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While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.


PAH!!!! Genny Cream Ale.


Yup.

Long, long time since I sipped an ice cold one of
them. Hey, they still brewing the 10-Horse Ale?


Yes, but it's an acquired taste. Some odd stories about
why it's called that....

Or, is my memory fuzzy and
Genny Cream IS the 10-Horse Ale.


Nope, two different things.

I remember the 10-Horse nearly when it was
new, I was up there for a visit. It was stout, but it'd give a grin on 1/2 a one!


I'm getting thirsty!

As for what is fed to babies, it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.


Whatever's the advertising win for the "period" is what is
supposed to be *ahem* healthy.


BINGO!!

The "old fashioned way" didn't sell as much apparatus as the
"new scientific" way.

The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.

After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?

As if!


Heh, adverstisers.


Yup. If there's no market for something, create one!

Kim W5TIT


73 de Jim, N2EY

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Old July 12th 05, 01:28 PM
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While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.


.. . .

I remember the 10-Horse nearly when it was
new, I was up there for a visit. It was stout, but it'd give a grin

on 1/2 a one!

I'm getting thirsty!


Down here, back in the day when having a few was more regular for me, there
was a "new" ale called Big Mouth Mickey...'least I think that's what it was.
Don't remember the brewer. It was cheap, as I recall, and some pretty
darned good stuff, taste-wise. We used to buy a 6-pack and have leftovers
after a night at the drive-in, because the stuff was stout enough on one or
two to make ya sit there during a drama movie and grin through the whole
thing...LOL

As for what is fed to babies, it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.


Whatever's the advertising win for the "period" is what is
supposed to be *ahem* healthy.


BINGO!!

The "old fashioned way" didn't sell as much apparatus as the
"new scientific" way.

The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.

After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?

As if!


Heh, adverstisers.


Yup. If there's no market for something, create one!

Kim W5TIT


73 de Jim, N2EY


When I had my babies, I knew the hospital gave a "care" package of samples
of all kinds of stuff when leaving. Well, when some girlfriends had their
kids, a few months before me, it was Huggies (or whatever competitor brand
it was back then--can't remember now) and a baby food that was out back then
made by, I think, Beechnut, or some such anyway. When I was leaving, it was
Pampers and Gerber. I asked about that and they said it was whoever won the
"contract" each period that determined whose "stuff" was given out. Good
grief.

Same, by the way, with prescription drugs--for a pretty good majority of the
time anyway. Whatever a salesperson is peddaling at the doctor's office and
leaves a better impression (read: more free samples) is what the doc pushes
for that malady....

Kim W5TIT


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So what's wrong with being fed bottles of Bud?


While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.


Beats me, I'm not into suds.

As for what is fed to babies,


Ye gawds in all the years I've been lurking in this funny-farm I can't
think of another topic having popped up which is a far afield from the
code test war. Ever. .

WEIRD!

it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.

The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.


Uhhh . . are you "explaining" all this to me James or what? If so spare
me willya, I was raised in those days and so were my kids and those
times spanned more than just a couple decades. Yeah there was a bit of
hardware involved but the process was a no-brainer and it wasn't nearly
as complicated as you've intimated. Tongs? sterilizer pot? Bottle rack?
What? Nonsense. Never had any of 'em. By the way the handiest widgets
by far were the 'lectric bottle warmers. Didn't have any friggin'
pacifiers ether.

After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?

As if!


Yeah as if. In the first place you weren't there, I was but never mind
that little detail. The bottle-feeding days were the biggest move
forward ever in the liberation of women, especially moms. Finally moms
didn't have to hover over their wee ones 24/7 and were able to do
"radical" things like trudge off to jobs and even short vacations
without the kid thus getting the ravenous little beasties out of their
lives for awhile for a break for others to feed. I sure did my share
and so did grandparents and others.

The two problems with the current politically correct
gotta-do-the-boobs drill are (1) it puts the moms back into the same
crippled sorts of lives the cave women lived and (2) fathers don't have
to be bothered with the feeding so they can wander off and be Real Men
again. Bull****. Lemmee clue you about the biggie which has been lost.
A non-mom reapetedly having the sole responsibility for feeding an
infant is by far the second most powerful bonding force there is.

I spent thousands of hours in that mode and looking back I wouldn't
have missed it for all the world. My sons-in-laws have no idea what I'm
talking about when the topic comes up and the grumpy old ex couldn't
agree more despite the fact that agreeing with me on any subject galls
her no end.

