Missing the Paigow (et al.) [sniff]

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
I like soup. I mean, it's no pie, but still.

Mmmm, more pie.

Soup is for morons who haven't figured out how to use a fork. It is the Idiot Food You Can Drink.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Soup is boring. It's nothing but watered down food.

And yet, this soup discussion managed to be Not The Most Boring Topic On The Fashion Board Today. Flower talking about himself. Yawn.

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
And yet, this soup discussion managed to be Not The Most Boring Topic On The Fashion Board Today. Flower talking about himself. Yawn.

I second the hot and sour -- it has tofu in it sometimes, which is protein, right?

And a warm cat as a heating pad. I can loan/give you one if yours will not act as such.

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[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
And yet, this soup discussion managed to be Not The Most Boring Topic On The Fashion Board Today. Flower talking about himself. Yawn.

Fisting. Fisting fisting fisting fisting fisting fisting fisting.

[Mr. Man]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Which way does the trite saying go - am I supposed to feed a cold or starve a cold? Also, while I have you here, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop (tm)?

Dear Cecil:

My son says he has it on good authority that the phrase is "Feed a fever, starve a cold." I thought it was "Feed a cold, starve a fever." Can you tell me who's right, what it means, and who said it? --Bob White, Arroyo Grande, California

Cecil replies:

Your son thinks there's a better authority than dad? For shame. Although I realize the only way to make kids understand sometimes is to reason with them really loud.

Your version of the proverb is the traditional one, but you can find citations in the literature that have it the other way around. The idea, if not the exact wording, dates back to 1574, when a dictionary maker named Withals wrote, "Fasting is a great remedie of feuer."

You're thinking: this guy wrote a dictionarie? His medical advice wasn't so hot either. Doctors have been trying to stamp out the above piece of folklore for years. Current medical thinking is that you want to keep an even strain when you're sick with either a cold or a fever, and you certainly don't want to stress your system by stuffing or starving yourself.

Nobody's sure where the notion of feeding colds and so on arose. (It surely didn't originate with Withals.) One somewhat dubious explanation has it that the proverb really means "If you feed a cold now, you'll have to starve a fever later." A more plausible interpretation is that the feed-a-cold idea arose out of a folk understanding of the disease process, namely that there were two kinds of illnesses, those caused by low temperatures (colds and chills) and those caused by high temperatures (fever). If you had a chill, you wanted to stoke the interior fires, so you pigged. If you had a fever, you didn't want things to overheat, so you slacked off on the fuel.

Bottom line: tell your kid to chill. But I can relate. When I had sniffles as a kid the feed-a-cold thing was usually good for a few extra Twinkies. So you'll just have to forgive me if, in the delirium of a 99-degree temperature, I used to imagine it was feed a fever too.

--CECIL ADAMS

Of course it seems like there would be some benefit to warm liquids filled with protein and salt...*

*e.g., miso soup

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Mr. Man

Of course it seems like there would be some benefit to warm liquids filled with protein and salt...*

*e.g., miso soup

Apropos of nothing, was the stalk/tribute sock named "Senor Hombre" or "Monsieur Homme"?

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Apropos of nothing, was the stalk/tribute sock named "Senor Hombre" or "Monsieur Homme"?

Penske (if he ever socked, which I don't believe he ever did) had a sock named Monsieur Homme. There may have been a knock-off Senor Hombre at some point as well, but it was less memorable if there was one.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I agree with what you say. Mostly. But I think that what you ask of me is a bit counterintuitive. First, let me assure you that I am keenly aware that, without a world full of pussies, suckers, and other blathering dolts, I would not be able to daily revel in my superiority. But it appears that you ask me to, in appreciation of the fact that the inferiority of those around me enables my own feelings of superiority, abandon my contempt and hatred for those less witty, less hip, or otherwise less worthy. But would not doing so undermine my ability to feel superior to these people? I suppose I could try to take on a kind, sympathetic attitude toward the teeming masses of morons I encounter each day. I suppose I could be moved by the pitiful plight of the inane, the dogged inevitability of the hapless. Candidly, the thought of doing so leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I understand the concern that you and Hank are expressing. Please know that my disdain for the suckers of the world has not turned me into a bitter, joyless troll. To the contrary, it has made me the happiest man alive.

I have no problem with feelings of superiority. To the contrary, one thing that attracts me to this forum is that I am smarter than fully 60% of the regular posters.

But flower, what I do have a problem with is you having feelings of superiority over other posters, except of course Taxwonk GGG SS and that level.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I have no problem with feelings of superiority. To the contrary, one thing that attracts me to this forum is that I am smarter than fully 60% of the regular posters.

But flower, what I do have a problem with is you having feelings of superiority over other posters, except of course Taxwonk GGG SS and that level.

Enjoy your soup, imbecile.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Hi ncs!

You are supposed to feed a cold and starve a fever. The logic is that eating raises your body temperature so will not help the fever come down. However, when you have a cold, you need nutrition, so eating helps.

I don't know the answer to your second question.

Does Ontario socialized medicine have a strong public education component?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by dtb
They don't call it Jewish penicillin for nothing! (the protein and the salt** are good for your cold)



**in the CHICKEN SOUP, you pervs

if semen is mostly sugars why does it taste salty?- i mean I've heard it does.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Does Ontario socialized medicine have a strong public education component?

No. But thanks for asking!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
No. But thanks for asking!

oh. I has heard the saying but never an explaination. I was impressed.

[LessinSF]

I finally have ultimate prrof that mysticism is a bunch of hooey. I received the following fortune cookie (when I was sitting alone, so I couldn't have received a tablemates'):

"Your heart is pure, and your mind is clear." Ha.