Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Maureen
Almost 100% of the people who use or smoke pot are breaking some law. His question is logically flawed. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Dana wrote: > > are we adjusting for the cultural mores of california, alaska and washington > DC?

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Maureen
Red Herring alert. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Quick comparison: > > What percentage of people who posses/use pot are breaking the law? > > What percentage of people who posses/use guns are breaking the law? ~~~

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Maureen
Also true. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it, that are dangerous. > > Seems we've heard this argument before in a slightly different form: > > > Guns don't kill people do. ~~~

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
Heh..Larry and I actually see eye to eye on quite a few things, its just we usually disagree on the more...e...emotional...topics. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Dana wrote: > > I am writing down the date. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > >> >> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
I am writing down the date. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > > >>Actually, that is not what I said. > >> > >>What I said was that sometimes (though not nearly as often as some > >>would have you believe) pot is the f

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>Actually, that is not what I said. >> >>What I said was that sometimes (though not nearly as often as some >>would have you believe) pot is the first step. Most (if not all) of >>the hardcore drug users I saw in my career in EMS started with

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
That was not my argument. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>The start of this discussion was based on why we spent money enforcing >>the law. Larry brought guns in to the discussion, so I was just using >>what has been thrown on the table. >> >>On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:49

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>The start of this discussion was based on why we spent money enforcing >the law. Larry brought guns in to the discussion, so I was just using >what has been thrown on the table. > >On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Michael Grant wrote: >> I didnot bring it up in the way you imply. All I said was

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
> Single cases always make an emotional argument to involved just as > personal experience does, but that's a total aside. > If you can find that reference, I'd appreciate it. Not that it means > anything to me, but a reference is always good when a discussion like > this comes up. And you KNOW it

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>Actually, that is not what I said. > >What I said was that sometimes (though not nearly as often as some >would have you believe) pot is the first step. Most (if not all) of >the hardcore drug users I saw in my career in EMS started with pot. >Now, as has been stated, this has more to do with the

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
The start of this discussion was based on why we spent money enforcing the law. Larry brought guns in to the discussion, so I was just using what has been thrown on the table. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > I was honestly just not getting the correlation. I wasn't sayi

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Grant
I was honestly just not getting the correlation. I wasn't saying you shouldn't be asking. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > That never stopped a tangent before. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > How does this really relate to the topic at

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
I agree with the former. Disagree with the latter. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM, G Money wrote: > > Doesn't, except to illustrate that pot is currently illegal and probably > shouldn't be, and guns are currently legal, and probably shouldn't be :) > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Michael

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
Why adjust? What percentage of those who use/posses pot are braking the law vs. what percentage thos who use/possess guns are breaking the law. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Dana wrote: > > are we adjusting for the cultural mores of california, alaska and washington > DC? > > On Thu, Jul 23,

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
That never stopped a tangent before. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > How does this really relate to the topic at hand though? > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want?

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
topic at hand? hehe On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > How does this really relate to the topic at hand though? > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread G Money
Doesn't, except to illustrate that pot is currently illegal and probably shouldn't be, and guns are currently legal, and probably shouldn't be :) On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > How does this really relate to the topic at hand though? > > > ~~

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
are we adjusting for the cultural mores of california, alaska and washington DC? On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > OK, how about nationally. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Dana wrote: > > > > I think it depends on the communities where you sample... > > > > On Thu,

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Grant
How does this really relate to the topic at hand though? ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-co

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
OK, how about nationally. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Dana wrote: > > I think it depends on the communities where you sample... > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > >> >> Quick comparison: >> >> What percentage of people who posses/use pot are breaking the law? >> >> W

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
I think it depends on the communities where you sample... On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Quick comparison: > > What percentage of people who posses/use pot are breaking the law? > > What percentage of people who posses/use guns are breaking the law? > > On Thu, Jul 23,

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
Quick comparison: What percentage of people who posses/use pot are breaking the law? What percentage of people who posses/use guns are breaking the law? On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it, that are dangerous. > > Seems we've he

