hunkaburningluv

@ChristianConservativeVinny said:

Basically every fruit and veggie in existence is less than $2/lb. Good luck buying a pound of unhealthy food for 2 dollars. I mean, broccoli and squash and carrots and spinach are perfectly edible raw and are actually good for you that way since the heat can't break down the vitamins up in thurrrrr. So obese people are just lazy, which is how they got to become obese.

A pound of veggies isn't going to give you the calorific intake your body needs. You will need to supplement that will lean meat and carbs as well. It all adds up. 

This idea that healthy eating is cheap is a bit of a myth. You can either choose a big calorie drop in your diet, or you pay more.

I dunno, I've enough to get by and get pissed that I didn't apply myself to really excel. 

People should post their height and weight with their responses so we know whether to take the words out of their big fat mouths seriously or not.But yeah, the government is giving you benefits and it has the right to decide who, except for protected classes of people, doesn't get them. There's a reason obese people aren't a protected class: it's basically unheard of for obese people to have healthy habits. Yeah, some people have fatter genes, but they have to deal with it and try extra hard. You can't say "well person X is skinny and he eats fried chicken and donuts" because person X has unhealthy habits too, and just because they don't hurt him enough to make him fat doesn't mean he wouldn't be better off eating a well-rounded diet consisting of all 4 food groups in proportion.

@hunkaburningluv: I think you're one of the only other scots I've seen on the site, mate. There's maybe only like 2 or 3 other other guys that I know of...

As for Glasgow's water, I actually think the city centre has better stuff than Edinburgh; that might just be a preference thing after living here for like 4 years.

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@melcene: Why would you tax the pregnant? XD LOLOLOLOLOL.

Because often they're on some form of government assistance for their medical bills.  Because sometimes they've already got kids that the government is paying for.  Why should we continue to pay for all this?  And becoming pregnant is a life-choice (even if it happens by accident), just like most cases of obesity.  So why not?

@TwoOneFive: 

Your not the norm, i'm typing this on my laptop which i have owned for 4 years too, difference is i paid half what you paid, if you want to get more value than me, you have to own it for 8 years. And same thing here, any maintenance was entirely my fault for being clumsy.  Average Apple laptop lifetime is 6 months higher than windows. Yet the average laptop price is over 60 per cent more, talk about horrible value for money. 

Apparently the county (East Lothian) I live in has some of the best springs in the world (though, many places claim that)

Our tap water is the bomb.

there was loads of great promo's.......IMO one of the best.

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@hunkaburningluv: It works well compared to past experience, try something new... IT'S FREE. Jesus, it could help YOU.Hey look n apple zealot not willing to try anything new because they believe what they have is enough... No wonder why apple can get away with it, because your all too sure on Apple being the best.I asked for you to try Ubuntu, personally I set up my Ubuntu to give blow-jobs and make me millions each day, too bad you won't get to use this. See a Windows user, the smart ones atleast bother to educate themselves instead of being so stubborn.Have you tried a Linux OS? Ever.

apple is far 'from the best' dude - it just suits my needs the best at the moment. I've told you, I've really not got the want to fuck about with a new os and all the apps that go with it. Why should I go out of my way to run linux/whatever? Is it going to save me time when I use logic? is it going to make my movie editing and dvd burning more efficient without having to re-familiarise myself with a new app? if something goes wrong with my machine, can I take it to the linux store and get a replacement then and there if need be? what about driver issues?  I don't think so, I understand that ubutnu and linux are pretty cool os's, but I don't want to deal with the shite that comes with an open source system....sorry dude, you might like getting blowjobs from your tower pc, but I don't. Deal with it.

Actually yes, since the OS doesn't infringe on MOST warranties, just take it back to the store say the problem, either new laptop or a fix. My Ubuntu laptop broke, got a fix.You don't even have to lose MAC OS, they run side by side, if your looking for quick browsing, or just stuff you don't want to be effected then just go to Ubuntu.

why? it won't make me more productive using ubuntu - my mac runs like a beast at the best of times, nevermind when just browsing. So there's not really any advantage for me to use ubuntu for general day to day tasks. SAYING that though, there is a case for me to dual boot windows if i chose to run my lappy as a gaming machine - it's relatively beastly and will run most games (maybe not on mega high settings though)......

Trust me, I've used a lot of OS's but a proper Linux desktop makes my current PC feel like something that needs a Voodoo card. I'm not even kidding, it uses a 1/4 of the ram, less CPU, it saves battery, quicker boot times. Will you install the Chrome OS onto you laptop with 8 second boot can be quite useful?

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@YamiB said:

As somebody trained to be a teacher, the way your teacher reacted was completely inappropriate.  There isn't really much to do about it and I wouldn't suggest complaining unless the problem continues.  If it does continue bring the issue up with the principle and if you are given any formal punishment such as suspension for not participating in the pledge I would suggest contacting the ACLU.I don't understand why so many people are coming down on the OP in this thread as being just as bad as the teacher.  The teacher is in a position of authority and should be expected to act better than the child.  The OP was practicing his rights and if somebody has a legitimate grievance with the United States it is completely reasonable for them to abstain from standing and reciting the pledge. Its not as if there are no legitimate reasons to be upset with the government and society in the United States even if it is better than many third world countries.

there's a thing called common courtesy. The OP clearly has no concept of it. He's being a dick about the entire situation. Granted, the teacher is too....

I don't see what the OP did that is not part of common courtesy.  His response to the teacher was slightly sarcastic, but not out of line.

so he not only shows a complete lack of respect to his country, but his teacher too? He's a wee prick.

Okay no, I said he didn't respond inappropriately to the teacher and in all honesty a teacher who behaves as described is not deserving of respect.  The teacher is the one in the position of authority in the classroom and should be held to a higher standard.Doing some type of protesting action like abstaining from the pledge is not showing a lack of respect for one's country.  Showing displeasure with your country heading in a bad direction is not a negative thing and I personally think it is better to critically examine the country in which you live rather than adhering to blind subservience.

he's being a dick about it - what will abstaining from the pledge achieve? honestly? fuck all, it'll just annoy his fellow classmates and those around him. It's not an effective protest against the US gov's actions. Get online, get to protest marches. Your country is deserving of your respect, it's just the previous gov's actions that aren't.

What does standing and saying the pledge achieve?Obviously abstaining from the pledge isn't an effective means of protest or pushing for reform in the US.  That does not mean that it is wrong to do so.  There are many good things about the US and what it theoretically stands for, but there are many negative things about the country that could cause a reasonable person to take a pretty negative view towards the US.If classmates are honestly upset by the OP abstaining from the pledge then they are acting rather childish.  At worst he would upset some very unreasonable and overly sensitive people.  At best it might start conversations where the good or bad things about the US could be discussed.