My great-grandmother, still alive at over 100 ate and still eats traditional southern style cooking. She smoked for 30 years and drank for 40. When I first met her I was 15 and she was 96, she hugged me so hard I had to gasp for air afterwards. That woman has never once in her life decided to eat “healthier” and she lived on her own in her own home until she was 101. Now she only has a part time care giver who works for all of 4 hours.
So yeah, I eat whatever the hell I want knowing I have those genes in me.
It is such a load of crap that the serving size of Pop-Tars is one tart, but they come wrapped in sets of two. Nobody just leaves one lonely Pop-Tart in the box, still half-ass wrapped in the torn-open wrapper.
Well, maybe some people (like my cousin), but they’re freakin’ nuts.
It’s a common problem. The “serving size” of those 591ml (21oz IIRC) soda bottles is like half the bottle. Who the heck drinks half of one of those?
Amusingly, the problem isn’t companies choosing unrealistic serving sizes to be able to claim fewer calories per serving (although that does happen as well) – the sizes are mostly chosen by the FDA.
… and after you’ve had the two, you decide it’s not just a snack, you might as well go for the meal, and have another two. Now there’s just two left … might as well finish them off.
Hell with living to 100. I’ve already decided that the moment I cannot wipe my own bum I’m checking out my any means necessary, up to and including trying to eat a running lawnmower.
Maybe the bacon cheeseburgers aren’t so bad. At the risk of looking like a spambot, check out one of my favorite documentaries. This guy started off by rebutting “SuperSize Me” and actually got healthier on a month of cheeseburgers.
Put me down for “yo”. Who wouldn’t want deep fried butter nuggets w/sour cream shooters?
And I’m totally ripping off that comment about being a second degree vegetarian!
In one of Jim Butcher’s “Dresden Files” novels, the main character, Harry Dresden, is asked at one point what he wants on a vegetarian pizza. His response is, “Dead cows and pigs. Hey… they’re vegetarians.” Looks like a lot of us are “second-degree” vegetarians. I know I am.
For anyone who didn’t know: Jack LaLanne was an early American fitness expert who was a sugar junkie as a kid, but turned to a healthy life of good nutrition and exercise. He wound up living to the age of 96. Quite a relevant figure for this comic.
Jeez, Adam, stop trying to teach me things while I’m reading comics!
my grandparents live mostly on butter and hot dogs, yet their doctor says they have the best arteries he’s seen for people their age. at least they’re well preserved…
I love how the leafy-tops-of-beets eating Gran Bug is stooped and has a cane, and the seven-bacon-cheeseburgers-a-day Gran Bug is spry standing upright
Wow, all comics have disappeared from my RSS feed. Even the ones I could see yesterday. But only Bug. Weird, perhaps the controllers are keeping me from laughing to hard.
To be honest I’m holding out for some dietitians somewhere to discover that cheeseburgers and soda extend your lifetime by a greater amount than vegetables or exercise. (I realize this is wishful thinking, but hey, I can dream, can’t I?)
I’m hoping for the opposite. Just gonna eat stuff that tastes good and hope to die by 38.
My great-grandmother, still alive at over 100 ate and still eats traditional southern style cooking. She smoked for 30 years and drank for 40. When I first met her I was 15 and she was 96, she hugged me so hard I had to gasp for air afterwards. That woman has never once in her life decided to eat “healthier” and she lived on her own in her own home until she was 101. Now she only has a part time care giver who works for all of 4 hours.
So yeah, I eat whatever the hell I want knowing I have those genes in me.
Well… the heart *is* a muscle. Her’s must have just risen to the challenge of pushing blood through thinner veins.
In the words of Cole McGrath and Zeke Dunbar: Half as long… Twice as bright.
You don’t live longer eating healthy food – it just seems longer.
It is such a load of crap that the serving size of Pop-Tars is one tart, but they come wrapped in sets of two. Nobody just leaves one lonely Pop-Tart in the box, still half-ass wrapped in the torn-open wrapper.
Well, maybe some people (like my cousin), but they’re freakin’ nuts.
