Posted on 01/07/2024 4:59:21 PM PST by DoodleBob
I wear some on my head daily.
I always call it “tin foil.” I know that it isn’t made out of tin, of course, but it always gets a cute eye-roll and smirk from Mrs. fidelis.
But nobody says “aluminum foil hat”
Sam’s Club has 18” wide heavy duty foil. I can waste it even faster.
“Americans are so used to our unparalleled abundance that we don’t pause and appreciate what this means in the context of human existence.”
We now have a society where the poorest are the most likely to be obese and the rich the most likely to be thin. It sounds like some dystopian sci-fi story but we made it a reality in our society.
Freegards
The wealthy are more likely to have the time to have a healthy lifestyle by keeping themselves active and they have the financial resources to purchase healthy meals. So it’s not too surprising that they’re skinny now.
I was born in 1967 and I still say “tin foil.” Probably imitating my parents because there was “tin foil” before the aluminum kind that we all take for granted. I haven’t researched the history but I’m guessing that’s why.
Exactly, they probably spend more time outdoors as well which is another reversal between rich and poor. It’s not surprising to us, but to the people of every previous era it would be downright amazing.
Freegards
I see the obese "poor" paying for carts full of expensive, processed junk, with an ACCESS card or waiting in line to spend $10-15 for a meal at Mickey D's.
It's cheaper to eat healty and it takes discipline to exercise, regularly.
That too. Plus Whole Foods right down the block from their house. You don't see Whole Foods in the Hood. Accessibility makes a huge difference.
gotta say....foil makes the BEST hats ever!
I attribute that effect to be correlated to a focus on the instant instead of future gratification. The poor in many (but not all) cases are poor because of a focus on more immediate ‘benefits’ rather than long term payouts.
“Americans are so used to our unparalleled abundance that we don’t pause and appreciate what this means in the context of human existence.”
It’s the disease called AFFLUENZA. It causes you to not appreciate how well you have it and who made it possible.
The final stage of the disease is you will have nothing.
I agree, and there are other factors as well. Our poor population performs the least amount of sustained physical labor of any poor people in history. Plus, high calorie junk food is cheap enough to indulge in.
FReegards
Wouldn't shop at Bezos's store.
My most routine meal is a baked, boneless, skinless chicken breast ($2.99 lb), a baked potato and a vegetable.
That healthy dinner is about $3.00 or less.
Grandparents used to say “tin foil”, as well as “icebox”, and “Victrola”.
And your grandparents were right.
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Aluminum foil is VERY thin. It makes a terrific shim for close work.
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