I'm sure these kids could easily differentiate between Cheetos and Doritos, Skittles and M&Ms or Coke and Sprite. It's disturbing to see the kinds of foods that are marketed to kids these days, and even more disturbing to see parents fall prey to this marketing. There should be some kind of a public service effort (like the successful campaign against smoking) to teach parents the importance of encouraging good eating habits - keep all that junk food out of the house. It could save a lot of people a lot of grief from obesity, heart disease and other maladies in the long run.

I'm not sure why it would be the fault of public schools that these kids don't know what a vegetable is. Are parents no longer accountable for anything? A teacher can only do so much, you can't expect them to also be a parent.

I'd upvote this if it weren't for the goofy politicized title. Don't get so caught up in the horse race that it obscures the bigger picture.

Thanks mate!

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*promote
and a free quality to anyone who can tell me who is eating the skittles.

*promote
and a free quality to anyone who can tell me who is eating the skittles.

ALYSSA BETTS
March 11th, 2010

A SECURITY video camera has captured the shocking moment when a young woman driver intentionally mowed down a man - flipping him over the bonnet and roof into the air.

Natasha Anne Carra, 19, was facing up to 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to recklessly endangering life and aggravated assault over the incident at Katherine's BP service station in June last year.

During her ram-rage, Carra hit one man in the legs before driving off and skittling a second man over her bonnet.
The NT Supreme Court heard a drunk Carra had left a nightclub and drove to the servo about 1.25am.

Chief Justice Brian Martin said she parked behind a car in a bay closest to the entrance doors, beeped the horn, and yelled "move your f**king car".

She and the driver had an argument, and she then shunted the man's car forward with her own, denting her vehicle in the process.

Justice Martin said in her "drunken state" she saw the dent and became convinced the other car had reversed into her vehicle.

A "heated argument" followed - in which Carra was called a "peg leg" - and the 19-year-old exploded.

She drove at two of the men - hitting one in the legs.

Footage then shows Carra reversing 10m, stepping on the accelerator and hitting the second man, causing him to hit her bonnet and roof before being flung into the air.

"You were overheard by one of your passengers to say: 'Don't think I won't hit you,' before revving the vehicle and accelerating heavily," Justice Martin said.

He said it was "very surprising" the victim suffered only minor grazes and bruising.

"You did not apply your brakes or swerve or make any attempt to avoid striking that victim."

In sentencing the judge said he took into account Carra suffered a rare and painful condition that affected her limbs, for which she had been taunted and teased at school.

He said it was to Carra's credit she was a person of good character - and that this was a difficult and "exceptional" case.

She was given a three-year jail sentence, fully suspended for three years, and had her licence disqualified for that same period.

Source: NT News

*sigh*

Nice of you to invent things which I never said. I never said that the Australian system was perfect by any means, there are plenty of things which can make it better. But the crux of it is that when it comes to having treatments to keep you alive or well, you should NEVER be having to stop before seeking treatment and thinking 'gee, can we afford this'.

That just SHOULD NOT cross your mind.

But seeing as you have this insane logic where you think it's ok that you had to pay $5K out of pocket lump sum right there to get your treatment then you have a mindset completely different to mine. I find it infinitely better to be paying taxes ongoing that I don't notice, taxes that are taken out consistently and put to good use, rather than having something happen and having to cough up THOUSANDS of dollars that I don't have.

Seriously, do you think that everyone puts aside the amount that we pay in taxes for a rainy day? Sure it's a good idea to always put aside money, but... you know... things come up, and well, look we have that money we put aside, let's use it to do X or Y. In our system, and that of other countries that have public health. We ongoing pay our taxes, and as such when things come up, well, we CAN'T have spent our 'health savings' as it's handled for us. And yes, some people will get more value out of the system than others. But if you begrudge someone getting more money spent of them for health care then truly you are a heartless, money grabbing bastard.

But I keep seeing Americans having fund rallies and setting up websites to ask for donations to pay for treatment for cancer or other such life threatening ailments. And yet you think this is a good way to be, that people constantly have to find a way to raise thousands of dollars to get treatment to keep themselves alive?

You have rationalized the insanity that you only paid $5000 for your treatment. Well, good on you for being able to FIND $5000. Most people would have a hard time coming up with that sort of money out of the blue.

Simply because something is necessary or important does not mean it should become a federal government entitlement - and CERTAINLY it doesn't mean it can or even should be 'free'.

HUH!? The very definition of 'Necessary' is that it's needed, that it's a service that is mandatory. And you're sitting there, typing away that it's bad economics for a government to provide that?

