Tuesday, January 12, 2010

YOUR WORLD FRIGHTENS AND CONFUSES ME! SOMETIMES WHEN I FLY TO EUROPE ON THE CONCORDE, I WONDER, AM I INSIDE SOME SORT OF GIANT BIRD? AM I GONNA BE DIGESTED? I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE I'M A CAVEMAN, AND THAT'S THE WAY I THINK! WHEN I'M COURTSIDE AT A KNICKS GAME, I WONDER IF THE BALL IS SOME SORT OF FOOD THEY'RE FIGHTING OVER: Can I call bullshit on this alleged "urban caveman" trend? I do not believe that there are so-called "paleos" out feasting on organ meat and deer ribs, avoiding foods unavailable before the rise of agriculture and then fasting for 36-hour periods, while engaging in workouts consisting of "scooting around the underbrush on all fours, leaping between boulders, [and] playing catch with stones."

[That said, obvs, I'm fine with the whole "at war with the vegans because they're a rival tribe" thing.]

For a truly awesome trend story, on the other hand, see Sunday's Cape Cod Times for the menacing tome "Hoodies: Fashion and Fear."

19 comments:

  1. piledhighanddeep9:05 AM

    Of course this is bullshit--did they make it up out of whole cloth?

    Threadjack:
    http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/video/?pid=SUjfiB_ihZglQ7gE34oYpl_aiHQOXHUe&vs=Default&play=true

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  2. As the article says, paleo is very popular in Crossfit circles. Here's one link into the Crossfit.com forums: http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=49476

    I'm not a paleo person, but for the most part it isn't that different from other low carb diets and also has much in common with Michael Pollan's basic recommendation to eat lean meats and plenty of of fresh fruits and vegetables.

    for paleo from the female perspective, there's there's the popular Paleo Divas: http://paleodivas.blogspot.com/

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  3. patricia9:54 AM

    Sort of related to the paleos versus vegans thing:

    http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/06/22/soyfckers-anonymous/

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  4. KCosmo's Neighbor9:59 AM

    Um, let me ask you this: did cavemen wear Italian leather loafers??? It was at that point that I stopped reading the article. Sorry to go all cynical New Yorker on all of you, but these people really need to get a life.

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  5. It's like the definition of "performing masculinity."

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  6. First I heard of this Paleo idea was the other day, reading this: http://freetheanimal.com/2009/12/paleo-i-dont-care-i-like-no-soap-no-shampoo.html

    I think numerous series of Survivor offer me enough evidence to not give it a try, but I'm curious nevertheless.

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  7. kevbo nobo10:56 AM

    I cant wait to see the documentary on a nature channel:
     "Observe how the Urban Cave-Douche carefully places his bounty into the fridge after a trip to the butcher shop...ensuring his survival for another week." 

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  8. calliekl10:58 AM

    From the Cape Cod Times article:

    "Since August there have been at least a dozen local cases where hooded sweatshirts were worn by suspects in major crimes, including three bank robberies, a shooting, a stabbing and other assaults or robberies."

    I'm pretty sure all of the offenders were probably also wearing pants, where's the outcry against those?

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  9. Lady Gaga has shown us the way - pants are best shunned.

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  10. My Favorite quote from the Cape Cod Times article:

    "You try not to judge a book by its cover but if the shoe fits"

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  11. Amazing link.

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  12. I think the urban cavemen are just swingin' on the flippity-flop.

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  13. They're such a bunch of cob nobblers.

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  14. Well, I'm so glad that this guy decided not to do a "faddy diet like [his] sister would do."  He really dodged a bullet there.

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  15. I'm sure his roommates love his meatlocker.

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  16. FWIW, the percentage of me that wanted to post this item primarily to quote Cirroc again is decidedly greater than zero.

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  17. I know quite a few competitive runners who try to eat the "paleolithic diet" which is really just fruits, veggies and lean meat and some grains. Some being key. I think it's kind of over the top but they're obsessed.

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  18. Heather K1:55 PM

    Dude my old roommate had a meat locker and I loved it!  Of course it also came with 1/4 to 1/2 a grass fed, grazed small farmed cow from her family.  And yes sometimes we did grind up roasts in an old metal meat grinder we attached to the table.  And sometimes we used that meat for the best hamburgers ever and sometimes tacos.  Because it was FREE!  And we were poor artists.

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  19. D'Arcy8:37 PM

    I had trouble reading past the word "milleniums", and had a lot of trouble taking this seriously after that.

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