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CHICAGO¤lollie 07-03-2005 06:32 PM

Show Your Support!
 
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We are trying to get rid of the image that potatoes are bad for you.
Well, that's a relief.

Meister 07-03-2005 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by the article
The council argues that potatoes are "inherently healthy".

So are couch potatoes, they only get unhealthy by years of chips and beer ingestion without getting any movement, much as a regular potato gets unhealthy when you soak it in hot fat. It's actually not a bad analogy.

Lost in Time 07-03-2005 06:41 PM

o.0;; Uh... I don't like potatoes because I hate the taste of potatoes. Not because it's joined with the phrase 'Couch Potato". And is that phrase really hurting the farmers? I think it's just because potatoes suck.

Also, the picture of the potato on the couch don't look to right in my eyes.

Meister 07-03-2005 06:46 PM

Also, why couch slouch? Isn't slouch enough? And what about the Association of Furniture Craftsmen, aren't they gonna be offended by the new term?

ApathyMan 07-03-2005 06:50 PM

So... it's the Oxford English Dictionary's fault that "Couch Potato" is used by people today? I did not know that... I always thought it was the other way around...

I guess I'm wrong... as usual...

CHICAGO¤lollie 07-03-2005 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lost in Time
I think it's just because potatoes suck.

Also, the picture of the potato on the couch don't look to right in my eyes.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/724...hyfries0ho.jpg

Now look what you've done. Shame on you.

Lost in Time 07-03-2005 07:17 PM

Now that's different. Why can't all potatoes come from the ground sliced and doused in gallons of grease and salt to a golden brown?

CHICAGO¤lollie 07-03-2005 07:25 PM

Because the corporation can't afford to make Baby Boxes for the French Fries of Potatopia™. It's a sad world for the life of the diced up spud.

Frogman 07-03-2005 07:38 PM

Right... thats it...

Call the men in white coats!

mammothtank 07-03-2005 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogman
Right... thats it...

Call the men in white coats!

I have to agree. This is flat-out ridiculous. A bunch of protesters aren't going to change the dictionary; that's not how it works. And besides, people aren't suddenly going to stop saying "couch potato" just because it isn't in the dictionary anymore.

Kikuichimonji 07-03-2005 10:59 PM

I'm officially dedicated to saying 'couch potato' as often as possible. There's more pressing issues they should be worrying about as farmers.


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