Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@SheldonRandoms Meh, semantics. Obviously, the title is shorter than the actual explanation:
"We're going to make Coca Cola according to the original recipe from 1886"

Well, original: minus the coca leaves extract, because that is like, forbidden, you know...

I love a big, fizzling glass of coke on ice, though I try to save it for special occasions. That stuff is bad for me, unlike beer. It was funny when he said the sugar was the real killer in the recipe. My dad tried to make old fashioned root beer a couple times when I was young. It tasted like tea with dirt in it.

Last night I had one of the most exhilarating moments of my life. I pressed the button on my Wii Fit meter to check my numbers for the day (which I do fairly often, but not every day) and saw that my kcal total was exactly 10% of my steps total.

I removed the meter from my waist and reached for my phone to take a picture, but tragically, by the time I had done so, the kcal total had updated and increased by another 4 kcal, so the fantastically exciting moment was lost forever.

So close.

The shape of that thing reminds me of the Pokewalker accessory that shipped with Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver.

Drinking soda is an extreme rarity for me anymore. I wanna avoid false teeth as long as possible. There's a reason Coke is used to clean car batteries....

Also, the garlic ice cream a couple pages back....I'd try it but probably wouldn't like it. I like garlic, but that would probably be past my limit. XD

All this garlic talk is making me hungry.

Well, of course you gotta clean the dirt off of the roots, before you try and make a drink from them...

@Tyranexx I've been drinking soda nearly all my life, and the only difference between then and now, is that I spike my Coca Cola with a fifth of Bacardi rum...

While any kind of soda is bad for your teeth (Cola isn't any worse than the others, FYI), so is eating candy, cookies, cakes, deserts, and hundreds of different kinds of processed foods which also contain WAY too much sugar. The key is moderation and keeping your teeth clean.

Unless your teeth are weaker than the average Joe's, which could happen, if it runs in the family, you can negate any damaging effect to your teeth by simply having a good brush and toothpaste. (edit: and using them, doh... )

The only other negative effect would of course be the sugar turning into additional body fat thing. Got a bit of that going on myself, around the belly area. But at my age, I don't really care all that much. It doesn't get any worse, so I'm keeping it in check. If it does get worse, I'll start doing some extra exercises again, but so far, it's remained the same for the last five, six years or so.

As for the garlic topic: did you also watch the video from the restaurant? They actually had a lot of really tasty looking dishes, some with more garlic than others, but all in all, pretty damn enticing. I might even have to put them on my "to do" list, whenever I go back to the States for a visit...

@Octane Try watching that video I posted. Will get your stomach rumbling even more...

@ThanosReXXX - That’s a really good point. I just assumed it was probiotic old fashioned homemade root beer.

@ThanosReXXX Dental care is a topic I'm curious about. I'm nearing 40, have no record of any tooth decay etc, but in my adult life I must only average 1 tooth-brushing session per day at most, don't routinely floss, never use mouthwash, and don't avoid sugar, sweets or starchy foods. I've always drunk tap water, which I assume contains fluoride.

I've visited a dentist twice in 20 years, and only then for check-up. My most recent visit a few years back, the dentist suggested my gums were prematurely receded, and could only suggest this was due to over-brushing (even though I brush less than half the recommended amount).

@ThanosReXXX No, thank you. I just got home from the gym, and I'm already debating whether I should grab some leftovers from dinner. I'm certain that if I'd watch that video, I'd be making some spaghetti aglio e olio, after midnight...

@bimmy-lee Also, some people confuse dirt with benevolent fungi, and leave it on.

That's probably also how Toad and Toadette were born...

@Octane Just came home from the gym? That's a bit of a late hour to still have done your exercises.
Not optimal for muscle recovery...

@ThanosReXXX No idea, I'm still alive. I get to sleep afterwards, plenty of recovery time

@gcunit Well, sounds like you have good genes, then. Or good teeth enamel...
I also only brush my teeth before going to bed, so once a day as well. Twice (a day) only weakens/damages the teeth more, because you're exposing/softening the enamel, and you're going to have more stuff to eat afterwards, so it makes little sense. Recommended amount be damned. Just use a tooth pick during the day, or rinse your mouth with water, to get rid of crumbs, seeds, pieces of vegetable and what not stuck in between your teeth after having eaten lunch...

A big mistake a lot of people also make, is to either drink a glass of water after brushing or to (sometimes even vigorously) clean/rinse their mouth with water after brushing, which is completely counter-effective, because the active ingredients in the tooth paste, amongst which the fluoride, will not have had enough time to be absorbed, and will then largely be flushed away, making brushing your teeth all but useless in the process.

So, what you should actually do, is just spit out the excess foam, clean your tongue with the brush, or the back of the brush, if it has one of these rubberized toppings, and that's it.

The ingredients will then have all night to start protecting your teeth...

Oh, and always use a soft brush, regardless of whether or not you're using an automatic tooth brush. Hard brushes aren't good for any kind of teeth and/or gums, and medium brushes are just a marketing ploy. They're basically just "slightly less hard" but still too hard brushes...

A good clue to find out if you're using a brush that's too hard, is if you frequently have bleeding gums while brushing, even if it's only a little. In that case, you definitely need to switch to a softer brush.

@gcunit Kinda the same boat, minus 6 years. Only thing ever done was remove my wisdom teeth. It’s all down to genetics in the end. All my extra rad away bags pay off

@AlohaPizzaJack All your what now?

@ThanosReXXX Rad-Away

@ThanosReXXX I'm gonna have to skip the video for now; I don't need my stomach to start rumbling an hour after eating. XD

I try to take good care of my teeth and have had fairly good luck with them so far, but part of that is because my parents repeatedly had sealants applied to my teeth as a kid. I wasn't the best brusher for several years. Now I do the brush twice a day, floss once a day thing.

I'm not against eating sugar per se - I have a sweet tooth the size of the U.S. state of Montana - but I'm trying to limit my intake a little and not eat too many of the processed sugars. I don't know about over there, but a lot of sodas here are made with corn syrup and the like.

I've been gradually trying to lose weight and have changed my eating habits. It hasn't been easy, particularly when you consider my family history and genetics, but it has been rewarding. I'm not on any particular diet per se, I just cut down on the processed foods and frozen or canned dinners and do more cooking at home.

One of my coworkers chugs Dr. Pepper and subsists on fast food or convenience store food half the time, yet he's skinny as a rail. I don't know how he does it. XD

R.I.P ( Mr. Tim Conway) AKA Barnacle Boy & Dwarf you know the little guy who golfs and much more.

Wait, seriously? I was just looking up some movie info on him yesterday!