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I'm here, I'm drunkish, and I'm mad, so...
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God knows what this'll be, but I shall watch it then hit the sack. No more posts from me ce soir.
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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 ! |
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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. |
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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! |
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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.
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Hmmm, weighing back in, does that mean that if I get fatter I can drink more?
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Yes.
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cn7ZW8ts3Y
Something of beauty we accidentally left behind. |
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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. |
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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!  |