# Screw the Paleo diet **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363 "2014-12-16T04:33:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/1 "2014-12-16T04:33:13Z")
I’m going [Plio](http://assets.amuniversal.com/666d300062140132b42a005056a9545d)! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/2 "2014-12-16T13:56:33Z")
Thanks for the reports, everyone – the OP isn’t spamming us, though. It’s safe to click on the link. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/3 "2014-12-16T15:23:30Z")
MMM, tree bark. Might be OK if it’s a sassafras. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/4 "2014-12-16T20:35:03Z")
I’m in! ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/5 "2014-12-16T21:14:05Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > MMM, tree bark. Might be OK if it’s a sassafras. Sprinkle a little cinnamon on top, and that’s good eatin’! ---
**Author:** ![Tully\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@Tully\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tully_Mars)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/6 "2014-12-16T21:58:35Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Sprinkle a little cinnamon on top, and that’s good eatin’! If it gives you a headache, take an aspirin. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/7 "2014-12-17T01:00:37Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > MMM, tree bark. Might be OK if it’s a sassafras. [Some parts are edible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJMIu18I8Y) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/8 "2014-12-17T01:38:16Z")
Makes as much sense as most diets. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/9 "2014-12-17T02:54:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Day one. Ants on a stick There’s your problem. You’re supposed to eat termites on a stick. ---
**Author:** ![Timetrvlr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/10 "2014-12-17T06:18:26Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > There’s your problem. You’re supposed to eat termites on a stick. Right you are and better have someone standing watch for lions and hyenas, literally _standing_ so they can see over the grass and scrub. I think that’s how we developed our upright posture, those that didn’t stand were Darwin’s losers.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-the-paleo-diet/707363/11 "2014-12-17T13:59:13Z")
> [@Tully\_Mars](#): > > If it gives you a headache, take an aspirin. If it gives you a headache, take willow bark