Food Police Blotter

Source: AP

The food police are out in full effect doing everything they can to shove their agenda down our throats. The latest example of this comes from the city I grew up in – Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Public Schools have removed chocolate milk from the lunchroom menu saying that it is making our children fat. Desserts have been off the menu since 2006. The chocolate milk kids drink at school may very well be the only calcium they get. Think about it.

It doesn’t stop here though. Some schools in Chicago think they know what diet is best for your child and have banned bag lunches from home.

Source: Deviant Art

The attack on McDonald’s continues too. The watchdog group called Corporate Accountability International argue that the iconic Ronald McDonald is to fast food and obesity what Joe Camel was to cigarettes and smoking-related health issues. The food police want him banned. McDonald’s is doing a half-hearted job defending him though. You won’t find him on their website or featured in any ads.

And let us not forget how San Francisco banned the Happy Meal toy unless the meal met certain nutritional standards. TIME had the nerve to ask if the crack down on McDonald’s went far enough.

Dating life in the 80’s

If you are single and sad about the lack of options available to you, then maybe you’ll feel better watching some of these video dating snippets from the 1980’s. If you were single in the 80’s and still are now, then I guess I don’t know what to say.

(via Tastefully Offensive)

Frequency of Men Wearing the Same Shirt

Everything changes when a girl comments on your shirt in any way. It’s true. I wear (or don’t wear) shirts with my wife in mind all of the time.

guys and their shirts
(via Tastefully Offensive)

A message for the centipedes

I share this guy’s sentiment. I absolutely HATE centipedes, and this is the time of year in Minnesota where they start to show themselves. GO DIE!

centipedes
(via Pleated Jeans)

HANDTRUX beach toy

Too bad these weren’t around when I was a kid. The HANDTRUX sandbox sized dirt machines look and work just like the real thing. With the patented handraulic power-grip hidden inside each machine, you can really do precision digging and excavate sand, loose dirt and mud! What kid wouldn’t like that? And what parent wouldn’t like the fact they are made in the U.S.A. Go buy them here. Summer has arrived.

handtruxtoys

Blood test to predict how long you will live

Check Those Telomeres Your longevity depends on them. NASA

Check Those Telomeres Your longevity depends on them. NASA

A new blood test is set to hit the market in the U.K. next year may be able to tell patients how long they have to live. The test measures the length of a person’s telomeres (structures found on the tips of chromosomes). Research has shown that those with shorter than normal telomeres have shorter average life spans than those with longer telomeres. (Read Article)

Sometimes science can be terrifying. Would you get a test like this?

New ads for the Minnesota DNR

Here are some new ads created for the Minnesota DNR to promote boat safety. They were created by Martin Williams in Minneapolis.


An interview with the guy that is positive the rapture will happen this Saturday

Harold Camping

Harold Camping

Harold Camping is a Christian radio broadcaster and president of Family Radio, a California-based religious broadcasting network that spans more than 150 outlets in the United States. He is convinced that the rapture will occur this Saturday (May 21st), and that the world will be destroyed by October.

He predicted this before in 1994, but admits he was mistaken back then with his calculations.

Here is a written interview with Camping explaining his reasoning and belief in May 21st being judgement day.

If you believe his prediction is correct, you may want to get right before you get left.

You may also want to have an atheist care for your pets when they get left behind.

All of you skeptics can continue to read Duck Duck Gray Duck on 5/22.

What are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples?: I Need Them for the Fruit Salad!

What are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples?: I Need Them for the Fruit Salad!

If you are looking for a good read this summer, I’ve heard that “What are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples?: I Need Them for the Fruit Salad!” by Vanessa Feltz is a winner. No really, it’s an honest-to-goodness published book from 1995. For those who don’t know the reference – it’s a google suggest joke. Check out the book funny book reviews here on Amazon.com.

The Civil Wars perform Billie Jean

The Civil Wars perform Billie Jean by Michael Jackson at Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, GA on 11-21-09. If you aren’t familiar with them yet, you soon will be. Although they had a moderate hit back in 2009, they are are just now starting to really get some traction.