What paper diapers? Don't be silly . .

In closing here James ponder this: You've spent more than just a few
minutes rachet-jawing with my youngest. Who was 100% bottle-fed as
often as not by her daddy. What evidence do have to offer which
indicates that she'd have been better off if she'd been boob-fed
instead?

Watch bottle-feeding come back again and remember where ya heard it.


73 de Jim, N2EY


w3rv

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Old July 13th 05, 12:20 AM
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So what's wrong with being fed bottles of Bud?


While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.


Beats me, I'm not into suds.

As for what is fed to babies,


Ye gawds in all the years I've been lurking in this funny-farm I can't
think of another topic having popped up which is a far afield from the
code test war. Ever. .

WEIRD!


Oh, I think you could find some pretty darned furhter off-topic discussions
than this. In fact, bottle feeding frees up a woman to pick up a mic or
slam a fist, as it were.

Whether a protest of the topic or not, I couldn't tell, but you've bit right
into it, I see.

it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.

The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.


Uhhh . . are you "explaining" all this to me James or what? If so spare
me willya, I was raised in those days and so were my kids and those
times spanned more than just a couple decades. Yeah there was a bit of
hardware involved but the process was a no-brainer and it wasn't nearly
as complicated as you've intimated. Tongs? sterilizer pot? Bottle rack?
What? Nonsense. Never had any of 'em. By the way the handiest widgets
by far were the 'lectric bottle warmers. Didn't have any friggin'
pacifiers ether.


I had pacifiers in my generation of child-rearing, but I didn't/don't
believe in them and took it away from my granddaughter as quick as I could
(meaning as soon as I had her enough to literally keep her off it until she
didn't know what one was any more when her Mom went to give it to her, heh
heh). You seem a bit miffed above, don't know why. Actually, Jim wasn't
"explaining a thing to you." What Jim is doing is conversing. Get the
idea? Plus, you ask him that in your "tone," then proceed to get as
involved with what you are relaying as Jim did. So, are you "explaining"
also and, if so, let's agree that for the sake of this topic in this thread,
'splainin' might be a good thing...

After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?

As if!


Yeah as if. In the first place you weren't there, I was but never mind
that little detail. The bottle-feeding days were the biggest move
forward ever in the liberation of women, especially moms. Finally moms
didn't have to hover over their wee ones 24/7 and were able to do
"radical" things like trudge off to jobs and even short vacations
without the kid thus getting the ravenous little beasties out of their
lives for awhile for a break for others to feed. I sure did my share
and so did grandparents and others.


Good grief. Take a breath there. I really don't know if you're being gruff
with a reason or if you are somehow insulted by Jim's attempt to caution at
what "experts" may say at any given time. I think the more demonstrable
part of Jim's post was that it is the advertising that drives what is "best"
for...well, anything. Here, it happens to be whether breast feeding or
bottle feeding is good/better for people.

The two problems with the current politically correct
gotta-do-the-boobs drill are (1) it puts the moms back into the same
crippled sorts of lives the cave women lived and (2) fathers don't have
to be bothered with the feeding so they can wander off and be Real Men
again. Bull****. Lemmee clue you about the biggie which has been lost.
A non-mom reapetedly having the sole responsibility for feeding an
infant is by far the second most powerful bonding force there is.


Ah. So, this is going to come down to some argument for or against the
"politically correct" angle, for you. Let me give you a clue: moms who
"gotta-do-the-boobs" drill are quite capable of doing the boobs AND all that
you mention above. I bottle fed my first baby and breast fed my second. I
got to try both and enjoyed both. Neither method prohibited me from doing
anything and I didn't feel cave-like at all, as your neandrathalian attitude
suggests. One thing that pretty much cannot be argued is that, in a healthy
environment where mom is healthy, breast milk is far superior to
manufactured formula. Given that, dads are not at all locked out of the
experience of feeding, as breast milk can be pumped into bottles and fed to
the baby. Moms are free to pump their breasts at work, saving the milk for
bottle feeding at the nursery, or by dad, or by gramma, or whomever.
Feeding a baby breast milk does mean that there are any cave relationships
that have to be endured.

A non-mom can repeatedly have the sole responsibility for feeding an infant
AND experience the most powerful bonding force there is, simply by feeding
the baby with breast milk through a bottle.

