tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1966855855431661687..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Girl Scout CookiesBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85735662293210621082009-03-23T19:47:00.000-07:002009-03-23T19:47:00.000-07:00I agree with Big Ted. I was a girl scout myself 1...I agree with Big Ted. I was a girl scout myself 10 years ago and this was never an issue or a concern. <BR/><BR/>Great blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85537768059631955202008-06-02T12:53:00.000-07:002008-06-02T12:53:00.000-07:00As a new Brownie mom, I see nothing wrong with enc...As a new Brownie mom, I see nothing wrong with encouraging girls to exercise. Have you see the size of our American youth? Seriously. I applaud the GS for having that information. Maybe if the parents don't portion control, the girls can learn it in GS. Just for the record when was the last time you sat in on a GS meeting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56384353760017620792008-03-08T05:02:00.000-08:002008-03-08T05:02:00.000-08:00Everyone talking about how the cookies are markete...Everyone talking about how the cookies are marketed to adults, did you not notice the part where the package says "<I>Girls</I> can burn calories..."?<BR/><BR/><I>Eating disorders are not a result of teaching kids to eat healthy.</I><BR/><BR/>No, but they <I>are</I> often triggered by dieting. And teaching a little girl to count calories and think of exercise only in terms of working off food is really not encouraging her to have a healthy relationship with food or her own body.<BR/><BR/>Great post, Annie.Kate Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616859691620740674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58197362847407791162008-03-04T11:14:00.000-08:002008-03-04T11:14:00.000-08:00So I was just breezing by and caught Annie's post,...So I was just breezing by and caught Annie's post, and I thought, Bravo!<BR/><BR/>Of course, regarding the 100-cal packs, June Cleaver could just divide up the box into single-sized baggies for the kids instead of paying extra for the unnecessary pre-packaging.<BR/><BR/>But, on the other hand, if you eat an entire box of Thin Mints for lunch, your shit doesn't stink.Richard Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094016831874148306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64701179811456785692008-03-03T23:04:00.000-08:002008-03-03T23:04:00.000-08:00JB (Oh, that reminds me of J $ B, which I adore!),...JB (Oh, that reminds me of J $ B, which I adore!),<BR/>I AM a cartoon, so that it is a photograph.<BR/><BR/>As for my breasts being still so high, that's artistic licence. Last year I saw my doctor because I was getting bruises on the underside of my breasts. Turned out to be toe marks. I was kicking them as I walked.<BR/><BR/>I had a daughter, darling Pattycakes. (She was ADOTPTED! Those rumors that she was my love child by C. Aubrey Smith are vile near-lies!) Patty disappeared without a trace in 1959, shortly before my "Perfect Match" liver transplant. She did, post-disappearance, publish a book about me titled MUMMY DARLING. It was all lies! The worst kind of lies! True Lies!<BR/><BR/>For further biographical information, consult my autobiography, MY LUSH LIFE, available from Amazon. (Patty's book is out of print.)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for asking. Cheers!Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66903673781216408542008-03-03T18:48:00.000-08:002008-03-03T18:48:00.000-08:00Those 100 calorie packs cost like.. at least doubl...Those 100 calorie packs cost like.. at least double of what a normal pack costs for other foods.Austin Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951573041615448931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16622767575600182452008-03-03T16:45:00.000-08:002008-03-03T16:45:00.000-08:00This is honestly one of the silliest threads I've ...This is honestly one of the silliest threads I've ever read. [I]Adults[/i], not children, are the primary target market for these cookies. And frankly, it won't do our children one bit of harm to understand that cookies are a [i]treat/i], and that you shouldn't overindulge in them (hence, the popular 100 calorie packs). Teaching children about nutrition and moderation is not the same as telling them to be size 0s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91783326119129560292008-03-03T14:26:00.000-08:002008-03-03T14:26:00.000-08:00Myabe the product is targeted at the fat buyers an...Myabe the product is targeted at the fat buyers and not the skinny sellers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75214170159847156912008-03-03T14:22:00.000-08:002008-03-03T14:22:00.000-08:00tallulah: I would have preferred a photo to a draw...tallulah: I would have preferred a photo to a drawing, but assuming that's an accurate rendering, you look damn good for 110. Just the fact that your breasts are still above your waist is very impressive. Unfortunately, I prefer to "date" women who are within a half-century of my own age. Do you have any daughters, granddaughters or great-granddaughters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32948815508670551622008-03-03T12:45:00.000-08:002008-03-03T12:45:00.000-08:00JBryant wrote: "Send pics."That's me in my avatar....JBryant wrote: "Send pics."