I'm here, I'm drunkish, and I'm mad, so...

Are you mad as in 'raging' or mad as in 'insane' ?

what you on aboot

That should remain a mysteron

Welcome strangers.

Why not suck it and see?

I don't like Welsh people bodil, I've never had a Welsh mate nor a Welsh girlfriend in my entire life and I'm no spring chicken anymore. My question is this, is it them or is it me that is abhorrent? I favour the former but then I would say that.

welsh people are simian as are most celts and brunette races with almond shapedveyes

far too much class A's for the OP

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence to blame for many things

DMP are you my arch nemesis Captain Black come here to haunt me ?

Slippy - I've lived in Wales a few times.  I find the Welsh accent in women quite erotic.  The bigger the bosom the more erotic to be honest. On balance you were just unlucky.

Ok thanks for that, I'll take your thoughts on the matter on board.

£300/hour stuff ..

Why not suck it and see?

Next you'll be telling me Miss P is really a Dominatrix

MissP is far too romantic to be a dominatrix.  Shrew possibly, dominatrix never.

Hey how you doing bodez ?

or should you be asking me that ..

can dominatrixes not be romantic too then ??

OK, thanks. 
No, you haven't changed - yet.
No, by definition.

bodil - when I wake up next to the Mrs., she is not up for sex.  She feels unattractive without first thing.  However, for reasons that make no sense, she will deliver (on occassion) a bl0w j0b.  Obviously, I encourage this and take the view my momentary happiness outweighs the fall in her self esteem.

Should I be congratulated, copied, or just envied?  Plainly, my moral choice is beyond sensible debate.

Glad you're well

You not think so .. i feel i'm changing daily tbh .. how will i know when i have ?

She's slightly worried that after a night's sleep she has halitosis?  Your c*ck will never complain about the smell.  And - probably - she just loves sucking c*ck.  Not just your's sadly.  Plus maybe she doesn't want - oh, why are we (ie you) fooling ourselves - start funneling your money into untraceable accounts....

Excellent advice - I await your invoice.

is happiness just a state of mind ?

Free - so little is these days. 

Fire next time.

Although free - I'm gone.  I've just realised they're melting away.  To no good end.

Right - I'm back.  The vomit and bloodstains have been cleared up.  You can pretend to present your ant-like problems and I can pretend to care.

The doctor is in and listening.  And no questions about Welsh people please.

bodil , now that you're becoming a kind of father figure to me

What's the most important thing in life ?

and does it change with age ?

Why so shy crags?  You must be bent double under a burden of guilt, rage, lust, cannibalism and and model train collecting.  Let me relieve your load.  Give me a foothold in your festering reality.

Everything fine with me, bodil. But thank you for asking.

Life is the most important thing in life, McM.  And yes, it gets shorter with age.

Perhaps you could be Moonglum to my Elric?

Good to know crags.  I can't be the wind beneath everybody's wings.

Good reply , simple , explanatory & more enlightening than i ever expected

It takes a while to realise that though doesn't it , just as long as it's not too late !

Yes Moonglum sounds about perfect

I was surprised at the content of your post addressed to me, bodil. I'd only made two posts tonight, one was a humorous one in the thread by the Slipster, the other was to point out WAC tmp is.

Can't fault either of those, IMO.

OK McM - I guess I sorta promised to explain your predicament later this week.  You wont like it much.  I must ask Moorcock what happened to Moonglum.

crags - I read subtexts.  Yours are terrifying.

I doubt that, but I'll tell you what is terrifying- Korsakoffs Syndrome- just heard that an old mucker of mine is suffering from it.

It could happen to any of us who like more than a little tipple- take heed.

Moorcock .. are you really a Doctor .. with a Family

Alright then bodil, here's one.

What is it that separates us from the animals?

I wish!

Sadly I'm getting even more neurons with age.  I've been trying to waste them on chit chat but they just keep sucking up more and more memories/knowledge.

Yeah but .. do you believe in alien beings .. and will they invade planet earth ??

McM - I refer to the great Michael Moorcock - with the ailing Brian Aldiss one of the great triumvirate of British fiction (JG Ballard being dead).   Yes, I am a doctor with a family.

HM - just a few more wrinkles on the cortex separate us from the animals - well, a lot more actually.  Problem is - our 'sophistication' has just been slapped on the animal brain we inherited.  In times of stress the reptile brain takes over and we kill and eat each other.  Nietzsche just about got it right when he said we were the link between the animals and the superman.  But we have little hope - if we don't leave an electronic intelligence after us, we leave nothing.

