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Tue Jun-24-08 12:26 AM
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| 26. I'm more inclined to say "it's the pleasure" |
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I don't agree that pain, or suffering <i>is</i> life.
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| -Why do people take drugs? ITS THE PAIN STUPID! |
Taverner |
Jun-23-08 06:58 PM |
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There's one in GD... |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jun-23-08 06:59 PM |
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Geez, that's wonderful. |
AspieGrrl |
Jun-23-08 07:16 PM |
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It's that reason I'm against seat belts. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jun-23-08 07:17 PM |
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that made me giggle n/t |
Connonym |
Jun-23-08 08:46 PM |
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Hmm |
turtlensue |
Jun-23-08 07:38 PM |
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That title is the official DU Lounge Zen Koan of the day |
Hardhead |
Jun-23-08 07:03 PM |
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Addicts are an easy way to satisfy society's need to Judge. |
oktoberain |
Jun-23-08 07:08 PM |
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And there are some physical pains that cannot be treated |
Taverner |
Jun-23-08 07:27 PM |
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Then there's the insanity of worrying about addiction in the dying |
skygazer |
Jun-23-08 07:32 PM |
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Fuck, yes, that's Simon-pure, deliberate cruelty. And how many hospice nurses risk |
Redstone |
Jun-23-08 07:36 PM |
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Worrying about addiction in terminal patients is stupid. But worrying about |
oktoberain |
Jun-23-08 07:43 PM |
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Yes. Can we ask ourselves why it's OK to be dependent on insulin if you have diabetes, |
Redstone |
Jun-23-08 07:38 PM |
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Because insulin doesn't make you "high", of course. |
oktoberain |
Jun-23-08 07:53 PM |
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Man, do you GET IT. Chronic pain rewires your brain so that you don't GET stoned |
Redstone |
Jun-23-08 08:42 PM |
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I get it because I live it too. |
oktoberain |
Jun-23-08 08:45 PM |
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Good God, do I feel bad for you. I'm damn lucky that I'm able to get enough |
Redstone |
Jun-23-08 08:50 PM |
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Because nannies on both sides if the aisle want to control your body... |
Carnea |
Jun-24-08 11:28 AM |
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It's the only way I can get that crazed squirrel that lives in my skull to take a nap. |
Throd |
Jun-23-08 07:52 PM |
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Here's Dickens' take on it: |
triguy46 |
Jun-23-08 08:51 PM |
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Not me dude |
ismnotwasm |
Jun-23-08 09:00 PM |
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I think Insomnia is another reason for drug use. |
davsand |
Jun-23-08 09:08 PM |
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because the don't have jobs or don't want a job. |
ileus |
Jun-23-08 09:30 PM |
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I work. I seek pain relief. |
Taverner |
Jun-23-08 09:37 PM |
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I'm willing to wager, however, that it is a tiny minority of people who are purely 'drug seekers' |
ThinkBlue1966 |
Jun-24-08 04:05 PM |
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Its when the pain CAUSED by the overindulgence is greater than the original pain |
Southpawkicker |
Jun-23-08 09:50 PM |
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I dunno - I measure addiction by a different yardstick |
Taverner |
Jun-23-08 10:00 PM |
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Physical harm, emotional harm, etc. |
Southpawkicker |
Jun-23-08 10:13 PM |
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Well, I would say SPK has a very good point actually |
skygazer |
Jun-24-08 09:48 AM |
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I'm more inclined to say "it's the pleasure" |
AchtungToddler |
Jun-24-08 12:26 AM |
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It makes the teevee funnier |
CreekDog |
Jun-24-08 05:31 AM |
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When a GWB speech sounds like wisdom |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Jun-24-08 05:45 AM |
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Some people are just curious. |
Shell Beau |
Jun-24-08 08:38 AM |
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So why does one take Viagara? There is no pain involved with not getting a hard-on |
LynneSin |
Jun-24-08 09:51 AM |
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OBVIOUSLY |
Dogtown |
Jun-24-08 12:45 PM |
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Thanks, Nancy. The anti-drug hysteria is still with us. |
redqueen |
Jun-24-08 11:29 AM |
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That's a very broad definition of pain... |
Orsino |
Jun-24-08 01:18 PM |
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Pain is anomie - disconnect - even boredom |
Taverner |
Jun-24-08 06:07 PM |
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