tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5635288551411445323..comments2024-03-28T16:27:10.914-05:00Comments on Althouse: The 69-year-old Paul McCartney announces he's quitting smoking pot after 50 years.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48690845149066413802012-02-20T04:04:00.702-06:002012-02-20T04:04:00.702-06:00Crackhead said: "Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit...Crackhead said: <i>"Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit - you're a "wellness" cultist, thinking there's "good" and "bad" food. Ask a starving African if he cares whether the sandwich you give him is made from stuff from a conventional supermarket or Whole Foods. Such talk is only the pretentious posturing of Western assholes hoping to fool the gullible. Like I said, by constatly spouting such malarky - and raising the price of food in the process - you make the world a worse place to live."</i><br /><br />Wow, you just leap to put labels on people and spew your bullshit at them. Wellness cultist? Starving Africans? No, I just think it's a better world when consumers have alternatives to the food industry's mass torturing of animals. I also like to have information on how to be healthier. And I also know that, if left alone, companies try and mislead me about the products they want me to consume.LoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65526277690254422212012-02-19T07:55:15.635-06:002012-02-19T07:55:15.635-06:00Hey Paul. Last several times I heard you sing you ...Hey Paul. Last several times I heard you sing you were terrible. I'll make you a deal. Give up performing instead of pot and we'll all be happier.Locomotive Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501722094860082283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13625457254209005792012-02-18T22:42:44.058-06:002012-02-18T22:42:44.058-06:00It's prudent to play the percentages. In lat...It's prudent to play the percentages. In later years, I've given up smoking, motorcycles, and one legged women. But bbq is a bridge too far......Research has shown that the conscientious consumption of short ribs several times a week stengthens the body's immune system. The tofu industry doesn't want you to know this....Here's an interesting little known fact about bbq: when our hominid ancestors first stood upright and mastered the use of fire, they did this not to keep warm but to cook meat. That's right. Man first gained control of a destructive force in nature in order to eat bbq. Further: man first turned to the cultivation of grain not in order to make food but in order to brew beer. There you have it. BBQ and beer: the two primal forces that have elevated man above chimpanzees. When you turn your back on these blessings, you are turning your back on evolution. Following the teachings of Paul and Linda and in not too many generations we will be back eating termite larvae on a stick.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74790998391654187192012-02-18T22:29:47.438-06:002012-02-18T22:29:47.438-06:00It's the prescription drugs they pass out like...<i>It's the prescription drugs they pass out like candy that kills people</i>,<br /><br />which is why it's so important for the government to force companies to make prescription drugs appear to be "free" for their employees (by forcing the companies to buy insurance plans that include the cost of the drugs in their premiums).bgateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14094313567630214207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14437035419375837742012-02-18T22:15:08.292-06:002012-02-18T22:15:08.292-06:00O/T, maybe, but I can tell 'big brother' i...O/T, maybe, but I can tell 'big brother' is watching me as to the ads 'targeted' to my TV and computer. When I have a girl here using the puter/Direct TV--hooked to my telephone I get ads for 'nursing' schools. I don't mind that but why are they looking up 'hysterectomies'? Smile--I feel 'hurt'.frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833763205428304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47800414250384881922012-02-18T22:04:13.986-06:002012-02-18T22:04:13.986-06:00It helps that I'm watching a hospital advertis...It helps that I'm watching a hospital advertise hysterectomies on the Fox Business Channel. Sure beats Romney adsfrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833763205428304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36323473024838911722012-02-18T21:58:04.128-06:002012-02-18T21:58:04.128-06:00Crack--I was gonna go jerk off to some porn on a d...Crack--I was gonna go jerk off to some porn on a different site but I think I'll see how this site works.frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833763205428304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89555303015851399192012-02-18T21:33:41.231-06:002012-02-18T21:33:41.231-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.sakredkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652250985982301492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59117299729654438062012-02-18T21:29:43.787-06:002012-02-18T21:29:43.787-06:00Crack - sure "Another Day" is pretty for...Crack - sure "Another Day" is pretty forgettable, but Uncle Albert is very clever with several shifts of key and tempo. Have you ever written anything that clever?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46168146060002189012012-02-18T21:26:22.787-06:002012-02-18T21:26:22.787-06:00LoafingOaf,
