[Dr. Smith]

Originally Posted by NewsBot

(Psych Central News) A new study shows that when people are anxious, smells they once found neutral become*distasteful.

Ah, that explains it! I was anxious about the leftovers in the back of the fridge, and now they smell funky!

Doc

[zygopetalum]

Maybe that's what happened with those stupid PopTarts I bought yesterday. I rarely eat junk like that but they were on sale and I hadn't had any for a couple of years. GGGAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! Did they always taste like that? Kind of a chemically treated cardboard essence.

judi

[Dr. Smith]

That's my recollection from 35-40 years ago. IIRC they tasted slightly better when freshly toasted/warmed. Our theory (at the time) was that heating activated certain chemicals, and you had to eat them fast before the effect wore off. The same theory was later expanded to include many other fast-food items.

Hence, "Eat it quick... before the chemicals die!"

Doc

[eva5667faliure]

are you both speaking about childhood
comfort food or like Alton Brown on how the molecular
the science of foods

i will certainly agree with the cardboard effect

oh there have been changes allright
prices going up up up ant the size of the product
canned items used to be standard 15 oz. now a
canned good is 14 oz. just an example
your tomato sauce yogurt standard size in
all brands were 8 oz. now they are 6 oz.
same with cereal and so on and so on and so on
and the hill cannot get their turd together are
we living in this corrupt deceiving mind tricks that
is all in the name of money

someone who cares

[Dr. Smith]

Originally Posted by eva5667faliure

are you both speaking about childhood
comfort food or like Alton Brown on how the molecular
the science of foods

Neither really—just poking a little fun at the wording of the headline, with tonge firmly planted in cheek.

Kind of like these: 25 Unintentionally Funny Newspaper Headlines

Then things kind of drifted to memories of days gone by and the cardboard taste of poptarts....

All in fun.

Doc

[ginnie]

Made me smile, you are right. The hill cannot get their turd together. Very nice use of words. I will try to think of a few more good ones. ginnie

[eva5667faliure]

Originally Posted by ginnie

Made me smile, you are right. The hill cannot get their turd together. Very nice use of words. I will try to think of a few more good ones. ginnie

hi Angel
i think of you walking the shore
like my 32 year old and collecting
things that looked beautiful to her
married my poet my muse
God is good

someone who cares

[ginnie]

Every time I go for that walk Eva, I think of you and the people of NT. It is that quiet time to chatter to God. I know he listens.
Have a good day today Eva. May it be peaceful and bring some enjoyment.
I went and saw "Gravity" last night. Good grief, talk about the edge of your seat kind of movie. I think I will keep both feet right on earth. Took the desire to be an astronaut right out of me....ginnie

[Dr. Smith]

Originally Posted by ginnie

I went and saw "Gravity" last night. Good grief, talk about the edge of your seat kind of movie. I think I will keep both feet right on earth. Took the desire to be an astronaut right out of me....ginnie

NO SPOILERS, PLEASE!!!

Doc