<BR/><BR/>That's me in my avatar. Click on that daring.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20049817013021031032008-03-03T08:01:00.000-08:002008-03-03T08:01:00.000-08:00Annie, - long time lurker here.I agree with you wh...Annie, - long time lurker here.<BR/>I agree with you wholeheartedly. Teaching children healthy eating does not, and IMHO, should not involve calories, or the dread word "diet". My Mom taught us to eat properly - everything in moderation but with the emphasis on lots of fruits, veggies etc. One sis just couldn't eat fries with gravy in moderation. She was overweight from the time she was 12 years old, as a lot of girls are, going through puberty, and subsequently spent all sorts of time and money on diet books and calorie counting, but she never could resist those binges on fast food - even worked in McDonalds for awhile (ugh - I'd rather eat okra, which I detest). Many, many years later, she is still overweight, still spending time and money on diet books and still counting calories. The other four of us never paid it any attention and not one of us is overweight. I don't know where Vawn got this obsession with diets, probably at school, but it never did a thing for her. I find it interesting that the "diet" industry is a multi billion dollar per year enterprise, and of course, the media pressure to be size 0 (what the heck is that?), for both sexes these days, is intense. By the way, in terms of sizes, when a teenager, I was a size 10. I weigh exactly 10 pounds more 40 years later, and am now a size 6?<BR/>Healthy eating should emphasize the bodies needs in terms of vitamins, minerals, roughage etc. Relying on the diet industry mandated terminology is IMO counterproductive.<BR/>Don't have a blogger/google account, however, it's Helen here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13855304693912570562008-03-03T05:51:00.000-08:002008-03-03T05:51:00.000-08:00This sounds like something Nanny Bloomberg here in...This sounds like something Nanny Bloomberg here in NYC dreamed up.CarolMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357698369178272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59221475937548393302008-03-03T01:31:00.000-08:002008-03-03T01:31:00.000-08:00Really!?!? Don't you think it’s about time we star...Really!?!? Don't you think it’s about time we start teaching kids how to manage a healthy lifestyle though good eating habits? Teach them how calories are a measure of energy and how that is converted once we eat it. We spend way too much time marketing food to our kids it is no wonder that obesity has become a problem in our country. Over the past 20 years, the proportion of overweight children ages six through 11 has more than doubled and the rate for kids 12 through 19 has tripled (CDC). <BR/><BR/>You’re misplacing blame here Annie… Eating disorders are not a result of teaching kids to eat healthy. Generally teaching healthy eating habits would include teaching kids about the dangers of not eating enough. I think the only thing Girl Scout cookies teach kids is how to push product. You’re way off base here. Honestly, the Girl Scouts should probably be selling fresh fruit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72298839335071630932008-03-02T22:50:00.000-08:002008-03-02T22:50:00.000-08:00And what badge do they earn for selling those 100-...And what badge do they earn for selling those 100-cal packs? "My First Eating Disorder" badge?? Just awful.Alto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04383871934188791511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86193768421063950562008-03-02T21:04:00.000-08:002008-03-02T21:04:00.000-08:00tallulah said: "So I'm embarassed I didn't think o...tallulah said: "So I'm embarassed I didn't think of "Toss Your Cookies" myself, since it is the PERFECT line for that gag."<BR/><BR/>Thanks, tallulah. That's why they refuse to pay me the big bucks. Sheer jealousy.<BR/><BR/>tallulah said: "So I'm wondering how to find and kill JBryant if he tops me so perfectly again.<BR/><BR/>So I realize that I usually LOVE being topped, but only in a sexual way."<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe we can work something out. I don't want to die, unless perhaps "a fate worse than death" is the other option. Send pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51113146252621784842008-03-02T18:17:00.000-08:002008-03-02T18:17:00.000-08:00i should add, however, that our uniforms were of a...i should add, however, that our uniforms were of a lighter weight material with short sleeves - this <I>was</I> florida, btw.<BR/><BR/>and for the life of me i never could get my yellow tie to stand out like that. right over left, left over right...and then pull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88304377668242362602008-03-02T18:08:00.000-08:002008-03-02T18:08:00.000-08:00oy. that poster? she's wearing the same style of...oy. that poster? she's wearing the same style of girl scout uniform i wore. mine cost $10 and it was a fortune for my folks at the time. <BR/><BR/>we sold cookies door to door for 35 cents a box.