No one's forcing you to be a vega...LoafingOaf,<br /><br /><i>No one's forcing you to be a vegan or vegetarian, but isn't it a better world that makes it easier for you to choose?</i><br /><br />No, those people are almost universally a pain, making the world a worse place to live.<br /><br /><i>Christopher Hitchens used to write articles saying something similar, but in the end he conceded that it was his lifestyle that did him.</i><br /><br />Please. Just because he said it doesn't make it factually true, and there's no compelling evidence to say it is. As William said, Linda McCartney died - younger than Hitch - living in the exact opposite manner. You said yourself, "We all can die at any time, and we all will die soon enough." Don't back away from that. The only way to avoid death is to never have been born. <br /><br /><i>It's both genetics and lifestyle. With lifestyle choices it's a gamble and you can win, but it's good to know the risks. I don't support taxing people's lifestyle choices, or looking to ban things. But I like knowing the dangers of things I consume. Many of the companies that produce these products try and conceal the health risks, or fabricate fake health benefits. We need government to keep a watch on that. </i><br /><br />Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit - you're a "wellness" cultist, thinking there's "good" and "bad" food. Ask a starving African if he cares whether the sandwich you give him is made from stuff from a conventional supermarket or <i>Whole Foods</i>. Such talk is only the pretentious posturing of Western assholes hoping to fool the gullible. Like I said, by constatly spouting such malarky - and raising the price of food in the process - you make the world a worse place to live.<br /><br /><i>Anyway, how come conservatives who speak of the nanny state rarely seem concerned about the War on Drugs which has decimated families and neighborhoods and put so many people into the criminal justice system?</i><br /><br />The War On Drugs saved the neighborhood I grew up in. I never hear about that when you guys attack it. It's always about the dummies who got caught in it's snare. I say don't blame me, or TWOD, just because some people are doorknobs.<br /><br />Alex,<br /><br /><i>In 1971, McCartney had released "Another Day" and "Uncle Albert/Admiral Hailsley", huge singles.</i><br /><br />Are you trying to help the case for McCartney or hurt it?<br /><br />Those songs SUCK.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73116387985777465522012-02-18T21:02:49.435-06:002012-02-18T21:02:49.435-06:00When Lennon was singin' Imagine, McCartney was...<i>When Lennon was singin' Imagine, McCartney was singin' Mary Had a Little Lamb.</i><br /><br />Well isn't that creative editing. In 1971, McCartney had released "Another Day" and "Uncle Albert/Admiral Hailsley", huge singles.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25125852269840721392012-02-18T19:47:40.581-06:002012-02-18T19:47:40.581-06:00mmmmmmmmm...bbq !! (especially after a couple of t...mmmmmmmmm...bbq !! (especially after a couple of tokes)el polackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265451503377552500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4154329829379890412012-02-18T19:44:47.323-06:002012-02-18T19:44:47.323-06:00William: He ate meat for the first third of his li...William: He ate meat for the first third of his life. Apparently he doesn't miss it. And you don't need meat to have a BBQ.....LoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67000277804052636552012-02-18T19:18:30.098-06:002012-02-18T19:18:30.098-06:00Paul has lived his long, weary life without the bl...Paul has lived his long, weary life without the blessings of bbq. Who among us would really like to trade lots with him? In some ways his existence was more tormented and blasted at the roots than that of Whitney Houston. Marijuana and sex with one legged women are all very well, but they are a very poor substitute for bbq.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10720593751249961282012-02-18T17:00:11.465-06:002012-02-18T17:00:11.465-06:00The Crack Emcee: That's why I hate the whole, ...The Crack Emcee: <i>That's why I hate the whole, nanny state, don't-eat-salt-or-you'll-grow-fat nonsense. It's just mentally torturing people for nothing, because your genes are your genes. </i><br /><br />Christopher Hitchens used to write articles saying something similar, but in the end he conceded that it was his lifestyle that did him. <br /><br />It's both genetics and lifestyle. With lifestyle choices it's a gamble and you can win, but it's good to know the risks. <br /><br />I don't support taxing people's lifestyle choices, or looking to ban things. But I like knowing the dangers of things I consume. Many of the companies that produce these products try and conceal the health risks, or fabricate fake health benefits. We need government to keep a watch on that. <br /><br />BTW, my father's doctor wanted to put him on blood pressure medication and he didn't like the idea of taking pills. The doctor told him he'd have to drastically change his diet and lifestyle if that's how he felt. Which he did. And now his blood pressure is where it's supposed to be. <br /><br />Anyway, how come conservatives who speak of the nanny state rarely seem concerned about the War on Drugs which has decimated families and neighborhoods and put so many people into the criminal justice system? Didn't I see something on this blog concerning Newt Gingrich's attempt to extend the death penalty to some marijuana possession cases? Crazy right-wingers.....LoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57025273771221247892012-02-18T16:34:02.764-06:002012-02-18T16:34:02.764-06:00Paul's first wife, Linda, died of breast cance...