I spent thousands of hours in that mode and looking back I wouldn't
have missed it for all the world. My sons-in-laws have no idea what I'm
talking about when the topic comes up and the grumpy old ex couldn't
agree more despite the fact that agreeing with me on any subject galls
her no end.


You are a dedicated dad and that is admirable in terms of the men in your
generation who wanted nothing to do with the babyhood of their children. My
childrens' father; nor any of my gal-friends husbands, wanted to change
diapers, feed, bathe, or even watch their child alone. We dragged the kids
everywhere, were expected to maintain the home, get the food on the table
reliably, keep the "kid" quiet and, not only no, but hell no, dad wasn't
about to watch a baby while mom just took a break.

What paper diapers? Don't be silly . .

In closing here James ponder this: You've spent more than just a few
minutes rachet-jawing with my youngest. Who was 100% bottle-fed as
often as not by her daddy. What evidence do have to offer which
indicates that she'd have been better off if she'd been boob-fed
instead?

Watch bottle-feeding come back again and remember where ya heard it.


73 de Jim, N2EY


w3rv


You seem way too defensive, as though Jim was shunning one style of feeding
over another. I think what Jim was shunning is the readiness of people to
believe so-called experts, when the experts driving mechanism is advertising
or influence, etc. I think bottle feeding is the preferred mode today,
isn't it? It doesn't have to "come back," because it hasn't gone anywhere
in the past 20 years, or so. Most women I know who are having babies these
days are bottle feeding--though many more than used to are feeding breast
milk, pumped while they are at breaks at work and refrigerating the milk for
future use.

Kim W5TIT


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Old July 13th 05, 01:24 AM
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So what's wrong with being fed bottles of Bud?

While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.


Beats me, I'm not into suds.

As for what is fed to babies,


Ye gawds in all the years I've been lurking in this funny-farm I can't
think of another topic having popped up which is a far afield from the
code test war. Ever. .

WEIRD!


Oh, I think you could find some pretty darned furhter off-topic
discussions
than this. In fact, bottle feeding frees up a woman to pick up a mic or
slam a fist, as it were.


Well that's one way to tie it into amateur radio (or any other topic for
that matter).

Whether a protest of the topic or not, I couldn't tell, but you've bit
right
into it, I see.

it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.

The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.


Uhhh . . are you "explaining" all this to me James or what? If so spare
me willya, I was raised in those days and so were my kids and those
times spanned more than just a couple decades. Yeah there was a bit of
hardware involved but the process was a no-brainer and it wasn't nearly
as complicated as you've intimated. Tongs? sterilizer pot? Bottle rack?
What? Nonsense. Never had any of 'em. By the way the handiest widgets
by far were the 'lectric bottle warmers. Didn't have any friggin'
pacifiers ether.


Well when I was planning to have children, I sat down and evaluated the
alternatives based on my lifestyle and the technology available to me. I
ended up working full time and choosing breast feeding for both children. I
didn't care one bit for historical precedence or political correctness.


[snip]

After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?

As if!


Yeah as if. In the first place you weren't there, I was but never mind
that little detail. The bottle-feeding days were the biggest move
forward ever in the liberation of women, especially moms. Finally moms
didn't have to hover over their wee ones 24/7 and were able to do
"radical" things like trudge off to jobs and even short vacations
without the kid thus getting the ravenous little beasties out of their
lives for awhile for a break for others to feed. I sure did my share
and so did grandparents and others.


I personally found breast feeding to be liberating. If I wanted to go
somewhere, all I had to do was stuff a couple of diapers in my purse, grab
the baby and go. Didn't have to worry about how much formula to take or
how to keep it from spoiling, etc.


Good grief. Take a breath there. I really don't know if you're being
gruff
with a reason or if you are somehow insulted by Jim's attempt to caution
at
what "experts" may say at any given time. I think the more demonstrable
part of Jim's post was that it is the advertising that drives what is
"best"
for...well, anything. Here, it happens to be whether breast feeding or
bottle feeding is good/better for people.

The two problems with the current politically correct
gotta-do-the-boobs drill are (1) it puts the moms back into the same
crippled sorts of lives the cave women lived and (2) fathers don't have
to be bothered with the feeding so they can wander off and be Real Men
again. Bull****. Lemmee clue you about the biggie which has been lost.
A non-mom reapetedly having the sole responsibility for feeding an
infant is by far the second most powerful bonding force there is.