<BR/><BR/>this was around 1958.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74283258725005696102008-03-02T17:37:00.000-08:002008-03-02T17:37:00.000-08:00I like the suggested ways for a girl to burn calor...I like the suggested ways for a girl to burn calories, like gymnastics. Hmmm, should I buy my daughter a jump rope or a set of uneven parallel bars? <BR/><BR/>I'm amazed that one poster couldn't find any of the cookies. Are there no supermarkets in that town? I was accosted mere hours ago by some delightful little moppets trying to sell me some cookies outside Safeway. Had I not already ordered two boxes from a neighbor girl last month I would have succumbed. Now that I think of it, I wish I had. You can't have too many thin mints on hand.<BR/><BR/>And to the "so" objector, it's called a litany and is perfectly valid.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19692566299804395122008-03-02T16:22:00.000-08:002008-03-02T16:22:00.000-08:00Annie, so long as you didn't spell my moniker "big...Annie, so long as you didn't spell my moniker "bigoted," I'm fine with it.<BR/><BR/>By the way, a bunch of Girl Scouts had a cookie table set up outside my local Ralphs this morning, so they're clearly up to competing with the approximately 5 billion varieties of snack foods sold inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56831729711525146632008-03-02T14:57:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:57:00.000-08:00I'm not sure what to say about the 100 calorie pac...I'm not sure what to say about the 100 calorie packs. I'm not even sure that they even accomplish what they are marketed for. <BR/><BR/>I once overheard a conversation in the grocery store between a husband and a wife. The husband was begging his wife to just pick up the regular bag of Doritos. As he stated (and rather convincingly to me), "Those 100 bags dont last as long, I have to eat 3 bags just to get a regular portion."Juss_ILPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881573973614865480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41514767142701235932008-03-02T13:26:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:26:00.000-08:00So I'm reading JBryant's addendumb to my post.So I...So I'm reading JBryant's addendumb to my post.<BR/><BR/>So I'm embarassed I didn't think of "Toss Your Cookies" myself, since it is the PERFECT line for that gag.<BR/><BR/>So I'm wondering how to find and kill JBryant if he tops me so perfectly again.<BR/><BR/>So I realize that I usually LOVE being topped, but only in a sexual way.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12484303203469353692008-03-02T12:31:00.000-08:002008-03-02T12:31:00.000-08:00Harry Truman would have been proud, though I have ...Harry Truman would have been proud, though I have to admit, I probably would have included the mention of beefsteak and a supporter.<BR/><BR/>Give 'em hell, KennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22009896251433054092008-03-02T11:10:00.000-08:002008-03-02T11:10:00.000-08:00Well see, there's the problem. You walked up to a ...Well see, there's the problem. You walked up to a Girl Scout cookie STAND. What? Aren't they supposed to be WALKING the neighborhood door-to-door? Y'know, getting some exercise? Instead it's 'sit on your butt and count calories'.<BR/>BTW Annie, your rule that states "If a movie is over three hours long it should be ineligible for a 'best editing' nomination" That's freakin perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16768853372834224092008-03-02T09:52:00.000-08:002008-03-02T09:52:00.000-08:00This is all my fault. After proofreading Annie's ...This is all my fault. After proofreading Annie's original (excerpted below), I urged her to "dumb it down" a bit:<BR/><BR/>"A brisk perambulation along a snowswept boulevard this winter afternoon proved more akin to a glide, one that delivered me to a most delightful destination: a makeshift kiosk designed for the public distribution of those addictive comestibles known as "Girl Scout Cookies." I approached the humble display well nigh quivering in anticipation that only a simple commercial transaction need be completed before I would find myself luxuriating in the sensual bliss reliably provided by that most beguiling of biscuits -- the 'Thin Mint.'"<BR/><BR/>I should have known this might raise the hackles of some of the noted intellectuals who visit here, such as "anonymous." My apologies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17603992980392468182008-03-02T09:21:00.000-08:002008-03-02T09:21:00.000-08:00Emily, go here. http://www.girlscoutcookies.org/If...Emily, go here. http://www.girlscoutcookies.org/<BR/><BR/>If you put in your zip code they'll tell you where to find GS cookies in your area. Sadly, they are out of season here in New Jersey.Beth Ciottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251212401535078560noreply@blogger.com