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Warning! Warning! Never activate the nut! Never!! lob1 Nov 2012 #1
Yeah, bad things happen! Indpndnt Nov 2012 #15
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #24
There's a reason nuts come de-activated! DirkGently Nov 2012 #38
There are experts who devote their lives to activating nuts... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #106
What, no pizza? pangaia Nov 2012 #2
emu meatballs? LOL limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #3
Two, maybe three days of that diet FrodosPet Nov 2012 #44
You need the emu balls to turn-on ('activate') the almonds. appal_jack Nov 2012 #100
I'm guessing "sprouted" (raw almonds soaked for a number of hours) eShirl Nov 2012 #4
That is what they are. eom Fawke Em Nov 2012 #16
That's them. They cost more at the store and are supposed to be 'better.' freshwest Nov 2012 #76
There's a reasonable argument for activating them. Xithras Nov 2012 #121
I do that every time I make almond milk at home, but no oven, I keep them raw. freshwest Nov 2012 #125
"liver pate" BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #5
Or anything liver nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #37
The combination of liver pate and licorice tea....... Vanje Nov 2012 #89
and his angry response was that he avoids "dead" food. So perhaps the liver is alive? progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #48
I would definitely lose weight on this diet because the thought of liver would make me throw up. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #113
Eating like that must make you dorky-looking. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #6
You have to call the 800# to confirm you've received your nuts before they activate them pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #7
Security question: What was the name of your first nut? HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #12
Well, for YOU maybe..... cliffordu Nov 2012 #46
wait a minute... alkalized water + cider vinegar eShirl Nov 2012 #8
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that NickB79 Nov 2012 #66
water + salt muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #85
What average person can either Fawke Em Nov 2012 #9
Exactly. trotsky Nov 2012 #83
Almonds soaked in water and allowed to sprout... savebigbird Nov 2012 #10
Like the man says XemaSab Nov 2012 #63
blech smackd Nov 2012 #11
"Went to eat a snack but my almonds are just sitting there, lifeless. What to do now?" Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #13
Try meeting your almonds at the door wearing nothing but some negligee... Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #117
Reserve almonds that get called up. Robb Nov 2012 #14
Hee. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #32
And sadly, they are especially susceptible to Shell Shock. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #33
That's nuts. Robb Nov 2012 #36
Almonds that can now download updates.... Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #17
The new age reply to the California Raisins? hootinholler Nov 2012 #18
Whatever you do, don't show them the sufrommich Nov 2012 #19
"alkalised" water? surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #20
You put it in a $1500-$2000 machine jmowreader Nov 2012 #59
Ah, but you've shown you have $2K to spend on a pointless machine Retrograde Nov 2012 #119
Or you could do this... jmowreader Nov 2012 #131
WW Ambassador? That diet could singlehandedly bring it down! nolabear Nov 2012 #21
I work in the nuclear industry mick063 Nov 2012 #22
LOL Thank you UtahLib Nov 2012 #23
Dude, that stuff must cost $100 a day. sadbear Nov 2012 #25
you can eat once every couple weeks rurallib Nov 2012 #26
Hipster douchebag fad diet shit for rich idiots, looks like Odin2005 Nov 2012 #27
+1 rad51 Nov 2012 #51
You give him a +1 and I don't know what the hell he's talking about... fadedrose Nov 2012 #65
You're not to old, maybe we're to young! rad51 Nov 2012 #72
emu meatballs?! frylock Nov 2012 #28
"cultured vegies" - What The Fuck Food Matariki Nov 2012 #29
That stood out to me as well. Barack_America Nov 2012 #30
They are -- but these were grown at Oxford and heavily immersed Buns_of_Fire Nov 2012 #42
lol HiPointDem Nov 2012 #56
LMAO! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #79
i think cultured means they were planted in an oyster eShirl Nov 2012 #74
Also, the lack of the second "g" in "veggies" is bothering me. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #112
Who the hell has time to eat 6 times a day?!?! Barack_America Nov 2012 #31
Liver pate with avocados. Emu meatballs. Water with TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #34
And then, there's this Matariki Nov 2012 #35
DIY recipe: jsr Nov 2012 #39
lol gross Matariki Nov 2012 #40
And another: FrodosPet Nov 2012 #120
I think I just read something about a new love affair with carrots... Barack_America Nov 2012 #43
Reminds me of "fig-gate" in San Francisco begin_within Nov 2012 #49
I read about that trend in Sunset magazine--that the new thing is to prepare TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #62
Uh-huh. Use enough words and you can sell a shaved carrot for $40 a plate Matariki Nov 2012 #70
