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ChattyCathy 02-06-2009 04:04 PM

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http://www.recfoodcooking.com
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Hoges in WA 02-06-2009 04:18 PM

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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy


Can it be?
Finally?
Hoges in WA



ChattyCathy 02-06-2009 04:22 PM

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Hoges in WA wrote:

>
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy

>
> Can it be?
> Finally?
> Hoges in WA


It must be!

Enjoy! <g>
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

PeterL[_17_] 02-06-2009 04:25 PM

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"Hoges in WA" > wrote in news:wpbVl.15548$y61.14427
@news-server.bigpond.net.au:

>
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy

>
> Can it be?
> Finally?




LOL!!! How the West finally won :-)




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Andy[_15_] 02-06-2009 04:25 PM

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ChattyCathy said...

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com



Cathy,

Funny you should mention it. moments ago, I got a new bag of TJ's "Hawaiian"
potato chips.

They were out of my 85% cocoa dark chocolate, dammit. I got a small New York
style cheesecake as a temporary replacement. :9

Best,

Andy
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Voter #2

Hoges in WA 02-06-2009 04:35 PM

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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Hoges in WA wrote:
>
>>
>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>> --
>>> Cheers
>>> Chatty Cathy

>>
>> Can it be?
>> Finally?
>> Hoges in WA

>
> It must be!
>
> Enjoy! <g>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy



6 years' waiting and hitting every button in sight!
Can I pick #17?
Hoges in WA



Hoges in WA 02-06-2009 04:37 PM

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"PeterL" > wrote in message
5...
> "Hoges in WA" > wrote in
> news:wpbVl.15548$y61.14427
> @news-server.bigpond.net.au:
>
>>
>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>> --
>>> Cheers
>>> Chatty Cathy

>>
>> Can it be?
>> Finally?

>
>
>
> LOL!!! How the West finally won :-)


Yes - I've been making up the numbers for years! Couldn't believe it when I
went to Results and saw 1 vote.
hoges in WA


>
>
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> Australia
>
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ChattyCathy 02-06-2009 04:45 PM

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Hoges in WA wrote:
>
> 6 years' waiting and hitting every button in sight!
> Can I pick #17?
> Hoges in WA


You can indeed, Sir! <grin>

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

PeterL[_17_] 02-06-2009 04:46 PM

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"Hoges in WA" > wrote in
:

>
> "PeterL" > wrote in message
> 5...
>> "Hoges in WA" > wrote in
>> news:wpbVl.15548$y61.14427
>> @news-server.bigpond.net.au:
>>
>>>
>>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Chatty Cathy
>>>
>>> Can it be?
>>> Finally?

>>
>>
>>
>> LOL!!! How the West finally won :-)

>
> Yes - I've been making up the numbers for years! Couldn't believe it
> when I went to Results and saw 1 vote.
> hoges in WA
>
>



I scraped in at #7.

Oh well........ good to see that CC is posting them at a 'reasonable' hour
instead of the usual 3-4am!! ;-)



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ChattyCathy 02-06-2009 04:51 PM

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PeterL wrote:

>
> I scraped in at #7.
>
> Oh well........ good to see that CC is posting them at a 'reasonable'
> hour instead of the usual 3-4am!! ;-)


I try... ;-)

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Hoges in WA 02-06-2009 04:54 PM

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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Hoges in WA wrote:
>>
>> 6 years' waiting and hitting every button in sight!
>> Can I pick #17?
>> Hoges in WA

>
> You can indeed, Sir! <grin>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy


Thank you kindly young lady.

BTW, are you and I on the same Latitude? I'm 33.24'S

Hoges in WA



maxine 02-06-2009 05:00 PM

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On Jun 2, 11:25*am, Andy > wrote:
> ChattyCathy said...
>
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com

>
> Cathy,
>
> Funny you should mention it. moments ago, I got a new bag of TJ's "Hawaiian"
> potato chips.
>
> They were out of my 85% cocoa dark chocolate, dammit. I got a small New York
> style cheesecake as a temporary replacement. :9
>
> Best,
>
> Andy


Out of 85%? How cruel!

maxine, munching on freeze-dried apricots

ChattyCathy 02-06-2009 05:03 PM

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Hoges in WA wrote:

>
> Thank you kindly young lady.
>
> BTW, are you and I on the same Latitude? I'm 33.24'S


Close enough <g>. Getting darn chilly in these here parts... dammit.
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Andy[_15_] 02-06-2009 05:25 PM

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maxine said...

