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Re: booze bracelet
1/11/2008 3:23:09 PM Quenlin
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That could cause a lot of bother from the lads they hang out with, would be quite detrimental to them, besides, nothing stops them taking it off.

They aren't cheap, they could just screw you over by breaking it every time, it's hardly worth the time, effort, money and downsides.
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Re: What is/was your preferred drink ?
1/11/2008 3:28:52 PM Quenlin
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I quite like Bacardi quite a lot, but I'm more of a wine person, white wine to be precise.

I'm not one of those geeks that go to tasting conventions, eye the vintage, take a sip, and spit it out yelling "Thats the most disgusting thing I've had in my mouth since that bug-eating contest in the Boys Brigade!!"

As long as it's white wine, I like it.
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Re: Exposing homosexualing to children
1/11/2008 3:38:22 PM Quenlin
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Controversial? Don't make me laugh, the only reason it's controversial is because people are still homophobes in the 21st century.

Expose? Thats a simply disgusting word, if I was gay and someone used the word exposed in that context, I would lay them out for the crows. It's like saying it's a disgusting disease. Someone once used that term to refer to my atheism, and lets just say that she's not allowed in my life, bar, shop, or house.

It wont cause them mental harm, that's like saying that telling them that tomatoes and cucumbers are actually fruit will scar them for the rest of their lives. I've known that people can be gay/bi/pedo/beastalic/whatever since I was 8, and it didn't cause me harm.

I think that the schools should teach them about it and not the parents, because schools aren't allowed to force biased beliefs on kids. Keep in mind that racism, intolerance and bigotry is usually learned from the parents.
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Re: Tabloids and Porn
1/11/2008 3:43:21 PM Quenlin
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They already do; nothing below the belt or above the garter.

I hardly see it as a problem, I mean, there is nothing wrong with seeing a pair of boobs. There has never been a recorded case of someone suffering severe psychological harm after seeing a womans breasts.

The local paper in my country, The Sun, always has a topless model on the third page, and nobody complains about it. Maybe because Europeans aren't so tizzy about a topless woman in the tabloids.
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Re: Too many people misunderstand mental illnesses
1/11/2008 4:58:06 PM Quenlin
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Yes, that I know, my granda, he died before I was born, but one thing I knew was that he was schizophrenic himself. It really made him depressed but he wasn't a raving lunatic as you would say.

I saw that guy on DA as well, gave him a quick 101 on it. Quite rude to just brand someone a schizo, even if they're fictional. In my school, we had posters of people that had their mental issue written on them somewhere, like "Anorexic" on a girls chain, or "Schizophrenic" on the back of a Celtic players shirt. It said on those posters "Look at me. I'm a person. Not a label." It's the truth laddie.
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Re: Did you get that falling dream ?
1/11/2008 5:19:59 PM Quenlin
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I've heard of this and I've had it myself. One myth is that you'll die if you don't wake up fast enough, but that's just a mere myth. I personally tested it, and all I woke up with was raw pain for about 20 seconds.

It is a little scary, but once I realize I'm dreaming, I stop panicking.
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Re: Text Messaging Addictions
1/12/2008 3:40:43 PM Quenlin
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What I don't get is why someone would spend 5 minutes texting something instead of calling and saying it in 5 seconds, text-driving is more dangerous than drunk driving. At least drunk drivers can keep their eyes on the road.
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Re: Most of the internet addicts are in the US and UK
1/12/2008 3:44:36 PM Quenlin
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I'm quite surprised that Korea isn't in the top 2, they have excellent low-price broadband and internet gaming is a huge subculture over there. There are quite a lot of MMORPGs of Korean origin, like NosTale and FlyFF.

As for that 22 days thing, that a total of 530 hours a year?
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Re: Pornografic Shows on TV during daytime
1/12/2008 3:54:18 PM Quenlin
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Kids are naturally curious about sex, like it or not, a significant amount of kids who aren't even teenagers have probably seen the genitals of the opposite sex or had a... how can I put it? "Non-abuse sexual experience." IE; no incest or things like that.

I'll say this right now, I always watched the dirty channels when my parents weren't around, I'm guilty of that.

And FYI, first time I saw a girls privates was when I was 7. First time I saw a pair of breasts, probably the same time I decided to open up The Sun.
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Re: counseling??
1/12/2008 4:04:13 PM Quenlin
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I underwent counseling after a rather... gruesome find years ago. It didn't really traumatize me or anything, but it did feel good to actually talk to someone for an hour or so. At least she understood that I'm rather different, and that I wasn't affected as bad as my friends, that was a relief. Every last guidance teacher in the school thought that I was having nightmares and nervous breakdowns.
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Re: caught serving underage drinker
1/13/2008 3:37:50 PM Quenlin
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Last I checked, in order to be found guilty of a crime, you must have intended to commit it (Except in certain cases) and be aware that you were committing a crime.

