The 2010 Griffey! Challenge
This has been mentioned before in the Off Topics but I figured that I should give it a FanPost in order to give everybody a chance to join in on this.
Here's the deal, Griffey! has long been a Mariner legend, whose career has been filled to the brim with exciting dingers and heart stopping catches. Unfortunately Griffey! has also long been an absolute piece of shit on the baseball diamond who has morphed into the Mariner's version of Fat Albert. Now having moved to Seattle in 1997 and not really paying attention to the team till they moved into Safeco, my baseball fanhood has been largely deprived of the show stopping thrill of watching Griffey! come up to plate with the thought that he could go deep at any moment. This needs to change.
Now let me introduce to you the 2010 Griffey! Challenge. The premise is this: Find something that you have been meaning to give up (smoking, drinking, fast food, jerking it, etc) then starting at 7:07 PM PST tomorrow resolve to not do it again until our lovable fat oaf knocks one over the fences. Think of it as Lent mixed with roulette, this could last one at bat (last year I only had to go without caffeine for two at bats) or he could break his hip or some shit and take six months to go deep.
Originally I was only going to do this by myself but other LL'ers have expressed interest in joining in on this aswell. So the purpose of this thread is for people to announce what they plan on giving up and when they miserably fail, for us to mercilessly mock them to oblivion for being a big fat pathetic loser with no self control.
So join in with me as we cheer on The Kid for one last time because let's be honest here, its not like he is going to do any thing for the Mariners that will actually make us give a shit about him.
GO GO GRIFFDAWG GO!
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Personally I will be giving up soda as well as all forms of caffeine
Considering my rate of consumption is currently two 2 liters a day, I assume that if it takes him any longer than like 2 minutes, I will die a terrible horrible death.
Youre a braver man than me.
If I go too long without soda…once I finally get my hands on some, it almost literally paralyzes me briefly.
We didn't need to know that!
Oh wait…you gave up caffeine.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 7, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am giving up using hot sauce.
It’s gonna blow.
by Kirk on Apr 4, 2010 3:15 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
*cough*
Find something that you have been meaning to give up (smoking, drinking, fast food, jerking it,etc)
by Robert on Apr 4, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Why would anyone feel the need to give up jerking it?
I mean at work, in the car, at church or outside elementary schools is one thing, but just in general?
Although the raised sexual frustration of the fan base would probably power Griffey’s bat back to an elite level.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
How about "while visiting Lookout Landing."
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Apr 5, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
After the Griffey homer, half the users will have sticky keys enabled.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Apr 5, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 12 recs
This is a difficult one for me because they hold my brain together in the afternoon, but I shall offer up my power naps.
Better get your dingers on, dickface.
Aren't those actually good for your health and productivity?
Like, medically good for you?
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
I don't know what I should do.
There are not many vices in my life.
Reading and participating on LL might be the only thing that would drive me insane. Do I dare quit LL with the game threads and recaps now here?
Alrighty!
April 5, 2010 7:07 PM PST — I will quit posting on Lookoutlanding.com until George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. hits a home run for the Seattle Mariners.
What if he goes on the DL, though? Is that a grace period? Do I only have to wait until the 2010 season is over?
Bullshit you can't give up LL
Give up Taking Morning dumps.
by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 4, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
like Kirk I am giving up hot sauce.
Specifically the wonderful red rooster sauce. You had better homer quickly, old man.
Rooster sauce is amazing.
Good luck.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Apr 4, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this is a great idea
I pledge to give up sex drugs alcohol caffeine road rage exposing myself to strangers, ah fuck it, I will give up all non-homemade meals until Griffdawg hits a dinger. Goodbye restaurants and fast food!
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Apr 4, 2010 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Soda.
I’ve been meaning to drop this habit anyhow, so soda it is. Come to me you glorious iced tea! I bet I’ll drink 2 quarts of it a day.
I'm giving up moderation.
Everything I do from here on out will continue until I throw up or pass out.
More seriously, I don’t have enough vices to qualify. Ordinarily, I think I’d give up alcohol, but I’m in a bartending class right now and am helping with a charity event at a bar on Thursday, so it might be unfeasible. Giving up cigarettes would be less impressive as I pick up and drop the habit at random, and will go months without smoking when I’m back in Seattle, but I could still try.
