We were just talking about scurvy. We've been out of fresh fruits and veg for a week or so now and we were weighing the Caronavirus risks against the scurvy risks.
It's the donut withdrawal that's killing me.
We were just talking about scurvy. We've been out of fresh fruits and veg for a week or so now and we were weighing the Caronavirus risks against the scurvy risks.
It's the donut withdrawal that's killing me.
You mean you've not got a barrel of pickled limes?
Seriously though, tinned or frozen fruit and veg will keep scurvy away. You have to be really short of vit C for that.
This has made me wonder for years. How should one pronounce @Pyx_e ? Is it "pixie", or is the final e silent?
The _e is a long 'ee' sound. The 'y' is an 'o' sound.
Poxee?
'Poxy' and 'scurvy' seem to have lapsed as terms of abuse. Do you think there will be a new one - 'covy'?
I knew a Renn Faire group called the Poxy Boggards who sang many songs as ribald as their name. They had fifteen minutes of fame when one of their songs, "I Wear No Pants" was picked up as the theme for a Super Bowl Dockers commercial.
What was the root of thehe comment about a slightly elevated risk of cancer?
I think some people view vitamin drinks as “cheating”, because they mean you can get your nutrients without having to bother with fruit and veg quite so much.
What was the root of thehe comment about a slightly elevated risk of cancer?
I think some people view vitamin drinks as “cheating”, because they mean you can get your nutrients without having to bother with fruit and veg quite so much.
I find the fruit and veg easier. If anything then they're the cheating way.
Preti Patel did the briefing today, and added a non-apology implying that doctors and nurses are wrong about PPE to Hancock's earlier claim they were overusing it. Talk about adding insult to injury.
Looked that up. Similar to Airborne and Emergen-C on this side of the Pond.
What was the root of thehe comment about a slightly elevated risk of cancer?
Long term studies on the efficacy of vitamin supplements have found that they either little or no effect or raise the risk of cancer very slightly (which could equally be noise).
Contrary to popular imagination you can't get a healthy diet via a limited subset of micronutrients and little else.
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The y after the P gives a sound like leh; x after the Py gives pree and _e becomes cawn.
In other words, Leprechaun
There's something ghoti about this.
Yes. I realise that, blokes can be so cute.
I would assert that Gaelic spelling makes way more sense than English spelling, it just doesn't share the same orthographic conventions.
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Poxee?
a missing asterisk.
--Not Nathan Hale for sure
'Poxy' and 'scurvy' seem to have lapsed as terms of abuse. Do you think there will be a new one - 'covy'?
LOL. I thought maybe it was going to be the Three Stooges.
Possibly UK specific.
So true
Possibly addict specific.
Pint of tea. That's what we're talking about isn't it?
Like elephants.
It's the donut withdrawal that's killing me.
You mean you've not got a barrel of pickled limes?
Seriously though, tinned or frozen fruit and veg will keep scurvy away. You have to be really short of vit C for that.
(The older they are, the more bitter)
That's certainly one way to end up with expensive piss and a slightly elevated risk of cancer.
Tea does indeed come in pints in Yorkshire, at least in the less genteel cafes. And I mean British pints (which are 20% bigger than those in the USA).
I knew a Renn Faire group called the Poxy Boggards who sang many songs as ribald as their name. They had fifteen minutes of fame when one of their songs, "I Wear No Pants" was picked up as the theme for a Super Bowl Dockers commercial.
Perhaps you'll take a glance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nys0i_FRjTI
Looked that up. Similar to Airborne and Emergen-C on this side of the Pond.
What was the root of thehe comment about a slightly elevated risk of cancer?
I think some people view vitamin drinks as “cheating”, because they mean you can get your nutrients without having to bother with fruit and veg quite so much.
I find the fruit and veg easier. If anything then they're the cheating way.
Long term studies on the efficacy of vitamin supplements have found that they either little or no effect or raise the risk of cancer very slightly (which could equally be noise).
Contrary to popular imagination you can't get a healthy diet via a limited subset of micronutrients and little else.
Our Lady of Walsingham, pray for us.