The elementary school lunch ladies have been on this for years. "Carrot coins" anyone? Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #116
another sign that this segment of the population has too damn much money. smoked fucking *water* HiPointDem Nov 2012 #57
Brought to you by Chevron... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #105
No acai? Retrograde Nov 2012 #41
Is that a joke? Live pate? wtf? Who fucking eats like that??? progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #45
I eat liver pate all the time spinbaby Nov 2012 #84
If you ate like that, you'd live to be 150, but you would hate your life. begin_within Nov 2012 #47
This guy cooks/eats 6 times a day. Eating crappy, tasteless food IS his life. Barack_America Nov 2012 #50
Never heard of 'em, and I'm a bit of a foodie. I just saw that he has 'Emu meatballs' on his codjh9 Nov 2012 #52
How many trends can you fit into one advertisement? susanna Nov 2012 #53
I'd rather be fat than eat Emu meatballs. nt LittlestStar Nov 2012 #54
I hear it tastes like ostrich Retrograde Nov 2012 #123
let alone 'cultured' vegies & alkalised water. the guy eats emu meatballs for chrissake. Emu? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #55
I think he is Australian muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #87
apparently living and working in the us, though. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #108
"Seven Network" is Australian muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #109
my error, then. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #110
I've sworn off inert almonds Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #58
LOL.... OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #88
.. Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #126
It's gettin' REAL XemaSab Nov 2012 #60
Y'know, the problem is... jmowreader Nov 2012 #61
I had to look this up: Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #64
And *that* is called *fucking* sauerkraut by non-assholes Matariki Nov 2012 #71
Or kimchi. :) n/t susanna Nov 2012 #73
*I* think that dude eats some weird shit. LeftyMom Nov 2012 #67
This diet will help you lose weight Tabasco_Dave Nov 2012 #68
or because you won't want to eat it (unless you add Tabasco!) SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #98
How much Tabasco would you need to consume that? jmowreader Nov 2012 #134
Anyone want to hazard a guess at what this all costs? NickB79 Nov 2012 #69
man, his shit is probably healthier than half the stuff I eat.... trailmonkee Nov 2012 #75
Pretentious asshole. n/t MadrasT Nov 2012 #77
Exactly. You beat me to it. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #78
A new kind of enema. You can eat it or just read it. Either causes a movement. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #80
That's nuts liberal N proud Nov 2012 #81
Ack! HappyMe Nov 2012 #82
This thread is my favorite thing in the whole world. WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #86
Apparently there is a hidden button on almonds that you have to press to make them healthier. Jamastiene Nov 2012 #90
The 'free' batteries that come HappyMe Nov 2012 #96
This diet sounds almost obsessive-compulsive LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #91
He has to spend part of the day grinding up emus. And then TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #93
First he has to catch and kill the emu LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #127
You can buy emu pre-killed, but I'm not sure you would want to jmowreader Nov 2012 #135
Dude sure eats a lot of activated almonds. Arkana Nov 2012 #92
Posted this link on my facebook page WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #94
Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. GoneOffShore Nov 2012 #95
Really. You know how I lost 65 lbs.? Hissyspit Nov 2012 #128
he must spend all day "cooking" ceile Nov 2012 #97
"Pete Evans cops Twitter rampage after activated almonds meal diary" ceile Nov 2012 #99
LOL mindfulNJ Nov 2012 #102
So, basically, from that article, it says: Jamastiene Nov 2012 #103
Too funny A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #104
'Activated' almonds are brainwashed cashews who have been awakened with a special cue word. randome Nov 2012 #101
Emu meatballs? Cacaou nibs? Goij and Stevia muffin? Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #107
Wanna meet the guy who has to harvest the emus for this dude. Arkana Nov 2012 #122
Frankly, it's the deactivated almonds you should worry about... Javaman Nov 2012 #111
The pretentiousness is burning my eyeballs. Dash87 Nov 2012 #114
It's indistinguishable from a comic stereotype of pretense demwing Nov 2012 #130
Were they sleeper almonds before they were activated? n/t cynatnite Nov 2012 #115
5th column almonds? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #118
OMG! "Manchurian Almonds!" Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #124
What a bunch of pretentious activated elitist horseshit demwing Nov 2012 #129
Ughh, that food sounds revolting libguyob_19556dd Nov 2012 #132
Ughh, that food sounds revolting libguyob_19556dd Nov 2012 #133
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