She had a fake ID, she should be thrown in jail for that, and the bar shouldn't be fined a cent.
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Re: Should it be prohibited
1/13/2008 3:43:24 PM Quenlin
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I think that there should be some very strict limits on how much they can spend in total, and in one round at the table. And they should also be trained on how to recognize a gambling addict, and do the right thing by refusing his bet.

Same with bars, a good bartender will know when someones had too much, and when to kick them out of the bar.
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Re: Miss England told to gain weight
1/13/2008 3:52:03 PM Quenlin
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Supermodels that I could karate-chop in two make me sick. It's a good thing that they only allow women who are of a healthy weight into them now. Sets a good example and says that being underweight is just as bad as being overweight.
You know Barbie? She's exceptionally tall and weighs 110lbs according to a scale in her house, which is drastically unhealthy

126lbs isn't that skinny though, I weigh in at 138 at the same hight.
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Re: Candy Cigarettes
1/14/2008 1:59:24 PM Quenlin
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Oh lud, I remember those, good thing they got pulled as well. Novelty and that's it.

You know, I often mistake pocky for fags, that's a japanese confection, it's a biscuit stick covered in chocolate, very tasty.
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Re: What is the Ban Doing to You?
1/14/2008 2:20:26 PM Quenlin
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Making it easier to breath. XD

My boss decided to enforce this policy when he came by our branch for a surprise visit and he saw a dozen people sitting in the parking lot smoking. He banned smoking inside, on grounds and in company cars after that.

He's a smoker himself, but he knows poor image when he see's it.
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Can drugs exacerbate mental illness symptoms?
1/14/2008 2:28:00 PM Quenlin
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I mean like, if someone who is schizophrenic takes illegal drugs, could it amplify the symptoms they have?

And a little 101, schizophrenics experience auditory and/or visual hallucinations. Meaning they see and hear things, in addition to being paranoid and aware of unseen conspiracies.
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Re: Ketchup addiction
1/15/2008 2:10:56 PM Quenlin
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Addicted to tomato sauce? That's a new one.

I'll admit, if I can put sauce on it, I do. I will NOT eat chips unless they have tomato sauce, vinegar or gravy on them, that's just the way we Scots are.

Wouldn't say I'm addicted though, if there's no sauce, I just groan and have my chips on their own.
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Re: So what are YOU addicted to?
1/15/2008 2:30:04 PM Quenlin
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Internet mostly, mainly because I lead a REALLY boring life here in Greenock. Too many of those damn neds make it hard to leave the house.

Wait, your grampa died? Oh Geez, Lars I never knew, I'm so sorry to hear that, he was a good family friend to me. He will be missed.
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Re: Court sentence saved her life!
1/15/2008 2:54:09 PM Quenlin
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A lot of addicts just need help anyway, they try it, and get addicted. It's your own fault for trying it in the first place, but if you wind up highly addicted after one dose, then it's downhill from there.
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Re: Addiction a Mental Illness?
1/15/2008 4:19:58 PM Quenlin
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Actually, some addictions are largely psychological. Building up a tolerance just means that you need to take more and more to get high. Like Gambling, it causes a psychological effect rather than a physical effect, same with LSD.

Not sure about it being classed as a mental illness though, unless you develop a compulsion to take drugs.
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Re: How many teens do you know that smoke?Th
1/15/2008 4:24:44 PM Quenlin
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Kids that smoke annoy me to no end, why aren't the teachers demanding to know where they got the cigarettes? Every time they get caught, it's just detention or litter duty. Here in the UK, you can get fined thousands of pounds if you sell cigs to a minor. It's something we take quite seriously in the UK.
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Re: The Way We Smell
1/15/2008 4:41:35 PM Quenlin
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My policy is this, if you come in smelling like a pack of cheap fags, you either take the smell with you when you leave, or go home right now.

I can't stand the smell of tobacco these days, it stinks out my house, yellows my walls and I haven't moved ANY of the picture frames in my house, mainly because the previous owner was a chain smoker that died of lung cancer at 40. Because of that, the white walls are more of a pale yellow, except where he had pictures and pinups.

Good thing I'm painting it tomorrow.

Oh, and when I say fags, I mean cigarettes, it's what we call them in Britain.
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Re: Ozzy Ozborne
1/15/2008 4:51:06 PM Quenlin
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It's a neurological thing? I thought he had suffered a stroke and that's why he walked and talked a little odd.

All I know is that Ozzy is rather crazy, good singer, but he has some serious issues upstairs. Probably due to drugs, remember when he bit that animals head off? How in the Hell did he stay outside a nuthouse after pulling that off?
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Re: Prostitution
1/16/2008 3:13:12 PM Quenlin
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I think Aries means like, keeping it the Hell away from schools and places that kids tend to gather. Being one that knows him personally, I know that he's largely against prostitution. He tends to have no problem with things outside his neighbourhood though.
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Re: I NEED HELP ABOUT SEX ADDICTION!!!!
1/16/2008 3:18:15 PM Quenlin
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ONLY seven!? Do you live in a town known for mass-orgies or something?

You need help kid, or else you'll wind up as a teenage single mother who has a reputation of being a complete whore. See someone about it for Gods sake.
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