I could give up Wikipedia? That would be impressive, right?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Apr 4, 2010 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Considering I rely on it for many things, this could be potentially disastrous.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Apr 4, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Other things I could consider giving up:
- Hulu (this is equivalent to me giving up TV)
- Use of my Zune (very dangerous)
- Red meat
- Cigarettes
- Spending money on things that aren’t food or required by classes, so, mostly books, etc.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Apr 4, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't do that because otherwise I have to make my own meals for breakfast and lunch
I’ll be damned if I have to wake up early to make coffee and figure out lunch when Starbucks is down the block and Subway and Chipotle are next to the store. Sooooo no, I can’t give up fast food in general because otherwise I don’t eat at all during this old bitch’s quest to not suck
Eggs, toast, and oatmeal will only take you 10-15 minutes
And it’s hard to mess those up ;-)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Then give up Starbucks!!!!
Don’t support Howard “Two Face” Schultz!
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Duly noted.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
But...
If the dollars going to ****bucks goes someplace else, the new recipient can pay the same taxes and employ the same people.
And said recipients, presumably, will not have broken my heart!
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Starbucks is the next greatest thing to hospitals.
...and now I'm here
Ok, I can't sit silently by here
Bennett and his cronies never negotiated in good faith, committed fraud and misrepresentation when purchasing the team, and are first, second, twelfth, blue 42 and foremost to blame for the Sonics going away.
It was not Howard Schultz, but a member of Bennett’s crew who was investigated and fined by the NBA for disclosing that they never intended to keep the team here. Schultz sued to void the contract and keep the team in Seattle once it became clear what was going on – and then the NBA intervened and stopped the lawsuit.
I get the need to have someone to be mad at, but there are a lot of scapegoats more deserving of your ire than Schultz and Starbucks. Like the man or not, like their coffee or not, he and his company have done a hell of a lot for the city of Seattle over the decades.
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by seattlecougar on Apr 5, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Blaming Schultz is like blaming A-Rod for signing the contract with Texas.
He got offered a retarded amount of money for the team and had some original assurances that the membership group involved people committed to keeping the team in Seattle. If anything, the purchase price alone should have spoken to that to a rational person. No matter how good they do in OKC, they’re never going to be worth as much as they could have been in Seattle.
Agreed about the purchase price...
but it doesn’t make me feel any better that he sold out the city to get richer than he already is. I don’t personally believe that Schultz felt those assurances were good for anything other something for him to hide behind when people like me starting crying about having my basketball ball team move away.
I do take solace in the fact that it will be a long time before that franchise is worth what they paid for it.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
He didn't sell out the city. At worst, he sold out some of the fans.
But the city settling it’s lawsuit was far more meaningful.
All Schultz did was a thinly vieled PR attempt at a lawsuit...
and it if was not apparent to him until that point…he is lucky to have accomplished what he has given his diminished capacity of common sense.
This is a great debate probably best suited for another forum, but I would like to say that Schultz had to have an inkling that the OKC buyers overpaying for his franchise may have intended to move them and he could have tried harder to find local buyers at that point.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He is a business person not a philanthropist
His obligation is to find the highest possible price for a saleable asset, not to ensure that asset stays where it is. It’s annoying that the asset here is a sports team, but he did what he did because that’s the way business works.
by pdb on Apr 5, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
When he bought the team, he said he was a fan and wanted the team to be fan accesible.
He didn’t say he bought it for business purposes.
He didn’t like losing money and he didn’t like the politicians not giving him what he wanted. He saw a lucrative way out. He took the money and tried to save face while doing so. And lied about his intentions the entire way. That caused me to lose respect for him. He could run my business, but he could never be my neighbor…if that makes any sense. When possible, I try to give my money to people that I am not currently aware I should resent.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally agree it's not the right forum
Just had to vent a little bit. Starbucks has done a lot to benefit Seattle, including helping to save our 4th of July this year, so it always frustrates me when the only thing anyone ever talks about is how Schultz sold the Sonics upriver – and blames the entire company for it. Along with Microsoft, Starbucks gave Seattle an identity as more than the “would the last one out turn off the lights?” Boeing town of the 1970’s.
Call me an eternal optimist (I think it’s a survival mechanism from 25 years as a Mariners/Cougars fan), but I guess I’m willing to look past one screw up to see the long track record of good deeds.
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
by seattlecougar on Apr 5, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Not till other places make consistently good coffee.
by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 5, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I've always thought that Tully's coffee is better for a chain coffee bar.
