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Post by sapientcoffee on Dec 9, 2013 5:52:53 GMT
Good on you, especially considering how young you are (I'm not a creep, I just have a good memory)! But then, that's coming form a guy who grew up in a family with an ex-Mormon mother who doesn't drink, a father who is allergic to most alcoholic beverages, and a grandfather killed by lung cancer. I'm that college kid that always silently judges people who drink underage (or legally, I'm a stinker). I'm simply of the opinion that one should not consume products with adverse effects on health or mental faculty for recreation, but to each his own, assuming you have the physical and mental maturity to handle it. Alcohol is lovely, when treated like the dangerous thing it can be. I was reading someone explaining how vodka didn't like them because they couldn't keep down 10 shots in an hour. Dude, that's not the vodka's fault. Your poor liver. Never been able to get into wine though. Ah well. |
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Post by freeformline on Dec 9, 2013 6:02:18 GMT
Good on you, especially considering how young you are (I'm not a creep, I just have a good memory)! But then, that's coming form a guy who grew up in a family with an ex-Mormon mother who doesn't drink, a father who is allergic to most alcoholic beverages, and a grandfather killed by lung cancer. I'm that college kid that always silently judges people who drink underage (or legally, I'm a stinker). I'm simply of the opinion that one should not consume products with adverse effects on health or mental faculty for recreation, but to each his own, assuming you have the physical and mental maturity to handle it. Alcohol is lovely, when treated like the dangerous thing it can be. I was reading someone explaining how vodka didn't like them because they couldn't keep down 10 shots in an hour. Dude, that's not the vodka's fault. Your poor liver. Never been able to get into wine though. Ah well. Wine smells awful. Beer is bad enough, but I simply cannot be in the same room as an open bottle of red wine, which makes cooking with alcohol a pain. |
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Post by GK Sierra on Dec 9, 2013 7:28:35 GMT
Never been able to get into wine though. Ah well. Me neither, Although it doesn't help that the only stuff I regularly taste is employee wine that a friend of mine gets comped for working at a vineyard. They call it "Rats Blood", and it's composed of a little bit of almost every wine in storage. It tastes pretty awful. I think the only reason I like beer today is because I drank awful beer all the time as a teenager, and thus when I discovered the whole rest of the beer world (microbrews, IPA, Sam Adams, Rolling Rock, the list could go on for a very long time...) It was like... hey, beer can taste GOOD? Woah! |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Dec 9, 2013 7:41:57 GMT
Haha, yeah, it's a revelation finding the stuff you like.
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Post by Toloc on Dec 9, 2013 9:38:23 GMT
Beer is an acquired taste. I acquired it some time ago. I very rarely drink though. Not much for wine, except Glühwein. But that stuff goes straight to your brain even in the smallest quantities. Never got much of a taste for stronger stuff. I know how much of what I can take before things get unpleasant, but the hangover ain't worth it. (Hopefully I'll remember that at this year's office christmas party before my boss starts buying round after round of shots...) Never got the appeal of nicotine. Most of my family and friends smoke, it never did anything for me but giving me a bad aftertaste. Just my two cents. Can't rate anything, my browser's acting up, so I don't see avatars. |
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Post by Xan on Dec 9, 2013 13:07:28 GMT
Beer is an acquired taste. I acquired it some time ago. I very rarely drink though. Not much for wine, except Glühwein. But that stuff goes straight to your brain even in the smallest quantities. Try Glühbier sometime. |
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Post by quinkgirl on Dec 9, 2013 14:59:01 GMT
And dead. I've never understood why anyone would ever use a life damaging substance, even to look 'cool'. Because it's cool, and who gives a shit. They're my lungs, I get to decide what to put in them. ...still a bit of skeptism floating around... |
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Post by Señor Goose on Dec 9, 2013 15:06:32 GMT
I've only ever 'smoked' once in my life, it was a cigar of my friend's that he got for his 18th birthday a few months ago. It didn't taste like anything and I'm extremely doubtful that I got lung cancer from a few puffs.
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Post by quinkgirl on Dec 9, 2013 15:11:14 GMT
Yeah, you're not going to get cancer from a few puffs. I don't know about cigars, but I thought cigarettes were supposed to be really disgusting. This was from some guy that came to our school to talk, and he's being paid so... I don't know.
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Post by zimmyzims on Dec 9, 2013 15:14:16 GMT
Talk about derailing.
