There was some woman on TV with her kid and they were on a diet that did not allow any meat, grain, milk or anything heated. The kid looked /really/ pale and he was very small for his age (but I guess all the crap we put in meat this days has something to do with that). The kid said that when he was cold his mother would pull his meal through the blender so it would be a little warmer.
Thankfully, it was on Dutch TV and the co-host called the mother an extremist and that he hoped the child protection agency was watching as she was clearly not taking good care of her child.
I don't think people like it when I make H/A threads, so I'm just going to ask here.
Is it or is it not creepy or otherwise not kosher if I try to make friends with and insert myself into the social system of the high school down the street? It's $13 round-trip off-peak fare into New York City, and the other 'major city' (White Plains) is $4 round-trip on an infrequent bus and even less likely to work since ... well, neither of those are very likely to work since I don't know anyone and "oh, I live 45 minutes away, I just came here to make friends" seems like a poor hook.
I really want friends. I have limited means. I'm also going on 21. I feel really icky about the idea but I don't know what else I could do.
I think it would be a little creepy, but more than that, I think high school kids are dumb. People have made "looking for friends" threads in H/A before, and gotten some good suggestions. There's that one website called meetup.com or something, isn't there? Maybe you should give that a try. Social networking could be a bit of a bitch, but I think it would lead to more rewarding relationships as opposed to hanging out with teenagers.
I don't think people like it when I make H/A threads, so I'm just going to ask here.
Is it or is it not creepy or otherwise not kosher if I try to make friends with and insert myself into the social system of the high school down the street? It's $13 round-trip off-peak fare into New York City, and the other 'major city' (White Plains) is $4 round-trip on an infrequent bus and even less likely to work since ... well, neither of those are very likely to work since I don't know anyone and "oh, I live 45 minutes away, I just came here to make friends" seems like a poor hook.
I really want friends. I have limited means. I'm also going on 21. I feel really icky about the idea but I don't know what else I could do.
Seriously, you're no longer a high schooler. Stop trying to get back in.
I don't think people like it when I make H/A threads, so I'm just going to ask here.
Is it or is it not creepy or otherwise not kosher if I try to make friends with and insert myself into the social system of the high school down the street? It's $13 round-trip off-peak fare into New York City, and the other 'major city' (White Plains) is $4 round-trip on an infrequent bus and even less likely to work since ... well, neither of those are very likely to work since I don't know anyone and "oh, I live 45 minutes away, I just came here to make friends" seems like a poor hook.
I really want friends. I have limited means. I'm also going on 21. I feel really icky about the idea but I don't know what else I could do.
Honestly, I'd say that an internet gaming forum isn't the most ideal place to ask how to make real life friends.
If I knew how to make friends, I'd help you, but all of my friends I've known since high school and haven't had to make new friends.
Vegetarians can eat eggs and still be vegetarians. They can not, however, eat fish.
They just apparently think so. I dunno.
Some vegetarians argue the fish thing by saying the meat's "different" enough or that fish don't really suffer. Which makes me wonder if they've ever seen a fish gutted and cleaned. Shit's not a pleasant experience for the gilled participants.
You silly, only furry cuddly things have the ability to feel pain!
There are like a million kinds of vegan with different rules. Some can drink milk and eat cheese, some can try to steal wool hats but aren't allowed to touch cashmere(read: fancy-wool) scarves.
ViolentChemistry on
0
Options
AegeriTiny wee bacteriumsPlateau of LengRegistered Userregular
edited April 2008
I have only a handful of friends in real life myself, people who I have not seen now in over 5 weeks.
I find this funny coming from someone who has said they'll probably become a vegetarian except for fish, because "I hate fucking fish, they deserve to die."
Well for one, I was being facetious. But I meant that in the sense my diet would also be nearly the same as a vegetarians except for fish. I'd never claim to actually be a vegetarian. Also, once I'm in Cali I'm all up ins that humane meat.
