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Old 03-November-2007, 01:52 AM
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Same goes for bacon, Scotch, and television.
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Same goes for bacon, Scotch, and television.
Except Mythbusters.
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Old 03-November-2007, 02:03 AM
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Hey, I like bacon as much as the next guy.
. . . Though, of course, that all depends on who "the next guy" is.
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Sure, just don't forget the second line of that. Its like telling the joke and forgetting the punchline.
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Every once in a while I get the urge for a bacon sandwich.Not a BLT,but 8-10 slices of bacon fried up just crispy,with lots of mayo.

Hey,I do use whole wheat bread!
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Well, that cancels out the bacon. Everyone knows that.
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. . . Though, of course, that all depends on who "the next guy" is.
Sure. But I like my hackneyed expressions as much as the next guy, too.
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Old 03-November-2007, 04:35 AM
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I'm the next guy.
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I'm the next guy.
Well, then, how much do you like bacon?
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Well, then, how much do you like bacon?
I think bacon's good enough to eat!
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Old 03-November-2007, 07:32 AM
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Real pork, not some dead Englishman!
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Real pork, not some dead Englishman!
Mmmmm, fishhead bacon!

BTW, Sticks, is that you in the avatar? If so there seems to be more of you than previously.
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Its all been said, and well. I can only add that if you were to take the advice of these medical nutritionists and other dietary experts theres a good chance you would starve to death...or worry yourself to a hart condition. Its all about education, balance and moderation... Most of us know this.
I really would be pleased if these little bureaucratic fools would just stay out of my life.
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Mmmmm, fishhead bacon!

BTW, Sticks, is that you in the avatar? If so there seems to be more of you than previously.

Yes that is me in my avatar

What do you mean by "more of you than previously"
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What do you mean by "more of you than previously"
Just what I wrote, nothing more, nothing less.

Ah, it's time for some country-cured Virginia bacon, followed/combined with some eggs scrambled with chipotle sauce.

With a side of sawmill gravy on biscuits.

Yum!
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Biscuits??????

Oh you mean bread

Biscuits here in the UK are what you call cookies
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Interesting that the story never explains exactly how the conclusion was reached that bacon causes cancer. The closest mention is "EATING any processed meat like pork sausages, bacon and ham...significantly boosts the risk of bowel cancer..." The article then goes on with the usual maintain a moderate weight, exercise, etc tips. So why was bacon singled out to be the bane of modern (at least British) society du jour?
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Old 03-November-2007, 05:56 PM
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