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Old 07-10-2013, 12:20 PM
 
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Forcing authoritarian rules on nature's ultimate rebels (teenagers) was a sure-fire recipe for failure.
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:21 PM
 
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Real life caught up with hype is what happened... what you think is good, rarely is...
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:23 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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An American kid might have to eat a vegetable?
Oh, the HORROR!
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:25 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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In before "just get used to it, hunger pains are good for the soul" herpyderpy.

New York school drops Michelle Obama lunch standards: Kids too hungry - Washington Times
School lunches in Japan are seaweed based. Somehow, the Japanese manage to live substantially longer than their U.S. counterparts.

There is a huge difference between true hunger and wanting more or different food. The majority in the U.S. do not seem to be able to tell the difference.
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:25 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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An American kid might have to eat a vegetable?
Oh, the HORROR!
That's the problem. They only ate a vegetable. Guess that's why they're hungry.
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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School lunches in Japan are seaweed based. Somehow, the Japanese manage to live substantially longer than their U.S. counterparts.

There is a huge difference between true hunger and wanting more or different food. The majority in the U.S. do not seem to be able to tell the difference.
Kids are too stupid to know the difference. Gotcha.

Japanese also commit suicide an alarming number of times and are extremely xenophobic. Should we be more like them in that respect also?
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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That's the problem. They only ate a vegetable. Guess that's why they're hungry.
They only got a single vegetable to eat for lunch, I must of missed that in the vague article you posted.
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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They only got a single vegetable to eat for lunch, I must of missed that in the vague article you posted.
It's a joke. Lighten up Francis.
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:33 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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It's a joke. Lighten up Francis.
Much like the article you posted....I think that is the point. Could you find one with actual substance in it?
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Old 07-10-2013, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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Japanese also commit suicide an alarming number of times and are extremely xenophobic. Should we be more like them in that respect also?
Take the best and leave the rest.
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