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Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 1:26pm

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I recently read some responses to a listing of life expectancies. The U.S. overall expectancy (specific expectancy varies per area/state) is @78.37 years, putting us at #50 on the world chart. However, someone stated, "...That is why our youth are unhealthy and we are ALL dying younger."
That statement is errant: overall we are living longer -- we just haven't extended the range as much as elsewhere since our expectancy of 75 years was attained in the last century. When statistics are applied, we should all pay heed to all aspects of what they actually imply. Concerning the matter, I wish to present a condensed statistical essay:

92.4% of juvenile delinquents have eaten tomatoes.
87.1% of the adult criminals in penitentiaries throughout the United States have eaten tomatoes.
84% of all people killed in automobile accidents during a given year have eaten tomatoes.
100% of those people, born before 1850, known to have eaten tomatoes -- regardless of race, color, creed or caste -- have died!
Although a number of tomato eaters born in the first decades of the 20th century still manage to survive, most have brittle bones, feeble movements, wrinkled skin, failing eyesight; there is extensive loss of hair, hair color and teeth.

The skeptics of these statistics may conduct their own experiment:
Puree two dozen tomatoes, pour this sauce into a bowl and place a goldfish therein. Within ten minutes the goldfish will be dead!
Those protesting that what affects a goldfish might not apply to humans may wish to conduct the experiment by fully immersing their own (or another subject's) head into the puree for a full ten minutes.*

Adapted from The Dread Tomato Addiction (©2/1958, Astounding) by Mark Clifton

*Please note that I, H, do not condone the rendering of this experiment and fully disclaim any accusation/claims of my cause and effect therewith.

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Reply #1 - Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 2:05pm

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Mark Twain proved over 100 years ago that the most dangerous thing you can do is lie in bed...

http://www.mtwain.com/The_Danger_Of_Lying_In_Bed/0.html

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Reply #2 - Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 2:15pm

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Ok, so don't eat tomatoes and stay out of bed. Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 2:28pm

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patchz wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 2:15pm:

Ok, so don't eat tomatoes and stay out of bed. Roll Eyes

Certainly, don't lie in bed while eating tomatoes lest inclined toward messy positions.

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Reply #4 - Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 5:24pm

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Looks like it's time for another warning on the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide.

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Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:

* Death due to accidental inhalation of DHMO, even in small quantities.

* Prolonged exposure to solid DHMO causes severe tissue damage.

* Excessive ingestion produces a number of unpleasant though not typically life-threatening side-effects.

* DHMO is a major component of acid rain.

* Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns.

* Contributes to soil erosion.

* Leads to corrosion and oxidation of many metals.

* Contamination of electrical systems often causes short-circuits.

* Exposure decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes.

* Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions.

* Given to vicious dogs involved in recent deadly attacks.

* Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere, and in hurricanes including deadly storms in Florida, New Orleans and other areas of the southeastern U.S.

* Thermal variations in DHMO are a suspected contributor to the El Nino weather effect.

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Jim

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Reply #5 - Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 6:57pm

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beaky wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 2:05pm:

Mark Twain proved over 100 years ago that the most dangerous thing you can do is lie in bed...

http://www.mtwain.com/The_Danger_Of_Lying_In_Bed/0.html

Interesting, I love Mark Twains writings. There is another form of lying in bed that can get you dead faster than a train or a tomato! Wink

Same word different meaning.

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