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In reply to the discussion: Union made Halloween candy shopping list. [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)50. Damn, but I am hard to kill, I've had bouts with some of those. Wondering about Malignant Neoplasms.
I could look it up, although I don't really care to know, since it's inevitable that we will all die. The manner of our condition when we are passing, except from things coming from injuries, is up to lifestyle in most cases.
Not all cases, but I agree, what we take into our bodies is more likely to kill us than anything else. And there are many areas of our lives we have no control over so we should charge whenever we can.
I wonder if anyone has done a study on how malignant narcissists like Romney, Ryan and the rest of the GOP cabal of sociopaths affect the death rate...
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I always thought the Reese's factory was nonunion, but some lists say they are union-made.
Brickbat
Oct 2012
#9
Yes, and you can count on me NOT to feed your children anything without your explicit approval
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#25
I think most people are not very good at assessing risks or understanding statistics
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#33
Damn, but I am hard to kill, I've had bouts with some of those. Wondering about Malignant Neoplasms.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#50
Think about the children you're poisoning by handing them HFCS and refined sugars
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#19
Good chocolate is fine. The products in the list all have tons of refined sugars or HFCS.
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#21
I'd rather see people handing out small, inexpensive pocket knives than candy
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#34
Actually, where I live the kids rejected candy and I offered them some fresh apples instead.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#51