The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XLII

[Farm Boy]

I prefer "rotundity." Sounds more... dignified.

 

[Takhisis]

I thought the result of chocolate was wideness as in many movies people who are eating chocolate are also crying. There're maybe some issues with causal links but wideness seems like a safe bet.

This could definitely be like the drinker in The Little Prince by de Saint-Exupéry.

I prefer "rotundity." Sounds more... dignified.

And also a discarded title for the elected monarch of the United States of America.

 

[Farm Boy]

I think that works for a monarch. Sure!

 

[Grendeldef]

This could definitely be like the drinker in The Little Prince by de Saint-Exupéry.

I haven't read that but now I apparently have to. One could be assigned to worse tasks I assume.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Please refer to one of my posts in the Cool Pictures thread. Chocolate = salad.

It's also good for you if you've been in the presence of a dementor. Which I have, having binge-read two Harry Potter novellas in the past week.

I prefer "rotundity." Sounds more... dignified.

So you're in shape. Round is a shape.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I prefer "rotundity." Sounds more... dignified.

I go with corpulent.

 

[Farm Boy]

For some reason that always makes me think of a blister filled with pus.

 

[Birdjaguar]

One of my Chinese friends asked me about these German products. Do any of you have any familiarity with them or have read any reviews? Thanks.

I am wondering if you have German friends that can take a look whether the products of this brand is as good as it promotes.
I’m wondering if German customers have posted their feedbacks on the internet or in any forums which give us a holistic idea of these supplements. Like we check feedbacks before booking a hotel
I have friends who have used some of these supplements. No negative comments so far but not as magical as I thought.
This is the website. https://www.pm-international.com/en/about-our-products/
It’s fine if you have no connections. Thank you

In my looking at their English site it appears they might be some type of multi-level marketing company.

 

[Samson]

Looks like garbage to me. A quick google got this, which is much like I thought but better articulated:

This NTC-concept is 100% nonsense. There are no publications about the concept and a google search does not bring up any other results apart from the company’s official marketing materials. The father of the concept is mentioned to be Dr Christian Schwarzer, who has not published anything according to medical databases.
Based on the basic training in biochemistry it is obvious that such a concept that “nutrients will be transported to those cells that need them and exactly when they are needed” would be revolutionary that Noble prize would have been granted​

 

[The_J]

I agree that the biochemistry sounds like nonsense. At least one of the logos on their website seems to be made up ("GMP made in Germany").
I've never heard of this company before either.

 

[Samez]

Also there is a simple point to consider regarding cosmetics: If it has any provable effect in cells that is beyond hydration the product would have to be considered as a drug and would require validation comparable to FDA approval.

 

[Samson]

Also there is a simple point to consider regarding cosmetics: If it has any provable effect in cells that is beyond hydration the product would have to be considered as a drug and would require validation comparable to FDA approval.

This is "nutritional supplements" and that is not true for them. It probably makes them more dangerous, though this looks more like cheap stuff sold expensive than actually dangerous.

 

[Farm Boy]

Positively Bathorian.

 

[Samez]

This is "nutritional supplements" and that is not true for them. It probably makes them more dangerous, though this looks more like cheap stuff sold expensive than actually dangerous.

For nutritional supplements this is true. For some reason i just saw the cosmetics on that page
In the end I would also state: do not reccomend.
On the other hand it probably won't be worse than the dried animals used in TCM.

 

[Birdjaguar]

That would have been my guess, so thanks very much. I will pass along your thoughts. :

 

[Birdjaguar]

A bit more on these guys.

FitLine Products could just be Overpriced “Sugar Powders?”
There has been a long ongoing beef that resulted in a lawsuit between PM-International and TV2, a Danish tv station.
TV2 claimed that after taking a closer look at some of the FitLine products, it appears that PM-Internationally is making millions by selling “powdered sugar.”
A professor of nutrition science at the University of Oslo Bjørn Skålhegg said,
“The powders contain over 50% sugar. These are not organic fruits or vegetables, but boxes that contain powder and it does not grow on trees. I believe that this is just about making money and a sales plan to become rich in the ignorance of others.”

Naturally, PM-International disagrees that their products consists mainly of sugar and, in return, released a PDF showing a comparison of the sugar contents of their products to that of an apple.
The company (PM-International) then filed a lawsuit against TV2 on the grounds of “defamation” in 2017 but was rejected by the Supreme Court. (Source)
The company didn’t give up and filed an appeal in the succeeding years, only to lose in all three of them, the latest one was in December of 2019.

Now, I don’t know about you but if the FitLine products do contain a “healthy” amount of sugar contrary to what TV2 claims…
Then shouldn’t the Supreme Court side with PM-International? Why the exact opposite?
Nevertheless, as a distributor of the company, you better know the answer to this question, or else you’ll surely lose a customer who asks about this matter.
Anyways, have you tried any of the PM-International products above? Share your experience with our readers in the comments section below.

 

[Farm Boy]

Heheh. An apple is healthy. Apple juice might as well be Pepsi.

 

[Kyriakos]

This could definitely be like the drinker in The Little Prince by de Saint-Exupéry.

The only side character (apart from the fox - the main characters being the little prince, the narrator and the flower) that I recall from that story is - of course - the person who always had his way, since when needed he ordered the other (the little prince) to do what the latter already had decided to do.

 

[warpus]

I've been invited to a scotch tasting party. Is there anything I need to bring? I assume all the scotch will already be there, but I was thinking of buying a small bottle of random scotch and bringing it anyway. Would that be acceptable or should I bring a snack instead? What goes well with scotch? Which brands of scotch should I stay away from?

This isn't a formal event and basically my friend inviting some fine esteemed gentlemen like myself to his house for some drinks. However, in the spirit of adventure and the fact that leaving the house is a big deal these days.. What sorts of things could I do to pay lip service to the accepted norms of a scotch tasting party, without having to buy a fancy suit and top hat? Like, what sort of history is there behind scotch tasting parties? What sort of cultural norms used to exist for these sorts of parties? What sort of norms remain in place?

I also know absolutely nothing about scotch except that it looks like whiskey and tastes similar. Any recommendations on a quick scotch cheat sheet I could glance over to learn the basics? I don't want to be the "Yeah this one tastes good! I like the way it gets me drunk" guy. I could easily wing it and talk about notes of raspberry and garlic, and hints of nostalgia, but they'd quickly figure out I'm just talking out of my behind

 

[The_J]

If it's your friends, why not just ask?
If my friends invited me to e.g. do some wine testing at home, I'd assume that everyone brings a good bottle or 2, and you try them together.