THE FORSAKEN - Cocytus
POSTED BY: PhoenixRose
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 17:20
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you just cool your heels there, Sweet 
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98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature (it counts even though I'm not a teen anymore)
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Quote:It's not offensive to me, nor was I singling you out in anyway, though I was generalising so I see why you'd think that, in fact I wasn't going to say anything because I saw you used it as your sig but I did think to hell with it, maybe I'm in a bad mood, I don't know, but I'm not wishing to attack you.
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
So sorry that my sig is so offensive to you. The fact is that since it is unusual to meet others who have never made the choice to poisen themselves in some way, I don't see anything wrong with identifying myself as such. I don't think I'm better than anyone else, but I do think I've made an unusual, even rare, lifestyle choice.
Saying things like choosing not to poison yourself is fairly emotive though, everything you take into your body is a poison, it's merely a question how much you need to take to be poisoned. Ten raw potatoes will kill you from toxic shock (obviously cooked the dosage required is much greater) and even if you drink too much water you can end up with water intoxication, which can lead to hyponatremia and death. So really every one of us chooses to poison ourselves, it's just a question of how we do it.
I don't touch McDonalds, at a real push I'll eat Burger King, but I can count the number of times I've done that on my fingers. I'll still go into one if everyone I'm with decides to, but I won't eat, and I see no point in announcing the fact to all and sundry in my signature:
99.99% of people choose to eat deadly tasteless cardboard, if your one of the 0.01% who don't...
And frankly if Cannabis (active ingredient Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) and McDonalds (active ingredient Ishuddertothink) were put side by side I'd put money on Cannabis being the least toxic and harmful.
What I'm trying to say in a roundabout way is I don't see the point in announcing it, and whatever your reasons for doing so (and you've never come across to me as the kind of person to do so, so please forgive my perhaps overly sweeping statements) most I've come across who announce it do it as if they are announcing their moral superiority to others.
Sorry If I caused you any offense.
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
And as you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say.
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*walks in munching Triscuits*
Morning, everyone. I was just thinking, considering the type of weather we usually have in my area (Michigan) during this time of year, I vote we just stay in Cocytus. At least for the rest of the summer. The humidity in this state is simply god-awful.
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This is my story...
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Thanks for bringing my fridge!
Good morning peeps and peoples! I'm all ready for another week of forsaking! 
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I dunno, I think the eating deadly tasteless cardboard line would make a pretty funny addition to a sig! I don't eat that stuff, either, and you're probably right that cannabis is less toxic.
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98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature (it counts even though I'm not a teen anymore)
99.99% of people choose to eat deadly tasteless cardboard. If you're one of the 00.01% who don't, copy this into your sig
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I'm gonna pop in a random comment relating to the earlier thread...
I've been known to drink (I'll give anyone the recipe for hellbrew, they want it) but I don't get slammed. I've never taken any drugs, I don't smoke anything, and I have absolutely no piercings, tattoos, brandings or distinguishing marks.
At college, I was considered weird.
However, I will eat pretty much anything that can't get off my plate fast enough (though I am against animal cruelty). A roomful of people who would get legless on alcopops freaked out when confronted by sushi. It's all a matter of perspective.
I choose not to put random chemicals in my body, because I can experience enough crazy time on just coffee, and I'm a control freak. But there are certain creative types who would not produce what they do without the rush.
My only addiciton is to reviews. (and Jayne.)
SpaceAnJL
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Mmmmmmmm, sushi....
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FMF! I'm so glad you're back! Cue the dance of joy!
Due to all the computer problems I didn't get a chance to say hope you feel better when you were poorly. I was thinking it though!
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Hey Penguin! I'll trade off and on with the who's sittin' in the fridge. 
Watch out for dancin' down here though, you could slide right into the pyre!
Deb
http://serendipityagain.com/
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