Random Jibber Jabber Thread

[neosapien]

Why does Ushio sound Japanese while being made in Germany, while Hortilux sounds German but is Japanese made?

More ruminations on Chinese business writing. While in DC I took grad classes in business. Right about that time, a flood of Chinee decided to go to business school (5 year plan thing, no shit). It was like somebody flipped a switch! So a grad class is about 9 people and a full six of them were Chinese in two of my classes. The impact of this became apparent pretty soon. We had to do papers of about 60 pages in groups of three. So, of course, the three non-Chinee became the seeds of the three groups. And of course, we'll need to edit the work of our Chinese colleagues. So weeks pass and I start to get some writing back from my group mates. Utter nonsense. Not a single piece of information in it. Pages and pages of things like "one idea that stands out like a cool blue moon above a calm ocean is employee empowerment." then it goes on for the rest of the paragraph without ever again relating to employee empowerment - though the moon got two more shout outs!

So I checked with the other poor non-Chinese bastards in my classes and swapped some samples. We literally could have chosen any of the writing submitted by the Chinese and it would have been equally relevant/irrelevant to any of the topics we were writing on despite being on totally different disciplines. And these people had good English skills! And the similarity of the 'logic' was uncanny, almost chilling. Maybe things are better now. Been a while. Worse semester ever. Had to write entirely new sections for them, which they never mentioned. They got good grades.

I have a pretty extensive collection of communist written books in English from the last hundred years. The Russians made more sense but are extra amusing due to their invective "... But Trotsky did not realize that he was but a flea on the great Dog that is Mother Russia and that with but a flick, the great people of the USSR could cast him into nothingness along with his band of whiteflies and traitors ." the Maoist shit is just wieeeeeerd though. And it just gets worse after his death (running dog revisionists) Then they just stopped publishing to the outside world for twenty years or so.

Oh man I tell you what, them Chinee love the moon! It's like God make a holiday around it or something already!

 

[Unclebaldrick]

Oh man I tell you what, them Chinee love the moon! It's like God make a holiday around it or something already!

No shit. Did some work on a diaper called Moony Baby. Actual text: "hello moony baby, you are our god."

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[minnesmoker]

What's a good alternative to either marijuana+mushrooms or clonazepam+opiates, for dealing with pain, mild seizures, and anxiety/constant stress response?

 

[Steve French]

What's a good alternative to either marijuana+mushrooms or clonazepam+opiates, for dealing with pain, mild seizures, and anxiety/constant stress response?

uh...
...............

 

[Unclebaldrick]

What's a good alternative to either marijuana+mushrooms or clonazepam+opiates, for dealing with pain, mild seizures, and anxiety/constant stress response?

What parts of the pharmacopeia are already ruled out?

 

[futant]

Meditative Biofeedback, unfortunately it make take years of practice to get consistent results. You asked

 

[minnesmoker]

The shit I need a script for, or that are prohibitively expensive -- and, right now the weed+shrooms is in that prohibitively expensive category.

 

[slowbus]

The shit I need a script for, or that are prohibitively expensive -- and, right now the weed+shrooms is in that prohibitively expensive category.

Buy yourself a tie dye?

must suck not being a deadhead sometimes.I know ABQ has lots of deadheads that hook eachother up.At least back in the day ABQ left little to want

 

[curious2garden]

What's a good alternative to either marijuana+mushrooms or clonazepam+opiates, for dealing with pain, mild seizures, and anxiety/constant stress response?

Edible marijuana and core exercise with a balance of aerobics, check out cross-fit. Seriously, oops sorry saw the expense... Minne when can you get back to growing?

 

[slowbus]

Edible marijuana and core exercise with a balance of aerobics, check out cross-fit. Seriously.

trying to get him to do a faceplant?

 

[Grandpapy]

trying to get him to do a faceplant?

Nah, she gave me that same line, "you wont like the answer, you need to strengthen your core!". I think it's her "go to" line.






But very true in my case.

 

[kinetic]

Buy yourself a tie dye?

must suck not being a deadhead sometimes.I know ABQ has lots of deadheads that hook eachother up.At least back in the day ABQ left little to want

Still happens. Family looks out for those in need when they need it. Like our friend offering to send money this way for a guy that got in trouble. A friend of mine sending me loot when I lost my job and on occasion made a phone call from across the country to stop someone from taxing me too much years ago.

 

[Steve French]

Think I might mke some firecrackers. But i only got butter and no crackers. Sheeiit

 

[potpimp]

I've seen several posts about smoking in the house or going outside where it's cold. What I do is turn on the kitchen vent fan and let the smoke go out that. ...and we keep our body core strong.

 

[minnesmoker]

Still happens. Family looks out for those in need when they need it. Like our friend offering to send money this way for a guy that got in trouble. A friend of mine sending me loot when I lost my job and on occasion made a phone call from across the country to stop someone from taxing me too much years ago.

I guess I don't have what one would call an "approachable demeanor." It doesn't help that I don't know where to go, to get out and about, can't afford to get out and about, and the boss lady doesn't want to go out. (I kinda' look like a cop, according to the few people I know, also.) I haven't been around the family since I followed back in 91/92. I've tried -- not scoring free, but not getting taxed when I had money.

Annie, when I have equipment to grow again, and seeds, I'll be able to get back to growing -- of course, it'll be rogue, cuz of the requirements to get your card here. (Last time, it was EASY, I had a local address passport. Now, without an in-state ID, it's impossible.) And, really? Core? If I didn't know you were stoned silly, I'd be insulted. I know I quit running, and need to get back on a solid work out program, but when you're sleeping 2-3 fitful hours a night, because that's all you can stand to lie down, it's the last of my worries.

I AM still off the Benadryl, though. And don't like drinking. (It's not a great idea to take a Deliriant and depressant when you're trying to counter brain trauma. See Annie? I DO listen!)

Worst decision I've made in a long time was agreeing to move back here. At least in Minnesota I had job options, knew people, and had a grow that I coulda' started up again.

 

[slowbus]

I've seen several posts about smoking in the house or going outside where it's cold. What I do is turn on the kitchen vent fan and let the smoke go out that. ...and we keep our body core strong.

nts....doesn't always work in apt buildings

 

[Unclebaldrick]

nts....doesn't always work in apt buildings

Or hotels.

 

[potpimp]

... (It's not a great idea to take a Deliriant and depressant when you're trying to counter brain trauma. See Annie? I DO listen!)

You do know that cannabis is the best medicine for brain trauma and closed head injuries don't you?

 

[minnesmoker]

You do know that cannabis is the best medicine for brain trauma and closed head injuries don't you?

That's one of the 2 reasons I started using it again, back in '08. I had quit smoking pot in 94. I'm 100% for Cannabis (and micro-dosing shrooms,) for the head injury, migraines, and seizures. It also does wonders for the back pain, muscle spasms, and loss of appetite because of pain. The problem's not cannabis, it's lack thereof, and that's because I moved back to New Mexico.

 

[futant]

snip and seeds, snip

you're covered