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Post by Señor Goose on Dec 9, 2013 15:24:38 GMT
Yeah, you're not going to get cancer from a few puffs. I don't know about cigars, but I thought cigarettes were supposed to be really disgusting. This was from some guy that came to our school to talk, and he's being paid so... I don't know. Well, you have to consider the crap they put in them: there's a whole chemistry set inside of a cigarette, you've got preservatives to keep the tobacco fresh, colorants to make it look pretty, small amounts of fiberglass to filter the smoke, and so on. It's more than likely that the horror story your schools tell you is inflated a little bit, but it's still not a healthy habit, under any definition. But then it's your life in the end, and I don't smoke so maybe some of these older users can tell you all about smoking. Shh. |
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Post by KartoffelnMcNugget on Dec 9, 2013 15:30:07 GMT
I've only ever 'smoked' once in my life, it was a cigar of my friend's that he got for his 18th birthday a few months ago. It didn't taste like anything and I'm extremely doubtful that I got lung cancer from a few puffs. Just reduced your pulmonar capacity in a 0.0005% Lung cancer is not the worst thing you can get for smoking |
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Post by zimmyzims on Dec 9, 2013 15:41:50 GMT
Let's set things straight so we can end this discussion: Kids... ...smoking is cool.More like a hidden disclaimer, actually: I'm still crap at this and will probably ever be |
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Post by The Anarch on Dec 9, 2013 16:15:40 GMT
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Post by quinkgirl on Dec 9, 2013 16:45:21 GMT
Yeah, you're not going to get cancer from a few puffs. I don't know about cigars, but I thought cigarettes were supposed to be really disgusting. This was from some guy that came to our school to talk, and he's being paid so... I don't know. Well, you have to consider the crap they put in them: there's a whole chemistry set inside of a cigarette, you've got preservatives to keep the tobacco fresh, colorants to make it look pretty, small amounts of fiberglass to filter the smoke, and so on. It's more than likely that the horror story your schools tell you is inflated a little bit, but it's still not a healthy habit, under any definition. But then it's your life in the end, and I don't smoke so maybe some of these older users can tell you all about smoking. Shh. ...still don't know what that word means D: |
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Post by zimmyzims on Dec 9, 2013 17:03:58 GMT
Well, you have to consider the crap they put in them: there's a whole chemistry set inside of a cigarette, you've got preservatives to keep the tobacco fresh, colorants to make it look pretty, small amounts of fiberglass to filter the smoke, and so on. It's more than likely that the horror story your schools tell you is inflated a little bit, but it's still not a healthy habit, under any definition. But then it's your life in the end, and I don't smoke so maybe some of these older users can tell you all about smoking. Shh. ...still don't know what that word means D: Which word? Shh... is basically an abbreviation of "shut the * up", you know, the first two letters used to signal the whole phrase. Derail? Do you know what is a rail? You use rails to create a track for vehicles. Their function is to keep the vehicles on that track. Now, if you are familiar with the use of de- prefix, you can fast deduce that derailing means getting the vehicle off the rails, meaning that it can no longer keep the intended track. Figuratively speaking, this thread has been derailed, when it appears to no longer keep the track set by its title and/or first post.  Or did you mean crap? Well, that is, uh... I think it was used figuratively to mean just "stuff", perhaps pejoratively to mean "stuff of bad quality" or at least stuff that you do not usually associate with the main product (tobacco) and wouldn't list under title "things I would like to inhale". |
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Post by GK Sierra on Dec 9, 2013 18:49:32 GMT
Well, you have to consider the crap they put in them: there's a whole chemistry set inside of a cigarette, you've got preservatives to keep the tobacco fresh, colorants to make it look pretty, small amounts of fiberglass to filter the smoke, and so on. It's more than likely that the horror story your schools tell you is inflated a little bit, but it's still not a healthy habit, under any definition. It is inflated a great deal as far as the "chemicals" are concerned. Obviously, lungs were meant to inhale air and not smoke, and making any tissue surface irritated repeatedly is asking for trouble, but when people say "there are X (large number) many chemicals in cigarettes!", you have to realize that there are X-many chemicals in EVERYTHING nowadays. There a list that's been passed off as fact for a long time that lists stuff like formaldehyde and arsenic as ingredients, but in reality all that is in them is binder, tobacco (and whatever pesticides/fertilizers they sprayed on it) and... wait for it... maple syrup! Shitloads of maple syrup. That's why they smell kind of like prunes before you smoke 'em. Ugh. I cannot figure out for the life of me how the leader of the free world could ever bring himself to smoke Marlboro Reds...
The list goes like this
Top tier - Kent Kings
Birthday tier - Parliament Full Flavor or Benson & Hedges
Errday tier - Turkish Royals
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Post by Señor Goose on Dec 9, 2013 19:12:33 GMT
I like to have this picture whenever someone complains about all the chemicals in foods these days Attachment Deleted |
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Post by freeformline on Dec 9, 2013 19:47:04 GMT
[Derailing intensifies.]
I guess the one piece of advice I have for one of the only forum members younger than me (as far as I know): Before you take up any possibly addictive, unhealthy, or generally unpleasant habits, keep in mind that, though it is your body and you get to decide what to do with it, your decisions of today may someday have a significant effect on others.
