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So it can be mentioned in a 2nd thread.

I went to ShopRite at 3:30 AM and got some of what I'd had in my S&S order. I cancelled the Saturday order and S&S wound up sending me a one-time coupon code for $20 off my next order, so all is right with the world, I guess.

When Roseanne was married to Tom Arnold and they went on a diet together he told reporters one of the reasons is that his dick was smaller now that he had gained weight. I don't recall his exact wording, but he definitely got the message across.

My stop and shop delivery came right before the End of the scheduled time slot. The only slight problem is that it was delivered to somebody else. So they scheduled me for a re-delivery but the only available time slot was 8 AM on Christmas Eve, when I'm sure everything is going to be in stock.

Christina Haack learned she has mercury and lead poisoning after experiencing “some unexplained health stuff for years.” The “Flip or Flop” alum revealed on Thursday that her test results might stem from all the years she spent renovating old houses. “My scan said I have mercury and lead poisoning,” the 39-year-old wrote on her Instagram Story. “Most likely from all the gross houses I’ve been in (all the bad flips).” The tests also indicated that she has “small intestine bacteria overgrowth.” “So we are first detoxing all of this through herbs and IVs and then [we’ll] see how I feel and tackle implants,” she continued.

Yeah, but I doubt she had the talent exhibited by JLo in her Will & Grace episodes or by Paula Abdul in her Voltaren commercial. When he is ready to retire his identical twin will take over and it will be called Watch What Happens with Sasha Baron Cohen.

This offseason might be annoying me more than last year's, and that's saying something. The disparity in payrolls in MLB & the NBA has really gotten sickening. Oh, Boy! I'm so excited that the Yanks, with a $3 gazillion dollar budget, can make the playoffs. What an accomplishment that will be! And the matter-of-fact tone now taken when discussing $50 million+ salaries in the NBA and $25 million+ in MLB is nauseating in the context of, you know, the real world. It took me 40 games to watch even one inning after the lockout, and then only because the Yanks were off to such a great start. So unless they match the Tigers' 35-5 start from 1984, I think it'll be more of the same this year.

So you're saying she was the Paula Abdul or JLo of her time?

Mazel Tov!

A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences — increasing the number of products with the ingredient. Food industry experts said the requirements are so stringent that many manufacturers, especially bakers, find it simpler and less expensive to add sesame to a product — and to label it — than to try to keep it away from other foods or equipment with sesame. As a result, several companies — including national restaurant chains like Olive Garden, Wendy’s and Chick-fil-A and bread makers that stock grocery shelves and serve schools — are adding sesame to products that didn’t have it before. While the practice is legal, consumers and advocates say it violates the spirit of the law aimed at making foods safer for people with allergies. “It was really exciting as a policy advocate and a mom to get these labels,” said Naomi Seiler, a consultant with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America whose 9-year-old daughter, Zoe, is allergic to sesame. “Instead, companies are intentionally adding the allergen to food.” The new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, requires that all foods made and sold in the U.S. must be labeled if they contain sesame, which is now the nation’s ninth major allergen. Sesame can be found in obvious places, like sesame seeds on hamburger buns. But it is also an ingredient in many foods from protein bars to ice cream, added to sauces, dips and salad dressings and hidden in spices and flavorings. Advocates for families coping with allergies lobbied for years to have sesame added to the list of major allergens. Congress in 2004 created labeling requirements for eight: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans. More than 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame, some so severe that they need injections of epinephrine, a drug used to treat life-threatening reactions. Cases of sesame allergy have been rising in recent years along with a growing number of foods that contain the ingredient, said Dr. Ruchi Gupta, a pediatrician and director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research at Northwestern University. “Sesame is in so many things that people don’t really understand,” said Gupta, who called the move to add sesame to products “so disappointing.” “In families that do have a sesame allergy, it is truly challenging,” she said. Under the new law, enforced by the Food and Drug Administration, companies must now explicitly label sesame as an ingredient or separately note that a product contains sesame. In the U.S., ingredients are listed on product packaging in order of amount. Sesame labeling has been required for years in other places, including Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. If the ingredients don’t include sesame, companies must take steps to prevent the foods from coming in contact with any sesame, known as cross-contamination. Food industry experts said the new requirements aren’t simple or practical. “It’s as if we’ve suddenly asked bakers to go to the beach and remove all the sand,” said Nathan Mirdamadi, a consultant with Commercial Food Sanitation, which advises the industry about food safety. Some companies include statements on labels that say a food “may contain” a certain product or that the food is “produced in a facility” that also uses certain allergens. However, such statements are voluntary, not required, according to the FDA, and they do not absolve the company of requirements to prevent cross-contamination. Instead, some companies have taken a different approach. Officials at Olive Garden said that starting this week, the chain is adding “a minimal amount of sesame flour” to the company’s famous breadsticks “due to the potential for cross-contamination at the bakery.” Chick-fil-A has changed its white bun and multigrain brioche buns to include sesame, while Wendy’s said the company has added sesame to its French toast sticks and buns. United States Bakery, which operates Franz Family Bakeries in California and the Northwest, notified customers in March that they would add a small amount of sesame flour to all hamburger and hot dog buns and rolls “to mitigate the risk of any adverse reactions to sesame products.” Although such actions don’t violate the law, the FDA “does not support” them, the agency said in a statement. “It would make it more difficult for sesame allergic customers to find foods that are safe for them to consume,” the statement said. Some large companies previously have added other allergens to products and updated their labels. In 2016, Kellogg’s added traces of peanut flour to some cookies and crackers, prompting protests. That’s frustrating and scary for parents like Kristy Fitzgerald of Crookston, Minnesota. She learned last spring that Pan-O-Gold Baking Co., which supplies breads to schools, health centers and grocery stores across the Midwest, was adding small amounts of sesame to its products, including those served at her daughter’s school. Six-year-old Audrey, in the meantime, has outgrown her allergy to sesame. Bob Huebner, food safety/quality assurance manager for Pan-O-Gold, told Fitzgerald in a string of emails that the company was forced to add sesame to the product and the label. “The unfortunate reality is that our equipment and bakeries are not setup for allergen cleanings that would be required to prevent sesame cross-contamination and was not an option for us,” Huebner wrote in an email to Fitzgerald. Huebner replied to an email from the AP but did not respond to questions about the company’s practices. Fitzgerald started an online petition protesting the move to add sesame. “At some point, someone is going to feed an allergic child sesame,” Fitzgerald said. “It makes me think the laws need to change to show that this is not an acceptable practice.” Fortunately, I don't know anyone affected by this, so it doesn't really matter, but I figured I'd post this in case any of you do. https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/disappointing-allergy-doctors-worry-as-sesame-shows-up-in-more-us-foods/

