The Forest and the Outlaw » links http://carriesager.com Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:15:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://carriesager.com/2007/07/19/ http://carriesager.com/2007/07/19/#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:40:00 +0000 Carrie http://carriesager.com/?p=19 SuperNaturale has an excellent basic intro to tea, for those of you looking for a good place to direct confused friends and relatives.

]]> http://carriesager.com/2007/07/19/feed/ 0 Jackie Chan sez: Green tea = awesome! http://carriesager.com/2007/03/jackie-chan-sez-green-tea-awesome/ http://carriesager.com/2007/03/jackie-chan-sez-green-tea-awesome/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:13:00 +0000 Carrie http://carriesager.com/?p=11 Continue reading →]]> First, go read the article. Finished? Okay, what did you think?

a. Wow, I’m going to buy that product right now!
b. Wow, celebrity endorsements are good, but celebrity endorsements by Chinese people are even better!
c. Wow, that guy must get a kickback from the company, because no one can be that enthusiastic about a powdered drink without financial gain!

Jesus, why don’t they just call it “JACKIE CHAN’S MAGICAL ANTI-CANCER JUICE” and be done with it? Let’s break this down:

1. Antioxidants may have some positive health effects. This does not mean that more of them makes you healthier.
2. Are people still doing the low-carb thing? I thought whole grains were the new black in diet-land.
3. Seriously? Jackie Chan is qualified to tell us what makes good green tea because he’s from China? I just. Gaah.

Forget it. Here, check out Sir Thomas Lipton’s MySpace Page instead. I think we have reached the logical extreme of fake celebrities on MySpace, you guys.

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