Their coffee is more complex. I compare it to the difference between a good beer and some cheap watered down beer. Starbucks tastes watered down to me, whereas Tully’s at least has some sort of complexion to it.
by seattle_since_81 on Apr 6, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Think I'm gonna give up Starbucks
Homemade coffee only and none of those froofy frappucino type drinks from anywhere.
by OlSalty on Apr 4, 2010 3:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm not giving up squat because this is a sucker's bet
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2010 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It's a thinly veiled excuse to make a change. Me? I'm starting with the man in the mirror.
by abender20 on Apr 4, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why should I change, he's the on that sucks.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
I told those fudge packers I liked Michael Bolton's music.
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
OK, I'll give up making fun of Emile Heskey.
Starting…

…now
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm going to give up pooping.
It’s a repulsive disgusting habit, and I think that my life will be much better off without it.
by Matt Erickson on Apr 4, 2010 3:52 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Maybe, however...
If he goes deep, Jeff will usually still find something to pick on him about, like he 20 minute stroll around the bases. I look forward to the inevitable mockery during this challenge. While we all “give” something up, Jeff will be poking at Griffey and subsequently Robert too
Graham says he's giving up steak.
7500 to Holte - American footy fans are slightly unprepared
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Apr 4, 2010 4:34 PM PDT reply actions
I understand
I’m getting tired of the complete lack of food options in Auburn. Working right by “fast food row” really limits competition from less destructive food choices. But, kicking fast food has already helped me lose 6 lbs since I gave it up so whatever
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
As I'd mentioned earlier, no more fast food for me
I have gone the last 2 weeks with only having had it twice (to practice!), and have already started feeling better as a result.
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
I gave up fast food for Lent once and it wasn't a problem.
I think I can give it up again for two innings.
I'm giving up sweets.
7500 to Holte - American footy fans are slightly unprepared
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Apr 4, 2010 4:47 PM PDT reply actions
I'll run three miles every day until Ol' Griffdawg goes yard.
Or, as a way to mix it up, I’ll bike the equivalent. What would that be? 12 miles on a bike = three miles running?
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by JLProck on Apr 4, 2010 4:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I wanted to Rec every post in this thread,
but I will settle for Rec’ing only this, the best post in here.
Yeah...
I usually bike about 4-5x faster than I run at equal exertion, so 12-15 miles biking should be about the equivalent.
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
by seattlecougar on Apr 5, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm giving up giving things up.
Just like I gave up Catholicism for lent oh so many years ago.
by pdb on Apr 4, 2010 5:29 PM PDT reply actions 9 recs
Good luck
Just finished 40 days of Lent without this. It’s a rough ride ahead of you.
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
by seattlecougar on Apr 5, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Cookies.
I gave up cookies for Lent a year or two ago, and made it through except I accidentally ate a chocolate chipper at an event and then felt guilty for the next two weeks.
Guess I have to finish off the Oreos and Chips Ahoy! White Chocolate Chunk that I still have, before tomorrow.
It's a morning ritual to myself to get a Sausage Crossanwich at school,
and it’s terrible for me, so I guess I’ll choose that.
I'll give up eating at Chipotle
No more gut bomb burritos until Griffey goes yard.
Think of all the money you'll save on new underwear!
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
by seattlecougar on Apr 5, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
no more buying video games
it completely destroys my already minuscule entertainment budget. I should be focusing on school anyway.
Jerking it.
Which is terrible timing because my wife leaves for NY on Tuesday for a 10 days. I might have to have Toot give me a handjob on opening day if Griff-Dawg doesn’t go yard.
by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 4, 2010 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
RELAX; TOOT IS 20 MINUTES OUT!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Apr 4, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm bringing a mirror to the game and will use it to reflect light into the eyes of the defense so Griffey can get an inside-the-parker on a weak tapper to short
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Apr 5, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, and as long as you don't still charge me for the ticket then we'll negotiate
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
I'll give candy and junk foods.
Fuck the Angels
NO NO NO
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Apr 6, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Griffey always hits one out on opening day,
So we dont have to give up anything for long.
I will refrain from all foods that can be used to create leavened bread
until a Griffey homer or 24 hours, whichever comes first.
...and now I'm here
That *can* be used to create it?
Isn’t that a really long list? Good luck…
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
by seattlecougar on Apr 5, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It is a very long list.
I have to pass over many foods in order for this to work.
...and now I'm here
Pass over?
I see what you did there! Yay for Motzo!
