Comments on: This is a hereby declared a gluten-free breakroom!

By: The Elf

The Elf — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:49:32 +0000

Because you can’t kill your co-workers with a bagel slicer.

By: sparkle

sparkle — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:39:38 +0000

Bagels that are bad for you? The note-writer needs to stop eating those toxic mind-altering green beans. Someone should stage an intervention. With a bagel-slicer.

By: What happens when the medicine goes away?

What happens when the medicine goes away? — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:46:29 +0000

The bad science may be of a century ago, but what happens when catastrophes occur and there are no more ways of continuing the science and making medicines at the rate and quality they’re made currently? Unfortunately, those who aren’t in pristine health will be suffering and have difficulties surviving. I’m not being a dick, or not showing compassion. I’m glad for the advancements we have, but you have to realize that we live in an overcrowded world where we have diminished the ability of natural selection to take place. So, if his assessment is heartless, what about science, considering it has no conscience?

By: Megan

Megan — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:13:52 +0000

My son is severely autistic and I don’t know how many people have told us we have to put him on a gluten free diet. However, we’ve had him checked by a specialist and saw no need. He has improved so much with lots of therapy. In fact we have therapist say they have never seen a child with his diagnosis have such speech improvement. I truly believe it is because we chose to focus on therapy and not spend needless time trying to force a diet change on him. This is just my personal opinion, but severe diet change without a medical reason causes more harm then good.

By: L

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:59:07 +0000

I can sorta understand the need for a bagel slicer. The only time I have ever HURT myself with a knive was slicing a bagel. I cut myself so badly I gushed blood all over the bagel and had to chuck it.

But I buy pre-sliced bagels now

By: franktank

franktank — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:21:27 +0000

pretty average. would have liked to see some singling out or some profanity. Not aggressive enough.

By: silverstarshoes

silverstarshoes — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:12:24 +0000

If you liked it then you should have put a bird on it

By: Annaliesa

Annaliesa — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:15:23 +0000

There actually is a bagel slicer. It looks like a guillotine. You can get them at Bed, Bath, and Beyond – a warehouse of random home apparatuses you don’t really need.

By: Gwan

Gwan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:55:44 +0000

Is there actually such a thing as a specialised bagel slicer? Or did they just mean “knife”? Why didn’t they just say “knife” then? So many questions…

By: Annaliesa

Annaliesa — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:23:22 +0000

There are a few things I get tired of in terms of healthy eating. For instance, people shouldn’t eat white rice. The Japanese, who are often thin and live to old age with little issue, have been eating white rice for a really long time. White bread? Ask half of Europe, who eating refined grains almost daily.

Unless you have a physiological reason for being unable to consume certain foods, you don’t have to banish them from your diet. Eat in moderation, and go for a walk or do some yoga or something. If you’re not doing this already, take some small steps and get support from friends. Life doesn’t necessary need to be bagel-free.

By: cbrd

cbrd — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:26:14 +0000

jeanine, i assure you it’s not us pushing it. that’s an idiot decision people are making on their own. why on earth would you deprive yourself if you don’t have celiac? oh yeah, because people cultivate pointless neuroses to add content to their boring lives.
sincerely, a dietitian.
p.s. i’d eat a yummy bagel any day, sliced or not.

By: Calm down

Calm down — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:31:11 +0000

And completely based on your opinion and bad science of a century ago.

By: Calm down

Calm down — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:29:25 +0000

Nobody is attacking those with Celiac Disease. The question is=even if the person DID have it, why should the rest of the staff at the market have to be gluten free? If there is a diabetic, someone with a peanut allergy, or whatever, isn’t it the patient’s responsibility to look after themselves? And yes, gluten free/peanut free/sugar free and vegans are obnoxious lately, sorry. And it isn’t the poor people with a disease that are doing this, it is the fad diet people.

By: AlfaCowboy

AlfaCowboy — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:20:41 +0000

Jon, do you read for comprehension at all? I mean, did you actually read what I posted, or are you in such high dudgeon that you can’t be bothered to parse out what is actually said? Here, I’ll re-post. Please read ALL the words:

“I’m personally glad we can save physically weaker members of the herd; they can contribute now in ways they could not before.”

To me (and admittedly, I’m not a self-righteous idiot like you, Jon), that sounds like someone who is glad for the advances of medicine and technology that allow physically weaker (gasp!) folks longer and better lives.

Is it your contention that there are NOT physically weaker members of the species (ie “herd”), or do you posit that no one should mention that fact, or anything pertaining to it, since it’s unpleasant? Seriously, Jon and the Over-Sensitive Co., I realize you’re in high dudgeon, but you’re manufacturing things that people didn’t say. I don’t know though, Jon old chap, old buddyroo, maybe I should stop reading and start imagining the way you do.