tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post18788162141765302..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Link Tank 01/01Dick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-41350100754329676602011-01-02T14:54:00.317+00:002011-01-02T14:54:00.317+00:00Was my second post deleted or did it get lost in t...Was my second post deleted or did it get lost in the ether?<br /><br />It's ether one thing or the other ...Alan Batesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-7977027614886134172011-01-02T12:10:28.244+00:002011-01-02T12:10:28.244+00:00re: Nigeria's first porn movie.
A direct quot...re: Nigeria's first porn movie.<br /><br />A direct quote from the link (but my emphasis):<br /><br />"Retailers are raking in heavy profits from the film due largely to a widespread marketing campaign that includes <b>bust</b> stop posters showing the two co-stars cuddling."<br /><br />Freudian slip??<br /><br />Alan<br /><br />(your site doesn't allow HTML blockquote?)Alan Batesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-58591692277575899652011-01-02T12:03:18.177+00:002011-01-02T12:03:18.177+00:00I followed through on one of the links on the obes...I followed through on one of the links on the obesity article to find the cost of obesity in the US is $147 billion p.a.<br /><br />I was impressed by the ability to estimate the figure so accurately*. So I did the right thing and looked up the full text of the source of this to see how they got that figure.<br /><br />Was I surprised to find it was behind a paywall**. So only a press release and a limited abstract was available which prevented the hoi polloi from finding out anything useful to support their ridiculous claim!<br /><br />So, we are left with a news release trumpeting a nonsense figure found by a route they are not prepared to make available to the public. Where did SCIENCE go***? <br /><br />Alan<br /><br />* By citing the third figure it means that their estimate is somewhere between 146.5 and 147.5 Obviously, this precision is impossible, even assuming their method of calculation is realistic.<br /><br />** No, I wasn't!<br /><br />*** Yes, I am aware that their figures for smoking are bad too. What I cannot tell is which is the most nonsensical!Alan Batesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-89671117576588729302011-01-02T10:44:33.932+00:002011-01-02T10:44:33.932+00:00Re the calorie in restaurant story. It's actua...Re the calorie in restaurant story. It's actually good business practise to not serve big portions as you want customers to order all courses including starter and desert which have better profit margins.SadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-83557982995578929732011-01-01T17:28:08.521+00:002011-01-01T17:28:08.521+00:00They may not be there yet, WoaR, but it won't ...They may not be there yet, WoaR, but it won't be long. :(Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-75255899197530931522011-01-01T11:35:54.804+00:002011-01-01T11:35:54.804+00:00Jack Daniels have presumably discontinued their ca...Jack Daniels have presumably discontinued their cake which was sent to me as a present. It was a rich almond and butter base but not like marzipan, and I'm afraid I ate all of it and put on half a stone. <br /><br />It was delicious and I would recommend it to anyone going to polar explorers for being able to fit the maximum number of calories in to the smallest space, with added fun. <br /><br />Unfortunately, I've never seen it since and it came from the Jack Daniels factory direct. I expect these days they would confiscate it and imprison you for trying to bring it in.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.com