>> They were out of my 85% cocoa dark chocolate, dammit. I got a small New

Y
> ork
>> style cheesecake as a temporary replacement. :9
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy

>
> Out of 85%? How cruel!
>
> maxine, munching on freeze-dried apricots



maxine, munching on freeze-dried apricots,

There! Ya see? I go mentioning 85% cocoa dark chocolate on rfc once (!;)
and look what happens!!! <VBG>

Haven't tried freeze-dried apricots. Sounds yummy!

Best,

Andy
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Serene Vannoy 02-06-2009 06:05 PM

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com


I can take chocolate or leave it, and I will almost always choose
something savory/salty/creamy over something sweet, so I said chips/crisps.

Serene

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ChattyCathy 02-06-2009 06:34 PM

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Serene Vannoy wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

>
> I can take chocolate or leave it, and I will almost always choose
> something savory/salty/creamy over something sweet, so I said
> chips/crisps.


Same here.

But I do enjoy the odd 'square' of dark chocolate (80%+)

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ChattyCathy

[email protected] 02-06-2009 08:59 PM

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On Jun 2, 11:04*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy


MCNIL. Depends on what else accompanies the meal. With fish, I sure
don't want chocolate.

ChattyCathy 02-06-2009 09:06 PM

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wrote:

> On Jun 2, 11:04Â*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>
http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy

>
> MCNIL. Depends on what else accompanies the meal. With fish, I sure
> don't want chocolate.


I wouldn't want chocolate with fish either.

You eat potato chips (crisps) with fish? Hmmm. In-ter-est-ing... I'll
have to try that sometime.
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Chatty Cathy

Zeppo[_2_] 02-06-2009 09:20 PM

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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
>> On Jun 2, 11:04 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>>
http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>> --
>>> Cheers
>>> Chatty Cathy

>>
>> MCNIL. Depends on what else accompanies the meal. With fish, I sure
>> don't want chocolate.

>
> I wouldn't want chocolate with fish either.
>
> You eat potato chips (crisps) with fish? Hmmm. In-ter-est-ing... I'll
> have to try that sometime.


In a pinch I've used crushed potato chips as a dredge before pan frying.
Worked a treat!

Jon



ChattyCathy 02-06-2009 09:35 PM

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Zeppo wrote:

>
> In a pinch I've used crushed potato chips as a dredge before pan
> frying. Worked a treat!


That could work...

Ever had a cheese and (crushed) chips/crisps sandwich? Also good, IMHO.

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

PeterL[_17_] 03-06-2009 01:36 AM

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"Hoges in WA" > wrote in news:OWbVl.15551
:

>
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hoges in WA wrote:
>>>
>>> 6 years' waiting and hitting every button in sight!
>>> Can I pick #17?
>>> Hoges in WA

>>
>> You can indeed, Sir! <grin>
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy

>
> Thank you kindly young lady.
>
> BTW, are you and I on the same Latitude? I'm 33.24'S
>





That's why you won!! You're closer to her computer than I am. You got the
message *way* before I did!!!





;-P


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Kate Connally 03-06-2009 04:22 PM

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com


I chose "Why can't I have both?" but it really should
have been MCINL.

It depends on a lot of things . . .

Like when was the offer made? Morning, afternoon, night?
Right after a meal? Before a meal? Between meals.
If I had just eaten a meal, including dessert, I might not
want something sweet on top of the dessert. A meat without
dessert, then I'd probably want the chocolate.

Is the offer for something to eat right then or something
to take home or save for later? Probably chocolate in the second
case.

What kind of chocolate and what kind of chips? High quality or
low quality? Milk or dark? (Milk is preferable but wouldn't
necessarily turn down dark.) Chips? Well, there's a million
different chips with a million different flavors. What about
something to dip them in - salsa? sour cream dip? etc.
If someone offered plain corn chips I'd surely pass. Never
liked them. But good quality blue corn tortilla chips with
I good salsa would be hard to turn down. Potato chips - well,
I'd probably pass on Pringles but a good kettle-cooked chip
with a nice dip would be hard to resist.

And what am I in the mood for? If I have to eat it right
away it would depend on whether I'm craving savory or sweet
at the moment. If it's for later then I would probably go
with the chocolate.