<i>Paul's first wife, Linda, died of breast cancer at the age of 56. She was the one who got him into vegan diets. She was into clean living. Fat lot of good it did her. Perhaps she would have enjoyed her few years on earth more if she had indulged in hard drugs, bbq, and orgies instead of all that immoderate clean living.</i><br /><br />We all can die at any time, and we all will die soon enough. But she wouldn't have enjoyed her years more, because she stopped eating meat for MORAL reasons. She didn't care to support to torture of animals. <br /><br />And she died knowing she had made opting for a vegetarian or vegan diet far more easy and convenient for millions of people than it was before. And now her daughter, Stella, has carried on the legacy and made it far easier for people to enjoy fashion (beautiful shoes, handbags, hats...) without involving cruelty to animals. <br /><br />No one's forcing you to be a vegan or vegetarian, but isn't it a better world that makes it easier for you to choose?LoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17962976580887444652012-02-18T16:10:15.540-06:002012-02-18T16:10:15.540-06:00Here is the question, if he had been a heavy drink...<i>Here is the question, if he had been a heavy drinker for 50 years how shot would his health be? Pretty shot I bet. Yet, with pot and Paul looks pretty good for his age.</i><br /><br />That probably also has a lot to do with his vegetarian diet.LoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3132606331536707102012-02-18T15:12:46.143-06:002012-02-18T15:12:46.143-06:00"McCartney always struck me as a giant phony...."McCartney always struck me as a giant phony. He's so self absorbed that he needed to announce to the world, that at age 69, he's quitting pot for his daughter. Who gives a fuck?"<br /><br />Indeed, there was an article about ten years ago saying McCartney is the most despised musician/artist in the music industry. Hyperbole to be sure, but mostly true.<br /><br />When Lennon was singin' <b><i>Imagine</i></b>, McCartney was singin' <b><i>Mary Had a Little Lamb</i></b>.<br /><br />His second marriage fiasco was probably quite amusing to many of his detractors.shilohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8392111817748249362012-02-18T14:23:42.786-06:002012-02-18T14:23:42.786-06:00He must've been hitting the hooch pretty hard ...He must've been hitting the hooch pretty hard when he wrote "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time". If he wrote that sober then he's far less talented than I give him credit for.Joe Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648976007708771203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68410354805063917262012-02-18T13:54:47.201-06:002012-02-18T13:54:47.201-06:00Paul's first wife, Linda, died of breast cance...Paul's first wife, Linda, died of breast cancer at the age of 56. She was the one who got him into vegan diets. She was into clean living. Fat lot of good it did her. Perhaps she would have enjoyed her few years on earth more if she had indulged in hard drugs, bbq, and orgies instead of all that immoderate clean living.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84734076762975862542012-02-18T13:41:13.735-06:002012-02-18T13:41:13.735-06:00"traditionalguy said...
McCartney has had his..."traditionalguy said...<br />McCartney has had his share of fun. I believe Lennon quit at age 40."<br /><br />Heh.Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440726941494085334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61201482206365882702012-02-18T13:09:59.069-06:002012-02-18T13:09:59.069-06:00Didn't "LSD therapy" go out with Car...<i>Didn't "LSD therapy" go out with Cary Grant and Betsy Drake?</i><br /><br />No, I think that was Randolph Scott.Chip S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41275765691623390962012-02-18T13:08:39.009-06:002012-02-18T13:08:39.009-06:00John,
Here is the question, if he had been a heav...John,<br /><br /><i>Here is the question, if he had been a heavy drinker for 50 years how shot would his health be? Pretty shot I bet. Yet, with pot and Paul looks pretty good for his age.</i><br /><br />Sorry, but that's not the question. People say things like that a lot, but - like most health-related issues - it mostly boils down to genes. <br /><br />That's why I hate the whole, nanny state, don't-eat-salt-or-you'll-grow-fat nonsense. It's just mentally torturing people for nothing, because your genes are your genes. You can't make Tongans skinny, or stop people from dying when they will, so just shut up and leave 'em alone.<br /><br />Paul got lucky in the genetics dept., but, through the ignorance of conventional thinking, it's his lifestyle choices that get the credit:<br /><br />We are going to HAVE to wise up someday,...The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60946819259987951582012-02-18T12:46:16.456-06:002012-02-18T12:46:16.456-06:00Here is the question, if he had been a heavy drink...Here is the question, if he had been a heavy drinker for 50 years how shot would his health be? Pretty shot I bet. Yet, with pot and Paul looks pretty good for his age.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964994591293819655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9454194071037491442012-02-18T12:43:51.507-06:002012-02-18T12:43:51.507-06:00I feel compelled to "announce" I'm g...I feel compelled to "announce" I'm going to the bathroom.<br /><br />And that I ate breakfast.<br /><br />I also want to "announce" my sexual preference hasn't changed. I know, I'm weird.<br /><br />If anything else important comes up, you'll hear it here, first.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.com