Originally posted by psychic25
But whatever I was overjoyed.
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I think they did it because of the Sugur factor, but I always thought Snapple had more sugur than Coke.
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There's no way my bus is going to stop just to let me off and buy a Coke.
The only places I hardly ever am are school or home, I don't get out much. Plus, being a caffeine addict, and happening not to like coffee, Coke is my only resort. :\Comment
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It does. At least, it does have more carbohydrates.Originally posted by Snapps50Comment
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You can't take soft drinks out of high schools, kids are going to go down to a local store or gas station and just buy it there if you do. By high school the mind is already set on what you choose to drink. Take it out in junior schools if you have to, but removing it from high school won't help at all.Comment
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i dont really think its going to matter if they take sodas out of schools. just because soda isnt available in schools doesnt mean kids arent going to drink them. if they take soda out of your school and you're really flipping a shit about it, just bring your own. it will cost you less money anyway. and about the whole "soda making kids fat" thing, those kids need to learn some self control otherwise its their own damn fault that they're overweight.some people play tennis, i erode the human soul
-tychoComment
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Gym sucks for you then. =\ Honestly whether kids work out is their decision. It's not even the least bit educational so it's not like it should be in schools. Having a hard gym class is just stopping them from the inevitable (ie they're going to get fat after they get out of school anyway)Originally posted by MalReynolds
I gained weight in public school. The school's food isn't that healthy and gym class is really never enough to keep weight off unless you already have a fast metabolism. I do now, but I didn't before. If it were up to me I'd eradicate it being a requirement because it's never enough to keep people in even the slightest shape so it would just be optional.Comment
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Vash...let's go over something really quickly...
Incentives matter. If they have to bug their parents about buying soda at the store and then bother to bring the sodas to school they might just quit altogether. Bugging their parents is also a cost, you see. Basically, not having a convenient place to purchase sodas is a disincentive to drink them.
Other than that, grow a brain, some grammar skills, and learn to respect CT or get out now.
QComment
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Q you're assuming he doesn't have sodas at home.
maybe his parents buy a 12 pack of sodas every time they go grocery shopping. They don't have to ASK their parents to buy sodaComment
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yeah good point q. i guess im just trying to say that taking soda out of school isnt going to stop kids from drinking soda completely.some people play tennis, i erode the human soul
-tychoComment
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Vash, you had a valid point and he didn't really counter it up with anything relevant and it had a lot of loopholes. I think you just backed down because he had a larger-than-usual textblock response and big words and a larger postcount than you, so subliminally you assumed he knew a lot about what he was talking about.Comment
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Honestly, I wish they would offer a wider variety of drinks in vending machines. I mean, I love Coca-Cola, but there are times when I dont want it. The school offers Soda, Low Fat Milk, SunnyD, Powerade, and Snapple (cans). The only drinks that are easy to access are Sodas and Powerade. The rest are only avaliable during Lunch via the Cafeteria (which is basically like saying they are on the f*cking Moon). And I cant drink milk anyways, since it makes me vomit.
Honestly, if my school served Tea (not the sugar filled Nestea crap), or other health drink alternatives, I know I would buy it.
But getting rid of sodas is only the surface. I'd say "yeah, get rid of sodas in school" but why? The children of America are still going to be fat fucks.Comment
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In which case he still has to bother with not only carrying it to school but figuring out how to keep it cool and get around the problem of it bursting in his bag. All of the precautions and risks taken by bringing your own drink to school is costly (costs aren't always money).Originally posted by Arch
Oh, the trouble of precautions and yada yada will create a disincentive to drink sodas as often. If it's less convenient the liklihood of the frequency remaining the same is rather low. If the frequency of eating "unhealthy" foods is lowered the odds are that the choice made was healthful.
QComment
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It's not hard to carry a soda to school, unless his school is gigantic. I did it all the time when I used to be the laziest fat slob ever.Comment
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Just go to college. Just do it. There are soda and coffee places / machines everywhere. Overpriced, but it's there.
Anyway, at my old high school, they had a person go to each of the 15 vending machines for sodas and snacks and turn them off. This happened EXACTLY as school began in the morning. They were turned back on EXACTLY as school ended.
Still, what idiot pays a dollar for a 20 oz. bottle of soda?
~SqueekComment
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Squeek what was the point of saying "just go to college" when it's obvious he can't? Other than advertising that you yourself are in college.
As for paying that... well, people who are thirsty and want a soda?
People pay $2 for a 13 oz bottle of bawls. That's more of a ripoff if you ask me.Comment
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