Kate

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ChattyCathy 04-06-2009 06:23 AM

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Kate Connally wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

>
> I chose "Why can't I have both?" but it really should
> have been MCINL.
>
> It depends on a lot of things . . .
>
> Like when was the offer made? Morning, afternoon, night?
> Right after a meal? Before a meal? Between meals.
> If I had just eaten a meal, including dessert, I might not
> want something sweet on top of the dessert. A meat without
> dessert, then I'd probably want the chocolate.
>
> Is the offer for something to eat right then or something
> to take home or save for later? Probably chocolate in the second
> case.
>
> What kind of chocolate and what kind of chips? High quality or
> low quality? Milk or dark? (Milk is preferable but wouldn't
> necessarily turn down dark.) Chips? Well, there's a million
> different chips with a million different flavors. What about
> something to dip them in - salsa? sour cream dip? etc.
> If someone offered plain corn chips I'd surely pass. Never
> liked them. But good quality blue corn tortilla chips with
> I good salsa would be hard to turn down. Potato chips - well,
> I'd probably pass on Pringles but a good kettle-cooked chip
> with a nice dip would be hard to resist.
>
> And what am I in the mood for? If I have to eat it right
> away it would depend on whether I'm craving savory or sweet
> at the moment. If it's for later then I would probably go
> with the chocolate.


I gotta hand it to ya Kate, you always seem to delve deeper into these
surveys than anybody else 'round here (including me) <grin>
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Andy[_15_] 04-06-2009 11:32 AM

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ChattyCathy said...

> Kate Connally wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

>>
>> I chose "Why can't I have both?" but it really should
>> have been MCINL.
>>
>> It depends on a lot of things . . .
>>
>> Like when was the offer made? Morning, afternoon, night?
>> Right after a meal? Before a meal? Between meals.
>> If I had just eaten a meal, including dessert, I might not
>> want something sweet on top of the dessert. A meat without
>> dessert, then I'd probably want the chocolate.
>>
>> Is the offer for something to eat right then or something
>> to take home or save for later? Probably chocolate in the second
>> case.
>>
>> What kind of chocolate and what kind of chips? High quality or
>> low quality? Milk or dark? (Milk is preferable but wouldn't
>> necessarily turn down dark.) Chips? Well, there's a million
>> different chips with a million different flavors. What about
>> something to dip them in - salsa? sour cream dip? etc.
>> If someone offered plain corn chips I'd surely pass. Never
>> liked them. But good quality blue corn tortilla chips with
>> I good salsa would be hard to turn down. Potato chips - well,
>> I'd probably pass on Pringles but a good kettle-cooked chip
>> with a nice dip would be hard to resist.
>>
>> And what am I in the mood for? If I have to eat it right
>> away it would depend on whether I'm craving savory or sweet
>> at the moment. If it's for later then I would probably go
>> with the chocolate.

>
> I gotta hand it to ya Kate, you always seem to delve deeper into these
> surveys than anybody else 'round here (including me) <grin>



DON'T MESS WITH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA!!!

LOL!

Bob Terwilliger[_1_] 04-06-2009 11:36 AM

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Andy wrote:

> DON'T MESS WITH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA!!!


If it's an question of chocolate, shouldn't Hershey, Pennsylvania, be the
city to worry about?

Bob


Andy[_15_] 04-06-2009 11:53 AM

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Bob Terwilliger said...

> Andy wrote:
>
>> DON'T MESS WITH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA!!!

>
> If it's an question of chocolate, shouldn't Hershey, Pennsylvania, be the
> city to worry about?
>
> Bob



Bob,

It sure would!

God save Hershey Chocolate from chapter 11!!!

Best,

Andy
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sf[_9_] 04-06-2009 03:50 PM

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On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:23:47 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>Kate Connally wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

>>
>> I chose "Why can't I have both?" but it really should
>> have been MCINL.
>>
>> It depends on a lot of things . . .

<snip>
>>
>> And what am I in the mood for? If I have to eat it right
>> away it would depend on whether I'm craving savory or sweet
>> at the moment. If it's for later then I would probably go
>> with the chocolate.

