# The Man Juice Diet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 20, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738 "2002-11-20T14:13:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/1 "2002-11-20T14:13:47Z")

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[http://www.ncbuy.com/news/wireless\_news.html?qdate=2002-11-20&nav=VIEW&id=09136I5C1UF021120](http://www.ncbuy.com/news/wireless_news.html?qdate=2002-11-20&nav=VIEW&id=09136I5C1UF021120)  
Oh  
My  
God

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/2 "2002-11-20T14:24:13Z")

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Note to self:

You do not have to click on every link provided.

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**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/3 "2002-11-20T14:30:49Z")

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Wow, I thought I had heard it all

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/4 "2002-11-20T15:04:13Z")

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On rereading the article, and thinking it over, I’ve decided that “banana smoothie” probably isn’t a euphemism after all. Although it clearly should be.

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**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/5 "2002-11-20T15:15:35Z")

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Uh, do I want to click on that while at work?

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/6 "2002-11-20T15:19:13Z")

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Yes, it’s just a news article. You’re okay, **Juanita**.

Still…can you imagine the informercials that could pop up because of this?

“Milked from the healthiest vegetarian body builders…guaranteed free of disease or defect…pumped full of vitamins and minerals…”

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/7 "2002-11-20T15:24:49Z")

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Ahhh, she’d just squeeze you dry and toss you away when she was done with you.

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**Author:** ![Rug\_Burn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@Rug\_Burn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rug_Burn)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/8 "2002-11-20T15:42:14Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by CalMeacham \*  
> \*\*Ahhh, she’d just squeeze you dry and toss you away when she was done with you. \*\*

You say that like it’s a bad thing. Always happy to donate to a worthy cause.

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**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/9 "2002-11-20T15:48:13Z")

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Oh, sure, I’d be _glad_ to help her out…but what’s in it for _me_? 😃

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**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/10 "2002-11-20T15:51:33Z")

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I think I’m going to vomit.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/11 "2002-11-20T15:54:56Z")

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I thought the OP had accidently transposed “The Juice Man Diet” with “The Man Juice Diet”. Boy was I wrong.

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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/12 "2002-11-20T15:58:16Z")

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I can’t imagine this diet will sweep across the face of the nation.

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**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/13 "2002-11-20T16:22:21Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Mullinator \*  
> \*\*…will sweep across the face… \*\*

You mean it’s **not** a moisturizer?

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**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/14 "2002-11-20T16:23:28Z")

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The face of the woman involved, _maybe_…

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**Author:** ![BobbySuezQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@BobbySuezQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobbySuezQ)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/15 "2002-11-20T16:39:15Z")

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ugh! definitely shouldn’t have read this one while eating tapioca pudding.

only in california …

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/16 "2002-11-20T16:46:22Z")

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Think of the consequences, though.

If she’s successful …

“Honey, does this outfit make me look fat?”  
“Hell, yeah. You need to diet!”

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**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/17 "2002-11-20T16:52:59Z")

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Ah, finally something that can give the Atkins diet some stiff competition.

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/18 "2002-11-20T18:05:16Z")

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Oh man… I just had a mental picture of some new “milk mustache” ads that magazines would carry if this caught on… 😃

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**Author:** ![stofsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/19 "2002-11-20T18:21:13Z")

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I emailed the link to Mrs. Stof at work. I’ll let you know the results, though I warn it’s likely to be a resounding, “HA!”

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**Author:** ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-juice-diet/137738/20 "2002-11-20T18:26:18Z")

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God bless her 😉

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