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05-14-2007, 07:48 AM
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I WILL get to 7% bodyfat!
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A weird idea, bare with me a minute here...
So the other day I mowed my lawn. Looks great, I was proud. Sat back, had a beer and enjoyed the fruits of my labor.
Next morning things still looking great......
Come home from work that afternoon and the dandelions have sprouted!!! Those little shits that I just cut no more than 24 hours ago were standing tall and laughing at me!!!! 
So here's where it gets to fitness..... What exactly makes a weed grow so fast? What is it? Has anyone ever considered doing the research and seeing if something couldn't be made into a supplement for humans? I know, I know.... it sounds crazy and no, I'm not talking about eating weeds!  Sheesh! But you get where I'm coming from? Hasn't anyone besides me in the fitness world ever thought it'd sure be great if my muscles could grow as fast (ok, maybe not that fast) as weeds?
C'mon, is anyone with me here???? No, I haven't been sampling any "weed" either! 
Whaddya think????
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05-14-2007, 08:00 AM
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I think before I post
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I think you had more than one beer. 
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05-14-2007, 08:07 AM
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Dispenser of Knowledge
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Lots of studies and substances will make your grow rediculously fast.... they are called Steriods they have been around and used for about 80 years. 
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05-14-2007, 08:09 AM
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Has Pretty Lips
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That's a horrible idea. You're fired.
I think it's just a different system entirely. It's like comparing a humans development to that of a dog or something. After a year they're pretty well full grown. After the amount of time it takes for a human to mature the dog is probably dead.
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05-14-2007, 08:16 AM
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And when a bitch pees on the grass, the grass turns brown. Two weeks later that spot is greener and taller than ever. Life's little lessons...
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05-14-2007, 08:27 AM
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Has Pretty Lips
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A: You need to keep your ex from pissing on your yard.
B: There really isn't a B...focus more on A:
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05-14-2007, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
And when a bitch pees on the grass, the grass turns brown. Two weeks later that spot is greener and taller than ever. Life's little lessons...
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Ya know, I was going to bring this up in Kuri's Guys thread, but I didn't want start anything.
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05-14-2007, 08:50 AM
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I will not bare with you. 
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05-14-2007, 08:56 AM
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Trees get really big and strong and only drink water... I think I've just invented a new bulking diet.
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05-14-2007, 11:25 AM
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That's cause you don't have cool tattoos to show off, Chris.
Back on topic: I've had dandelion wine and it's not something I'd want to take regularly as a supplement. By the same token, they say roaches can survive a nuclear assault, and ants can lift many times their bodyweight, but I sure don't want to become a roach or an ant.
That resiliency we see in other creatures is just one of life's little mysteries, I guess. Maybe it's just so we can enjoy nature's little marvels and receive a bit of inspiration for life's journey.
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05-14-2007, 11:29 AM
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Geez...buy some fertilizer/weed killer and be done with it!!!
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05-14-2007, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by gymrat
.....Come home from work that afternoon and the dandelions have sprouted!!! Those little shits that I just cut no more than 24 hours ago were standing tall and laughing at me!!!!
.... it sounds crazy and no, I'm not talking about eating weeds! |
Maybe you should do just that. Seriously, Google dandelion greens and dandelion roots and I think you'll find not only are they edible, they're highly nutritious, and have 'medicinal' applications as well. If memory serves, I believe they were once actually cultivated as a food crop. So get even with the little f*****s and eat them, a free source of very nutritious greens. Never had dandelion wine though, but I have had the tea, which was okay and pretty much like any other herbal tea. Now mead (fermented honey 'wine'), there's a pretty tasty treat.
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I will not bare with you.
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Whew, thanks Chris, I was having a hard time supressing the urge myself. Now if only we could get Gobbla to stop spelling "maybe" as "mabey". |
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05-14-2007, 12:38 PM
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Oops, better take back that crack about how Gobbla spells "maybe", just read his latest post in the "Gobbla's Guide" thread and he doesn't spell it "mabey" anymore. My bad.  :p |
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05-14-2007, 12:45 PM
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Has Pretty Lips
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Firefox 2.0 w\ built in spell check baby!
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05-14-2007, 12:56 PM
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STOP HUMPING IT!
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i find this thread title offensive.
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05-14-2007, 01:47 PM
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Payload Specialist
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Dandelions are good in omelettes. Don't eat the fuzzy ones, though.
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05-16-2007, 12:48 PM
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Plaid Shorts Rule!
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Speaking from experience, Roland?? Ick.
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05-17-2007, 11:55 AM
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I think you had more than one beer. |
And more than one weed.
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