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Posted: 12/12/2004 9:38:03 AM | | Friends tried to persuade a 37-year-old man at a party near Greenville, Mich., in September that he was too drunk to drive home safely, but the man became enraged; in the ensuing brawl, the man was clubbed in the head with a flashlight and died. | |
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| The drug thing.
Posted: 12/12/2004 1:43:22 PM | dr -
yeah, that's why i said it wasn't a joke (cuz the people saying it thought it was funny but they were being totally serious).
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Posted: 12/12/2004 1:48:16 PM | | Birch - Yeah, I was just trying to keep things light hearted... to a point, and as I say... I know that Alcohol can kill, and make people act stupider than they do anyway... but I did take exception to it being the worst out there... and was not making light of anyones sorrow... | |
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Posted: 12/12/2004 2:04:45 PM | | i drink, & i admit it. & sometimes i even drink too much. i've even drank alcohol & got in a car (this isn't a huge public transportation area, nor is it easy to find a designated driver). wisconsin, tho, is a much bigger alcohol-consuming state than many others tho - it's pretty much a way of life here. | |
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Posted: 12/12/2004 2:08:17 PM | | Not much to say to that, I have been guilty too... what can I say... but I try to keep it sensible.. | |
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Posted: 12/12/2004 2:12:46 PM | exactly. with age comes a little bit of wisdom hopefully, or at least some experience. no one's perfect, & most of us do things at times that are against our best interest.
so, anyway, what's it like where you are in illinois? (i'll hold back from using the WI term for illinois residents, especially since i'm betting you know it! :) is that a larger city? | |
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Posted: 12/12/2004 2:18:23 PM | | Um... No can't say I am familiar... but it is cool and windy here today, No not really a large city... just across the river from davenport IA... other than that... not bad... | |
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Posted: 12/12/2004 2:46:22 PM | i'm pretty close to the "football" area, which isn't a thrill for me since i'm not into football at all. but it's cold here today. guess we've been lucky so far tho. illinois is usually 10+ degrees warmer (at least northern IL).
i won't go into the FIB thing. | |
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Posted: 12/12/2004 3:11:17 PM | | Hmmm... well it isn't too bad... could be a lot colder and will be here shortly... | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 8:15:35 PM | Good for you! I myself did check socially... because yes I do smoke pot and I feel better knowing there are others out there that tell the truth.... thanks Randy you rock! | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 8:41:07 PM | | I rock? Wicked cool! It isn't every day a 48 year old guy hears that! *LOL* Thanks Sassy. *VBS* | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 9:05:41 PM | This is a tricky one. Even though pot may be becoming the social norm, it is still a taboo. Much more than smoking.
To some pot smoking is as important as choice of religion. You may smoke pot or you may be a satanist, either way it's a no-no. This is a from a non-smoker's point of view.
A smoker may be more lenient in regards to this. In which case if you check off smoking once in a while, that may be better. I don't know.
I personally would like you to check off the (Do Drugs) option. As far as I'm concerned, pot and drugs are one and the same. | |
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Posted: 12/16/2004 3:43:55 PM | Actually, I think that there should be more options besides 'Yes' and 'No' for that question. I mean alcohol IS a DRUG! Hello!
But you know although I will take an occasional drink I checked 'No' in that box because I'm afraid that some guys won't even bother to read further if they think I'm a druggie!
Let's face it. Fact of the matter is is that alcohol is so much more detrimental to the human body and to society than marijuana is! | |
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Posted: 12/16/2004 4:12:18 PM | If someone does even smoke the occasional joint, I would like to see that as being checked as a 'Drug User'. I don't care if its smoked once a month or 5 times a day.
Still doing Drugs? I would want to know that.
Quite common should something go haywire in Life, they can be counted on to be taking even more of it when things get rough. | |
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Posted: 12/16/2004 7:44:06 PM | I tried marijuana once when I was young, didn't most of us? But that was it.
Now, having worked in law enforcement for the last 16 years, I have a totally different perspective on it. I won't have drugs in my house and I won't go in a house where drugs are kept or used. If someone wants to occassionally smoke up at home, that is fine. I won't be around it. If someone's profile says Yes or Prefer Not To Say to the drug question, I keep going right on by. Am I intolerant? No. It is something I do not want in my life or around me. That is not intolerant, that is a well defined boundary and there is a BIG difference.
Same thing goes for people who drink regularly. I like to drink once in a while. I have booze in my house. If friends come over they are welcome to it. Once in awhile, once every couple of months or so I might have a drink at home but prefer to have them at a bar/club a couple times a month (and only a few at that). I've been around people with liquor problems or more aptly, control problems when THEY are around liquor. This too is something I choose not to have in my life (a person who drinks frequently). Again, it is not intolerance. Do whatever you want. Que Sera Sera. However, for me it is a well defined boundary.