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
by seattlecougar on Apr 5, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Our relationship essentially boils down to Boba Fett vs Han Solo and I can live with my role in that.
I thought he can still taunt you until 7:07 PM
or first pitch, whichever comes later
by seattlebruin on Apr 5, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, let's do this seriously
I will not drive my car outside of the city limits of Laramie until Griffey hits a home run
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Oh good gravy.
I’m giving up all snacks between meals until Griffey homers. Jesus, I either better start eating huge meals, or I’m going to be one hungry motherfucker.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 5, 2010 8:04 AM PDT reply actions
I'm giving up standing in a doorway during an earthquake
Know you’re not supposed to but I was not getting under a glass coffee table, and I forgot about the dining table.
I'll jump on the whiskey bandwagon...
He had better do it before April 16 – because we have a 5 hour open bar at my wedding that night and.. well….. he just better go yard by then.
I'll give up chocolate, candy and soda
Though i may have to start eating sugar straight from the bowl
I did something a little different already.
I started growing the growest mustache possible the day pitchers and catchers reported. I said I would shave it off with the first Seattle loss which I hoped would not come in the first week.
I would post a pic but it may make you nauseous and fear for your children.
God what a stupid typo.
Well, that didn’t last long did it. I’ve got a couple pics on facebook but its private and I’m too lazy to host elsewhere, I’ll put on as my pic on here.
OK Junior, red wine is no longer on the table, it's in a glass in my hand.
It’s looking more and more like you’re never going to hit another home run so I’m resigned to being a vegetarian, but you are not getting my wine. I don’t believe I was in my right mind at 10:27 am on April 5th.
by TrustBaseball on Apr 12, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm giving up gambling on sports.
i bet he homers tonight though.
by cmccrack206 on Apr 5, 2010 12:00 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
I'd give up beer and bourbon
But I’m watching the Giants tonight, so I’ll probably need it afterward.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I am giving up sugar.
I am going out on a high note, too. Last night, inspired by the California State Fair, I had a Krispy Kreme Fried Chicken Sandwich.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
Steve Nash diet!
It is not easy, but I have done it before. I am going all out for Griffey! lent. No condiments, black coffee, water, home cooked meals. Of course deserts are out, unless you consider baked chicken a desert!
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I take my Griffey! Lent very seriously.
Seriously though, did he homer yet? When he does I think I’ll snort some sugar packets.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 5, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I am going to give up going online during class
With the exception of looking up cases on wikipedia. It’s something that I should probably do already, but I have a short attention span.
Giving up jerking it and going on LL during chemistry.
Honestly, the latter will probably harder unless Griffey starts off the season in a prolonged slump.
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
Only during the lectures.
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
by Fearless Frog on Apr 5, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll give up Safeway Chinese food
Which I have a feeling is going to be a lot harder to do than it sounds. Either Subway is going to start getting all my business, or I’ll finally get off my ass and start cooking again.
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
I adore Safeway Chinese food!
Always one of the first stops when I come back up there..
by seattlesundevil on Apr 5, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The one close to my work is completely terrible, which saddens me greatly
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
Mocking Cubs fans
I live in Illinois. This is going to hurt.
I just told someone that
Lou Piniella oversees the best mid-August organizational collapses since Mikhael Gorbachev oversaw the USSR.
I think we’re good.
I am giving up alcohol.
However, it isn’t 7:07 yet!
by Ballard Erik on Apr 5, 2010 4:16 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah, I'm caving.
Screw you, Griffey! There’s a cask ale festival and your suckitude shall not keep me from enjoying some delicious brews.
I am considering quitting the Lopez challenge though
since someone asked if I wanted to go to Lost Abbey this weekend
by seattlebruin on Apr 9, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I am so proud to know that my website is responsible for keeping at least two of its readers from masturbating
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 5, 2010 5:00 PM PDT reply actions 16 recs
Or at the very least, 2 people publically admitting so.
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
by Fearless Frog on Apr 5, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You got me.
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
by Fearless Frog on Apr 6, 2010 1:58 AM PDT up reply actions
In before 7:07
and also giving up red meat. Maybe prions will kill me slightly slower now!
Hmm
No fast food or Air Head Extremes for me.
McDonald's.
I hope he doesn’t hit one for months so I can stop being such a broke, out of shape fuck
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McDonald's does not cause you to be out of shape.
Not working out causes you to be out of shape, combine that with McDonald’s and you get fat.