Ah. So, this is going to come down to some argument for or against the
"politically correct" angle, for you. Let me give you a clue: moms who
"gotta-do-the-boobs" drill are quite capable of doing the boobs AND all
that
you mention above. I bottle fed my first baby and breast fed my second.
I
got to try both and enjoyed both. Neither method prohibited me from doing
anything and I didn't feel cave-like at all, as your neandrathalian
attitude
suggests. One thing that pretty much cannot be argued is that, in a
healthy
environment where mom is healthy, breast milk is far superior to
manufactured formula. Given that, dads are not at all locked out of the
experience of feeding, as breast milk can be pumped into bottles and fed
to
the baby. Moms are free to pump their breasts at work, saving the milk
for
bottle feeding at the nursery, or by dad, or by gramma, or whomever.
Feeding a baby breast milk does mean that there are any cave relationships
that have to be endured.


Kim's got it 100% right here. As mentioned above, I worked full time.

Breast milk has many advantages. If the mother is healthy, it is
automatically the correct balance for the infant. In addition, it tranfers
any immunities that the mother may have to the infant for the duration of
the time that the baby is breast fed.

A non-mom can repeatedly have the sole responsibility for feeding an
infant
AND experience the most powerful bonding force there is, simply by feeding
the baby with breast milk through a bottle.

I spent thousands of hours in that mode and looking back I wouldn't
have missed it for all the world. My sons-in-laws have no idea what I'm
talking about when the topic comes up and the grumpy old ex couldn't
agree more despite the fact that agreeing with me on any subject galls
her no end.


You are a dedicated dad and that is admirable in terms of the men in your
generation who wanted nothing to do with the babyhood of their children.
My
childrens' father; nor any of my gal-friends husbands, wanted to change
diapers, feed, bathe, or even watch their child alone. We dragged the
kids
everywhere, were expected to maintain the home, get the food on the table
reliably, keep the "kid" quiet and, not only no, but hell no, dad wasn't
about to watch a baby while mom just took a break.


It is fantastic to find a dad that takes part as you did. I have to give my
daughters' fathers credit for participating in child rearing even though in
both cases we divorced for other reasons.

What paper diapers? Don't be silly . .

In closing here James ponder this: You've spent more than just a few
minutes rachet-jawing with my youngest. Who was 100% bottle-fed as
often as not by her daddy. What evidence do have to offer which
indicates that she'd have been better off if she'd been boob-fed
instead?

Watch bottle-feeding come back again and remember where ya heard it.


What I hope to see is that mothers are free to choose whichever method suits
them and their lifestyles. While breast milk has a slight edge, modern
pediatrics has insured that formula is an adequate substitute.


73 de Jim, N2EY


w3rv


You seem way too defensive, as though Jim was shunning one style of
feeding
over another. I think what Jim was shunning is the readiness of people to
believe so-called experts, when the experts driving mechanism is
advertising
or influence, etc. I think bottle feeding is the preferred mode today,
isn't it? It doesn't have to "come back," because it hasn't gone anywhere
in the past 20 years, or so. Most women I know who are having babies
these
days are bottle feeding--though many more than used to are feeding breast
milk, pumped while they are at breaks at work and refrigerating the milk
for
future use.

Kim W5TIT


At least in my lifetime, there have always been more women bottle feeding
than breast feeding. Most of my daughter's friends bottle feed although she
chose breast feeding. She made her decision on her own without pressure
from me. She got herself an extra fancy breast pump. It is motorized and
does both breasts at once. Somehow this bring about visions of the farm and
the milking machines we used to have when I was a child!

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE




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So what's wrong with being fed bottles of Bud?


While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.


You would "bottle feed" babies BEER?!?!?

HOW MANY CHILDREN HAS JIMMIE "PARENTED"?

As for what is fed to babies, it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.


Now explain all of the above to AMATEUR RADIO POLICY.

Show your work.


The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.


"Luddite?!?" :-)

Did you breast-feed buggy horses?!?

["Gettum' up Scout...go, kimosabe..."]


After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?


Poor baby...still smarting after trying to hold back the
dawn on newer-than-radiotelegraphy modes in amateur radio?

Remember Burke's Law: "CW gets through when everything else does."


As if!


"As if" WHAT? "As if" you made any sense in here with that post?

"As if" everyone spoke eastern PA tuff-ese? :-)

"As if" anyone else gives a damn?


bit bit


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Kim wrote:
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While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.

. . .

I remember the 10-Horse nearly when it was
new, I was up there for a visit. It was stout, but it'd give a grin

on 1/2 a one!

I'm getting thirsty!