A long time ago on these forums, I had an argument with some vegans who put their kid on an all vegan diet. It got a little vicious because I basically called them stupid and wrong. About a year later, the dude involved came back and was complaining that his kid had been diagnosed with ricketts.
I wish that I hadn't let my arrogance get to me, because I let him have it and basically straight out said it was his fault.
It's very hard to be right in a world full of people who are wrong. I completely sympathize.
Being right is one thing, being over vicious and non-sympathetic because you were right is another. Especially to someone who clearly realised what they had done.
Yes, but you are only human.
There is nothing to be gained from being vindictive from feeling right about someone screwing up.
Yes, but you are only human.
Seriously, just realizing that you were wrong to react that way makes you a better person than 99% of humanity. Especially since we shouldn't have to be nice to stupid people anyway.
IreneDAdler on
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
0
Options
Podlyyou unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered Userregular
edited April 2008
Man, [chat] stop bringing me down. Can't we talk about how awesome it is to barbecue all day with friends instead of talking about how hard it is to meet them?
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
I find this funny coming from someone who has said they'll probably become a vegetarian except for fish, because "I hate fucking fish, they deserve to die."
Well for one, I was being facetious. But I meant that in the sense my diet would also be nearly the same as a vegetarians except for fish. I'd never claim to actually be a vegetarian. Also, once I'm in Cali I'm all up ins that human meat.
Man, [chat] stop bringing me down. Can't we talk about how awesome it is to barbecue all day with friends instead of talking about how hard it is to meet them?
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
Man, [chat] stop bringing me down. Can't we talk about how awesome it is to barbecue all day with friends instead of talking about how hard it is to meet them?
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
Man, [chat] stop bringing me down. Can't we talk about how awesome it is to barbecue all day with friends instead of talking about how hard it is to meet them?
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
That is so awesome!
Preacher on
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Man, [chat] stop bringing me down. Can't we talk about how awesome it is to barbecue all day with friends instead of talking about how hard it is to meet them?
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
you could help more
but every time I ask you to help it's just an opportunity for you to flaunt your oh-so-cool-and-better-than-everyone-else lifestyle and not give me anything more than a useless nugget of information
Oboro on
words
0
Options
KageraImitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered Userregular
Mix with some flour and an egg, cook in a skillet.
Sweet potato pancakes sound like something I might kill a man over.
Jesus christ those sound good
Isn't egg a no-no for vegetarian?
Only if you're a vegan.
A long time ago on these forums, I had an argument with some vegans who put their kid on an all vegan diet. It got a little vicious because I basically called them stupid and wrong. About a year later, the dude involved came back and was complaining that his kid had been diagnosed with ricketts.
I wish that I hadn't let my arrogance get to me, because I let him have it and basically straight out said it was his fault.
A long time ago on another forum there was this guy that said he had this disease that the health industry was ignoring called Morgellons that involved tiny little hair looking fiber parasite things and constant itching and pain. He was a former junkie and the disease sounded like something from the X-Files so I ragged on him about it to an embarrassing degree and basically called him a fucked ex-junkie psycho.
A couple of years later he killed himself and there are times I wonder if it was because assholes like me didn't at least listen to him and basically broke down his ability to fight whatever was wrong with him.
Of course, after just now googling his name again I find he died of a toxic reaction from taking so many meds and not suicide. Apparently he wouldn't go get his blood tested because he was afraid they'd take him off his antibiotics which he felt would make the attacks worse.
Speaking of medical conditions that aren't terminal or debilitating, but still suck, I would have to say my fucked up ears are the most irritating.
Cauliflower ear? Are you a UFC fighter?
No, my eustachian tube is too small, or something, and so that leads me to have lots of infections, and my eardrums are terrible and the tubes don't stay in that long. Long story short, I'm really hard of hearing.
Man, [chat] stop bringing me down. Can't we talk about how awesome it is to barbecue all day with friends instead of talking about how hard it is to meet them?
