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People that think they are being healthy by drinking diet soda and "sugar free" foods that just have splenda. My mother-in-law is like this and staying with her for 4 days drove me nuts! She kept raving about herself (another pet peeve) about how she always eats so healthy and watches her weight etc...Just because your ice cream has splenda in it doesn't make it healthy!! That shit is so bad for you :\

Also-when I call a big company like my cell phone or something, when they ask for my address or something and find out I live in Hawaii they freak out like "Omg! What is the weather like right now? What time is it there??" SO ANNOYING There are other beautiful places in the country. And who cares what time it is?? Just answer my question please...
 
LoveAlways said:
People that think they are being healthy by drinking diet soda and "sugar free" foods that just have splenda. My mother-in-law is like this and staying with her for 4 days drove me nuts! She kept raving about herself (another pet peeve) about how she always eats so healthy and watches her weight etc...Just because your ice cream has splenda in it doesn't make it healthy!! That shit is so bad for you :\
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A spin on that: people who eat salad all the time because it's healthy, but drown in it in fatty ranch dressing. You're all idiots!
 
LoveAlways said:
People that think they are being healthy by drinking diet soda and "sugar free" foods that just have splenda. My mother-in-law is like this and staying with her for 4 days drove me nuts! She kept raving about herself (another pet peeve) about how she always eats so healthy and watches her weight etc...Just because your ice cream has splenda in it doesn't make it healthy!! That shit is so bad for you :\

Also-when I call a big company like my cell phone or something, when they ask for my address or something and find out I live in Hawaii they freak out like "Omg! What is the weather like right now? What time is it there??" SO ANNOYING There are other beautiful places in the country. And who cares what time it is?? Just answer my question please...
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Just to clarify, were you saying Splenda itself is bad for you, or that these junk foods with splenda are bad for you?

Along these lines, I find it really annoying when foods say "Fat free" on them as though that means it is some sort of health food. I have seen the "A Fat free food!" on some of the worst foods you could eat, things like York Peppermint patties and similar sweets and candies.

Don't get me wrong, I like candy and sweets, but let's not pretend they are health foods because they are fat free.

Also, a related pet peeve is that some people don't seem to understand that there is a difference between fat (the macro nutrient) and the fat we have on our bodies.

It's almost as though they think, "Oh, this food has no fat? Then it cannot possibly make me fat." And then they consume 100 grams of sugar and wonder why they get fat.
 
Fjones said:
Just to clarify, were you saying Splenda itself is bad for you, or that these junk foods with splenda are bad for you?

Along these lines, I find it really annoying when foods say "Fat free" on them as though that means it is some sort of health food. I have seen the "A Fat free food!" on some of the worst foods you could eat, things like York Peppermint patties and similar sweets and candies.

Don't get me wrong, I like candy and sweets, but let's not pretend they are health foods because they are fat free.

Also, a related pet peeve is that some people don't seem to understand that there is a difference between fat (the macro nutrient) and the fat we have on our bodies.

It's almost as though they think, "Oh, this food has no fat? Then it cannot possibly make me fat." And then they consume 100 grams of sugar and wonder why they get fat.
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lol,i thought thats what it meant.but i dont give a shit what i eat as long as it tastes good,so i dont pay attention to that stuff anyway.=D
 
Tupac777 said:
lol,i thought thats what it meant.but i dont give a shit what i eat as long as it tastes good,so i dont pay attention to that stuff anyway.=D
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Same here, man. It doesn't hurt that I have a metabolism faster than the Enterprise and Millennium Falcon and burn fat before it has a chance to do any damage.
 
Fjones said:
This is an interesting point you bring up Mia. But, it can go both ways.

For example, I don't really know if I am bipolar or not. I have fairly dramatic mood swings sometimes. Some of my friends and doctors and family members have told me that I am in denial and the sooner I accept it and get treatment, the sooner I can become "normal."

On the other hand, if I told people I had bi-polar, I suspect some people would have a similar reaction to the one you just described.

And there isn't really any way to tell who is right, is there? The diagnosis isn't like diagnosing cancer or something like that. There is a lot of grey area.
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No, I agree with you that diagnosing a mental disorder is not as succinct as diagnosing strep or mono... but when people begin to look for behaviors that might fit a mental illness, or form new ones so they can fall under the classification and are open and almost bragging about it, I don't think it's a question of whether you can REALLY be sure you're diagnosing correctly.