Your thinking, which would seem to be the thinking of the right wing, is a thinking I will NEVER come around to, because it is, at it's core, unjust and created by those who already HAVE money, who already CAN afford to self pay for things. It gives NO allowances for those who can't afford $5K medical treatments or $40K a year school fees. If there is a way you can have a government fund and pay such that these basic NECESSITIES are provided for all who need them, and do so in such a way that you are not stopping those who work hard from becoming successful, (Which, hey, we have plenty of rich people here you know, there's nothing stopping hard work making you shiteloads of cash in Australia) how can you be against that, I really don't get it.


>> ^Winstonfield_Pennypacker:
THAT is what is wrong with the US system, and THAT is what will ALWAYS put it below other countries like Australia, the UK etc. where we get access to still world class services and yet do not end up in financial difficulty
Your post is full of what can only be described as disingenous exaggerations. "Here Down Under, every citizen gets free health care, doesn't pay a dime, there are no waiting lines, and our care is world class. You poor, poor Americans... No one can afford care, you wait months for all your services, and your doctors & facilities are the equivalent of a witch doctor pulling up a cot in a shanty..."
BS. Not that I put much stock in the WHO list, but if the Aussie system is SO grand then why are they #32 on the list and the US is #37 despite being private? Clearly not all is beer and skittles in Oz's health care system. Anyway, I'm not impressed by anecdotal evidence. Know why? Because I've got my own story about how GREAT the US health care system is. I won't bore you with the details, but I consider getting a half-million in medical care for a total of $5K out of my pocket (tax free) to be a pretty good deal. "Oh yeah - but I got that much and it was FREE..!" Uh - bull. Taxes, copays, and such added all together and adjusted for currency exchange and you guys are paying as much (or more) in relative terms for your so-called 'free' system.
Regardless, the sentiment of your post demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of basic economics. Simply because something is necessary or important does not mean it should become a federal government entitlement - and CERTAINLY it doesn't mean it can or even should be 'free'.

THAT is what is wrong with the US system, and THAT is what will ALWAYS put it below other countries like Australia, the UK etc. where we get access to still world class services and yet do not end up in financial difficulty

Your post is full of what can only be described as disingenous exaggerations. "Here Down Under, every citizen gets free health care, doesn't pay a dime, there are no waiting lines, and our care is world class. You poor, poor Americans... No one can afford care, you wait months for all your services, and your doctors & facilities are the equivalent of a witch doctor pulling up a cot in a shanty..."

BS. Not that I put much stock in the WHO list, but if the Aussie system is SO grand then why are they #32 on the list and the US is #37 despite being private? Clearly not all is beer and skittles in Oz's health care system. Anyway, I'm not impressed by anecdotal evidence. Know why? Because I've got my own story about how GREAT the US health care system is. I won't bore you with the details, but I consider getting a half-million in medical care for a total of $5K out of my pocket (tax free) to be a pretty good deal. "Oh yeah - but I got that much and it was FREE..!" Uh - bull. Taxes, copays, and such added all together and adjusted for currency exchange and you guys are paying as much (or more) in relative terms for your so-called 'free' system.

Regardless, the sentiment of your post demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of basic economics. Simply because something is necessary or important does not mean it should become a federal government entitlement - and CERTAINLY it doesn't mean it can or even should be 'free'.

An elaborate *commercial for Skittles? Pretty cool though.

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Maybe Skittles changed sex. Nature finds a way.

The Matrix sequels and the Star Wars prequels were products of a similar situation -- very creative people (Wachowski brothers, Lucas) who were too successful for their own good and didn't have someone to exercise editorial control and tell them no. Those types of people need a filter.

The Matrix sequels and Star Wars prequels were 80% to 90% good movies. If only someone had stepped in and said "no Midichlorians, no Jar-Jar, less Lincoln Park worthy teenage angst, no "soft, not like sand", and no slaughtering a legion of rainbow Skittles jedis for no reason.

But the opening of attack of the clones and Darth Maul's duels in the phantom menace were fantastic. The chase scene in reloaded was great. The machine swarm breaking down the defenses of Zion was captivating.

This video has been declared a duplicate; transferring votes to the original video and killing this dupe - dupeof declared by Sarzy.

Dupe, sorry ant.

*dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Skittles-Touch

I checked...it is fake. Nobody grows skittles on their feet.

Yeah, I like sour or tropical skittles, myself.

This is my current go-to clip for a good laugh. "Let's get the fuck out this country muthafucka"!

One time as a kid I was zooming along on my bicycle, carrying a giant-size bag of Skittles home from the variety store. A wasp hit the bridge of my nose, breaking in two halves, which both went up my nose and lodged in my throat. I choked and sputtered and wiped out, sending my giant size bag of delicious Skittles skittering everywhere. For a moment I was actually sort of Skittle surfing down the sidewalk on my back. Some older kids were laughing from inside their red piece of shit Chevelle.

Interesting.

Mine microwaved into a miniature unicorn that poops skittles... it was an Ericsson.

I hear Nokia are forged with the blood of adulterers in the bowels of hell... so maybe he had a Nokia.