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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 21 2007, 08:23 PM (1,201 Views) | |
| Beatlesluver | Apr 21 2007, 08:23 PM Post #1 |
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I thought I'd start a thread for all of those who have habits/addictions (legal that is :lol: ) and wish to share them. Those of you who have beaten the crave for them may wish to share how they did it. I have two that are my main ones. Firstly, since I stopped sucking my thumb at the age of 5 I haven't stopped bitting my nails. I think it may have to do with the fact that I am quite a nervous person. I bought some stuff to put on it and I thought I was doing well this week but those longer nails were obviously too tempting to bite! My second one is Diet Coke. |
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| non | Apr 21 2007, 08:27 PM Post #2 |
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FOOD!!!!! non
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 21 2007, 08:32 PM Post #3 |
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coffee and food. badly with coffee. maybe, that is why I can't sleep half the time.
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Apr 21 2007, 08:56 PM Post #4 |
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Chocolate, I honestly can't go a day without it or else I get massive cravings. |
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| foolonthehill | Apr 21 2007, 09:05 PM Post #5 |
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Not a BAD habit, but my addiction is green tea. I'm in love with it. I couldn't have it the other day (we had run out) and I nearly spazzed. :wacko: |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 12:24 AM Post #6 |
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I love the fact that you started this out with confessions of thumb sucking at 5, that's terribly cute. Congratulations on overcoming that one, I'm sure your smile has benefited greatly from it as well.
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 12:27 AM Post #7 |
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You know this is a great thread and all but it needs more BOOZE!!!! |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 12:28 AM Post #8 |
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How old are you Nick ... oh yeah, you're British ... nevermind. |
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| kink | Apr 22 2007, 01:18 AM Post #9 |
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I was addicted to diet coke for many years, and we're not talking about simple cravings, but scary withdrawal symptoms which I never thought I would have because of a stupid drink. I had it for breakfast, first thing in the morning, and at least 2 litres a day. We have a store around the corner, from where I would get my "supplies", and my mother had to go and tell the people who run the store to never let me buy any diet coke (I had to find alternatives, and ways to hide my dose). For once in my life I tried to have some self-control and I quit it, but after such a long time I still get cravings and I indulge from time to time. Silly. |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 02:07 AM Post #10 |
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oh i get it a spot of yank ignorance i see well i was drinking when even you were in nappy's by the way im 20 so arrest me |
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Apr 22 2007, 03:06 AM Post #11 |
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s'okay, I'm 18 and live in the US and have knocked back a few from time to time, so you really could arrest me. |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 03:30 AM Post #12 |
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the more i talk to you the more i like you i think im addicted to lovelyrita |
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| Emilee | Apr 22 2007, 03:38 AM Post #13 |
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food, hugs and dancing. |
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| Emilee | Apr 22 2007, 03:42 AM Post #14 |
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oh. and the INTERNET! |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 03:49 AM Post #15 |
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Emily i can take you out on all 3 on a date with me
what ya say?? |
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| Emilee | Apr 22 2007, 03:51 AM Post #16 |
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heck yes! |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 04:06 AM Post #17 |
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WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!! ive pulled the hottest lady in christendom |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 04:10 AM Post #18 |
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That wasn't ignorance on my part ... I'm aware of the European trip insomuch as these things, and that the drinking age over there isn't 21 ... so hence the "nevermind." Although I will admit ... what in the world are you talking about with the "nappy" comment?
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 04:12 AM Post #19 |
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was a joke something the older brits say nappy = diaper |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 04:14 AM Post #20 |
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Could have been much worse in my elevated imagination, or was that going in the exact opposite direction. Well ... whatever, doubtful my friend ... I've got ... well never mind what I've got on you :poke:, mathematically this is highly improbable. Although it was an interesting come back, I'll give you that. |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 04:32 AM Post #21 |
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I think I've figured out what my bad habit is
... I'm a compulsive editor :type:, I wonder if they have some sort of "anonymous" group for that?
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 04:53 AM Post #22 |
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im confused |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 04:59 AM Post #23 |
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Well I could always edit a little more and then you'd be lost, or rather "locationally challenged" like the fair Emilee is. (insert giggling) |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 05:03 AM Post #24 |
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honey you can PM me by all means im really curious now |
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| Mista_Jim | Apr 22 2007, 08:45 AM Post #25 |
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My bad habit is smoking. I have quit beofre and am going to have to quit again. Iknow, I know, it's bad.Please don't preach to me. The patch worked before, it will work again. |
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 22 2007, 08:48 AM Post #26 |
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hey, I only smoke when I have few beers.. which I haven't at all. |
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| Sixty-Four | Apr 22 2007, 10:37 AM Post #27 |
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Apart from being a Brit (tho I'm English really) & liking a drink I think should stop trying to understand even half of what Icarus posts ...but please don't stop!! Geez I wish I was 20 again....or do I...hmmm I'll have to think about that one now :lol: :lol:
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Apr 22 2007, 10:41 AM Post #28 |
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Was it a caffeine addiction or just a Diet Coke addiction? They say they've removed the cocaine from Coke, but I'm not convinced!
