# I heard from Gary Taubes, but... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924 "2011-04-11T02:44:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/1 "2011-04-11T02:44:45Z")
I have been ordered not to publicly post anything he wrote to me because that would be him posting by proxy. However, I am informing anyone who is interested that you are welcome to contact me _ **directly** _ if you would like to know what he has to say. It’s very good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/2 "2011-04-11T03:22:13Z")
Ummm, is this in reference to any particular thread? ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/3 "2011-04-11T04:01:58Z")
The monster weight loss thread. If you don’t know, you aren’t interested, I promise. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/4 "2011-04-11T04:08:53Z")
I heard from Gary Taubes, but… I still can’t believe it’s not butter. I heard from Gary Taubes, but… double-dipping is not OK in my book! I heard from Gary Taubes, but… farting does not provoke an attack of opportunity. Hehe. This is fun. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/5 "2011-04-11T04:13:16Z")
Good heavens, **Stoid** , don’t you have a real life? Out there . . . ? Somewhere . . . ? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/6 "2011-04-11T05:26:06Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Good heavens, **Stoid** , don’t you have a real life? Out there . . . ? Somewhere . . . ? Says the guy who used to have time to moderate the SDMB. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/7 "2011-04-11T06:18:14Z")
My Google Fu says he is a science writer and writes on nutrition. Just in case anybody wanted to know who the fuck Gary Taubes is. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/8 "2011-04-11T11:56:11Z")
Stoid, [your presence is requested](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=604195). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-from-gary-taubes-but/577924/9 "2011-04-11T11:56:22Z")
Nicely done, **Stoid** – you managed not to directly flout my instructions. It’s not like I’m going to leave this thread open, though. The good news is I’m not going to disappear it. You’re really trying my patience, here. **twickster** , MPSIMS moderator