I wouldn't say you fall into the category I'm referring to, though. The fact that you question whether you're bipolar shows you aren't attaching yourself to it because you want it to help mold your identity, or are seeking attention/unnecesary help from it. You're more the opposite, I would say... you may have (don't know obviously) an illness that you could recieve treatment/aid for and be public about, but you're questioning whether the diagnosis really fits you, not just focusing on the other crap. :)

sixpartseven said:
A spin on that: people who eat salad all the time because it's healthy, but drown in it in fatty ranch dressing. You're all idiots!
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Yes, I espeically love the people who order a 1,200 calorie chinese chicken salad and scoff at those ordering in-n-out... as long as you kept it down to a hambuger and fries, it's actually a lower calorie option 8)
 
xxkcxx said:
^ A few years ago, my mom's former boss who was very high up in the company sent out a company-wide e-mail with the word "SUDDLE." He meant "subtle." I was floored.
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Yo, my sister got a form from the DMV to get her jr. license. Well this was a piece of paper, the official form not a copy or nothing, the form that was right from the clerks desk at the motor vehicle office.

And right on the top, it said:

"DEPARTMENT OF MOTER VEHICLES"

:D

It just made me laugh so hard that the ppl at the DMV got a bunch of forms printed up with their own name spelled wrong. I dont give a fuck about spelling or nothing but that one made me laugh cuz its such a official government thing and not just some kid misspelling shit on a sign at the store or somethin.
 
Just to clarify, were you saying Splenda itself is bad for you, or that these junk foods with splenda are bad for you?
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From what I've been told by friends who have studied nutrition-Splenda/sugar substitutes are very bad for you. The foods that have splenda in them might not exactly be un-healthy but I certainly wouldn't qualify them as health food like some people do. It just really drove me nuts to be at my mother-in-law's house hearing her talk about how she's so healthy and health conscience with a refrigerator full of splenda-filled crap.


A spin on that: people who eat salad all the time because it's healthy, but drown in it in fatty ranch dressing. You're all idiots!
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lmao! I forgot to mention that! My neighbors are like this. They are so proud of themselves though, eating their iceburg lettuce drowned in ranch dressing and bacon bits lol
 
LoveAlways said:
From what I've been told by friends who have studied nutrition-Splenda/sugar substitutes are very bad for you. The foods that have splenda in them might not exactly be un-healthy but I certainly wouldn't qualify them as health food like some people do. It just really drove me nuts to be at my mother-in-law's house hearing her talk about how she's so healthy and health conscience with a refrigerator full of splenda-filled crap.
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It is my understanding that sugar substitutes are bad but hat Splenda is the exception. Nutrition action newsletter, a respectable source of information and studies about food and nutrition, regards Spelnda as the only safe sugar substitute. They do not accept advertising money and are very critical of unhealthful foods.

A good point to be made though, which You sort of alluded to, is that any food that has to have sugar replaced by splenda probably isn't a great food to begin with, regardless of whether the Spelnda itself is safe.
 
When I order a Coke and am served a Diet Coke. If I wanted a Diet Coke I would have ordered one, thank you.
 
People who use the ab crunch machine and do 75 reps while I am standing right there waiting to use the machine.

HI, do you not see me here? Why are you hogging the gym equipment for several minutes?

Also, you are doing it wrong. Doing 75 reps with little exertion is not going to accomplish much. There is a weight stack there for a reason. Use it.
 
Bow-flex and other "home gym" commercials.

Give me a break! You CANNOT tell me that those bulked up, body-builder looking dudes/chicks on those commercials got to be that built by working out on their Bow-Flex for 20 minutes a day, 3 times a week, lol.
 
Drivers who don't understand the achingly simple concept of speeding up to merge!

If i give you a spot....take it!

Dont make me slow down to 40-50 mph in a 65 mph zone just to let your scared driving...indecisive...scared ass into the lane. Or risk a high speed interstate collision by trying to mind-read if you half an ounce of common sense or if i should just hit it and pass your bitch ass!
 
lacey k said:
Yo, my sister got a form from the DMV to get her jr. license. Well this was a piece of paper, the official form not a copy or nothing, the form that was right from the clerks desk at the motor vehicle office.

And right on the top, it said:

"DEPARTMENT OF MOTER VEHICLES"

:D

It just made me laugh so hard that the ppl at the DMV got a bunch of forms printed up with their own name spelled wrong. I dont give a fuck about spelling or nothing but that one made me laugh cuz its such a official government thing and not just some kid misspelling shit on a sign at the store or somethin.
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8o 8o 8o

Whoa, dude, that is fucking baaaaaad. LoL.
 
When you tell someone something and then not ask them to say anything to anyone else and they agree, then a little while later bring it up with you in front of other people but using very vague words like "So that thing we talked about earlier? Did it get all cleared up or what?"

Dude....everyone is going to start asking what the hell we are talking about and why we can't discuss it is front of them and they will just annoy me and you until one of caves of fucking rips them a new asshole!
 
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