>
>I gotta hand it to ya Kate, you always seem to delve deeper into these
>surveys than anybody else 'round here (including me) <grin>


I chose depends on my mood. I'm not a snacker, so if I have one it
would most likely be chips with a sandwich at work. However, the
other day I absolutely HAD to have dark chocolate and even made a
special trip to the nearest convenience store just to find some.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

ChattyCathy 04-06-2009 05:25 PM

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sf wrote:
>
> I chose depends on my mood. I'm not a snacker, so if I have one it
> would most likely be chips with a sandwich at work. However, the
> other day I absolutely HAD to have dark chocolate and even made a
> special trip to the nearest convenience store just to find some.
>


I must admit I am a little surprised at the results thus far. I thought
we had more chocaholics here than chipaholics. <g> I fall under the
latter category...
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Omelet[_7_] 04-06-2009 05:40 PM

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In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > I chose depends on my mood. I'm not a snacker, so if I have one it
> > would most likely be chips with a sandwich at work. However, the
> > other day I absolutely HAD to have dark chocolate and even made a
> > special trip to the nearest convenience store just to find some.
> >

>
> I must admit I am a little surprised at the results thus far. I thought
> we had more chocaholics here than chipaholics. <g> I fall under the
> latter category...


My weakness is salty/crispy as well.
I don't have much of a sweet tooth. ;-)
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Dave Smith[_1_] 04-06-2009 05:45 PM

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ChattyCathy wrote:

> I must admit I am a little surprised at the results thus far. I thought
> we had more chocaholics here than chipaholics. <g> I fall under the
> latter category...




I never buy potato chips. I don't particularly like them, but if I am at
a party and there is a bowl of potato chips I am likely to have some....
and then pig out on them. I only eat chocolate once in a while, and only
buy dark chocolate. I am driving my wife crazy with the chocolate bar I
bought two weeks ago. I have broken off a square or two every few days
and there is still half a bar left. She doesn't understand how I can do
that.

ChattyCathy 04-06-2009 06:55 PM

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Dave Smith wrote:


>
> I never buy potato chips. I don't particularly like them, but if I am
> at a party and there is a bowl of potato chips I am likely to have
> some.... and then pig out on them. I only eat chocolate once in a
> while, and only buy dark chocolate. I am driving my wife crazy with
> the chocolate bar I bought two weeks ago. I have broken off a square
> or two every few days and there is still half a bar left. She doesn't
> understand how I can do that.


I am the same with chocolate - the odd square of dark chocolate is nice
after dinner. But as for potato chips... if they're there (anywhere),
I'll eat them (anytime).
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Kate Connally 04-06-2009 08:23 PM

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> Kate Connally wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

>> I chose "Why can't I have both?" but it really should
>> have been MCINL.
>>
>> It depends on a lot of things . . .
>>
>> Like when was the offer made? Morning, afternoon, night?
>> Right after a meal? Before a meal? Between meals.
>> If I had just eaten a meal, including dessert, I might not
>> want something sweet on top of the dessert. A meat without
>> dessert, then I'd probably want the chocolate.
>>
>> Is the offer for something to eat right then or something
>> to take home or save for later? Probably chocolate in the second
>> case.
>>
>> What kind of chocolate and what kind of chips? High quality or
>> low quality? Milk or dark? (Milk is preferable but wouldn't
>> necessarily turn down dark.) Chips? Well, there's a million
>> different chips with a million different flavors. What about
>> something to dip them in - salsa? sour cream dip? etc.
>> If someone offered plain corn chips I'd surely pass. Never
>> liked them. But good quality blue corn tortilla chips with
>> I good salsa would be hard to turn down. Potato chips - well,
>> I'd probably pass on Pringles but a good kettle-cooked chip
>> with a nice dip would be hard to resist.
>>
>> And what am I in the mood for? If I have to eat it right
>> away it would depend on whether I'm craving savory or sweet
>> at the moment. If it's for later then I would probably go
>> with the chocolate.

>
> I gotta hand it to ya Kate, you always seem to delve deeper into these
> surveys than anybody else 'round here (including me) <grin>


Sorry, I try to control myself but I always get carried away.
Lots of times I don't even comment on the surveys because I
could go on and on and on and people would just tell me to
shut up! ;-)

Kate

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“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?


ChattyCathy 05-06-2009 07:27 AM

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Kate Connally wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:


>> I gotta hand it to ya Kate, you always seem to delve deeper into
>> these surveys than anybody else 'round here (including me) <grin>

>
> Sorry, I try to control myself but I always get carried away.
> Lots of times I don't even comment on the surveys because I
> could go on and on and on and people would just tell me to
> shut up! ;-)


Nah. Your posts about the surveys are always a good read, IMO.

