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NotFromHere · 07-01-2003, 02:18 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

Preferred by kayakers everywhere. Or so it seems.

Note to Coltrane--looks like the new colors also sport a pre-caribinered version.

OK, take this for what it's worth, but a friend of mine from law school said that Nalgene was a hypocritical company who was NOT animal friendly. She said the fact that there was a mountain lion or some such animal on the bottle was hypocrisy at it's highest form. Nalgene did some sort of animal testing - geez I wish I could remember what it was, but my friend is a real animal activist - no meat, no leather ( I felt bad when she sat in my leather seats - but oh well). Anyway - that's her story about Nalgene - take it or leave it.

Sparklehorse · 07-01-2003, 02:20 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) BTW, are the claims that Nalgene bottles don't leak accurate?

Is this why these are so popular? My teenaged niece just requested that one be sent to her at camp (with very specific instructions about which colors are acceptable). I was trying to figure out what advantage they have over other water bottles, besides some kind of camping chic that alludes to being one who kayaks.

Edited to add that I wrote this before I saw Burger's post with colors and kayaking joke.

07-01-2003, 02:20 PM

Do Metrosexuals ever wear lipstick? There may be a whole new market for instruction on how to drink w/out getting lipstick on the glass.

Shape Shifter · 07-01-2003, 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

POLL: WORST FILM ACCENTS

Anyone have any to add to the list?

Thurgreed(do NOT rent Brotherhood of the Wolf)Marshall

Off the top of my head:

Robert Redford in Out of Africa (someone named Dennis Fynch Hatton really should have a British accent)

Keanu Reeves in Dangerous Liasons

Tyrone Slothrop · 07-01-2003, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
ONLY 3 GRAMS OF FAT!!!!!

per serving

One chip = one serving, approximately 74 servings per package

I think the Nobel Prize for Advertising goes to the guy who dreamed up the ingredients on the side of the box of Wheat Thins:

Ingredients: Whole wheat flour (contains riboflavin, thiamine, potassium, folacin, folic acid, vital gluten, filtered water, etc.), sugar, . . . .

purse junkie · 07-01-2003, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by dealtoy
Do you mind repeating the instructions for my edification. I don't wear lipstick, but it sounds like a cool skill to have in my bag of party tricks.

Okay, but don't come after me. We were taught this in dancing school between cha-chas so we would be able to be good executive arm candy at hubby's office parties. When taking a drink, verry slightly lower your lower lip and place the tips of your lower teeth against the rim of the glass. Sip without touching your upper lip to the glass. Voila! No lipstick mark. Now, of course, they have these newfangled long-wearing lipsticks--but as I prefer gloss, it still comes in handy.

And in other news, now you can download music without getting ratted out to the feds!:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/interne....ap/index.html

Not that I'd ever do that. :seenno:

ThrashersFan · 07-01-2003, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
OK, take this for what it's worth, but a friend of mine from law school said that Nalgene was a hypocritical company who was NOT animal friendly. She said the fact that there was a mountain lion or some such animal on the bottle was hypocrisy at it's highest form. Nalgene did some sort of animal testing - geez I wish I could remember what it was, but my friend is a real animal activist - no meat, no leather ( I felt bad when she sat in my leather seats - but oh well). Anyway - that's her story about Nalgene - take it or leave it.

According to these sites, the bitch against Nalgene is that it makes other products that permit others to engage in animal testing.

http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/about/whitepaper.html
http://www.geocities.com/veganfreedom/nalgene.html

*Posted for your info only with no personal comment.

evenodds · 07-01-2003, 02:24 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Off the top of my head:

Robert Redford in Out of Africa (someone named Dennis Fynch Hatton really should have a British accent)

Keanu Reeves in Dangerous Liasons

Don Cheadle in Ocean's 11.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 07-01-2003, 02:24 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
OK, take this for what it's worth, but a friend of mine from law school said that Nalgene was a hypocritical company who was NOT animal friendly. She said the fact that there was a mountain lion or some such animal on the bottle was hypocrisy at it's highest form. Nalgene did some sort of animal testing - geez I wish I could remember what it was, but my friend is a real animal activist - no meat, no leather ( I felt bad when she sat in my leather seats - but oh well). Anyway - that's her story about Nalgene - take it or leave it.

Here's their statement: Nalgene link. I'm not quite sure what it says, but they seem to claim they don't use animals to test. That said, they are a chemical company selling products used to contain food and water. I'd rather know if something leaches out of their containers by testing on rats than on me.

07-01-2003, 02:26 PM

http://www.karstsports.com/nalprod.html

I found this link with all kinds of nalgene bottles. Lexan, Poly, Film.

Do they have a plasticky smell to them?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 07-01-2003, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by purse junkie
When taking a drink, verry slightly lower your lip and place the tips of your lower teeth against the rim of the glass. Sip without touching your upper lip to the glass. Voila! No lipstick mark.

Did you ever get this to work? Not that I'm wearing (or ever wear) lipstick, but I'm trying this on a cup at work, and have quickly come to the realization that the lower lip performs the critical function of keeping the liquid in your mouth.

As for the nalgene, since I don't carry a purse either (no need for one, what without my need for lipstick), I'm not too worried about having it spill over anything of value. I'll just clip it to my belt, and head to work.

Tyrone Slothrop · 07-01-2003, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Nalgene did some sort of animal testing - geez I wish I could remember what it was, but my friend is a real animal activist - no meat, no leather ( I felt bad when she sat in my leather seats - but oh well). Anyway - that's her story about Nalgene - take it or leave it.

What would animal testing of a Nalgene bottle entail? "Let's see how many hamsters we can fit inside it." "The bottle completed its passage through the elephant's digestive system without causing apparent discomfort." "Day 47. The polar bear continues to ignore the Nalgene bottle."

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 07-01-2003, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Okay, attaching anything to your belt makes you a dork. There are no exceptions. I don't care if you have no pocket for your phone or pager or whatever. You look like a dumbass if you attach it to your belt. Don't do it.

TM

In a big city, it's dorky.

In Escalante, well...it's probably still dorky, but practical (at times)...

purse junkie · 07-01-2003, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by dealtoy
http://www.karstsports.com/nalprod.html

I found this link with all kinds of nalgene bottles. Lexan, Poly, Film.

Do they have a plasticky smell to them?

No--that's what makes them better than regular water bottles--that and they don't absorb the taste of whatever you put in to them, so it doesn't get condemned to be used i.e. as solely a Gatorade bottle for all time.

P(not a paid spokesperson unfortunately)J

Austintatious · 07-01-2003, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by purse junkie

No--that's what makes them better than regular water bottles--that and they don't absorb the taste of whatever you put in to them, so it doesn't get condemned to be used i.e. as solely a Gatorade bottle for all time.

P(not a paid spokesperson unfortunately)J

They also avoid the "bacteria in the refilled bottle" problem the local news reported during sweeps. Those plastic water bottles are bad, bad, bad no matter how often you run them through the dishwasher.