So the short answer is yes, if they have anything other than NO in the drug column, I don't even read the profile.
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| The drug thing.
Posted: 12/17/2004 10:03:17 PM | | i answered "no" and i meant "no". i wouldn't smoke pot if it was free. | |
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Posted: 12/18/2004 7:11:37 PM | | I know all about anti-pot zealots. They feel totally inadequate as human beings and are looking for an excuse to put other people down. Judging other people because they smoke pot is just their excuse for doing so. If you stopped smoking pot, they would simply find another reason to disparage you. I avoid people like that, and I feel sorry for them because they desperately cling to their "no drugs" refrain in order to feel better about themselves. Meanwhile, most people like this go around stoned all day on Paxil, Zoloft or the like. But that's OK, because those drugs aren't "drugs", since they were prescribed by a doctor. | |
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Posted: 12/18/2004 8:15:34 PM | I would say no, do not put it on there, someone might pass you by without looking. To me, if it says drugs, my first thought is NOT pot, so I just move right along. I'd bring it up later.
I have mixed feelings on legalizing pot, but I think it's a lot like drinking in many ways. The occasional pot smoking to me is like the occaisional drinking. Daily pot smoking is like daily drinking to me -- a big red flag. | |
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Posted: 12/18/2004 8:18:48 PM |
I know all about anti-pot zealots. They feel totally inadequate as human beings and are looking for an excuse to put other people down. Judging other people because they smoke pot is just their excuse for doing so. If you stopped smoking pot, they would simply find another reason to disparage you. I avoid people like that, and I feel sorry for them because they desperately cling to their "no drugs" refrain in order to feel better about themselves. Meanwhile, most people like this go around stoned all day on Paxil, Zoloft or the like. But that's OK, because those drugs aren't "drugs", since they were prescribed by a doctor.
Not in the same category at all, but that's OK, you obviously don't care. | |
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Posted: 12/18/2004 8:19:05 PM | Smart lady, and I agree, most people do NOT think pot when they see that box checked, neither do I... however, I have asked folks about it, and have gotten varied answers, some quite shocking.....
~~Dragon Rider~~
Tease not the Dragon, for you are tender and tasty, and better with strawberries | |
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Posted: 12/18/2004 8:39:31 PM | New Drug/Drinking Checkbox Ideas:
Alcohol:
___ I've never touched Demon Spirits in my life!!
___ I've tossed a few shots back in my college days, nudge nudge, wink wink
___ I drink Tomato juice and beer every morning, it's good for the digestion
___ I drink socially
___ I drink anti-socially
___ In Vino, Veritas
Smoking Cigarettes:
___ Smoking is a vile habit and I'd never stoop so low
___ I've been quitting smoking for 17 years
___ I smoke enough that they use my sweat to make nicotine patches
Smoking Pot/Other Illegal Drugs:
___ I smoke pot because smoking Rosemary is too painful
___ I smoked Pot in my younger days but prefer crack cocaine now.
___ I'd rather have green in my salad than burning in a pipe
___ I smoke pot on a daily basis and am proud of it. I can even chew gum and walk at the same time while under the influence of all that THC, and I am certified not sterile.
___ Dude.
___ No, it's not from the cocaine, it's just allergies.
Any other mind altering substance:
___ Chocolate
___ Starbucks
___ Viagra
___ Twinkies (if you don't believe they are mind altering, you obviously haven't eaten enough of them at one time)
___ Diet pills
___ Vitamin B-6 | |
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Posted: 12/18/2004 8:45:32 PM | That'll do ..... ROFLMAO....
You should talk to admin and have it added... what could it possibly hurt...
~~Dragon Rider~~
Tease not the Dragon, for you are tender and tasty, and better with strawberries | |
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Posted: 12/18/2004 10:04:45 PM | "Not in the same category at all, but that's OK, you obviously don't care."
You're right. Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors like Paxil and Zoloft have a lot more adverse side effects than pot does. Pot has almost no undesired side effects, "reefer madness" propaganda notwithstanding. | |
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Posted: 12/19/2004 7:21:45 AM | I've done enough drugs for 4 lifetimes when I was young. Somehow I managed to escape all of the consequences for being so reckless back then. It's because of that I would never consider doing drugs now, a Doctor would have to seriously twist my arm to convince me I needed to take a prescription drug.
Same thing goes for drinking, it's just not worth the risks it brings. You take one drink int eh States and get behind the wheel of a car and you're going to get nailed. Several thousand dollars later and no Driver's License and where are you?
I would much rather stay sharp and focused rather than to dull my senses with any types of drugs.
That said I think in the profiles it should be listed but most people probably don't. I mean seriously, if you're a heavy drinker are you going to tell everyone you're a lush? Same thing with drugs, are you going to tell everyone you use them much too often?
Even a little is not a good thing IMO... | |
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