FWIW, I find myself muttering about other internet surveys I've seen
that don't have the "MCINL" option ;-)

Take the one I saw on a local news website today:

http://www.news24.com/Content

Q. Would you consider obesity surgery?
- Yes, why not
- No, it's too extreme
- Only if I'm desperate

Heh. What about, "What do you consider 'obese'?". Or just plain "No".
Surely people might have other reasons than "It's too extreme" to say
no? And of course not to forget, "Depends who's paying for the
surgery."

So I didn't vote...

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Andy[_15_] 05-06-2009 09:46 AM

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ChattyCathy said...

> FWIW, I find myself muttering about other internet surveys I've seen
> that don't have the "MCINL" option ;-)
>
> Take the one I saw on a local news website today:
>
> http://www.news24.com/Content
>
> Q. Would you consider obesity surgery?
> - Yes, why not
> - No, it's too extreme
> - Only if I'm desperate
>
> Heh. What about, "What do you consider 'obese'?". Or just plain "No".
> Surely people might have other reasons than "It's too extreme" to say
> no? And of course not to forget, "Depends who's paying for the
> surgery."
>
> So I didn't vote...



Cathy,

You're not a nice netizen to not vote!

Maybe you can't vote by obligation on your rfc surveys but if you visit a
vote elsewhere you're obliged to vote. You just can't turn your pretty head
and walk away!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HerSDukgspo Darn hippies and their loud
music!!! :D

[waving]

Andy
--
Eat first, talk later.

Kate Connally 05-06-2009 05:56 PM

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> Kate Connally wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:

>
>>> I gotta hand it to ya Kate, you always seem to delve deeper into
>>> these surveys than anybody else 'round here (including me) <grin>

>> Sorry, I try to control myself but I always get carried away.
>> Lots of times I don't even comment on the surveys because I
>> could go on and on and on and people would just tell me to
>> shut up! ;-)

>
> Nah. Your posts about the surveys are always a good read, IMO.
>
> FWIW, I find myself muttering about other internet surveys I've seen
> that don't have the "MCINL" option ;-)
>
> Take the one I saw on a local news website today:
>
> http://www.news24.com/Content
>
> Q. Would you consider obesity surgery?
> - Yes, why not
> - No, it's too extreme
> - Only if I'm desperate
>
> Heh. What about, "What do you consider 'obese'?". Or just plain "No".
> Surely people might have other reasons than "It's too extreme" to say
> no? And of course not to forget, "Depends who's paying for the
> surgery."
>
> So I didn't vote...


I know what you mean. I really hate filling out "serious"
surveys - say a survey about how well your doctor's office
handles your case or something like that - or a survey from
a company about their service and or products.

My responses almost never fit any of the choices, at least without
clarification and I hate to give a misleading response. So I
refuse to do surveys and when I absolutely must I tend to give
more negative answers than I really feel because I would rather
err on the side of "complaining". ;-) (My life motto is "Complain,
complain, complain."

If you don't complain about things they never get fixed.
And if you do complain sometimes someone actually listens
to you and fixes things. (Used to be if you complained about
something in a restaurant - fill out one of those card on the
table - you would get a free meal. That was a sweet deal!)
Now this is not to say I complain about things that aren't
"wrong" but when something is wrong I make it a point to
mention it. I know, I know, people hate going out to dinner
with me. ;-) But it really gripes me when someone is really
unhappy with the food or the service or whatever and never
says or does anything about it because they don't want to "make
a fuss".

I try to be polite about it but I still point it out. I usually
don't rant and rave and make a scene (well, if it's really an
egregious error and they are not a all sorry about it I might
lose my cool. I know, you're saying I find it hard to believe
that Kate would ever lose her cool . . . . ;-)

Sorry, there I going running on again. I'll shut up now.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?


Wayne Boatwright[_4_] 05-06-2009 06:27 PM

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On Thu 04 Jun 2009 11:27:34p, ChattyCathy told us...

