Grow yourself to goal

[Dan Goncharoff]

The American Heart Association has a "Get To Goal" initiative that they
rolled out last year with much fanfare.

DanG


On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> It says here, "Doctors prescribe CRESTOR when diet and exercise aren't
> enough to get cholesterol to goal."
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> A UPS ad has a bunch of post-teens (apparently high, which is why they need
> an elderly, thirty-something mentor) starting up a company in a loft with
> nothing but laptops.
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> Amid the hilarity, they shout that "being good" "grows us to goal!"
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> But if you're not on drugs (prescription or otherwise), you'll probably say
> "to (one's) goal."
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> JL
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