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
you could help more
but every time I ask you to help it's just an opportunity for you to flaunt your oh-so-cool-and-better-than-everyone-else lifestyle and not give me anything more than a useless nugget of information
umm.... yeah I'm still really struggling with my breakup, and just spent an hour in public talking to myself but holding my cell phone to my ear so that people would think I was talking to someone, but.. you know... trying to be positive.:|
Nova_CI have the needThe need for speedRegistered Userregular
edited April 2008
I've dialed back my meat consumption a lot out of an effort to live healthier. I will occassionally buy a steak for the grill (Say, once every 2 - 4 weeks, although I don't really track it), but lately my meat consumption has been cooking up half a chicken breast to put in rice and mushrooms. And I don't always put chicken in with my rice and mushrooms because rice and mushrooms is amazing already. :P
Speaking of medical conditions that aren't terminal or debilitating, but still suck, I would have to say my fucked up ears are the most irritating.
Cauliflower ear? Are you a UFC fighter?
No, my eustachian tube is too small, or something, and so that leads me to have lots of infections, and my eardrums are terrible and the tubes don't stay in that long. Long story short, I'm really hard of hearing.
I had a fuckton of ear infections for some reason when I was a kid.
Now my balance is fucked, but on the other hand I can't get carsick or seasick or anything, even when I read a book.
Man, [chat] stop bringing me down. Can't we talk about how awesome it is to barbecue all day with friends instead of talking about how hard it is to meet them?
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
you could help more
but every time I ask you to help it's just an opportunity for you to flaunt your oh-so-cool-and-better-than-everyone-else lifestyle and not give me anything more than a useless nugget of information
umm.... yeah I'm still really struggling with my breakup, and just spent an hour in public talking to myself but holding my cell phone to my ear so that people would think I was talking to someone, but.. you know... trying to be positive.:|
I'm sorry I lashed out at you and hope you feel better
Oboro on
words
0
Options
AegeriTiny wee bacteriumsPlateau of LengRegistered Userregular
edited April 2008
I could switch to any diet I wanted, but ultimately I think the best diet is one that includes everything. Obviously, in reality as much as I hate to admit it a good diet is biased towards green stuff and fruits, but if you eat a variety of different foods you're bound to be better off. We've evolved as omnivores and we're well past any ancestor that ate fruit and nuts all day as their sole diet.
Vegans can't eat milk and cheese or use anything gained through aniamls in any way ie wool, feathers, etc. Ovo vegetarians can eat dairy and eggs, vegetarians can not. Though the latter two both usually get called vegetarians anyway.
Vegans can't eat milk and cheese or use anything gained through aniamls in any way ie wool, feathers, etc. Ovo vegetarians can eat dairy and eggs, vegetarians can not. Though the latter two both usually get called vegetarians anyway.
I knew a vegan once.
When I realized she couldn't eat pies I was so sad for her
Speaking of medical conditions that aren't terminal or debilitating, but still suck, I would have to say my fucked up ears are the most irritating.
Cauliflower ear? Are you a UFC fighter?
No, my eustachian tube is too small, or something, and so that leads me to have lots of infections, and my eardrums are terrible and the tubes don't stay in that long. Long story short, I'm really hard of hearing.
That really sucks. I've got a constant ring in my left ear because of a mix of high blood pressure and tons of infections when I was young. It never stops. Apparently, a smoking environment correlates highly with ear infections.
Man, [chat] stop bringing me down. Can't we talk about how awesome it is to barbecue all day with friends instead of talking about how hard it is to meet them?
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
you could help more
but every time I ask you to help it's just an opportunity for you to flaunt your oh-so-cool-and-better-than-everyone-else lifestyle and not give me anything more than a useless nugget of information
umm.... yeah I'm still really struggling with my breakup, and just spent an hour in public talking to myself but holding my cell phone to my ear so that people would think I was talking to someone, but.. you know... trying to be positive.:|
Its ok poldy we're there for you man, just don't grab my ass.
