Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Beer or stress...donuts wasn't an option?



This was just on the MSN.com homepage. Can you see the conversation down at the sports bar tonight?

"Hey Billy-boy, you been bangin' down a few beers lately, huh?"

"Naaaah Fred. It's just stress, ya know?" "My wife wants the living room painted teal, and I really would like kind of a terra-cotta finish with some general accents like decorative pillows and maybe an etegere with a couple of nice finials placed in a crystal planter filled with genuine sea stones". "Thing is, all we seem to do is fight about it."

"Ummm. Gotcha. Yoowanonunutherin?"

5 comments:

Jen said...

I'm pretty sure that anyone who drinks enough beer to gain a belly from it isnt going to like that expert's advice. Mainly because it will start with "Dont drink so much beer."

It's a good thing these health experts are around. Dont know what we'd do without them!

JL4 said...

Or Dr Phil now that you mention it.

Jen said...

Or Michael Moore. Who, by the way, is probably going to sue you for your 9-11 Calculation. I think he actually has a patent on screwball conspiracy theories.

Wisdom Weasel said...

I love how pop science like MSN reports take something complex and interesting, such as stress is a contributing factor that compounds the effects of poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle, and turns it into something inane like "Hey! Stress Makes Blubbery People Blubbery-er!"

Good gravy! Or not, as gravy is probably bad for you and will cause a stress hump.

Oh, and can I name a fat unhinged Republican to bring some balance? Rush Limbaugh, living proof that junkies don't automatically waste away. Mike Moore is a simplistic idiot, but so are people who think he represents the totality of the left. Bashing Moore, Clinton, Limbaugh, O'Reilley, etc is like eating a twinkie: fun but without value.

Jen said...

You're right...balance is good.

That's why I prefer Crocodiles, the chocolate-covered twinkie. A bit more sophisticated, but still free of that pesky nutritional value stuff.

I may have taken your analogy farther than you intended. I just cant fight the power of the miracle food that will never decompose. :)