Why do we eat corn?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Kodo, Nov 17, 2004.

  1. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    seriously.. why do eat something that doesn't get digested and ends up coming out "in the end".. I don't get. I'm not eating corn anymore unless it's popped.. :D

    -This random thought brought to you by Kodo and the number threee.. ah ah ah..
     

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  2. ArchAngel

    ArchAngel Sergeant

    Are corn flakes okay to eat?
     
  3. The1God

    The1God Private First Class

    You would have to say the same for nuts, they dont seem to get digested all the time either. As fas as corn goes, I have read that once upon a time, our appenixes were like a bird's gizzard. It would grind up grains and corn. So our bodies could utilize it. So I guess if you are going to eat regular kernal corn, chew it up real good.
     
  4. The1God

    The1God Private First Class

    BTW.... This is kinda a gross topic and I wont ask you why you came up with this random thought :eek:
     
  5. Wenchie

    Wenchie I R teh brat

    He's full of it. he had to top it off. :p
     
  6. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    top what off?
     
  7. acejones

    acejones A Different Title

    did you know that in 17th century europe called "wheat" corn?

    college money is finally paying off! :D
     
  8. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    well, they are the same family.. corn is just a larger version of it really (in a basic sense).
     
  9. G.T.

    G.T. R.I.P February 4, 2007. You will be missed.

    The bulk of the corn you eat IS digested, just the outer skin from the kernel is left. If that bothers you, you can always peel each kernel before eating it.

    Pepper, and IIRC, cinammon go through your system virtually intact. Pepper poo for dinner and cinammon poo for desert. With a baby in the house, that's a meal Kodo can probably relate to. ;)
     
  10. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    Random humor completely trashed by G.T.. :p
     
  11. celebration.of.being

    celebration.of.being Private First Class

    Though d corn does not have any nutritive value but its really very very good for our digestive tracks. Eating corn leads to the greasing of the track and helps in preventing those terrible stomach problems...afterall we dont have much time for health problems...so keep munching corn and stay fit... :cool:
     
  12. The1God

    The1God Private First Class

    Just don't run through a cornfield naked and backwards.
     
  13. G.T.

    G.T. R.I.P February 4, 2007. You will be missed.

    Aw, I ended it with a joke pointed at the same end. That didn't count?
     
  14. g1lgam3sh

    g1lgam3sh MajorGeek

    The original question is still valid;)

    I would rather eat my own hair, which has turned out to be not as tough and durable as corn, but then very little is!

    Like alcohol, you don't consume it, you rent it.:)
     
  15. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    I'll give you 2 points for it... but only because it was humor . but you sucked the wind from my joke.. :p
     
  16. G.T.

    G.T. R.I.P February 4, 2007. You will be missed.

    Not totally. Corn IS good for making polka-dotted poo. So festive during the holiday season. ;)
     
  17. Just Playin

    Just Playin MajorGeek

    That was Elvis' last thought just before he died.
     
  18. sibeer

    sibeer MajorGeek

    We eat corn because there's nothing else to do with it. Hmm, that reminds me of a joke about two guys lost in the forest and they stumble across an ugly old woman in a cabin and.......... wait a minute, I can't tell that joke here, I'll be banned for sure.
     
  19. javajunkie80

    javajunkie80 Private E-2

    What else would we make corn chips out of? the salsa industry would go broke.
     
  20. jarcher

    jarcher I can't handle a title

    McD's uses corn made bags and box's. .
    corn is in cola. . .but I too have the baby butt/corn issue

    I live in the US corn capitol(or so I hear)
    You don't want to know the things I have done in a cornfield
    but running nek'd I would rather do backwards.(ouch)

    if you actually sat down and thought about what "they" do with corn. . consumption is a very small fraction

    but why do people eat it? dunno. . maybe "back in the day" Native americans had bigger and scarier poo. .. .and that just crushed the English manhood

    you know, how men are always saying"You should have seen the size of that. ."! and so on. . . .

    I think Eddie Murphy explained it best. . but I will leave that out. . .
     
  21. CLarKEY

    CLarKEY Private Epilepic Seizure Inducer

    Iowa is the corn capital of the U.S. guess which state im from hmmmmmmmm......(see loacation in upper right corner)
     
  22. Wookie

    Wookie Sergeant Major

    it doesnt have much taste either u gotta throw some salt and butta on a stick to make it taste decent. But it sure is a good way to finish off a bbq with something stuck in ur teeth and dripping down ur chin.
     
  23. eclayton

    eclayton Sgt. Shorts-cough

    Corn threads often end in disaster.......

    ;)

    :D
     
  24. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    I'm gonna end you in disaster ..punk!! :D
     
  25. Just Playin

    Just Playin MajorGeek

    corny thoughts.
     

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  26. Freddy

    Freddy Sergeant

    Kodo - you're supposed to chew your food. Maybe its time for new dentures. Or try some creamed corn - Gerbers makes some with extra nutrients.
     
  27. G.T.

    G.T. R.I.P February 4, 2007. You will be missed.

    This thread could be the start of a whole new category....


    Cornographic.
     
  28. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    that's the funniest thing I heard all day! You've earned yourself redemption.. :D
     
  29. G.T.

    G.T. R.I.P February 4, 2007. You will be missed.

    1 Attaboy, 376 Awsh*ts... I've got a long way to go. :D
     
  30. Night

    Night Private First Class

    Cause we like the two tone effect,,,,,,,Maze and Brown
     
  31. Uncle Bob

    Uncle Bob MajorGeek

    Why do we eat corn?? Because it's yummy.
     
  32. Freddy

    Freddy Sergeant

    A Porceline collage? A reason to look down?
     
  33. martinch

    martinch Specialist

    i work for a seedcorn company and i thank god that people eat corn ,and cows eat corn, and pigs eat corn, and chickens eat corn and turkeys eat corn.
     
  34. slider

    slider Major Wise-***

    Kodo, you really need to get out of the bathroom more.






    And stop examining your own BM's so closely. :rolleyes:

    By the way, did you know if you drink a lot of grape soda or other purple food coloring loaded food, you can get a bright green BM ? The chemistry of the metabolism of the dye is quite interesting. ;)
     
  35. eclayton

    eclayton Sgt. Shorts-cough

    This is Bio-Chemistry at it's finest!

    :D
     
  36. ASUS

    ASUS MajorGeek

    "Why do we eat corn?"
    Cause if you didnt Mom would slap ya right off the dinning room chair.

    After ya done eating the ole corn off the cob, save the cob, let it dry out, then when you run out of Charmin TT you'll find a use for it.
    I've heard it's just as soft as Charmin.
     
  37. G.T.

    G.T. R.I.P February 4, 2007. You will be missed.

    Only the first day or two. After a week it's about like a wood rasp.
    :eek:


    Man, this is the corniest thread we've had in a long time. :D
     
  38. jarcher

    jarcher I can't handle a title

    I got it!!!!

    as far as the digestion issue. . . . .grits
    they've already been run through once
     
  39. slider

    slider Major Wise-***

    Well, I found it to be a regular CORNucopia of information and a-maize-ing facts. :p
     

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