I work out enough to not get fat but I also eat a ridiculous amount of fast food and drink a ridiculous amount of pop
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by Griffin Cooper on Apr 7, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Pop
My Mariners blog SodoMojo, My Twitter Feed
by Griffin Cooper on Apr 8, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a massive, massive oversimplification
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 7, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
To elaborate
McDonalds is awful, awful food and if you eat it more than occasionally it will catch up with you eventually. You have mo idea how many people I know that were skinny their entire lives, worked out, etc and then BAM, overnight, fatasses. Similarly I know people that never work out but eat well and aren’t total lumps that stay in shape their whole lives.
People, their genes and their metabolisms vary greatly. To say “X doesn’t make you fat/out of shape, Y makes you fat/out of shape” might be right in some cases, but it’s unlikely to be right in others.
And really, I don’t give a shit how skinny you are or how much you work out, of you eat fast food often you’re eating a ton of garbage and it’s amazingly unhealthy.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 7, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah, I'm with ac on this.
My metabolism has changed overnight three different times in my life and each time has required changes in my behavior to deal with it. Even if you work out and stay skinny, you are slowly killing yourself by eating McDonald’s.
Whaaaaat?
McDonalds and fast food is bad for me? Shit. At least I still have my TV dinners for good, healthy home cooked meals.
Jared lost a ton of weight eating Subway, but he had aid(e)s.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 8, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That was me exactly
I weighed 120 all through high school, remained semi-active but kept eating a bunch of fast food shit, and got all the way up to an incredibly out-of-shape 160 lbs. After cutting down (and now completely out) fast food and going to the gym just twice a week, I have dropped down to 148 and have been feeling much better. Fast food is horrible for you. It does taste pretty good though…
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Apr 8, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't arguing that McDonald's isn't terrible for you.
It’s disgusting. What I was arguing is that McDonald’s alone will not cause you to be out of shape because there are plenty of people who eat the shit and are just fine. Never did I say that it wasn’t awful for you.
That being said there is a difference between “being in shape” and being skinny/fat/average/whatever. There are plenty of people who are skinny and way out of shape or on the larger side and still have the ability to run for distance well, thus being in shape. My argument was never about about weight really, it was about the common misconception that thin/lean=in shape.
I came off wrong in my original post but I think I have clarified myself well enough in this one. Also I know that many things play in to being overweight or skinny and metabolism is a huge part of that.
People who eat it regularly are not fine. Stop lying to yourself.
That would be like me saying that smoking cigarettes has not harmed my lungs at all.
Just because you can't see the effects doesn't mean there aren't effects.
If you eat McD’s regularly (like more than 2x/week), go to your doctor and get a cholesterol test. That’s where the effects will be seen, and no amount of running on a treadmill will bring that down.
I don't normally watch reality TV
but I’ve been watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and it’s terrifying. Second graders (I think, maybe they were first grade) COULDN’T IDENTIFY A POTATO. Oliver held up things like carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and the aforementioned potato, and these kids didn’t recognize a single one of them. He showed them a box of french fries and the potato and said “this is where these come from” and the kids just sort of stared at him blankly.
Now, I know we’re not an agrarian society any more, but the fact that a 6 or 7 year old kid doesn’t even know what a potato is when it’s right in front of him is terrifying to me. How much more disconnected from your food could you possibly be?
by pdb on Apr 8, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It's our society as a whole, it's nothing new.
People regularly chastise hunters for going out and killing their meat, then proceed to go to store and buy beef products.
I think more to the point is that people have stopped choosing their food.
They have stopped preparing their own food and they are feeding their children garbage.
It's closer to what 108 said below
I am not a hunter (I’m more of a coward), but I would love it if more people hunted, dressed, and prepared their own meat, because that way you see where it comes from and what it takes to turn that cow over there into that steak on your plate.
People are so disconnected from where their food actually COMES from that there’s an entire generation of kids that don’t realize that french fries come from potatoes, or that pizza sauce comes from tomatoes – it’s all prepackaged, purchased, and processed to within an inch of its life and kids think that food is manufactured, not grown. This is terrible.
After re-reading the thread, this is pretty unrelated.
Still really vexes me, and felt like venting. It kills me that a large percentage of our population would sooner get extremely unhealthy meat from animals raised in stockyards, compared to much healthier, truly organic meat from a completely sustainable source, and then even go as far as to make a point to point out how the latter is wrong. It’s disgusting.
by BigR on Apr 9, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But!
