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    Sean BrodyMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 11:22am

    The nutritional facts will also not remain silent.
    This ‘smoothie’ is basically a big ol’ cup o’ sugar.
    47 grams of carbs. Seriously?! Seriously?! indeed.

    210 Calories

    3g Protein

    0.5g Fat(1%)

    47g Carbs(16%)

    50mg Sodium(2%)

    Calories from Fat5Dietary Fiber3g(10%)Calcium70mg(8%)
    Saturated Fat0g(2%)Sugars44gIron0.5mg(2%)
    Trans Fat0gVitamin A0IU(0%)Vitamin C18mg(30%)
    Cholesterol5mg(1%)

    Serving Size12.0 fl oz cup

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      lalaburnsSean Brody
      10/25/15 11:25am

      That’s just for a medium. Not sure how screaming into phone rates for calorie burning but it can’t be nuthin.

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      benjaminalloverSean Brody
      10/25/15 11:27am

      that’s 1.5 days’ worth of sugar, according to the American Heart Association. Fucking gross.

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    DashleyinCaliMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 11:23am

    They can’t be actual Secret Service agents, right? That wouldn’t make any sense - Trump and Carson don’t currently have SS protection, and they’re polling waaaaay above Christie’s 1%.

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      eatshitanddieDashleyinCali
      10/25/15 11:25am

      From Slate.com:

      A candidate must formally request protection. Once a request is filed, the Secret Service then reviews the candidate’s financial and electoral status to see whether he or she qualifies. The guidelines stipulate that, in order to receive protection, a candidate must enjoy “national prominence,” receive 10 percent or more of the vote in two consecutive primaries or caucuses, and qualify for federal matching funds in excess of $100,000. In lieu of the matching funds criteria, a candidate can also qualify by having raised more than $2 million in contributions. Lastly, the candidate must be running for a party that received at least 10 percent of the popular vote in the previous election.

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      DashleyinCalieatshitanddie
      10/25/15 11:28am

      Only “major” candidates apparently, and I know both Trump and Carson have asked for protection publicly but have not yet received it.

      Edited because the commenter I’m replying to edited after I replied:

      Well then, yeah, no way those are SS agents. He’s nowhere near qualifying for protection.

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    Climate RageMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 11:17am

    For a guy who had his guts tied in a knot two years ago, Christie sure is big.

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      nocturnalkittyClimate Rage
      10/25/15 11:19am

      I always think that when I see him, but a strawberry smoothie from Mikkiedees might explain it.

      There are people who actually have the procedure done multiple times as you can stretch your stomach right back out if you have the will power to do so.

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      KittensAndUnicorns_v2_The UprisingClimate Rage
      10/25/15 11:21am

      Meh, Carnie Wilson had a gastric bypass and then 12 years later had to have lapband surgery from gaining weight again. Just saying its not easy to stay disciplined on a regimented healthy diet.

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    benjaminalloverMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 11:21am

    So that’s who orders strawberry smoothies from McDonald’s. Like Nickleback and Republicanism, somebody must be buying this weird crap, but I never meet these people personally.

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      reggiebushlateralbenjaminallover
      10/25/15 12:16pm

      I feel that way about the Taco Bell menu.

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      bookworm81benjaminallover
      10/25/15 6:42pm

      I got one there a while ago. I ordered a milkshake (this was before I read about how gross the machine is), paid for it, and when I got to the pick-up window they told me that the machine had just broken and offered me a smoothie instead. If it had been for me I would have passed but it was supposed to be a treat for my 3 year old and I to share and she deemed it an acceptable substitution (which it is, it’s a fine substitution for ice cream but don’t pretend it’s healthy). I tried a sip and it was ok but definitely not worth the calories/sugar.

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    Quint the GreyerMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 11:39am

    I take Amtrak very frequently, the quiet car is awesome. You Don’t fuck around with the quiet car. Fucking barbarian.

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      FridayNextQuint the Greyer
      10/25/15 12:18pm

      Me too. And someone up-thread said the conductors were pussies about enforcing the quiet car, and that is not my experience. My experience is that they shut it down rather quickly, if the other riders don’t get there first.

      My question is, what could that seat “mix-up” have been. There are no assigned seats on this train. You take what is left. My guess would be he wanted a seat close to the handicapped restroom and/or alone with no neighbor and he didn’t get either.