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Apr 22 2007, 10:55 AM Post #29 |
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Of course, there's nothing wrong with liking a 'few beers' and drinking socially and responsibly. Hey, I'm not even going to condemn the occasional 'blow out' either, which is frowned upon by health care professionals, but alcohol can be a horribly damaging substance. Misuse of and serious addiction to alcohol can destroy lives and families. Rather than describing serious alcohol addiction, which is truly devastating to families, both on a social and financial level, I'll concentrate on discussing misuse as it probably affects many more than actual addiction. It can turn rational, placid people into violent, angry drunks. It can tear down inhibitions which lead to people making dubious sexual choices which, in turn, can lead to disregarding contraception which can mean pregnancy and STDs. For many, it can lead to a 'who cares/anything goes' attitude which will mean that people will act without fear of consequence which can mean finding yourself waking up in a prison cell the 'morning after' or even meeting your maker if the person is overly and fatally reckless. Alcohol, if controlled and enjoyed in moderation, can be enjoyable and a social lubricant. If misused - which is so very often is - it leads to the scenes I witness every night of the week in London, when I'm working. The streets aren't paved with gold - they're paved with blood, puke and p*ss. It's not exactly the best advertisement for the United Kingdom. Anyone fancy a pint? |
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 22 2007, 10:59 AM Post #30 |
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:lol: I wish I was 20ty even though I am younger then you.
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 22 2007, 11:02 AM Post #31 |
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I want to kill myself type stuff. ah, Andy..
That wouldn't be me.. no not me..
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Apr 22 2007, 11:14 AM Post #32 |
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I have no idea what you're talking about, Dotty... That's another good point about alcohol. It's a depressant and, although after a couple of drinks you feel elated, have any more and the maudlin effect of alcohol will kick in. You hate yourself, you hate your life, you hate the way you feel... Department of Health study in 1993 revealed that, at that point, alcohol was a possible factor in 65% of suicide attempts and that other sources cite that 'between 18% and 66% of suicide victims have alcohol in their blood at the time of their death'. People with a history of - or are perhaps prone to - depression should steer well clear of alcohol because it greatly amplifies low feelings. |
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 22 2007, 11:27 AM Post #33 |
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Great information Andy. We all can benefit by all this information.. |
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| Beatlesluver | Apr 22 2007, 11:33 AM Post #34 |
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I started this thread because I was hoping to combat all my bad habits. My nails are really short again and I got a glass of Diet Coke next to me! Oh well.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Apr 22 2007, 11:38 AM Post #35 |
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:lol: Well, if those are your worst vices, Daniella, I think you'll be fine - albeit with short nails.
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 12:26 PM Post #36 |
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Sex. i am addicted to sex. I am a recovering sexolic. |
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| vidgamerjon | Apr 22 2007, 12:51 PM Post #37 |
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I was waiting on someone to say that.