25 cents a pound cheaper! In all seriousness, they did a study where inspected a McDonalds hamburger patty and they found that one patty had the dna of a 150 cows! 150! Tells you a lot about processing doesn’t it?
The said thing is that most people don’t even care.
You hit it on the head in your first sentence
People definitely do care, but they typically care first and foremost about cost.
Put yourselves in the position of a family of four making less than $40K a year – are you going to go to WHole Foods to get organically grown, chemical free beef at $8.95/lb, or are you going to go to McDonald’s and get two Big Mac meals for $5? For a family living at or below the poverty line that’s struggling to make ends meet, the debate over organic/natural v. cheap isn’t even worth having because they’ll never be able to afford the “good stuff”. They gotta feed their families.
by pdb on Apr 9, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The organic, sustainable meat I was talking about was game meat.
Which in some instances in really affordable, and in some instances not at all. I completely agree with you two on organic beef though, and how it relates to the lower class.
It's an issue of accessibility as well as cost
in a lot of cases, the organic sustainable stuff isn’t even practical for the aforementioned poor family to get – with two little kids, it’s hard to justify taking the bus to the organic food store/Whole Foods/New Seasons/whatever that’s 5 miles away when there’s a McDonald’s/KFC/whatever within walking distance. Food is a very classist thing in a lot of cases – it shouldn’t be, and doesn’t have to be, but the way that the food production/distribution system works in this country, it absolutely is.
by pdb on Apr 9, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Jamie Oliver and I've kind of enjoyed his show
but wathing it tonight made me realize that it is, for practical purposes, professional wrestling. Right down to the heel morning DJ’s face turn.
I support the message and all, but the dramatic arch could not be more predictable.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 9, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
This is maybe neither here nor there but of all the fast food places McDonalds has some of the healthiest options.
Some of their stuff like grilled snack wraps and yogurt parfaits are reasonable options if you’re in a bind. McDonalds gets a ton of crap but if I’m worried about eating something that won’t put me of the fast track to a heart attack I’d choose them over Jack in the Box or Taco Bell.
That stuff is crap.
Total, complete crap. It’s not real food. It might not be insanely high in calories, but it’s not real food and no one should eat it. Just don’t go there. It’s not that hard.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 10, 2010 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
All I'm saying is that McDonalds tends to be a whipping boy but they have by far the best options relative to other fast food places.
They're the whipping boy (and deservedly so)
because they are more culpable than any other company for the absolute disaster that is the agro-industrial complex. They invented this shit.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 10, 2010 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
As an addendum to my Griffey! Challenge, I have added the Jose Lopez challenge as well
I am not going to consume alcohol in any form until Jose Lopez hits a home run
How about a Jose Lopez opposite field home run?
We’ll all be screwed. Hopefully the guys who gave up jacking it more so.
by LonelyintheBleachers on Apr 6, 2010 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
If the guys who are giving up jacking it get screwed
then that solves their main problem, doesn’t it?
Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 6, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I gave up taco bell a few years ago
after a particularly nasty ass explosion. Today, and every day until KJJr unleashes his own personal explosion, I will give up my boycott and have a 7 layer burrito for breakfast. I figure since all the rest of you are giving up fast food and soda, someone needs to support pepsico.
by Astrobiology on Apr 6, 2010 8:13 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I AM FOR REALS
TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM.
I wonder if I can get this morning’s burrito super sized? Any film guys need a spring quarter project? I could see this becoming a major moving picture.
Get the name of Morgan Spurlock's doctor before you start filming
by pdb on Apr 7, 2010 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Throw in some of their high quality shrimp tacos and I'll be impressed.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 7, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Mr. Griffey,
Although we don’t know each other, I feel like we have grown up together.
When I was 10, I wore my little league cap backwards and got made fun of, but I didn’t care. In 1995, you helped me rekindle a passion for the game that I had abandoned after leaving home. 1997 was just fucking awesome. In 2009, numbers be damned, I cheered like crazy for you in that 14th inning and even got all misty eyed when you got carried off the field last October. Every year you have managed to give me something in exchange for my fandom and tickets purchased, and for that I thank you.
But this year – 2010 – all you have managed to give me is the shits. Please get better so that I can too.
