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Oregonfire

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It it just me or could a whole year's worth of "very special episodes" or after-school specials be created from Chiara's presence in the house?

Kaili

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow- hot topic. This is a fast moving thread!

Wendo

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wcv63, ah, thanks for the clarification. Hard to keep up when post are made so furiously. LOL!

Wcv63

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kaili they also recommend marijuana for patients dealing with glaucoma...it lowers the pressure.

Hillbilly

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
...I think she's a public service advertisement myself...

Flyonthwall

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kaili, yep it always happens when the HG are boaring us! LOL

Wendo

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BB3 HG's: Lessons Learned - A Special Hallmark Presentation

Caliogirl

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm one of the few who hasn't done drugs -- not out some moral compunction but because I'm stubborn. Everytime someone told me to do something because it was cool -- I would resist to prove them wrong. I became very popular as the one who took care of everyone else who was stoned or drunk. I was the rebel (in an opposite kinda of way) in the group.

Now that I'm a mom and have kids I'm kindda glad I was so stubborn. I also kinda wonder what I missed .

Guess I'll have to live vicariously through Chiara. Ooops bad idea, now I feel like I need a really hot shower and to rinse my mouth out with some sort of alcohol.

Wendo

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Boaring us? Do I need to drag the hunting rifle out for self defense??? LOL! ;) Watch out for the tusks!!!!!!!!!

Jaysgal

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wendo, I don't know about that argument. I mean, if it were the case with Roddy, then why would he take ritalin? He's been on ritalin. It certainly changes the outcome of behaviour, for that's what it's prescribed for.

Bmh, interesting life. :)

Again, I am not saying that it is impossible for Roddy to have never done drugs. I mean, I have never done drugs, smoked, or even drank before. I don't think it's hard to stay away from it, but I do admit to the power of peer pressure.

However, what makes me highly suspicious that Roddy has done drugs at least once is his character. His character just seems like someone who's done it before. You can be the leader of a pack, sect, etc. and still do drugs. There are always followers. And as pointed out by others, well-educated and intellectual people have done drugs. The 60s certainly consisted of a lot of intellectuals and well-educated who did drugs.

Wendo

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Caliogirl, speaking from my own experience (a little pot experimentation), you haven't missed much.

Jesse

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
TH3 (the medicinal name for medical use of "pot") is used to (1) reduce pain, (3) increase appetite (those undergoing kemo have trouble eating), and (3) decrease eye pressure (for persons with glacomma). It is also called Hemp and is useful for making cloth (a lot cheaper to produce than cotton). Compared to alcohol, is a lot less addictive and not related to car accidents.

Reader234

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh wow Calio I coulda wrote that too!! My mom now tells me how relieved she is, because I was very very rebellious!!

And believe it or not my grandmother had colon cancer in the 80's and was furious I wouldnt buy pot for her, because it was supposed to relieve nausea and give you an appetite!! (she loved to eat before chemo you see, and I had NO connections, or new no one with connections, or I might just have gone and did it for her!!)

Wendo

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jaysgal, well, one could argue that Ritalin is prescribed for (typically) hyperactive children, and/or for those who have difficulty concentrating. So, hearing that Roddy takes Ritalin actually fits, for me. It allows him to calm down and focus.

In addition, I think Roddy also has issues with the fact that certain drugs are illegal.

Kaili

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
While I can believe that Roddy hasn't, I can see Jaysgal' point. I apologize if I am misunderstanding what you said, but it made me think. Roddy, being the so called intellectual that he is, seems like someone who would try drugs to be able to have an opinion on them. It's a bit different, but he is the atheist who is reading the Bible. It's a way to see both aspects and be able to understand in a different way.

While I have no reason to not believe him, I think some people similar to him would try drugs just to have that perspective.

Caliogirl

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wendo -- you're probably right. I'm sure my drinking at University made up for all the drugs I missed out on any way...

I'm a sensory kind of person -- that aspect intrigues me.

Wcv63

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wendo Roddy mentioned that he was dyslexic and had a learning disability when he was younger. It's possible that the Ritalin was prescribed for his problem.

I for one believe that Roddy has never done drugs. I'm not a Roddy fan as many of you know but it fits his personality type as Wendo has pointed out.

Caliogirl

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah! Reader234 a fellow drug free rebel!

Kaili

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That is true- I was reading drug stats in a Sociology class I had and marijuana has never directly killed anyone (specifically in terms of OD). Personally, I feel marijuana is a lot safer than alcohol. I realized that all it did for me really was make me giggle, then make me tired and hungry. Alcohol often makes people more aggressive and think they are "6 feet tall and bulletproof".

Hillbilly

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
...i smoked some sausage one time...does that count?...

Ellenkats

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I believe Roddy also when he says he's never done drugs (illegal). I've never done any drugs either nor have I ever wanted to. I am a control freak -- I would never do anything to deliberately make me out of control -- I imagine Roddy would feel the same way.

Wcv63

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hillbilly that depends; did it get you high? Also was it for recreational purposes? Oh yeah, and Why? :)

Hillbilly

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
...naw wcv...i had trouble keepin it lit..

Reader234

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
now hillbilly honey, did ya inhale?

(and trust me, I have a whole slew of relations in Ashflat Arkansas, as we speak, and to my knowledge none have intermarried, but my Aunt did marry at 16, but its a love match, theyre still together - 30 years later! *G)

so just pass that jug, and lets do si do!!

Cute1073

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 08:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey guys......what exactly is a 'druggie' anyway?
I see someone that has smoked a little pot in a completly different way then someone who has done Cocaine like Chiara has said she has done.

I personally smoke pot all the time and don't consider myself to be a 'druggie' maybe other people would I don't know....but almost every post i've made has been while i've been baked on pot......not out of control at all....just mello.

But then i'm from BC where pot is practically legalized.