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The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today Is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips Then walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.--dcTalk | |
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| bluemeanie | Apr 22 2007, 01:24 PM Post #38 |
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Daniella - I used to bite my nails so much they bleed
then a few years ago my daughter was having her first holy communion so I thought I'd grow my nails as I would like to put some varinish on them etc for the event - for some strange reason my 'head and teeth' decided that the long nails looked great and ive never bit them since - they are very long now (apart from 1 last night which snapped
) don't use the anti-biting varnish or the perfume things - they are expensive and don't work IMHO :hmm: its just will power at the end of the day taking of will power - wish i could pack the smokes in too
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| kink | Apr 22 2007, 02:18 PM Post #39 |
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on again, off again
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:lol: it was just diet coke addiction, which I caused to myself, because I had it all the time and associated it with nearly everything. |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 22 2007, 02:18 PM Post #40 |
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i have to stop going on that dirty cams website, it's costing me too much money |
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| BlueMolly2009 | Apr 22 2007, 03:12 PM Post #41 |
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Bad Habits: Biting my nails & twisting my hair when I'm nervous Addictions: CHOCOLATE and nuts (no not what you're thinking of, get your heads out of the gutter people :lol: I'm talking about peanuts, walnuts, cashews, almonds, etc) I can't get enough of them. |
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| foolonthehill | Apr 22 2007, 03:14 PM Post #42 |
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Agreed on both parts. I twist my hair like nuts, and bite my nails way too much :hmm: |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 03:50 PM Post #43 |
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No really bad habits here. I drink about a 2 liter bottle of diet coke a day too, just for the taste of it. |
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Apr 22 2007, 04:23 PM Post #44 |
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I am well away of the dangers of Alcohol after one year of college. One of my friends has already had to be rushed to the emergency room due to alcohol poisoning. Last week, a 19 year old girl from my college got hit by a train and killed when walking back from a bar because she was completely wasted, got lost, and wandered on to the train tracks. Sometimes I really do agree with the drinking age, teenagers are too stupid to drink. Not that it stops them.... The university, parents, they all turn a blind eye. |
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Apr 22 2007, 04:26 PM Post #45 |
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I think I might also be addicted to the Internet. I can't remember the last day I haven't been on the Internet. |
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| LIPA | Apr 22 2007, 05:31 PM Post #46 |
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Well........ Zippity do dah I'll drink to That
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 05:37 PM Post #47 |
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yeap really enjoyed your last dance.
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| BeatleBarb | Apr 22 2007, 05:39 PM Post #48 |
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Got dancing on your mind tonight, luv?? |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 05:42 PM Post #49 |
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"you asking" "yeah i am asking" "i'm dancing" |
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| Deleted User | Apr 22 2007, 06:47 PM Post #50 |
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To post, or not to post ... ... that is the question.
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| LIPA | Apr 22 2007, 07:03 PM Post #51 |
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Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The e-mails and pm's of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of topics, |
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| Blackbird1942 | Apr 22 2007, 07:21 PM Post #52 |
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I used to always twist my hair whenever, and I mean always...but not anymore since I cut off 15 inches. So I guess thats one bad habit down the drain. Another one I have is not exactly biting my nails, more like fiddling my thumb nail with my teeth but I don't but it. It's hard to explain :wacko: |
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| DCBeatle64 | Apr 22 2007, 08:13 PM Post #53 |
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I'm a bit addicted to Beatles/Macca messageboards which is doing nothing for my education or social life :lol: |
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 22 2007, 08:33 PM Post #54 |
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I can never recover from that. |
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 22 2007, 09:15 PM Post #55 |
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I don't need to go out and meet friends. I have my friends on the internet.
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| Kopite | Apr 22 2007, 09:24 PM Post #56 |
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I'm addicted to chocolate... but I wouldn't call it a bad habit...
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| maccascruff | Apr 23 2007, 12:00 AM Post #57 |
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I admit it. I'm addicted to the internet. Also love my chocolate. I'm also addicted to Paul McCartney and have been known to make bad decisions when it comes to how much to spend to see him. In the end, I don't regret a single penny. Bad habit: I need to exercise and lose some weight. |
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 23 2007, 12:10 AM Post #58 |
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OK, I am pm's addicted. I like sending and receiving them. me bad. When
I don't get PM back I feel unloved.
I can't help myself... :cry:I am like a little kid in cookie jar. I get a pm I get excited.. Hey, someone care for me..
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| Deleted User | Apr 23 2007, 12:22 AM Post #59 |
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sends naked picture of himself to dotty that will cure her. |
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 23 2007, 12:57 AM Post #60 |
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Send more pics of you in your boxer might help too peter.. :lol: |
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| Deleted User | Apr 23 2007, 04:32 AM Post #61 |
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Well if it helps any ... 20's a tad bit too young, could say more but then I might confuse the crap out of you in addition to causing whatever neurosis' that I've evidently conjured up in dear sweet Nick. (shhh, he's paranoid) Evidently I missed out on quite a lot of posting today didn't I? :lol: |
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Commentary on your commentary (although I'm a little foggy about what it was that caused you to get so expansive on the matter) ... I'd say that perhaps the statistic that you're referencing might not be taking into account that perhaps those that are of that disposition are already in that disposition, and are merely utilizing the concoctions to carry through with their agenda (i.e. bottled "courage," if you'll excuse the pun). Meaning ... that rather than just dismiss the act, or attempted act as a by-product of the alcohol that they're consuming ... perhaps the alcohol was being introduced into their situation in order to supplement the intension of "ending it all." Just thought I'd throw a couple of thoughts at your's and sort of smooth out the rough spots that I detected within the fuzzy logic.