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It’s a common problem. The “serving size” of those 591ml (21oz IIRC) soda bottles is like half the bottle. Who the heck drinks half of one of those?
Amusingly, the problem isn’t companies choosing unrealistic serving sizes to be able to claim fewer calories per serving (although that does happen as well) – the sizes are mostly chosen by the FDA.
Check the serving size of ice cream… it’s ridiculous.
… and after you’ve had the two, you decide it’s not just a snack, you might as well go for the meal, and have another two. Now there’s just two left … might as well finish them off.
(paraphrasing of Paula Poundstone bit)
Annnd now I’m hungry..
Me too!
Me too!
Me too!
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This comic dedicated to the memory of George Burns, may he rest in peace…
Hell with living to 100. I’ve already decided that the moment I cannot wipe my own bum I’m checking out my any means necessary, up to and including trying to eat a running lawnmower.
100 years of eating beets? ewugh…
No no… just the leafy tops. XD
Maybe the bacon cheeseburgers aren’t so bad. At the risk of looking like a spambot, check out one of my favorite documentaries. This guy started off by rebutting “SuperSize Me” and actually got healthier on a month of cheeseburgers.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/196879/fat-head
Well damn, wtf was he eating BEFORE?
XD
Joreal, I’m in mid mid-forties and have survived thus far on cola and cheese.
I like to think that I’m a second degree vegetarian – I eat animals who eat vegetables…
I think that’d be second gen? *shrug*
I wanna hang out with that lil’ old lady. Go and get some burgers.
Put me down for “yo”. Who wouldn’t want deep fried butter nuggets w/sour cream shooters?
And I’m totally ripping off that comment about being a second degree vegetarian!
Love the super simple Yo! in the last panel. Awesome.
Another classic comic.
Someone asked a science column how long one could live solely on beer, since it’s made of grain. A comment said, “Well, I’m 36.”
In one of Jim Butcher’s “Dresden Files” novels, the main character, Harry Dresden, is asked at one point what he wants on a vegetarian pizza. His response is, “Dead cows and pigs. Hey… they’re vegetarians.” Looks like a lot of us are “second-degree” vegetarians. I know I am.
A story in today’s news says that a lot of old people ate, drank, and smoked whatever the heck they wanted, and it mostly is down to genes:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43992058/ns/health-aging/#.Tjl382ATWKo
I saw that too. Weird timing.
Eat well, Stay fit….DIE ANYWAY.
mmmmm sour cream shooters.
For anyone who didn’t know: Jack LaLanne was an early American fitness expert who was a sugar junkie as a kid, but turned to a healthy life of good nutrition and exercise. He wound up living to the age of 96. Quite a relevant figure for this comic.
Jeez, Adam, stop trying to teach me things while I’m reading comics!
Wikipedia rules! I looked Jack Lalanne up as well
Oh golly i love sour cream and butter. Sounds heavenly.
my grandparents live mostly on butter and hot dogs, yet their doctor says they have the best arteries he’s seen for people their age. at least they’re well preserved…
I love how the leafy-tops-of-beets eating Gran Bug is stooped and has a cane, and the seven-bacon-cheeseburgers-a-day Gran Bug is spry standing upright
Clearly you’ve been reading about the newest item at the Texas State Fair. Mmmmm…
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32665106/ns/today-food/t/move-over-twinkies-deep-fried-butter-here/
Wow, all comics have disappeared from my RSS feed. Even the ones I could see yesterday. But only Bug. Weird, perhaps the controllers are keeping me from laughing to hard.
whats with the new site? ic ant even see the comic
the new page looks weired and i cant seem to see the comics anymore.
Adam – great comic, please keep it up.
To the last couple of commenters, see Adam’s post below the comic, there’s web hosting issues going on …
I am comment number 42. lol panel 1 and 3 ‘heavens no just their leafy tops’
I know some people like that. (:
To be honest I’m holding out for some dietitians somewhere to discover that cheeseburgers and soda extend your lifetime by a greater amount than vegetables or exercise. (I realize this is wishful thinking, but hey, I can dream, can’t I?)