Comments for Andrew Ringler http://www.andrewringler.com/wp me, film, security, technology and more Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:22:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Vitamin C Still Doesn’t Prevent Cancer by andrew http://www.andrewringler.com/wp/2008/09/06/vitamin-c-still-doesnt-prevent-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-161 andrew Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:22:05 +0000 http://www.andrewringler.com/wp/?p=93#comment-161 It is given that any medical advances made in cancer prevention and cure are a huge benefit to humanity. The word "happy" in the phrase: "If you haven’t been wasting your money overdosing on vitamin-c supplements you might be happy to know that vitamin C still doesn’t cure cancer" is meant to offer humor at the potential for a meager conciliation prize. Obviously the outcome that would make anyone the "happiest" would be for Vitamin C to be a cure for cancer, but it is not unfortunately. The only consolation is the fact that some people are several hundred dollars richer than they would have been if they had spent their money on superfluous supplements. Another parallel for this type of humor follows. Imagine a newspaper cartoon picturing two men standing on the side of the road. They are staring a wrecked car on fire. The one man says to the other: "You'll certainly save money on gas now". Could you please provide a reference to the quote you have attributed to Plato? It is given that any medical advances made in cancer prevention and cure are a huge benefit to humanity.

The word “happy” in the phrase: “If you haven’t been wasting your money overdosing on vitamin-c supplements you might be happy to know that vitamin C still doesn’t cure cancer” is meant to offer humor at the potential for a meager conciliation prize. Obviously the outcome that would make anyone the “happiest” would be for Vitamin C to be a cure for cancer, but it is not unfortunately.

The only consolation is the fact that some people are several hundred dollars richer than they would have been if they had spent their money on superfluous supplements.

Another parallel for this type of humor follows. Imagine a newspaper cartoon picturing two men standing on the side of the road. They are staring a wrecked car on fire. The one man says to the other: “You’ll certainly save money on gas now”.

Could you please provide a reference to the quote you have attributed to Plato?

]]> Comment on Vitamin C Still Doesn’t Prevent Cancer by Dardar http://www.andrewringler.com/wp/2008/09/06/vitamin-c-still-doesnt-prevent-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Dardar Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:21:44 +0000 http://www.andrewringler.com/wp/?p=93#comment-160 "...you might be happy to know that vitamin C still doesn’t cure cancer." "Happy"? You've got issues here. "The poverty, and danger, of reductionist science." - Plato “…you might be happy to know that vitamin C still doesn’t cure cancer.”

“Happy”? You’ve got issues here.

“The poverty, and danger, of reductionist science.”
- Plato

]]> Comment on Juno (2007) by sara ringler http://www.andrewringler.com/wp/2008/02/19/juno-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-7 sara ringler Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:26:49 +0000 http://www.andrewringler.com/wp/?p=34#comment-7 I agree...........I loved Juno..........everything about it was really new and fresh...... Ellen Page was natural, I think she must be like that in real life. anyway........nice site, good writing Andrew............. I agree………..I loved Juno……….everything about it was really new and fresh……
Ellen Page was natural, I think she must be like that in real life.

anyway……..nice site, good writing Andrew………….

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