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i'm not up on all the facts though.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Are You There God? It's Me, Otto.

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Dammit should have changed my login there

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:06 (seventeen years ago) link

it turns out i was in fact smart enough to put my member # and pin in my work email's contacts. you can all stop worrying and get back to work, i'm sure you've been shivering with anticipation over what was to become of my i-go situation.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:06 (seventeen years ago) link

That was brilliant. Groceries ahoy!

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:07 (seventeen years ago) link

I suppose I'd give that author more (any, really) credit for anything he said if he, you know, supported his claims with studies. Or even links to other articles.

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:08 (seventeen years ago) link

BUT THAT WOULD BE SO MUCH MORE WORK!!!!

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:09 (seventeen years ago) link

JENNY U R GAY FOR TOFU JUST ACCEPT IT

― JordanC (JordanC), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:12 (seventeen years ago) link

So does soy actually effect estrogen levels, or is this total bullshit?

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:15 (seventeen years ago) link

it does kenan that's why soy products are so popular with menopausal women. it's safer than mare urine.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:18 (seventeen years ago) link

If soy makes you more feminine, what about bovine growth hormone, out there making 15 year old girls look more and more like R Kelly bait all the time? Surely this masculine man would never advise us not to eat delicious American red meat.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Also, there was zero soy in my diet when I was growing up, and I turned out plenty faggy.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Isn't at least one kind of hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women made from soy? I think there's something to it, although on the other hand people all over the world have been eating soy protein in place of meat for centuries and they're probably better off than those of us eating antibiotic/hormone-stuffed processed meats...so who knows?

Haha, XP!

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:20 (seventeen years ago) link

CAR RESERVED. and it's the one that's closest to my place, AND for the first time since i've been using the service all of the cars in wicker park were available when i needed one. available all day from noon on in fact.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Yupsters be walkin'

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:21 (seventeen years ago) link

i dunno guys, what about asian lady boys? they eat soy all the time*!

*....so do i. eep!

― grbchv! (gbx), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:23 (seventeen years ago) link

they eat soy all the time*!

*....so do i. eep!

i will now dust off this nugget of a school yard taunt that i haven't used since 6th grade. *ahem*, EVAN PEES SITTING DOWN.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:26 (seventeen years ago) link

This abstract says soy does increase estrogen. But then this article says it doesn't.

It's probably one of those things that is good for you if you eat it in moderation but bad for you when it becomes processed as filler into every nook and cranny of the American diet.

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:27 (seventeen years ago) link

those japanese ppl r gay.

soy does effect hormone levels--originally it was touted as miracle food for regulating hormones, and now they've found that it's not so great as they thought, though sometimes beneficial.

from an fda bit on soy:

The recently raised concerns, however, focus on specific components of soy, such as the soy isoflavones daidzein and genistein, not the whole food or intact soy protein. These chemicals, available over the counter in pills and powders, are often advertised as dietary supplements for use by women to help lessen menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes.

The problem, researchers say, is that isoflavones are phytoestrogens, a weak form of estrogen that could have a drug-like effect in the body. This may be pronounced in postmenopausal women, and some studies suggest that high isoflavone levels might increase the risk of cancer, particularly breast cancer. Research data, however, are far from conclusive, and some studies show just the opposite--that under some conditions, soy may help prevent breast cancer. It is this scientific conundrum, where evidence simultaneously points to benefits and possible risks, that is causing some researchers to urge caution.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:27 (seventeen years ago) link

fuck irrational deadlines.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:29 (seventeen years ago) link

i guess i have about 1-2 pounds a week. when should i expect to start filling out?

― grbchv! (gbx), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:30 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't understand why, at home, every man doesn't pee sitting down. It's more comfortable and, more importantly, less likely to result in PEEING ALL OVER THE PLACE. And you can say that you have good aim and that you're careful but you know what? When you aim a hose at a bucket of water from a distance, some of it is going to splash out no matter how careful you are. And that's disgusting.

xpost - Julia rocks.

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:30 (seventeen years ago) link

You're just mad because you don't have a penis.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:32 (seventeen years ago) link

if i go to target tonight am i going to want to kill myself after being in there for five minutes? i need to get some things (more shelves, a heater, a blanket, probably some xmas gifts) and if i have the car i can hit target on western & diversey then hit jewel or dominic's on western & addison.

huh, i guess i should've reserved the car at milwaukee and western instead.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:32 (seventeen years ago) link

I pee sitting down out of sheer laziness sometimes.

― JordanC (JordanC), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Shut up, Kenan Freud.

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:33 (seventeen years ago) link

don't understand why, at home, every man doesn't pee sitting down.

i will do this if drunk or hung over. i used to keep a toss pillow in the bathroom closet of my place on augusta so i could put my head against the sink and pass out on the can.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:33 (seventeen years ago) link

there's an image.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:34 (seventeen years ago) link

ok, that's hilarious, otto.

― grbchv! (gbx), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link

TS: "toss pillow" vs. "throw pillow"

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Neither. Why would anyone need so many pillows?

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:38 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm for throw everything. Anything in your home should be easily thrown.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:41 (seventeen years ago) link

a throw pillow is for decor. a toss pillow is for tossing.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

you shouldn't throw anything indoors you fucking heathens.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:43 (seventeen years ago) link

What if you're playing indoor bocci?

(nb this is played using those light-up rubber koosh dingii)

― JordanC (JordanC), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 16:56 (seventeen years ago) link

hey, i'm booking a flight and i forget, is it allegedly safer to have your seat in the cabin in front of the wing or behind the wing? not that i'd have much faith in surviving a plane crash anyway but still i'm sure if there was one and everyone died on board but one person, i would be that person. my clean living of a christian life tells me so.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Select your seat for comfort, not survival.

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:03 (seventeen years ago) link

they're all the same, my choice is in front of the wing or behind. i usually prefer in front so i don't have to hear the engines. but the last few times i've sat on the wing hoping to have one of those twilight zone freak outs where i see a monster on the wing.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:04 (seventeen years ago) link

fuck it, i'll take the default seating, 14c going down, 13c coming back.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Wait, were there more people on the Lost island from the front of the plane or the back of the plane?

― JordanC (JordanC), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:06 (seventeen years ago) link

The front, even before the Others got the Tailies.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:08 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah, plus i figure if the plane splits in half at least the front half will be moving away from the fuel.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:11 (seventeen years ago) link

In front of wing: supposedly more smooth/comfortable
Behind wint/in tail: supposedly more safe, bumpier ride

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:11 (seventeen years ago) link

wint=wing

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:11 (seventeen years ago) link

I like to sit in an exit row because there's a little more leg room. I have no idea how you tall motherfuckers can deal with it. My knees are throbbing by the time I'm done flying.

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:13 (seventeen years ago) link

how this tall motherfucker deals with it, i get cramps in my back because i have to sit with my legs going diagonally as my femurs are freakishly long.

i changed it to 6c going down and 5c coming back just so i can get off the goddamn plane quicker. i won't be checking any bags so i just want to bolt.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:14 (seventeen years ago) link

oh, and yes, i prefer exit rows too but they weren't available.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't like sitting in exit rows, but that's where my paranoia ends. I like to sit in front so that I can get off the plane sooner, but I always forget to do online check-in so I usually end up in the way back.

xpost

― JordanC (JordanC), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Exit rows are the f'n king. Aisle after that, but watch out for my shoulders. The upper body thing for me is actually worse than the lack of knee-room.

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:17 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm all leg so i need the space. now i'm pricelining one-star hotels.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 17:21 (seventeen years ago) link

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