Hey, braggarts... I saw the London production of A Chorus Line in 1977, which not that many people can say, since it only ran for 3 years across the pond. And I was a 15 year old on my own, since my dad & sister had no interest.

Dansby Swanson's first choice was Atlanta. But the former Braves' shortstop said his second choice was a sentimental one -- because the newest member of the Chicago Cubs used to watch their games with his grandfather, who died just a week ago. "Every time I walked in, he would have the Cubs game on," a slightly teary-eyed Swanson said Wednesday during his introductory news conference at Wrigley Field. "He just loved baseball so much. Being a Cub means more to me than people will realize. It's no secret I left my hometown team to be here." Swanson, an Atlanta native, signed a seven-year, $177 million contract with the Cubs on Wednesday, the second-richest deal in franchise history. The Cubs "blew away" the Braves' offer, according to a source, undoubtedly making the decision to leave Atlanta a little easier. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't hope that I would be back home," Swanson said. "Atlanta is where I always envisioned myself, especially after I got traded. I'm a homebody, my family is there. There's deep roots there, but at the end of the day I reached out [to the Braves] plenty in the offseason ... and got the pretty clear sense that they were going to move on. "We were on our honeymoon, and we felt this is where we were supposed to be regardless." Just a day before the death of his grandfather, whose second-favorite team was the Cubs, Swanson married professional soccer player Mallory Pugh, who just happens to play for the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL.

I think Rosie Perez should play Maya Rudolph's mom in 'The Maya Rudolph Story.' Or Maya Rudolph's mom in 'The Minnie Riperton Story.'

Was Diane Keaton still in it?

Methinks he resembles that remark. 😇😁😇

Right, and then I said I moved back in, early in 2003.

It must be all the drugs you took during those ski trips in the '60s.

No, it would make the building about to celebrate its 62nd.

That must have been an awfully BIG nut! I was 6 months old, its certificate of occupancy was 25 months old.

Not really. We only get raises every few years, and they're not enormous. When there's a budget shortfall they just do an assessment. No, it had just begun 'the terrible twos.' Its certificate of occupancy arrived 19 months before I did.

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969. No. Title Artist(s) 1 "Sugar, Sugar" The Archies 2 "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" The 5th Dimension

It's been that rate since I moved back in, early in 2003 (I originally moved into the apartment when I was 6 months old, after conducting a long, exhaustive search).

Not all sugar is bad for you...

Colts interim head coach Jeff Saturday said Nick Foles will start Monday night. The plan is for Foles to start the rest of the season. Foles has not thrown a pass this season and threw only 35 with the Chicago Bears last season. He has been on four teams in the five seasons since winning Super Bowl MVP. He was added to the Colts mainly due to his resemblance to the team logo. How appropriate!

Several companies are putting a new twist on candy canes with unconventional flavor offerings like hot dogs, brisket and sardines. While the holiday treat typically comes in a minty flavor, now other varieties such as ketchup, brisket, cherry, bubble gum, clove, mango chili, sour cream and onion, and Caesar salad have all hit shelves this year. After the 2021 peppermint shortage, many companies are attempting to produce candy canes with a variety of tastes, reported Axios. The shortage, which was caused by a drop in peppermint oil as well as supply chain issues, forced manufacturers to expand flavors and create a wide-ranging variety of non-peppermint candy canes. One company, Archie McPhee, really thought outside the box and developed a sardine-flavored treat — and, yes, people eat them according to the company’s president David Wahl. The company is also responsible for other odd flavors like macaroni and cheese, pickles, bacon, kale, hot dogs, sour cream and onion, and butter. Wahl said the pickles-flavored candy cane is their best seller. “My dream would be just like Willy Wonka to do a full meal of candy canes, where you started with the appetizer and worked your way to dessert,” Wahl told HeraldNet. https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/candy-canes-now-come-in-brisket-sardine-flavors/