In the EU, Water Doesn't (Officially) Prevent Dehydration 815
New Kohath writes with this news from The Guardian: "Bottled water producers applied to the EU for the right to claim that 'regular consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk of development of dehydration'. The health claim was reviewed by a panel of 21 scientists on behalf of the European Food Standards Authority. The application was denied, and now producers of bottled water are forbidden by law from making the claim. They will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the EU edict."
And in the US (Score:3, Funny)
Ketchup is a vegetable (even though a tomato is technically a fruit).
Brawndo will take care of that (Score:5, Funny)
After all, it has Electrolytes!
Re:Let's be accurate here (Score:5, Funny)
The times I have been in Europe drinking tap water led to dehydration.
Re:Brawndo will take care of that (Score:5, Funny)
Damn, second post and you already beat me to it! So then, to provide something useful to the thread, I give you:
THE THIRST MUTILATOR! [youtube.com]
Re:Let's be accurate here (Score:5, Funny)
Water doesn't come from a keg.
Re:Let's be accurate here (Score:5, Funny)
France was behind this.
En France, we drink wine in place of water.
Well.....that certainly explains the past 230 years of French history.
Re:Let's be accurate here (Score:5, Funny)
The U.S. Surgeon General has determined... (Score:5, Funny)
brought to you by... (Score:2, Funny)
Brawndo! The Thirst Mutilator!
House protects pizza as a vegetable (Score:5, Funny)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2011/11/18/us/life-us-usa-lunch.html?scp=1&sq=House%20protects%20pizza&st=cse [nytimes.com]
Ok, ok I know that we're talking about Republicans here but still it shows stupidity is rampant on both sides of the Atlantic!
Re:Brawndo will take care of that (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Let's be accurate here (Score:3, Funny)
If the EU wants to prevent this type of misleading advertisement, my regulation-loving communist heart is all with them
Otherwise you soon have bottled water with a sticker "Can prevent deadly dehydration!", corn syrup saying "Fat free", and on the lard package:"naturally low in carbohydrates!"
-And who would want to live in a country like that ?!
(That was a rhetorical question - If you're an American, you can put your hand down again.)
Water is for washincg (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And in the US (Score:4, Funny)
No more disgusting than gravy/cheese curds or mayonnaise on french fries.
Ahhh, Poutine, one of the best things to come out of Quebec!
I lived there for about 6 months back in 1989, and it took me a couple of months before I tried it. mmmmmmmmmmm
Re:Once Again... (Score:5, Funny)
Bottled water. You can't explain that!
Sure we can. Have you ever read the label on a bottle of EVIAN water backwards?
Re:Here you go. (Score:4, Funny)
That's pretty much how I read it, too. They're saying it's equivalent to saying something like, "Staying still will reduce the risk of changing position." What are the precise risk factors that could cause you to change position? "Movement."
Re:And in the US (Score:5, Funny)
Culinarily, a fruit is sweet and a vegetable savory. That's the big difference
I think you need to add a qualifier to fruit "and grows above ground". Cause carrots, rutabaga and beets are all pretty sweet.
Then there are fruits like avocado and plantains, which don't even follow that rule.
My rule:
If your mother forced you to eat it, it was a vegetable.
Re:And in the US (Score:5, Funny)
I think that's the wrong response. Better response should be, why should the two categories be taxed at different rates? Another good question would be, why tax basic foods such as fruits and vegetables?
You're obviously not from the U.S. We believe in a link between taxation and representation (See Boston Tea Party). Many people think this means that if you are taxed, you must be represented, but it works the other way too. Since the majority of people register to vote as "Fruits" (people with outlandish ideas and little respect for the status quo) or "Vegetables" (unexciting people who seem to have a level of brain activity on par with a cucumber) and each of those groups is already represented by its own political party, it only made sense to tax them. Of course, one group believes everyone should be taxed equally (flat tax) and the other group believes in taxing at different rates (tax the rich). This is a constant source of ongoing debate, but most people believe that both fruits and vegetables should be taxed. There is a third group, known as the "nuts," who believe no one should be taxed, but no one takes them or Ron Paul seriously -- they serve mostly as diversionary entertainment when we get tired of hearing the fruits and veggies bicker.
Thus endeth the lesson on American politics.