If you want to watch a fun movie, check out Feast!
Preacher on
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I find this funny coming from someone who has said they'll probably become a vegetarian except for fish, because "I hate fucking fish, they deserve to die."
Well for one, I was being facetious. But I meant that in the sense my diet would also be nearly the same as a vegetarians except for fish. I'd never claim to actually be a vegetarian. Also, once I'm in Cali I'm all up ins that human meat.
Posts
Good morning. I slept 3 hours more than I intended. The only way to do something about this is to make my day THREE TIMES more productive.
Oh man.
I think it would be a little creepy, but more than that, I think high school kids are dumb. People have made "looking for friends" threads in H/A before, and gotten some good suggestions. There's that one website called meetup.com or something, isn't there? Maybe you should give that a try. Social networking could be a bit of a bitch, but I think it would lead to more rewarding relationships as opposed to hanging out with teenagers.
Seriously, you're no longer a high schooler. Stop trying to get back in.
Honestly, I'd say that an internet gaming forum isn't the most ideal place to ask how to make real life friends.
If I knew how to make friends, I'd help you, but all of my friends I've known since high school and haven't had to make new friends.
There are like a million kinds of vegan with different rules. Some can drink milk and eat cheese, some can try to steal wool hats but aren't allowed to touch cashmere(read: fancy-wool) scarves.
Yes, but you are only human.
Seriously, just realizing that you were wrong to react that way makes you a better person than 99% of humanity. Especially since we shouldn't have to be nice to stupid people anyway.
Because, man, barbecuing into the late hours of the night and shooting the shit is the best.
How... how is it?
I like to use quorn when I make tacos/fajitas or other "handheld" food. Nowhere near as drippy as using meat.
BBQ's are the fucking shit man.
That is so awesome!
pleasepaypreacher.net
but every time I ask you to help it's just an opportunity for you to flaunt your oh-so-cool-and-better-than-everyone-else lifestyle and not give me anything more than a useless nugget of information
A long time ago on another forum there was this guy that said he had this disease that the health industry was ignoring called Morgellons that involved tiny little hair looking fiber parasite things and constant itching and pain. He was a former junkie and the disease sounded like something from the X-Files so I ragged on him about it to an embarrassing degree and basically called him a fucked ex-junkie psycho.
A couple of years later he killed himself and there are times I wonder if it was because assholes like me didn't at least listen to him and basically broke down his ability to fight whatever was wrong with him.
Of course, after just now googling his name again I find he died of a toxic reaction from taking so many meds and not suicide. Apparently he wouldn't go get his blood tested because he was afraid they'd take him off his antibiotics which he felt would make the attacks worse.
Still makes me a dick though.
It isn't really they're fault that they're stupid. Not really.
This is a cute fucking lunch.
umm.... yeah I'm still really struggling with my breakup, and just spent an hour in public talking to myself but holding my cell phone to my ear so that people would think I was talking to someone, but.. you know... trying to be positive.:|
Yes, but it's their fault for subjecting me to their stupidity.
When I become empress of the world, I'm going to form stupid colonies. Like leper colonies, except for stupid people.
Some people choose to be stupid for no good reason at all.
I had a fuckton of ear infections for some reason when I was a kid.
Now my balance is fucked, but on the other hand I can't get carsick or seasick or anything, even when I read a book.
It's a weird tradeoff tbs.
How would you decide who's stupid?
IQ is definitely no indicator.
I knew a vegan once.
When I realized she couldn't eat pies I was so sad for her
That really sucks. I've got a constant ring in my left ear because of a mix of high blood pressure and tons of infections when I was young. It never stops. Apparently, a smoking environment correlates highly with ear infections.
Someone who thinks man rode around on Dinosaurs is probably a good candidate.
Its ok poldy we're there for you man, just don't grab my ass.
If you want to watch a fun movie, check out Feast!
pleasepaypreacher.net
Jesus chat moved fast.
Edit: OH I SEE