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  1. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    High fructose corn syrup is chemically identical to cane sugar. Anyone who tells you differently is pushing a political agenda. Sugar no matter if it comes from beats or cane, or corn, is all just sugar. Now does this mean that sugar is good for you? Well probably not in huge amounts, but its...
  2. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    I stopped eating out about a year ago, and I save close to $300 a month by not doing so. Cheaper to eat fast food? Bull shit! Doug
  3. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    I think you have hit the nail squarely on the head! Doug
  4. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Oprah lacks any serious credibility on just about any issue. Doug
  5. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Exactly. Not to mention the fact that almost every "fast food" place has some healthy items on their menu. Frankly the notion that people can only afford to eat fast food is a silly excuse. Lets not take responsibility for ourselves, lets blame it on some big bad corporation. Thats a load of...
  7. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Its not black and white, its reality. People make choices and they are responsible for those choices. There are more people who don't have weight problems than do. Obviously some people can control themselves and some either can't, or simply don't choose to. Doug
  8. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    I don't blame the food companies or the government. First of all the food companies are simply supplying what their customers want. And frankly this kind of junk food has been available for more than 50 years, so why all of the sudden are American's fatter? Its because parents refuse to say no...
  9. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    I agree that portion size is out of control these day, unless of course you are like me, and you take more than half of it home and you have lunch for the next 2 days. Doug
  10. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    I lived less than a mile from school, but we had a bus anyway. Of course walking even half a mile to school with a trombone wouldn't have been fun. I think we actually had a bus because they thought, probably rightly so, that the traffic made it dangerous to walk. Doug
  11. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    I'm not sure we can blame anyone but the parents. When I was a kid we could have gone to McDonald's every day, but we didn't. When I was growing up in the early 70's, we definitely had a full aisle of snacks a the grocery store. But my mom didn't buy everything from it. Also we ran a mile every...
  13. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    The sky almost never falls, but they have to say it is or they don't sell books, or newspapers. Doug
  14. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    I totally agree that we eat far too large a portion. However, the reason the official obesity rate went up 15 years ago, is because the government lowered the threshold of what was considered obese. So suddenly millions of people who were considered of normal weight, were suddenly obese by...
  15. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    There were several books published from the 50's through the early 70's that kept predicting that there would be mass famine in the United States by the 1980'a because of population growth. What all of these books failed to anticipate were advancements in farming techniques, and transportation...
  16. Atomic Age

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Well to be fair, in the days before the majority of American's lived in cities, one of the reasons you had large families, is because the children were expected to work in the family business, often a farm or ranch, or at least around the house, easing the burden on the house wife. Also in those...
  17. Atomic Age

    Man Cave/Vintage Lounge - Thoughts, anyone? (Heavy with photos)

    I would hesitate to use the flip around tv shown in the video. Over time that would be rather hard on the cables. Doug
  19. Atomic Age

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo-An Unnecessary Remake?

    Its possible, but again I have my doubts. The Spanish language version was really considered by Universal to be a throwaway, so they could make some money in the Spanish market. Its one of the reasons that some consider the Spanish film to be a better film. They were being ignored by Universal...
  20. Atomic Age

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo-An Unnecessary Remake?

    I doubt it, unless he had seen Lugosi on Broadway. They were shooting at night, while the English version was shooting in the day time, so I don't now if the Spanish actor ever saw Lugosi's performance before the film came out. Doug
  21. Atomic Age

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo-An Unnecessary Remake?

    I think the best remakes of foreign films, are those that take the basic Prism of the film, but put a local spin on it. For example, I love the British version of the TV show Law and Order, because they made it their own. I think the best film remakes do the same thing. Doug
  22. Atomic Age

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo-An Unnecessary Remake?

    Interestingly, most critics agree that the Spanish version is far superior to the classic Lugosi film. Doug
  23. Atomic Age

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo-An Unnecessary Remake?

    It depends on where you are in China. High illiteracy means that films going into the they country are dubbed, often with changes to the dialog dictated by the communist party. There is a particular actor who has dubbed almost all of Harrison Fords films into Spanish. Apparently people so...

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