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Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:06 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by chicostix]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 12:23:18 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by frankieb]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 12:21:21 -0700 Portland Mercury Yes, it aspired to higher ideals and all - but simply wasn't needed.
Do we have to go over it again for you?
Posted by frankieb]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 11:53:04 -0700 Portland Mercury
Actually, they changed the words so as not to include the death part at all. The "tell my wife i love her very much" and "your circuit's dead, there's something wrong" lines were replaced by some drama-less re-entry talk. They gave a happy ending to a song about a not-so-happy ending, skipping over the whole point of the damn thing.

Geez, don't let these guys get a hold of '2001: A Space Odyssey' -- they would make the apes vegetarians and would have HAL be more understanding and not so murderous.
Posted by human in training]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:30 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Doug Kelso]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 10:17:22 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Jared Cohn]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 10:13:15 -0700 Portland Mercury
Even more pathetic is the claim by Slate that Sweden doesn't fluoridate water because it has "naturally fluoridated" water. Um, yeah. Look at the fucking data you fucking arrogant, over-confident assholes. Less than 8% of Sweden has naturally F'ed water. Oh, and the Parliament voted against a measure in the 1970s that would have fluoridated the water.

It'd be one thing if pro-fluoride advocates actually acted in a scientific manner: in that case, their ridicule of the anti-fluoride side would at least be more understandable. But when pro-fluoride advocates pore on the ridicule and then turn around and act like fucking mindless imbeciles themselves, it does get a bit too rich.
Posted by mercury_reader]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 10:03:02 -0700 Portland Mercury
How do you square your, um, whitewash, with this: http://tinyurl.com/as95s2d
Posted by mercury_reader]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 09:44:27 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by frankieb]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 08:54:38 -0700 Portland Mercury
You sound increasingly like you just have a problem with men.
That sketch that accompanies your words - annoying. At best.
Posted by frankieb]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 08:29:55 -0700 Portland Mercury Riiiight.
Posted by frankieb]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:53 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by frankieb]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 08:10:22 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by I'mrightyerwrong]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 08:02:44 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by SugarSpill]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 04:57:24 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Dan Germouse]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 02:41:50 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Chunty McHutchence]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 01:32:27 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Chunty McHutchence]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 01:28:11 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Spaceman]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 23:37:08 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Babygorilla]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:52 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Ryan Thompson]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:38 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Ryan Thompson]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 23:03:29 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Aestro]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 22:51:41 -0700 Portland Mercury
I'm fine with vaccines. If i ever have kids, they will be vaccinated. What else? Homeopathy is bullshit. Bush wasn't in on 9/11. Tsunamis are not the result of a wrathful god. I use fluoride toothpaste (though i don't swallow it, as that would do me no good -- it works topically). Obama isn't a Nigerian-born Muslim. Astrology is rubbish. I don't mind the fact that our water is treated with scary-sounding chemicals in order to make it safe to drink. I don't think gay people are pretending. I wasn't surprised when the world didn't end last year. I don't believe the Red Coats are coming.

I also don't think that, should we end up going ahead with the fluoridation of our water, any real harm will come to anyone because of it. And i don't think there will be an imminent and immediate environmental catastrophe, with salmon and plants suddenly dying off in huge numbers. But that doesn't make this a good idea. And it doesn't mean that we can just force it on people who don't want or need it. It's not the cure-all that it's hyped to be. Not even close. Unfortunately, things just aren't that simple. Your teeth (and especially your children's) will still rot if you don't brush them and choose to drink soda all day, which are the main reasons behind poor dental health -- not a lack of fluoride. You can get all the flu shots you want, but if you go around licking door handles and sticking your filthy fingers in your nose and spending tons of time with infected people, you're still going to get the flu.

What else should we add to the water supply? I mean, if we're going to force medication on people whether they need it or not (and spend millions of dollars doing so), how about we at least focus on things that kill them in greater numbers than does tooth decay? How about throwing in some drugs to fight type-2 diabetes for the segment of the population that can't muster up the willpower to exercise and eat a better diet? What about throwing in something that reduces nicotine cravings for those of us who smoke?

OR, maybe we could all just have a little more imagination, put a little more thought into things, accept fewer lunches from lobbyists, and figure out a way to deliver these medications directly (i.e., efficiently) to those who actually need them. For fuck's sake -- we have fucking robots rolling around on Mars! I'm pretty sure we're capable of figuring out a better way to blow out a candle than to cover the entire room with fire extinguisher foam.
Posted by human in training]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 22:48:37 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by j.cas]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 22:46:54 -0700 Portland Mercury