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August 11, 2015
We don’t need to drink less soda, according to research funded by Coca-Cola
Amid a national obesity epidemic, Coca-Cola has been quietly supporting a new nonprofit organization called the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN) whose primary goal is to spread the message that we might be a little too worried about what we eat and drink.
Rumor has it that Coca-Cola has also been quietly supporting a new nonprofit organization called the Global Financial Balance Network (GFBN) whose primary goal is to spread the message that we might be a little too worried about how much we pay for s%^t, especially those of us who only seem to buy it when it is heavily discounted as part of weekly advertised grocery sales.
L.A. Times Crossword Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Steve Jopek
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Theme: The Pressure Is On! Here we have an unusual theme where the
entries are united by something that happens to them. Let's start with the
unifier....
6 days ago
4 comments:
What we need are cheaper Wall-e wheelchairs. I see dozens of people of all ages riding around Disneyland in their electric wheelchairs every time I go. Most are morbidly obese and can only ride a few things. In 2007, Disney remodeled It's a Small World so the boats could handle Wall-e size people, fast becoming the majority of the population.
"Heavier-than-anticipated loads have been causing the boats to come to a standstill in two different spots"
https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=1CM6
3 horsemen of the apocalypse -- blue is consumer debt leverage, red is real defense spending and green is annual trade deficit
The 4th is health expenses, but those are only up 25% in real terms since 2000, more like a frog in a pot . . .
Mr Slippery,
You get a free food ticket if you manage to bottom out the boat? That's sure a twisted self-reinforcing "reward" mechanism!
Troy,
The frog in the pot should be candied, covered in chocolate, and turned into a Disneyland attraction. People would literally eat that up, lol. Sigh.
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