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Curmudgeons' Corner 6 - Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we diet 🍵

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I'm hoping to get to bed soon. :| 
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    This is the new one
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Over the festive season, I hope everyone will observe Miss Piggy's diet advice - "Never eat more than you can lift".
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    There are no calories in food eaten standing up.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Who are you trying to kid?
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Research would indicate that around Christmas and New Year, the body requires more calories to remain upright. Therefore, it is vital that sufficient calories are consumed. Fatty, salty or sugary foods are particularly beneficial.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    And there are no calories in any food that no one sees you eat.

    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    There has also been some interesting research on this aspect.  People who eat on trains or buses are being actively recruited to assist.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    As long as they can't get a seat?
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    My whinge of the week is that every food shop in town has sold out of marzipan, so I have none to put in my panettone and butter pudding.
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