In my case, my grandfather took up smoking during his service in the WWII Air Corps, kept with it, and eventually developed lung disease (I don't recall if it was emphysema or lung cancer), dying just a couple months after I was born. He only ever saw one of his grandchildren (my older brother of two years), and his slow death put a lot of stress on my grandmother. It also took away his dream of hunting with my father in the wilds of Pennsylvania (where he was raised before moving west), and, my father laments, took away my chance to ever meet him and love him as my father did.
I don't know you or your life, and you have every right to make whatever decisions you like, but I would encourage you to think of what repercussions your actions might bear. Some people have no problems with smoking or drinking, but some people have terrible problems (my pre-Mormon family has a history of alcoholism). Since you are (I think) female, you may some day have to worry about body chemistry during pregnancy. It is your life and your body, but your life and body are important to a lot of people and will continue to be so. And, of course, take everything in moderation.
[End idealistic rant from college freshman prone to giving life advice after living less than two decades.]
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Post by Intelligence on Dec 9, 2013 19:50:28 GMT
To be back on topic:
freeformline's rating
Avt: SPACE! Also reminds me of the Abstergo logo. 10/10
Txt: Quite true. 10/10
Sig: Inspiring. 10/10
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Post by crater on Dec 10, 2013 0:48:18 GMT
Um. Ok, it's just a forum topic in its natural state*. Moving on.. *derailed and flailing wildlycraterAvatar: Laser Kat from one of those awesome sketchy pages [9/10] Text: *googles* Manga Renard? Fire-casting spell? Who knows? Sounds kinda cool anyways [8/10] Sig: N/A: randInt(0,10) [☘/10] umm that wasn't supposed to happen1. this madness has got to stop. I guess I have to make some sort of crappy .png to explain my Avatar and Text. I never knew I was so misunderstood. 2. you can't allocate memory so easily in PHP !!!! Sig* rand() % 10 + 1; |
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Post by nero on Dec 10, 2013 2:18:22 GMT
Alright crater's evaluation.
Avatar and text go together perfectly:
Reference from the manga: Naruto
Kat whose eyes have the Mangekyo Sharingan using the ninjutsu Amaterasu which creates intense black flames and causes the
user's eyes to bleed. (Bothers me when I see that)
Result: 9/10 for both
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Post by CoyoteReborn on Dec 10, 2013 2:30:13 GMT
Does anyone dare rate my handsome avatar?
I once had a beautiful signature, but its sublime beauty kept distracting people from me. So I removed it.
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Post by GK Sierra on Dec 10, 2013 2:52:26 GMT
lordcoyote
Avatar: 7/10 - Are those extra eyes just part of the paint job or do they actually work?
No sig - 0/10
No misc text - 0/10
Final score - 2.333333/10 Needs more salt
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Post by zimmyhoo on Dec 10, 2013 2:54:51 GMT
Does anyone dare rate my handsome avatar? I once had a beautiful signature, but its sublime beauty kept distracting people from me. So I removed it. Coyote, you've gotta rate somebody else to be rated... Anyways, here's ratings in anticipation of your cooperation: AVT: COYOTE/10 : 9/10 (even I don't like roleplaying, you're not rude about it) TXT: 0/10 SIG: 0/10 Seriously, only one out of three? Coyote, you gotta step up your game, dude! EDIT: yay, full member! (that didn't take long) |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Dec 10, 2013 3:14:16 GMT
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Post by CoyoteReborn on Dec 10, 2013 3:16:40 GMT
lordcoyote Avatar: 7/10 - Are those extra eyes just part of the paint job or do they actually work? No sig - 0/10 No misc text - 0/10 Final score - 2.333333/10 Needs more salt They actually work. Pretty trippy, having 10-eyed vision. Try it sometime. Also, the moon tastes pretty dry. Could use barbecue sauce. Also, @gksierra - Most recognizable avatar, 10/10 (could get rid of text box in upper left - Edit: this has been fixed) Text, 6/10 (was better when it referenced the picture) Sig, 5/10 (also unconnected, though cool) I like you. Also, good prediction. |
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fishtie
Full Member
...I've learned to be amazed first and ask questions later.
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Post by fishtie on Dec 10, 2013 3:19:30 GMT
Well I think they're alright.
lordcoyote
Avatar: 9/10 nice if buisy
Text: N/A
Sig: Mu
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Post by zimmyhoo on Dec 10, 2013 3:30:22 GMT
...Ain't nobody in the 'verse that's gonna swallow my Serenity, specially not a ruttin' devil dog. Wash, Kaylee, pull me a Crazy Ivan, now. |
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Post by fwip on Dec 10, 2013 3:43:39 GMT
Wait, that's the Serenity? Kudos to you! (I like the spaceship, even though the one episode I saw was too bloody for my tastes. Also there's lots of awesome Lego Serenitys out there.)
Also - Freeformline, I think you said at some point you were a proponent of space travel? Same here, although I don't intend to make it a career (eh, who knows).
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