Sincerely,
Mark
p.s. Can I have your autograph?
by Astrobiology on Apr 12, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Starting today, I'll officially give up my exercise off-days
Basically, I’ll be busting my ass so I don’t become old and fat until KGJ proves he isn’t old, fat, and entirely useless.
I like how you waited an extra 42 minutes to post this so that it would look like it took you longer.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Apr 6, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
No, Jeff
You’re the only one. You’re weird for doing that.
Unless your hand is named "Susan" this is either a false statement or your sex life is boring.
Either way, let’s not elaborate.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Apr 8, 2010 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ehh, I'm too late
All of my vices have already been exercised since last night. And I have no self control anyway.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
They have numbing agents that help with that.
...and now I'm here
I've given up scoobers.
I don’t think anyone else on the board would know what I mean.
And yes, my scoober really is a vice.
I am pretty sure I know what this is.
Although speaking of it in the singular below kind of confuses me.
Don't throw scoobers.
They’re terrible, terrible throws and are much worse than a forehand throw, which comes from the same side of the body. Also if you’re doing an overhand throw why not hammers? That’s my quick throw of choice (although my hammer is pretty damn good).
Are we talking about the same throw?
I was taught that a scoober is a modified hammer that comes from the back hand side of the body. My hammer is below average and my scoober is awful. I still mix it in because I keep thinking a big improvement is just around the corner. Maybe it’s time to face facts.
Scoobers are useful as they are (usually) quicker throws than hammers, but are just as good at breaking a force forehand mark.
We're speaking of the same throw but different names I think.
I have always been taught that scoobers are more like the motion of throwing a baseball and a hammer was a good way to break the forehand force.
Whatever, fuck overhand throws for the most part. I only use them at 9 stall and really quick, deep throws.
I am dying without hot sauce because I realized today that I don't like food, I like hot sauce.
But I’m sticking with it. Go Griffey, go!
Someone brought in eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
I love the peanut butter and chocolate ones.
Fuck the Angels
What do Filipinos have to do with anything?
...and now I'm here
If I snort some sugar, I am technically not breaking my challenge...or am I?
Damn it! Just hit a HR already.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
:-[
Not smiling is hurting my standing in the community. Hard to smile when the team looks like this though…
by GU.AmericasTeam on Apr 13, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa haven't eaten McDonald's in like a week
I already feel less lazy and bloated!
My Mariners blog SodoMojo, My Twitter Feed
Changing your outgoing voicemail message.
Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 11, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright this is actually starting to bother me
I’m just eating more expensive fast food instead of McDonald’s and that isn’t helping anything
My Mariners blog SodoMojo, My Twitter Feed
That's why I gave up al fast food
Unfortunately, though, there are pretty much zero non-fast food options for lunch in Auburn, which really is cramping my style
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Apr 11, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It forced me to start cooking more, and do the leftover thing for lunches.
Crock pot cooking, bachelors best friend. And sandwiches, Dagwood style. Multiple layers of cheese, sprouts, avocado, lettuce, pepperoncinis, ham/turkey/roast beef, you name it.
Oh we've got plenty of groceries at my house
I still can’t help myself at least a few times a week.
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by Griffin Cooper on Apr 12, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Come on Griff
He needs to get going. It’s been too long since I’ve taken a dump on my neighbor’s lawn and watched him blame it on my other neighbor’s dog…
by I'mSureI'veSeenWorse on Apr 12, 2010 1:28 PM PDT reply actions
So here's a rhetorical question
If Griffey goes the whole season, or as much of it as he is allowed to play, without homering, and then retires, are y’all stuck giving this stuff up permanently?
I think the rule is "homers or is no longer on the Mariners 40-man roster"
by seattlebruin on Apr 13, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not worried.
Griffey will hit one out by Junior July.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Apr 13, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No shit! Whose stupid idea was this anyway?
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
by Rich Langford on Apr 13, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Holy no-homers! My crankiness and the team's suckiness is quite the dynamic duo.
This may be the most frustrating start of a baseball season I remember.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
Couple of them went accidentally in their sleep.
Robert, since he can’t have caffeine, reverted to snorting cocaine. Griffin has lost 8 pounds and hopes Junior retires. So not bad!
...and now I'm here
Robert,
It looks like Griffey is right there with you.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/baseball/archives/202270.asp?source=pimail
Fuck the Angels
One of the drinks that I had late last night possibly had some caffeine but it was free and I'm getting totally fucking sick of this
So I might be outie on the no caffeine part. No soda is still going strong!

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