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  • Re: Over The Hedge: Twinkie Harvesting

    From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to YourName@YourISP.com on Thu Jan 9 22:14:52 2025
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    In article <vlpesu$3htmu$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-01-09 20:16:29 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:

    Over The Hedge: Twinkie Harvesting
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2025/01/09

    What in the world is Polysorbate 60 and why would I want it in my body ?

    Lynn

    Polysorbates are an emulsifier used in many products - foods,
    cosmetics, household cleaners, etc. As the comic strip says, one use is

    So you're saying it's a floor wax *and* a dessert topping?
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to lynnmcguire5@gmail.com on Thu Jan 9 23:18:05 2025
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    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Twinkie Harvesting
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2025/01/09

    What in the world is Polysorbate 60 and why would I want it in my body ?

    It's the important nutrient that makes Zippy the Pinhead what he is.
    Googling "Zippy the Pinhead Polysorbate-80" should bring up some cartoons. --scott
    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From Michael Benveniste@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Thu Jan 9 22:51:53 2025
    On 1/9/2025 3:16 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    What in the world is Polysorbate 60 and why would I want it in my body ?

    It's what you get when you combine stearic acid (from animal fats,
    coconut oil, palm oil, etc) with soribtol (found in many fruits) to
    create an ester and water.

    Suffice it to say that if you buy into the claims of the "chemical
    free living" promoters and that both EU and US regulators are the
    tools of "big chemical" you may wish to avoid it. Like everything
    else, if contains impurities or you consume or apply too much of
    it, it can be harmful.

    --
    Mike Benveniste -- mhb@murkyether.com (Clarification Required)
    Such commentary has become ubiquitous on the Internet and is widely
    perceived to carry no indicium of reliability and little weight.
    (Digital Media News v. Escape Media Group, May 2014).

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  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to mhb@murkyether.com on Fri Jan 10 18:08:59 2025
    Michael Benveniste <mhb@murkyether.com> wrote:

    Suffice it to say that if you buy into the claims of the "chemical
    free living" promoters and that both EU and US regulators are the
    tools of "big chemical" you may wish to avoid it. Like everything
    else, if contains impurities or you consume or apply too much of
    it, it can be harmful.

    "If you eat enough preservatives you can live forever!"
    -- Zippy


    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to Scott Dorsey on Fri Jan 10 19:03:47 2025
    In article <vlrnnr$abt$1@panix2.panix.com>,
    Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
    Michael Benveniste <mhb@murkyether.com> wrote:

    Suffice it to say that if you buy into the claims of the "chemical
    free living" promoters and that both EU and US regulators are the
    tools of "big chemical" you may wish to avoid it. Like everything
    else, if contains impurities or you consume or apply too much of
    it, it can be harmful.

    "If you eat enough preservatives you can live forever!"
    -- Zippy


    There was a funny bit on Twinkies ref that in "Mortal Engines".
    (Which was a movie *very* badly served by its trailer. When it turned
    into "Steampunk Star Wars" it got pretty good).
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From Bobbie Sellers@21:1/5 to Scott Dorsey on Fri Jan 10 12:34:54 2025
    On 1/10/25 10:08, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Michael Benveniste <mhb@murkyether.com> wrote:

    Suffice it to say that if you buy into the claims of the "chemical
    free living" promoters and that both EU and US regulators are the
    tools of "big chemical" you may wish to avoid it. Like everything
    else, if contains impurities or you consume or apply too much of
    it, it can be harmful.

    "If you eat enough preservatives you can live forever!"
    -- Zippy


    Cartoon characters may indeed live forever but it is
    the Ink.

    bliss - long time fan of the Pinhead

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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to Scott Dorsey on Sat Jan 11 09:16:29 2025
    On 10 Jan 2025 18:08:59 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

    Michael Benveniste <mhb@murkyether.com> wrote:

    Suffice it to say that if you buy into the claims of the "chemical
    free living" promoters and that both EU and US regulators are the
    tools of "big chemical" you may wish to avoid it. Like everything
    else, if contains impurities or you consume or apply too much of
    it, it can be harmful.

    "If you eat enough preservatives you can live forever!"

    Or at least be pre-embalmed.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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