M.Dancer Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 In a Commonwealth Fund-supported study comparing preventable deaths in 19 industrialized countries, researchers found that the United States placed last. While the other nations improved dramatically between the two study periods—1997–98 and 2002–03—the U.S. improved only slightly on the measure. we went from seventh to sixth place. France is still #1 http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publicatio...m?doc_id=640980 Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
guyser Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 we went from seventh to sixth place.France is still #1 http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publicatio...m?doc_id=640980 Take that Greece Norway and Germany ! er...dancer what happened to your old homeland? Too many puddings? Quote
M.Dancer Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Posted January 9, 2008 Take that Greece Norway and Germany ! er...dancer what happened to your old homeland? Too many puddings? The native scot has terrible health as a rule. Like many indiginous peoples, giving up their traditional foods like oats, kale and whisky in favour of the colonizers worst fare has made them fat and prone to heart attack via the clogged arteries. When everything is fried including desert..... To be fare though, the scots aren't the smartest when it comes to food. Back when starvation was looming through crop failures and enclosures the scots blessed with a coastline filled with the fruits of the sea avoided as unclean....and eating pork which can be raised on the worst fare is relatively new for them. Now mind you, again like many indiginous peoples they were very frigal 'bout the ships. Nothing was wasted, With the hair they made the kilt and sweater, the skin their shoes and the everything else their dinner mixed with nature's best oatmeal...nothing was wasted. Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Shakeyhands Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Now mind you, again like many indiginous peoples they were very frigal 'bout the ships. Nothing was wasted, With the hair they made the kilt and sweater, the skin their shoes and the everything else their dinner mixed with nature's best oatmeal...nothing was wasted. Mmmmmmm....... T minus 16 days till the wee beastie! And as Mike Myers said in "So I married an axe murderer"... All Scottish cooking is based on a dare. Quote "They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche
M.Dancer Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Posted January 9, 2008 Mmmmmmm....... T minus 16 days till the wee beastie! And as Mike Myers said in "So I married an axe murderer"... All Scottish cooking is based on a dare. I know exactly what you mean. But that week, that day to be precise I will be dining at the Escabèche in Notl. It will be our first weekend away from the wee ones in almost 9 years...I said to my wife, think they wil have a gourmet haggis, taters and neeps? She looked at me as if I was nuts.... "just don't get into the 18 year old ...." She meant the malt of course. Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Shakeyhands Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Good for you ... enjoy. Big fan of The Oban Inn myself. I'll have an extra helping (best with a drop or three of malt on top btw) and think of you on the 25th. Quote "They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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