miriamtob wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. You make corn sound like a sentient being with malicious intent. It's just corn. Nah, I didn't. That's just your interpretation. You're just human. Corn is a grass. I'm not the one who described corn as "gotten insanely good" at getting humans to grow it. You humanized it, or more probably, demonized it. For whatever reason Oh geez, you are just ready to jump down my throat at every turn just because we may have expressed different opinions on other threads. Chill out, take your troll goggles off, and get a sense of humor. It's just corn. I'm sharing my views on it. I like purple corn.
emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. You make corn sound like a sentient being with malicious intent. It's just corn. Nah, I didn't. That's just your interpretation. You're just human. Corn is a grass. I'm not the one who described corn as "gotten insanely good" at getting humans to grow it. You humanized it, or more probably, demonized it. For whatever reason
miriamtob wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. You make corn sound like a sentient being with malicious intent. It's just corn. Nah, I didn't. That's just your interpretation. You're just human. Corn is a grass.
emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. You make corn sound like a sentient being with malicious intent. It's just corn.
miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'.
emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. You make corn sound like a sentient being with malicious intent. It's just corn. Nah, I didn't. That's just your interpretation. You're just human. Corn is a grass. I'm not the one who described corn as "gotten insanely good" at getting humans to grow it. You humanized it, or more probably, demonized it. For whatever reason Oh geez, you are just ready to jump down my throat at every turn just because we may have expressed different opinions on other threads. Chill out, take your troll goggles off, and get a sense of humor. It's just corn. I'm sharing my views on it. I like purple corn. LOLOL What? I don't even know who you are.
ndj1979 wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » emily_stew wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. You make corn sound like a sentient being with malicious intent. It's just corn. Nah, I didn't. That's just your interpretation. You're just human. Corn is a grass. I'm not the one who described corn as "gotten insanely good" at getting humans to grow it. You humanized it, or more probably, demonized it. For whatever reason Oh geez, you are just ready to jump down my throat at every turn just because we may have expressed different opinions on other threads. Chill out, take your troll goggles off, and get a sense of humor. It's just corn. I'm sharing my views on it. I like purple corn. LOLOL What? I don't even know who you are. someone has a stalker…..
mccindy72 wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. What the *kitten*? Well how did it grow in the first place? Magic little golden nuggets from heaven?
miriamtob wrote: » mccindy72 wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. What the *kitten*? Well how did it grow in the first place? Magic little golden nuggets from heaven? Read the book, 'the Omnivore's Dilemma'. He explains it pretty well. You can read about its origin here too: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize
miriamtob wrote: » Then look it up in encyclopedia Britannica! I don't care. It's a *kitten* interesting plant is all I'm trying to say!
mccindy72 wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » mccindy72 wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. What the *kitten*? Well how did it grow in the first place? Magic little golden nuggets from heaven? Read the book, 'the Omnivore's Dilemma'. He explains it pretty well. You can read about its origin here too: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize Sorry, random book reference and Wikipedia. Not credible sources. People didn't invent corn from nothing. That's not possible.
mccindy72 wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Then look it up in encyclopedia Britannica! I don't care. It's a *kitten* interesting plant is all I'm trying to say! no, you said that humans invented corn and corn made people grow it in mass quantities.
Mr_Knight wrote: » mccindy72 wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Then look it up in encyclopedia Britannica! I don't care. It's a *kitten* interesting plant is all I'm trying to say! no, you said that humans invented corn and corn made people grow it in mass quantities. No, the poster did not say humans "invented" corn - the poster said modern corn can't grow without human intervention. Which is actually true - something like 99.9% of the corn grown on this planet can't reseed itself, if left on its own. Without human intervention, what we now call "corn" will pretty much go extinct.
fevrale wrote: » Mr_Knight wrote: » mccindy72 wrote: » miriamtob wrote: » Then look it up in encyclopedia Britannica! I don't care. It's a *kitten* interesting plant is all I'm trying to say! no, you said that humans invented corn and corn made people grow it in mass quantities. No, the poster did not say humans "invented" corn - the poster said modern corn can't grow without human intervention. Which is actually true - something like 99.9% of the corn grown on this planet can't reseed itself, if left on its own. Without human intervention, what we now call "corn" will pretty much go extinct. And it's really interesting: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/selection/corn/
jwolford90 wrote: » I've heard mixed reviews about corn. I have no idea what to believe. I follow a 1200 calorie diet but I had a major craving today and ate two cans of corn (yes I was THAT hungry lol). I am still under my daily calories but should I avoid splurging on that in the future? I assumed eating corn was a healthier substitute than eating a sandwich, breads, etc.
mccindy72 wrote: » ndj1979 wrote: » someone has a stalker….. A CORN STALKER.
ndj1979 wrote: » someone has a stalker…..
BinkyBonk wrote: » I may be showing my age here, but does anyone else remember Cornholio? No? OK, carry on. On another note, fresh Chilliwack corn is best eaten plain because it's so darn sweet. Boil the water, turn heat off, toss in the shucked corn, put the lid on and leave it for 10 minutes. Enjoy.
