Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 05, 2024

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    orinoco womble  4 months ago

    This obsession with living longer is surprising given how badly the elderly are treated. It’s not even a question of whether or not you have money to support yourself (which many don’t), it’s the total lack of compassion on the part of many once you pass a certain age and become obviously elderly.

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    BasilBruce  4 months ago

    Are the people at Weight Watchers pessimistic about their future now?

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    tudza Premium Member 4 months ago

    I like kale.

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    sergioandrade Premium Member 4 months ago

    My mother used to make me eat kale, had a ‘nice’ nursing home picked out for her but she died first.

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    Yakety Sax  4 months ago

    From Daily Meal: Before the kale craze began, America’s largest buyer of kale was not health food stores or eco-conscious vegan restaurants. It was Pizza Hut. Yes, Pizza Hut in all its cheesy, greasy, meaty glory. And the reason why the chain purchased so much will surprise you.

    As Healthline reports, though raw kale can negatively affect certain bodily systems for some people, overall kale lives up to its superfood reputation, packing impressive amounts of nutrients including vitamins A, B, C, and K, minerals like calcium, potassium, magnesium, copper, and manganese, and protective antioxidants — but that’s not why Pizza Hut was buying so much of it. Their reasoning was more about the aesthetic.

    Kale was used for decorative purposes on the salad bar at Pizza Hut, but it was not originally intended to be eaten. It was meant to be a frilly green garnish, and a lacey disguise for the ice that kept the food there cold, according to Today’s interview with a Pizza Hut spokesperson — with some 14,000+ pounds bought in 2012 alone. Nowadays you’ll find kale in everything from salads to smoothies, transformed into dishes as wide-ranging as hearty soups and air-fried kale chips. There are restaurants named after kale and ironically, places that serve kale-topped pizza.

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    phobos  4 months ago

    I like smoking. Nothing like lighting one up before leaving the restaurant.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member 4 months ago

    If I’m going to live longer, I want to feel good about it.

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    iggyman  4 months ago

    Kale? Not cheese?!

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    Keno21  4 months ago

    Kale is best fed to a cow, then eat the cow.

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    smithsilverstrea  4 months ago

    I like raw kale, with balsamic vinegar

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    cdward  4 months ago

    I am not worried about how long I live. But I do NOT want to end up in a nursing home. I spent decades visiting people in nursing homes (worked at one for five years), and I do NOT to die in one. Number one reason people end up there is immobility — legs no longer working well. That’s why I work out — to keep my legs strong. Also reduces likelihood of stroke, another big reason people end up in nursing homes. I don’t mind dying, but don’t want the slow death of a nursing home. Also, I do enjoy feeling good and still being able to move with relative ease so I can go hiking and that sort of thing.

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    markkahler52  4 months ago

    Smoking dried kale…MMMMMMM…..

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    phritzg Premium Member 4 months ago

    I’m generally a happy and healthy person, but I have to admit that sometimes, my motivation to live longer is just to see how much worse things are going to get.

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    some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member 4 months ago

    You’ll need to be fit to survive in the wastelands.

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    Ellis97  4 months ago

    I shall never smoke or vape. It’s strictly against my principles. Plus, I have been cutting back on pork products and fried foods.

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    CaveCat87  4 months ago

    You’re one to talk, Rat, since you’re one of those pessimistic people out there.

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    ladykat  4 months ago

    No kale for me, thank you.

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    Lee26 Premium Member 4 months ago

    I’m just passing thru on my way to Heaven whether by death or Rapture. This is Satan’s world, not mine. 2Cor 4:4 ‘ in their case the god of this world (satan) has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.’

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    rugeirn  4 months ago

    Long ago I made up my mind that I was not going to face death celebrating how much kale I ate during my life.

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    bobbyferrel  4 months ago

    Pro tip : Mix a little coconut oil with your kale. Makes it much easier to scrape into the trash.

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    MS72  4 months ago

    Can you smoke Kale?

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    prrdh  4 months ago

    Don’t forget the fact that a lot of people worry about overpopulation, while overlooking the obvious contribution they could make to a solution.

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    KEA  4 months ago

    people are idiots – especially in groups

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    socalvillaguy Premium Member 4 months ago

    The presumption that everyone is eating better and exercising more is a myth (in the U.S., at least).

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    Dapperdan61  Premium Member 4 months ago

    This is why I drink and eat all the wrong foods. There’s talk that the elite expects us to start eating bugs. Recently in Louisiana they literally served Cicadas. I say no thx I’ll just have water

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    kencrosno  4 months ago

    After seeing everyone standing around sucking on Vape pens it is quite apparent that smoking “cigarettes” really did make you look cool.

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    Goat from PBS  4 months ago

    More time with loved ones. That’s a reasonable answer.

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    marilynnbyerly  4 months ago

    As a Boomer I can answer this. We watched our parents and grandparents lose their mobility and strength until they were bedridden or worse. We aren’t so much trying to live longer, we are trying to keep moving and being independent as long as we can be.

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    HA!  4 months ago

    I like my kale with a silent “K”.

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    zeexenon  4 months ago

    As s rookie engineer, I complained about smokers in our office and got the duty to solve the problem. I notified them (when they needed a fix) to do it in the back staircase. The executives were located at the top of the chimney, but, alas, I wasn’t noticed anyway.

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  4 months ago

    Popeye The Sailor don’t eat Kale. It makes him weaker

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    sperry532  4 months ago

    I’ve been asking that same question for years, Rat.

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    wellis1947 Premium Member 4 months ago

    Actually, “Kale” is not in itself – an edible vegetable – when I first encountered it, the “salad” bars were using it to accent the “real” salads – not so much, anymore – of course I’ve not visited any establishment that provides a salad bar since the Covid-19 pandemic – so I really don’t know what they’re doing, now…

    I like “salads” and, in fact have at least one every day – and, no, it’s not usually “iceberg” lettuce – it’s usually romaine and assorted other greens – but I still maintain that “kale” is STILL best used as “roughage” for animals…

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    Willywise52 Premium Member 4 months ago

    Depends on what you smoke,I suppose…

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member 4 months ago

    Excellent question, Rat

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  4 months ago

    They want to be in shape for the Second Coming.

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    BWR  4 months ago

    I’m pessimistic and I don’t take care of myself. That way I don’t have to stick around very long.

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    Strawberry King  4 months ago

    Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can’t take it.

    - American Beauty

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    chriscc63  4 months ago

    smoke Kale.

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    aussie399 Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Kale, like pumpkin, is a punishment not a food

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