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| Deleted User | Apr 23 2007, 04:52 AM Post #63 |
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Not a nail bitter or a hair twisterer (is that a word?), although I do consume too much caffeine I'd say ... and as mentioned earlier an unnecessary editor (possibly compulsively so). I see a typo and I end up wanting to clean it up, but only my own typo's ... haven't a problem in the world with anyone else's because I feel that writing style is a sort of window into someone's personal style and that's fascinating to me. Hmmm ... I might laugh a bit too much, but then again no where near as much as one of my elder sisters ... she's a trip. When I was a child I convinced my friends she was a witch (she's got a very distinct laugh, she's known for it by many). At any rate, not really into vexing too terribly much about the laughter issue ... I've got a quirky perspective, but IMO some times that's what it takes to get through the rough patches. I forgot ... I'm way longwinded, practiced too much in the late '80's and early '90's for that not to be the case. I might be too cerebral for some as well ... but then again, I can switch gears pretty quickly in a pinch. (at least I'm aware of the editing problem, that's the first step toward recovery they say)
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| Dorfliedot | Apr 23 2007, 05:42 AM Post #64 |
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I am squere. |
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| Emilee | Apr 23 2007, 06:27 AM Post #65 |
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my worst habit i think is leaving everything til the last minute. im a shocker for that. |
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| Sixty-Four | Apr 23 2007, 07:59 AM Post #66 |
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Ya see...I rest my case...I never know what the hell you're talking about Perhaps I shouldn't try reading your posts 1st thing in the morning ...yep I'll start leaving them til later in the day!
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Apr 23 2007, 10:59 AM Post #67 |
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The statistics speaks for themself, Icarus, they do not point towards or make any statement about the reasons the people who have committed suicide, it just provides information on the amount of people who have killed themself with alcohol in their system. After all, alcohol does not simply cause people to kill themselves. However, if people suffer from bout of depression or, indeed, clinical depression then it can either amplify their feelings of low esteem and perhaps lead them towards a path they wouldn't have taken if they had been sober. Of course, I agree with you, if for some unrelated reason they wanted to end it all, then alcohol could lower their natural inhibitions and give them 'bottled courage' to carry out the act. I would suggest that the statistics express both of (but not limited to) those scenarios. |
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Apr 23 2007, 03:04 PM Post #68 |
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haha, you wish.
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That bit that I bolded was about the sum total of what I was saying, same could be said for drunken promiscuity if you think about it ... I mean to say, Mickey Gilley's song about the "Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" probably wouldn't have been too big of a hit in the Country music if alcohol hadn't been factored in either. Of course quite a few George Jones songs might not make too much sense either.
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Neil ... you're funny.
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| Sixty-Four | Apr 23 2007, 03:20 PM Post #71 |
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Aha...it works...16:30 and now I can understand one of your post...I've cracked it
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Yeah ... but I'm sure I could confuse you in a New York minute, even though technically I'm on the west coast.
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| Sixty-Four | Apr 23 2007, 03:33 PM Post #73 |
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Awwww..dammmit..I've lost it again now OK so what's a New York minute
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Well ... given that it's a big city, a lot of things can happen within a very short amount of time. Therefore a New York minute is a sort of cheeky way of saying that.
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| Nick2006 | Apr 23 2007, 05:16 PM Post #75 |
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I'm not paranoid i just think everybody hates me
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As Dr. Phil would have it ... how's that working for you Nick? :lol: |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 23 2007, 05:26 PM Post #77 |
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Well i've been drinking since i was 18 and i am already more grown up than most of the american 20 year olds who you consider as kids the booze puts hairs on your chest love |
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| LadyMacca | Apr 23 2007, 05:33 PM Post #78 |
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| Deleted User | Apr 23 2007, 05:33 PM Post #79 |
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Personally I thought that happened from the crusts of bread being eaten, well that and spinach. ... don't want to get into a point-by-point breakdown of how ludicrous your estimations of American maturity might be, based purely upon the established drinking age ... although I might say that you're a late bloomer if you started at 18. Then again, I kind of shouldn't make that statement ... you might be trying to get me in trouble Nick.How unsporting of you.
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| Nick2006 | Apr 23 2007, 05:36 PM Post #80 |
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well actually i started at 14 but i political correctness says i shouldnt admit that
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I work on PC's all day ... I shouldn't admit that either.
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| Nick2006 | Apr 23 2007, 05:41 PM Post #82 |
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Sorry honey we still friends??? |
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| Deleted User | Apr 23 2007, 06:16 PM Post #83 |
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Yeah I'm pretty sure we are ... although for some reason you seem to have lost your avatar. Might be my machine though. Seriously, was there any doubt??