Down here, back in the day when having a few was more regular
for me, there
was a "new" ale called Big Mouth Mickey...'least I think that's what it was.
Don't remember the brewer. It was cheap, as I recall, and some pretty
darned good stuff, taste-wise. We used to buy a 6-pack and
have leftovers
after a night at the drive-in, because the stuff was stout
enough on one or
two to make ya sit there during a drama movie and grin through the whole thing...LOL


Never heard of that stuff but the description is one reason I like Sam
Adams or Guinness Stout. One or two is plenty.

As for what is fed to babies, it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.

Whatever's the advertising win for the "period" is what is
supposed to be *ahem* healthy.


BINGO!!

The "old fashioned way" didn't sell as much apparatus as the
"new scientific" way.

The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.

After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?

As if!


Heh, adverstisers.


Yup. If there's no market for something, create one!

Kim W5TIT


73 de Jim, N2EY


When I had my babies, I knew the hospital gave a "care" package of samples
of all kinds of stuff when leaving. Well, when some
girlfriends had their
kids, a few months before me, it was Huggies (or whatever
competitor brand
it was back then--can't remember now) and a baby food that was out back then
made by, I think, Beechnut, or some such anyway. When I was
leaving, it was
Pampers and Gerber. I asked about that and they said it was
whoever won the
"contract" each period that determined whose "stuff" was given out. Good grief.


Product placement. Inexpensive advertising that reaches the target
audience directly. And it can't hurt.

Same, by the way, with prescription drugs--for a pretty good
majority of the
time anyway. Whatever a salesperson is peddaling at the
doctor's office and
leaves a better impression (read: more free samples) is what
the doc pushes for that malady....


Depends on the doc in my experience. But when the drugs are expensive
there's surely a reason to hand out freebies if possible, particularly
for those with less than perfect insurance coverage.

Kim W5TIT


obtw - dunno if I ever explained why I stopped editing your call out,
Kim. (Forgive me if you've seen this before.)

I still think your callsign is "inappropriate" for ham radio. Just my
opinion. But it's not my callsign, it's yours, and FCC handed it out
and some others like it, including one in 6 land that has been held by
someone with the first name "Michael" as far back as 1979.

Then it occurred to me that if I heard you on the air I'd certainly
give you a call and hopefully have a QSO. Which would mean giving your
callsign on the ham bands.

Which meant that, inappropriate or not, I'd use your call on the air
but not on Usenet. And that's quite illogical, I think.

So I stopped editing it out.

73 de Jim, N2EY

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obtw - dunno if I ever explained why I stopped editing your call out,
Kim. (Forgive me if you've seen this before.)

I still think your callsign is "inappropriate" for ham radio. Just my
opinion. But it's not my callsign, it's yours, and FCC handed it out
and some others like it, including one in 6 land that has been held by
someone with the first name "Michael" as far back as 1979.

Then it occurred to me that if I heard you on the air I'd certainly
give you a call and hopefully have a QSO. Which would mean giving your
callsign on the ham bands.

Which meant that, inappropriate or not, I'd use your call on the air
but not on Usenet. And that's quite illogical, I think.

So I stopped editing it out.

73 de Jim, N2EY


Well...no explanation needed but, no, I had not seen any reason why you were
not, or whether you were even conscious of the fact that you were not.

Yep, I always wondered what would happen if I gave you a call on the air.
Now, I know. And, I'm glad to see that you would not have ignored me!
Although, there are ways around using my callsign on the air. I am the only
one who has to give it, ya know.

Hmmmm, maybe I shoulda just left well enough alone. By the way, Michael, in
Florida (if that is who you are speaking of) doesn't have that call any
more.

Kim W5TIT


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Old July 13th 05, 05:06 AM
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So what's wrong with being fed bottles of Bud?



While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.


I love the cream ale, but it can leave me with a headache th e next
day. Darnit! Genny Red, on the other hand, has the right balance of
flavor, non-complexity, and cost to get a thumbs up from me.

As for Yuengling, I don't want that Porter mixed with anything,
thankyouverymuch! Porter or the Amber ale works for me.


As for what is fed to babies, it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.



I'd be remiss if I did not add that in Ireland, New and nursing mothers
received Guiness Stout even while still "in hospital", as it is
considered to have many good health effects. While the more Baptist
among us might be aghast at such a thing, I suspect there might just be
a bit of wisdom in that.



The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.


Quite perverted, that!


After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?

As if!


Snort

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