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Of course, the only side effect I’ve ever noticed from sourdough bread is gas.  Is that really a bad thing???

I guess that question would be best answered by the person sitting next to you ))) L

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ROTFLMAO!!!  This makes me think about a story on the local news a few weeks ago about the establishment of Peanut Free Zones on airplanes.  Whatever happened to good old fashioned common sense?? Lucy

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OH MY GOODNESS!!! I had sourdough bread today.  I hope I can control my criminal tendancies.  Of course, the only side effect I’ve ever noticed from sourdough bread is gas.  Is that really a bad thing??? sabby

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As humorous as this might be, it does make a really good point…one in which my statistics professor constantly pounded in our heads. Two factors may be correlated or even highly correlated, yet that does not imply that one factor CAUSES the other. The ridiculousness of these examples bring light to this point: 1.   More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users. 2.   Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests. 4.   More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread.

The statistics here show that there is a correlation between bread and crime or bread and low test scores, but certainly we know (or can well assume) that bread does not CAUSE these things. OK, I tried to make this point quite a while back…thanks for this post Laur because it only reinforces my point. My stats professor used this as an example: In year X banana production in South America rose. In that same year the birth rate in New York rose. There is then a correlation between the production of bananas in SA and the birthrate in NY…however, are we to conclude that the rise in bananas CAUSED the rise in birth rate or that the rise in birth rate CAUSED  the rise of bananas…certainly we would not make such a conclusion. The important thing to learn from this is that statistics can be interpretted in various ways…and can be easily interpretted incorrectly. One must be cautious when reading statistics. There are many factors involved. Meg =O)

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As a baker, I take the side of the Bread.  Don’t believe any of this.  These people are twisting the facts! convicted felons are bread users.

You are giving deserving Jailers a chance to work. score below average on standardized tests.

By eating bread you are helping teachers to have job securitity 4.   More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed

Judges, lawyers, baliffs…. pound of dough can be used to suffocate a mouse.

Mouse trap vendors, rat poison companies employees (they need job too) cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, and osteoporosis.

Imagine if we lost of our Health care workers! proven to be addictive.

Psychoanalysist, psychologist could die

We will anyway!   And the world is over populated as it is.  Most American bread eaters are utterly unable to distinguish between

significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling. My point exactly!   You have the right to choose bread.  Don’t let these anti-bread spokespersons sway your decision. You are helping America , as well as the rest of the world by eating bread. 1.   No sale of bread to minors.

These anti-Americans would deny your children their Rights to eat! 2.   A nationwide "Just Say No To Toast" campaign,

They are devising an outright attack on your rights to food Read between the lines, don’t be fooled by their incomplete, and inaccurate plan to destroy this great Nation!  Stand up for your right to choose bread, before it is to late!

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I’ve done a little research, and what I’ve discovered should make anyone think twice…. 1.   More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users. 2.   Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming  households score below average on standardized tests. 3.   In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, and influenza ravaged whole nations. 4.   More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread. 5.   Bread is made from a substance called "dough." It has been  proven that as little as one pound of dough can be used to suffocate a mouse. The average American eats more bread than that in one month! 6.   Primitive tribal societies that have no bread exhibit a low incidence of cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, and osteoporosis. 7.   Bread has been proven to be addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water to eat begged for bread after as little as two days. 8.   Bread is often a "gateway" food item, leading the user to "harder" items such as butter, jelly, peanut butter, and even cold cuts. 9.   Bread has been proven to absorb water. Since the human body is more than 90 percent water, it follows that eating bread could lead to your body being taken over by this absorptive food product, turning you into a soggy, gooey bread-pudding person. 10.  Newborn babies can choke on bread. 11.  Bread is baked at temperatures as high as 400 degrees Fahrenheit! That kind of heat can kill an adult in less than one minute. 12.  Most American bread eaters are utterly unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling. In light of these frightening statistics, we propose the following bread restrictions: 1.   No sale of bread to minors. 2.   A nationwide "Just Say No To Toast" campaign, complete celebrity TV spots and bumper stickers. 3.   A 300 percent federal tax on all bread to pay for all the societal ills we might associate with bread. 4.   No animal or human images, nor any primary colors (which may appeal to children) may be used to promote bread usage. 5.   The establishment of "Bread-free" zones around schools. Please send this e-mail on to everyone you know who cares about this crucial issue. Remember: Think idiotically, act globally!

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Laurie, i hope you are feeling better soon!!!!   Kimb

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ROTFLMAO!!!  This makes me think about a story on the local news a few weeks ago about the establishment of Peanut Free Zones

well, on the bright side in a peanut free zone you won’t have to worry about an elephant stepping on your toe. opinion/s/statement/s reflect the writer and no other.

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Yes, peanut free zones.  Some airlines (maybe just one, I can’t remembe) have set aside a few rows per flight that are peanut free zones for those individuals who are allergic to peanuts. Now, please understand, I am not making light of the allergy.  It is well known that people who are allergic to them and eat anything with peanuts in them usually get very very ill and it can be life threatening.  Not a funny matter at all. However, I don’t understand why we need peanut free zones.  Those who are allergic and know it aren’t very likely to eat them.  

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HERE! HERE! LET US ALL TOAST TO BREAD!!!!! (no pun intended…*giggle*…OK, OK, it was intended) Meg =O)

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ROTFLMAO!!!  This makes me think about a story on the local news a few weeks ago about the establishment of Peanut Free Zones on airplanes.  Whatever happened to good old fashioned common sense?? Lucy

Excuse me?!?! Peanut free zones?!?!  That’s insane!  Although it reminds me of a campaign started buy some parents to get peanut butter outlawed in elementary schools! I think common sense has been replaced by the common lawsuit. — Paige proud to be Outlandish (to e-mail double the p and take out the "reston")

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Sorry for my earlier typing and for all the posts I didnt answer…I read but dont think I comprehended hope I didnt miss anything important as you can see Im doing better med wise anyway they gave me a drug cocktail pre surgery which included halcion valium and a pain killer… RIght now Im doing ok but the novacaine is still kicking in I know its going to hurt like hell when it wears off but I have Vic. ES from the dentist…so I will be fine… Laurie

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Meg I was wondering if anyone would read between teh lines and get teh point sorry for typos im on heavy meds just back formsurgery off to bed I go Laurie

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