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| Nick2006 | Apr 23 2007, 06:49 PM Post #84 |
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doubt of what? |
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Apr 23 2007, 09:59 PM Post #85 |
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Are you saying 18 is late for British people or Americans as well? And I'm not sure about the whole "drinking making you mature" thing. Some of the most mature people I know have never touched alcohol in their life. |
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Well actually ~Lovely Rita~ by the time that I was 18 I'd already been out from under my parental units roof for over 2 years ... so that was more of a personally arrived at conclusion that was not necessarily indicative of the "average" of much of anything, per se. I could go into some other things about "my life" as opposed to the life that I hear being made mention of by those of you that are contemporaniously in the under 25 bracket ... but I'd prefer to defer for reasons that I'd prefer to not elaborate on. Of course if you're truly interested, as opposed to being purely defensive ... you could always PM me for further clarification, I might even comply. Although I will say that while I agree that maturity in and of itself is not necessarily born of these sorts of things, for some it is something that's acquired as they gain experiences (highs and lows that they might encounter). However, I have a feeling that for some maturity is something that they've somehow already arrived onto the plane of existence with, granted that might be far too esoteric of a concept to debate given the nature of discourse upon the board ... and my own tendencies toward shifting gears between a few shades of perspective ... I'd prefer to not necessarily be excessively philosophical 24/7 (I like the liberty of being irreverent and laissez faire when I feel the urge, too much to not willingly admit that). For those that this is an accurate descriptor though ... there are many things that they might be faced with that others may not ever find themselves contemplating or considering. Just because we're in the same proverbial library ... doesn't mean we're on the same page, in many instances we aren't even in the same wing of that proverbial library ... let alone gazing at the same book. I'll further stipulate that even if we are looking at the same book ... we might not be looking at it for the same reason, and that's the crux isn't it? End of deep thought for the night ... me and my editing (tisk, tisk).
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| mozart8mytoe | Apr 24 2007, 11:03 AM Post #87 |
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I have no bad habits. |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 24 2007, 03:31 PM Post #88 |
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sorry rita the drink being mature thing didnt add up i meant to say that over here in the UK the age rating for everything is always two or three years before the US consent, drinking, smoking, gambling etc but i have also noticed you guys can drive at 16 wheras its 17/18 here |
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| Sixty-Four | Apr 24 2007, 03:35 PM Post #89 |
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So there's just the two of us on this board then? :wacko:
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| Jacaranda | Apr 24 2007, 05:43 PM Post #90 |
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Daniella -- You're addicted to Diet Coke? Oh say it isn't so. You're my hero for posting the study last year that showed that the phosphorus in colas leach calcium from women's bones, prompting me to give up Diet Coke. Which I did.
I allow myself an occasional one if we stop for subs, which has decreased my consumption from about 3 cans a day to maybe 3 cans a month. I just substituted another soda for it and everything's been fine (Fresca).My bad habit is here. This site. Oh, well.
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| Kit_Kat | Apr 24 2007, 06:24 PM Post #91 |
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| Nick2006 | Apr 24 2007, 07:54 PM Post #92 |
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lol Nat i can imagine you going off on one at the wheel :lol: |
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Apr 24 2007, 07:58 PM Post #93 |
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Yea, I see your point. Personally I think the legal age for everything should be 18 since at 18 we're technically adults according to law. The driving age being lower is nice, especially in the U.S. where unless you're in a big city, public transport is virtually non existent and everything is really spread out. |
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| ~LovelyRita~ | Apr 24 2007, 08:03 PM Post #94 |
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whoa, I think I'll need to read that about two more times to process it. I'll get back to you later. :wacko: Although I did get the "born into maturity" bit, and I'll agree with you there. I've often been told that I was "too mature" to be a teenager. Some people are naturally more mature, while others need a little more life experience to gain a higher level of maturity. |
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maybe, that is why I can't sleep half the time.


...but please don't stop!! Geez I wish I was 20 again....or do I...hmmm I'll have to think about that one now :lol: :lol:

then a few years ago my daughter was having her first holy communion so I thought I'd grow my nails as I would like to put some varinish on them etc for the event - for some strange reason my 'head and teeth' decided that the long nails looked great and ive never bit them since - they are very long now (apart from 1 last night which snapped
) don't use the anti-biting varnish or the perfume things - they are expensive and don't work IMHO :hmm: its just will power at the end of the day 

... that is the question.



(at least I'm aware of the editing problem, that's the first step toward recovery they say)

:lol: 





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