Posts by Eric Gray2

swiftbear86 said:If you have a red referral just head over to your local Community Health Center based on where you're living right now.

William Evans10 said:Please forgive me if anyone feels offended or slighted by this... it certainly wasn't my intention. This is just one of my many personal experiences... and I have had quite a few...

Hannah Foster6 said:It’s worth pointing out that benzodiazepines are actually incredibly safe compared to things like barbiturates. I mean, seriously, you aren't going to face a fatal overdose from just benzos the way you would with barbiturates. Of course, there is a massive "but" here—if someone mixes a bunch of benzos with a heavy amount of alcohol, then all bets are off. In that scenario, they become just as life-threatening as those old-school barbiturates!

Because they have such a strong safety profile, benzodiazepine anxiolytics have basically become the go-to prescription right after standard over-the-counter pain relievers. At the end of the day, we're living in this super fast-paced, high-stress American society where almost everyone deals with some level of neurotic symptoms or anxiety, so needing a little pharmacological help to get through the day is pretty common. It makes total sense why the demand for benzo-based anxiolytics is through the roof.

Hannah Foster6 said:So, I was just sitting here thinking about this wild bit of trivia—has anyone else ever heard the theory that you actually can't overdose on Benadryl? Apparently, once it hits its maximum concentration in your plasma, it just levels off and won't go any higher no matter how much you take... at least, that's the rumor I've been floating around!

James Foster4 said:Even when a woman says, "I just don't give a damn,"

Robert Harris5 said:Well, it doesn't *have* to be, but let's be realistic—if someone is agonizing over sending an email, they’re almost certainly struggling with what’s inside it. To me, those two things are deeply intertwined. Usually, that hesitation to click send stems from a lack of confidence in the message. They end up rewriting, tweaking, deleting, and obsessing over phrasing... which, by definition, is part of the writing process. When I first brought up this example regarding perfectionism, I thought I was being quite clear about where the bottleneck actually lies.

Nicholas King said:The actual reason for this thread will come a bit later, but first, let’s look at some general patterns regarding how Americans swear.

I don't really feel like dissecting the semantics of every single common profanity—that would be an incredibly tedious task, much too long. However, there are a few potent examples that actually force one to pause and reflect for a second.

So, do people actually think about the swears they utter? Is there some psychological component (let’s not even get into the background 😬) when choosing a specific insult, or do we just blurt out the first thing that pops into our heads without any real consideration of what we are actually saying?

For starters, take the notorious "suck my dick" (or alternatively, "stick it up your ass") that you constantly hear coming from macho types and homophobes: do they honestly believe that "the one doing the sticking" is somehow less gay than "the one receiving" (and we're talking about guys who would rather lose a vital internal organ than be perceived as gay—or at least want to maintain that impression 😬), or do they simply fail to process the literal meaning of their own words?

And here we go, slowly approaching the reason for the topic: yesterday, I had the pleasure of reading on a forum that I am, Quote, "annoying as hell". Let's ignore the context for a moment—it's truly irrelevant and uninteresting (one might say, terribly annoying 😁)—but the phrasing itself is quite intriguing: why, exactly, would a penis be considered "annoying" (implying it requires great effort; that it is exhausting—according to Merriam-Webster)? 😕

I once heard an explanation for the common phrase "stupid as hell"—the explanation was, admittedly, kindergarten-level (the idea being that a dick is stupid because it cries when it's having its best time 🤦), but it was an explanation nonetheless. What kind of explanation could exist for the "annoyance" of male genitalia—specifically such massive annoyance, given that the compound phrase is used as a much stronger figure of speech than "you're very annoying", "you're indescribably annoying", "you are soooooooo annnoyyyyying" or any other way to describe someone's immense exasperation? Nothing comes to mind for me, absolutely nothing.

I haven't been able to Google anything particularly meaningful on the subject, so I'm left wondering: if you were to encounter an association linking a dick to "annoyance," would you view it as a completely accidental and unconscious choice devoid of meaning, or do you believe that when people are swearing (and it's safe to assume we swear when our self-control is diminished), they occasionally stumble into a Freudian slip?

To start things off, the notorious...I honestly couldn't care less what you think—go screw yourself.(Alternatively, "I'm really not sure what you're trying to achieve with that kind of talk, but honestly, it’s just unnecessary. I prefer to keep things civil and productive around here—no need for the hostility."You know, there’s this specific phrase you hear constantly coming from certain types of hyper-masculine guys—the kind who really lean into those old-school homophobic tropes—and I honestly have to wonder: do they actually believe that..."The one who delivers the blow.Less gay than...The one who receives.We’re talking about people who would honestly rather lose an internal organ than be seen as gay—or at least, they’ll go to extreme lengths to make sure everyone else thinks that way. 😬...or do they just not give a second thought to what their words actually mean?

I mean, seriously—why on earth would anyone describe something that's just... well, you know—as "tiring" or "demanding"? Like, if we're looking at the way Merriam-Webster defines things, why would anyone claim that such an act requires a massive amount of effort or leaves them completely wiped out? It just doesn't add up to me. 😕

It’s just plain stupid—honestly, there's nothing more foolish than someone breaking down in tears right when life is finally hitting its peak. 🤦)

Carl Cox3 said:I request that this thread be restored to its original state. An employer and a psychologist have nothing to do with one another during a job interview. They are two entirely separate matters. Thank you!

William Collins11 said:I don't quite follow. Beauty is such a subjective concept—whether we are talking about people or animals. For example, I find snakes to be stunning creatures. I wouldn't want one as a pet, of course, but they are magnificent—their appearance and their natural habits truly fascinate me. It's the same with bees and ants; their social structures are a marvel of nature, and I find them beautiful because of that—it just inspires a sense of awe in me.

I am a bit confused about which animals are considered "beautiful in behavior"—after all, pets are trained; we teach them how to act.

I doubt anyone is actually offended by the beauty of animals (whatever that entails)—for me personally, it's the smell and the shedding that I can't stand, and I simply don't want that in my home. And yes, it does bother me when people judge me as selfish or cold because of those preferences.

@William Collins11 — those are just people I knew back in college. We saw each other every day for five years, so we’d chat over coffee about things outside of class, but I wouldn't exactly put them on my list of true friends.

copperhound99 said:Yeah, right. Like there aren't like 90 percent of people just trying to get through downtown without being bothered. As if everyone actually has eyes on her...😕