shown in the process of leaving their Illinois(?)farm that had gotten flooded out by the Mississippi [early 1970's] and that clip ended with them all sadly driving away from the now-ruined farm and farmhouse that had been in their family for over 100 years- to a very sad harmonica rendition of 'Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme'). Also, I liked the segment 'Tracy Talks' in which one of the Originals voiced her POV about current events. I don't remember anything Tracy talked about but, as a kid, I liked seeing another kid who was actually keeping up with the surrounding world and had opinions! Lastly, after one kid-produced segment which showed vegetables bemoaning being tossed into the garbage disposal uneaten, my father actually started to insist I eat my vegetables from that point on. I wasn't happy when that happened but now I'm somewhat grateful that I learned to like eating healthy foods besides apple sauce via that skit! Kids today need to have skits like that to seek to eat healthy foods instead of chain junk if our nation is to prevent 1/3 of the kids born after 2000 to get diagnosed with diabetes (one current forecast) and it should also be noted that 60 percent of all diabetics lose their eyesight [yes, SIXTY PERCENT!]. Do the math and see if you don't think THAT wouldn't have major repercussions for our nation's future! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 5, 2009, 11:48 am

Paparazzi - Random Topics
Yeah, at least pond scum produces a good part of our oxygen supply whereas I can't think of anything good that paparazzi have done. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 29, 2009, 3:30 pm

Organic Farming - Random Topics
Even if one doesn't care about how livestock or produce gets raised, one thing that comes out of organic farming as that the food generally tastes FRESHER and better than conventionally raised foods. Not that this is in my budget to pay for every single meal, but,for example, I like how organic eggs taste the way I remember farm fresh eggs tasting in my childhood as opposed to them tasting like they were spat out of a machine. Anyway, I'm glad we consumers have the options of conventional vs. organic raised foods these days! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 29, 2009, 3:28 pm

IKEA Furniture - Random Topics
If one's a European who has to transport everything by bicycle or train, it makes sense to get unassembled furniture that takes up as little bulk as possible during transport. However; if one lives in a country where one has a car or truck, about the only reason to get this furniture is to be able to impress your friends that you were able to take hours to put together furniture that looks exactly like. .. furniture non-professionals put together. Me, I'd rather find a pre-assembled piece of antique furniture at a thrift store! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 27, 2009, 1:53 pm

Beastie Boys, The - Music Groups
OK, I hate to do this but because I only want to share factual info and NOT perpetuate online lies, I must. I did some online research and found out that the British tabloid "The Daily Mail" had reported them dissing children cancer patients back in the mid 1980's. It was THAT allegation that I considered when deciding I could no longer stand them. Unfortunately, I didn't find out until last night when I did my research that "The Daily Mail" later printed a retraction to that claim so for THAT reason alone (and not because of anything the group themelves said), I must admit that the dis I had believed to be accurate has proven to be wrong (at least as to what they've been known to say as per public record). Also, I understand that one of the group CURRENTLY is fighting cancer so being that I'm not a vindictive person but someone who doesn't think anyone deserves cancer, I will even say I feel sorry for what that band member and his family are having to go through. OK, I'm STILL not a fan of the group per se (due to their performing style,etc.) but I don't want to dump on them for something there's no public record for them having done. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 27, 2009, 1:48 pm

Fantasia - Movie Series
I MEANT to say "The Monkees" debuted a quarter century LATER than "Fantasia". Sorry about that! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 27, 2009, 1:36 pm

Man vs. Wild - TV Shows
How believable do I consider Bear's on-camera struggles for survival? About as believable as Bear being his given name! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 26, 2009, 4:10 pm

Coronation Street - TV Shows
I saw it a time or so out of curiosity when I'd cross the pond and ,while I can't say I understand why it's lasted almost a half-century; I think it's interesting that the soap is soapy enough with working class characters with no attempts to glamorize their wardrobes,residences or take the settings to exotic locales. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 26, 2009, 4:07 pm

Royal Family, The - TV Shows
Irony of bitter ironies was that at first the cast and crew actually thought Mr. Foxx was doing his Sanford impression when he was actually having his fatal heart attack. Then they later tried to salvage the mess by bringing in 227's Jackee in as, first Victoria's (Della Reese's) much younger sister- then ,after they decided it was too cumbersome to have to have the characters explain the relationship, they made Jackee's character Victoria's prodigal DAUGHTER (previously the daughter who had moved back into her parents' house after her divorce with her children that had triggered the original premise,had been Al and Victoria's only child). They needn't have bothered because the TV audience decided the whole thing was too cumbersome to bother with after Mr. Foxx's death. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 26, 2009, 3:56 pm

Fantasia - Movie Series
Shh! Careful, Mythagator! MTV et. al would quickly yowl that they were invented by 'The Monkees' a quarter century earlier. Still, if one wants to take rock music out of the equation as a requirement re music videos, one could go back even further to c.1931 with the musicals of Busby Berkeley from 1931 who eagerly turned dancers' legs,etc. into cogs of many a musical kaleidescope way back then! Check them out and see you think if Disney might have actually drawn some inspiration from them! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 26, 2009, 3:50 pm

Keeping Up Appearances - TV Shows
Thanks, Dolfan! True about Hyacinth being a neighbor nobody would want to have closer than Antarctica - and it also goes without saying that Richard likely would prefer to be on a different PLANET from his overwhelming spouse! Still, they all were funny to watch! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 26, 2009, 3:41 pm

Dennis the Menace (1959 sitcom) - TV Shows
Funny thing is that it wasn't the title character who was Mr. Wilson's worst nemesis,it was the nosy spinster neighbor Miss Cathcart (played by the marvellous Mary Wickes)- and her character never once appeared in the strip! One could even say that Miss Cathcart would be what Margaret would grow up to be (and,yes, Margaret could drive even Dennis to become a Mr. Wilson)! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 26, 2009, 3:39 pm

What's Happening!! - TV Shows
It was okay but I didn't like how they got rid of Mama with her just leaving Raj and Dee for no real reason given. And to leave them with Shirley?! Yeah, I know Shirley was intimidating with a very well hidden soft side but she was far from a mother figure! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 26, 2009, 3:34 pm

Dallas - TV Shows
When JR got shot and it made the TOP story for the nightly news- in ENGLAND! There's SO MUCH wrong with that picture! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 18, 2009, 4:53 pm

Woodstock - Random Topics
I've often wondered how many of the attendees' grandparents,etc. had desperately immigrated the US to ESCAPE spending their lives ragged and barefoot in muddy,foul fields (e.g. Ireland, Poland, Russia) and lived to wonder why their descendents SOUGHT to do the same- for fun! Talk about full circle! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 18, 2009, 4:49 pm