> Kate Connally wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:

>
>>> I gotta hand it to ya Kate, you always seem to delve deeper into
>>> these surveys than anybody else 'round here (including me) <grin>

>>
>> Sorry, I try to control myself but I always get carried away.
>> Lots of times I don't even comment on the surveys because I
>> could go on and on and on and people would just tell me to shut up!
>> ;-)

>
> Nah. Your posts about the surveys are always a good read, IMO.
>
> FWIW, I find myself muttering about other internet surveys I've seen
> that don't have the "MCINL" option ;-)
>
> Take the one I saw on a local news website today:
>
> http://www.news24.com/Content
>
> Q. Would you consider obesity surgery?
> - Yes, why not
> - No, it's too extreme
> - Only if I'm desperate
>
> Heh. What about, "What do you consider 'obese'?". Or just plain "No".
> Surely people might have other reasons than "It's too extreme" to say
> no? And of course not to forget, "Depends who's paying for the
> surgery."
>
> So I didn't vote...
>


BMI Classification
< 18.5 underweight
18.5–24.9 normal weight
25.0–29.9 overweight
30.0–34.9 class I obesity
35.0–39.9 class II obesity
> 40.0 class III obesity


BMI is calculated by dividing the subject's mass by the square of his or
her height, typically expressed either in metric or US "Customary" units:

Metric: BMI = kilograms / meters2
US/Customary and imperial: BMI = lb * 703 / in2
where lb is the subject's weight in pounds and in is the subject's height
in inches.

The most commonly used definitions, established by the World Health
Organization (WHO) in 1997 and published in 2000, provide the values listed
in the table at right.[16]

Some modifications to the WHO definitions have been made by particular
bodies. The surgical literature breaks down "class III" obesity into
further categories.[17]

Any BMI > 40 is severe obesity
A BMI of 40.0–49.9 is morbid obesity
A BMI of >50 is super obese

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so he gave
me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate faster. ~Joe E. Lewis




Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig 05-06-2009 06:34 PM

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On Jun 2, 10:04*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy


OH my! I would opt for "Chippers" - chocolate covered "ripple" potato
chips made from North Dakota potatoes and very good dark or milk
chocolate. Think chocolate with fleur de sel. These are made by
"Widman's Candy" and by "Carol Widman's Candy" (family feud) They both
ship - but maybe not in the summer!
Lynn in Fargo

Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig 05-06-2009 06:51 PM

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On Jun 5, 12:34*pm, Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig >
wrote:
> On Jun 2, 10:04*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Chatty Cathy

>
> OH my! *I would opt for "Chippers" - chocolate covered "ripple" potato
> chips made from North Dakota potatoes and very good dark or milk
> chocolate. *Think chocolate with fleur de sel. *These are made by
> "Widman's Candy" and by "Carol Widman's Candy" (family feud) They both
> ship - but maybe not in the summer!
> Lynn in Fargo


http://www.carolwidmanscandyco.com/

ChattyCathy 05-06-2009 08:08 PM

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Thu 04 Jun 2009 11:27:34p, ChattyCathy told us...


>> FWIW, I find myself muttering about other internet surveys I've seen
>> that don't have the "MCINL" option ;-)
>>
>> Take the one I saw on a local news website today:
>>
>> http://www.news24.com/Content
>>
>> Q. Would you consider obesity surgery?
>> - Yes, why not
>> - No, it's too extreme
>> - Only if I'm desperate
>>
>> Heh. What about, "What do you consider 'obese'?". Or just plain "No".
>> Surely people might have other reasons than "It's too extreme" to say
>> no? And of course not to forget, "Depends who's paying for the
>> surgery."
>>
>> So I didn't vote...
>>

>
> BMI Classification


<snipped a bit for space>
>
> Any BMI > 40 is severe obesity
> A BMI of 40.0–49.9 is morbid obesity
> A BMI of >50 is super obese
>

Yeah, seen this all before - but people are just not that 'average',
IMHO. We come in all shapes and sizes, (literally) - so how they can
put us all into specific categories by weight/height is beyond me. What
if somebody who just has a "beer belly" goes over the BMI definition of
Normal Weight? Or is somebody who has bigger hips and/or butt than
the 'average' person gonna tip the scales too? Pffffbbbbttt.

And I'd still like to know who's gonna pay for the surgery; I'm pretty
sure a lot of medical insurances won't cover it without a lot of
jumping through hoops - if at all... (well, not here anyway).

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

James Silverton[_2_] 05-06-2009 08:16 PM

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ChattyCathy wrote on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:08:32 +0200:

>>

> Yeah, seen this all before - but people are just not that
> 'average', IMHO. We come in all shapes and sizes, (literally)
> - so how they can put us all into specific categories by


The waist to hip ratio takes care of skeletal sizes in a more rational
fashion. The criteria a-
women should have a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.8 or less.
men should have a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.95 or less.

If you exceed these numbers, you are likely somewhat obese.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not



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