Think I'd rather that we left nothing than an artificial intelligence though.

If that intelligence can channel our consciousness then that'd be OK.

Well here's one for the animal brain.  Slightly distressing in terms of the rise of interwar facism but we all know the real Nazis emerged from such drinking societies - and neo-Nazis are on the rise.  God forbid they promise free drink for all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbLl2C3ChYY

God knows what this'll be, but I shall watch it then hit the sack. No more posts from me ce soir.

bodil i may read a little when i'm older & retired on my boat ..

but for now i must concentrate on the Facts not the Fiction

That video is all to tempting though !

I've got a medical question.

It seems likely to me that the recommended weekly alcohol intake for males (21 units) is on the conservative side, as the BMA has to account for the weakest members of the population. If I am 20% more massive than the average male, and have a history of being able to drink loads, can I assume that drinking exactly 35 units per week will have a fairly small impact on my health.

To the other 8 of us - ask me anything.  I need mental stimulation or I become fixated on gambling, drink and pornography. 

On second thoughts, piss off!

Right patra - the bigger you are, the less effect.  It's all these skinny young women killing their livers that give drinking a bad name.  Though as they were mostly going to lead lives of supperating desperation, an early death was a mercy.

Hmmm, weighing back in, does that mean that if I get fatter I can drink more?

Yes.

But.

no

but

Ah, that's great news Bodil.

What about if 80% of weeks I drink exactly 35 units, 10% of weeks I drink loads, like 100 units, and the other 10% of weeks, which always follow the heavy 10%, I drink zero units? This isn't hypothetical.

I'd accept a reduction of life expectancy of up to 3 years compared to being teetotal. Feck it: 5 years. I'm in my mid-thirties.

You need to throw in a couple of dry 6 month periods before you get to 60.  Worked for me (I actually managed a year once).  The liver is one tough organ.  But you have to give it a chance to regenerate.  6 months without twice - and the first soon.

There are plenty of compensations.  Being sober can be amazingly good.  If annoying to others.

crags
15 May 12 00:17   
I was surprised at the content of your post addressed to me, bodil. I'd only made two posts tonight, one was a humorous one in the thread by the Slipster, the other was to point out WAC tmp is.

Can't fault either of those, IMO.

Shame you could never prove it, even in your dreams

Hmmm. I'll mull that over tomorrow. It's too daunting right now.

I’ve got another question.

How unpleasant is the average death from the point of view of the person dying?

I’ve become a bit obsessed with happiness recently, and I’d very much like
to aim for net positive happiness over the course of my entire life.

However, I’m not sure I’m saving up happiness points at a fast enough rate to cancel out a horrible, protracted demise.

So, what do you reckon would be the average (mean) death? Six months of quite a lot of pain and discomfort + some depression about forthcoming departure + dash of regret regarding missed opportunities? Better? Worse? I'm guessing the worst 10% of deaths would be dreadful and will make the average considerably more horrendous.

I appreciate that this is quite a hard question.

Easiest question in the world, patra.  Everybody who ever lived - before now - has managed it successfully.  And not come back and complained.

I tend to think life is sufficiently hard that the vast majority of us are quite happy to accept the end, so long as we have lived long enough (a flexible definition). 

Life must be sweet since so many cling on to it.  Or maybe they're just sugar-fiends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cn7ZW8ts3Y

Something of beauty we accidentally left behind.

Well, it sort of depends. I don't think I'll happily accept the end if I'm being eaten by a crocodile, but I take your point.

You're very wise, Bodil. I shall be tuning in with interest to your advice to McM.

Lovely music. I'd never even heard of Thomas Tallis.

Hey chaps

I wait in hope of some serious advice Patra .. but my time is fast running out (this seems to be one of my problems - i've never felt i've had time in my life to do absolutley anything - but to make more money to continue & try & better myself) to the point of burning myself out and letting life pass me by drastically

Now i'm at the point where i have money but seem i'm in an even worse situation (definitely temporarily) and decision making becomes more blurred & complicated , when pressed from all angles i'm confused .

I don't want to feel as if i'm pushed into making a mistake (buying a property quick) that i'll regret now in a years time . everybody wants to sell me something .. but on their own terms

Though i know my problems go a bit deeper in reality , buying a place won't bring immediate happiness but will buy me a bit of security for the future at least .

I had my perfect place almost bought this time last year but bailed out of it !!

and at this rate i'll be homeless ..

I really hope i can look back on this time in a year or two and smile at it

Help!