uh-oh [the guy that made] spaghettios! [died]
but it sounds like he lived a long and fruitful life. donald goerke, the creator of spaghettios and later of chunky soup, died at the age of 83. he was campbell’s marketing research director when his team created the famous delectable delight to entice kids to eat pasta because of their appealing shapes. goerke worked [...]
those last 40 lbs
if you’ve made it this far (5 whole days and counting!) with your new year’s resolution to drop some pounds , here are some incentives/inspirations you might want to check out:
healthywage.com is a free website that will pay you to lose weight. you can win $100 or up to $1000 if you put in some [...]
presenting.. your favorites
it’s been an awesome year at sb and before we jump into new year, we thought we’d take a look at your favorite stories from 2009. here are the top 5, in order by page count:
omg sharon, you’re … huge is the story of one man’s love … for his pumpkin.
not sure I want [...]
who’s next, mrs. butterfield?
here’s an interesting story sent to us by a reader–the sun-maid raisin girl has had some work done.this is interesting because since its inception, the sun-maid girl’s image has been fiercely protected by the company to maintain wholesomeness–she was “was inspired by a real person – lorraine collett petersen, who in 1915 lived in the [...]
are you drunk?
this is one of the questions in the decision chart designed to help you decide where to eat (this is from the fast food edition below). there is also a cereal edition and a chain restaurant edition. i think it’s a great idea for stocking stuffer (you can buy it here). hell, you could mail it [...]
healthy and good for you, bla, bla, bla
the british journal of psychiatry confirmed again that um, food that’s good for you is better than food that’s bad for you. the research showed that people that eat a mediterranean diet–those full of fruit, vegetables, cereals and olive oil–were less likely (by 30%) to get depressed than people who eat the high fat, high [...]
healthy…and stoopid
what is it with cereal this year? kellogg’s is claiming that the popular cereal cocoa krispies boosts immunity. they claim this because they’ve raised the levels of vitamins a, c, and e (those known to boos immune systems) from 10% of the daily value to 25% of the daily value. the move shockingly hasn’t gone [...]