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      Quint the GreyerFridayNext
      10/25/15 12:32pm

      I give them a minute before going over, a chance to get up and leave the car. Normally someone beats me to it though. And they always pretend like they dd’nt notice the 50 signs hanging from the ceiling or the announcement telling them to shut up.

      Fuckers.

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    graphemeistMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 4:33pm

    Christie might be a class A jerk, and even suck at his job, but at least he’s got the cojones to leave the house and hold a public position while fat, which is a pretty mean feat in a society where people would rather have cancer than be fat, and pretty clearly feel entitled to shame folks for being fat. Seems like Christie might be somewhat entitled to being a jerk if this thread is the kind of shit he hears all the time.

    If nothing else, he’s got some pretty epic self-confidence, considering.

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      GeorgeGeoffersonLivesgraphemeist
      10/26/15 3:31am

      60+% of American adults are overweight or obese. I hope you’re laying on the sarcasm so thick that I almost can’t detect it. Being overweight or obese isn’t a sin, anymore; it’s the fucking rule.

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      graphemeistGeorgeGeoffersonLives
      10/26/15 6:46pm

      True, and yet, fat people are still reflected quite negatively in media, and preying on obesity, rather than solving it, is a huge industry. When someone dares put a fat person in a positive light or at the forefront of a campaign, it is news, and rarely in a good way.

      Humans really thrive on shaming each other.
      (as demonstrated elsewhere in this thread)

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    WhiskeyHoustonMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 11:19am

    Time for some track problems in Fort Lee.

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      Emerald D.V.WhiskeyHouston
      10/25/15 11:34am

      If Amtrak was expecting any cooperation from New Jersey on the Hudson River tunnels project, it’s gone now.

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      mark_dowlingEmerald D.V.
      10/25/15 12:51pm

      Except Christie fired first by cancelling ARC, arguably.

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    Taint NuttinMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 11:34am

    We have solved the mystery of the disappearance of MC Hammer’s ‘90-’93 pants wardrobe...

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      KinichAjawTaint Nuttin
      10/25/15 1:39pm

      “it was repoed after I went bankrupt”

      -Hammer

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      Taint NuttinKinichAjaw
      10/25/15 2:09pm

      Whatever dawg. You still overcompensated a bit with your next choice in pants fashion;

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    HaighaMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 4:32pm

    New Jersey is overrun with assholes like him. Sure, they exist everywhere, but in his home county of Morris, parts of Somerset, and areas like Livingston (where he grew up) in Essex county, it’s a fucking plague.

    The everyday rudeness and lack of consideration to anyone seen as a “lesser” is fucking nauseating. I’ve heard “I could have you fired” directed at wait staff or store clerks more than once - generally for seeming to do nothing more than politely refusing an unreasonable demand, or not instantly understanding what the incoherently belligerant person is asking for. It’s like someone politely refusing to lick their boots is an affront to their self-perceived social station.

    And all the entitled shit he’s pulled with expense accounts and gifts? Hey, well, the state motto might as well be “What’s in it for me?” It’s like the actual state industry is trying to figure out an angle to grab a buck. (Note, I didn’t say “earn”)

    He’s an entitled prick, but to be blunt, he’s from where he’s from. I’ve lived in this state for nearly 30 years, and this sort of behavior has just gotten worse over time.

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      LittlePortHaigha
      10/25/15 5:48pm

      How do these people react when they are confronted with someone with perceived higher social value? Like, someone who would consider him a pleb?

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      AllNightThingHaigha
      10/25/15 6:47pm

      Yep. It’s the worst. What the rest of the country doesn’t realize is that his behavior passes for perfectly normal around here. You can’t swing a cat without hitting an arrogant, entitled jerk.

      But I can’t give wait staff and store clerks a pass, either. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve asked someone in a store for something only to have them respond with “Why would you want THAT?”or for each time I’ve had a server in a restaurant yell at me for ordering the wrong thing (no, really) or some other random bs, I’d be able to pay my property taxes with that stack of singles.

      No, the rudeness here cuts across all socio-economic classes; it is gratuitous, pathological and endemic. And I could be here all night complaining about the drivers. If you’re being passed by someone driving 90mph on the shoulder, you just might be in New Jersey.

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    EatTheCheeseNicholsonMelissa Cronin
    10/25/15 11:19am

    Yelling on a train is how he first appealed to NJ voters. Nothing to see here.

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      Icecold DavisEatTheCheeseNicholson
      10/25/15 11:30am

      Actually, NJ voters are fucking serious about the quiet car.

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