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
That's right. I have never heard of any incident where a person died from a gunshot where there was not a person involved by holding/touching/handling the gun. Guns don't just shoot themselves. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
Actually, that is not what I said. What I said was that sometimes (though not nearly as often as some would have you believe) pot is the first step. Most (if not all) of the hardcore drug users I saw in my career in EMS started with pot. Now, as has been stated, this has more to do with the perso

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Grant
...cuz of the weed. tsk tsk. ;) On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > even i saw that lar, and im slow. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > > >> Nothing makes me smile more than you non-nonsensical analogies. I > >> have > >> truly missed them. > >> >

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Ras Tafari
even i saw that lar, and im slow. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >> Nothing makes me smile more than you non-nonsensical analogies. I >> have >> truly missed them. >> >> According to other people's logic, we should ban water too, because >> when misused, it can kill. > > >

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it, that are dangerous. Seems we've heard this argument before in a slightly different form: Guns don't kill people do. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something th

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
> Nothing makes me smile more than you non-nonsensical analogies. I > have > truly missed them. > > According to other people's logic, we should ban water too, because > when misused, it can kill. the point I'm making is that the gateway drug argument is bullshit. Not only from a logical poin

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Maureen
Yeah, and I can give you a long list of people destroyed by wine, another drug with psychoactive effects. Let's ban them all. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > The entire part from cocaine in moderation down was a sarcastic bite > at pot being 'benign'. > > I have an

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Maureen
It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it, that are dangerous. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > And I'm sure the thousands of women who were slipped one then raped say the > same thing the next day. > > That's by far the worst drug ever invented. ~~

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Maureen
Water will kill you if you drink too much. Pot is less harmful to your health than boiled eggs. Coffee is more dangerous than most prescription drugs, and all of those things are substantially less dangerous than tobacco, which is legal. Spending 50 million dollars to possibly arrest 10 men, w

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
Nothing makes me smile more than you non-nonsensical analogies. I have truly missed them. According to other people's logic, we should ban water too, because when misused, it can kill. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>It can be a 'gateway drug' regardless of its the person

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Single cases always make an emotional argument to involved just as personal experience does, but that's a total aside. If you can find that reference, I'd appreciate it. Not that it means anything to me, but a reference is always good when a discussion like this comes up. And you KNOW it will agai

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
>It can be a 'gateway drug' regardless of its the person or the drug. >There are times where pot is merely the first step. > so is mother's milk or oral sex. In fact mother's milk according to your logic should be banned, 99.9% of all who use more serious drugs first started with mother

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
>The entire part from cocaine in moderation down was a sarcastic bite >at pot being 'benign'. > >I have an uncle who lives in a nursing home. He's basically a burnout. >To say that pot is benign is as wrong as saying a roofie is. Just >because people smoke some now and again does not change the fa

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
>give me a camera, a keg of beer, an ounce of weed, 12 weed heads and 12 drunks. >when we are done the intake, ill put those people in front of 100 >people to test annoyingness, belligerency, assholency and >overall well being. then an hour later, test those same people. the >drunks will still b

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Grant
> > And in a world where everyone blames someone/something else for their > lot in life, some choose to blame pot even when the blame squarely > falls on their own shoulders. Ya, no kidding! Welcome to era of zero personal responsibility. Protect us from ourselves

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
I never said using pot makes someone want to try harder drugs, rather that in some cases pot is the first step. And in a world where everyone blames someone/something else for their lot in life, some choose to blame pot even when the blame squarely falls on their own shoulders. Kind of like blami

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
You forgot about the part where you woke up with your butthole being chaffed and sore. On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:30 AM, Ray Champagne wrote: > > I actually got roofie'd once. True story. > > I was in college, two dudes were leaving the bar, they left a full > beer on > the counter. Dumbly (a

RE: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:37 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Why is no one bitching about this? Sad, but true. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > >> >> (Australian beer is a lot more potent than American. Ours is light >> beer to them) > > > Eh

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Grant
Fair enough, however it's completely irrelevant. Using pot doesn't make people want to try harder drugs. Correlation != Causation On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > It can be a 'gateway drug' regardless of its the person or the drug. > There are times where pot is merely th

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
Sad, but true. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > >> >> (Australian beer is a lot more potent than American. Ours is light >> beer to them) > > > Eh-hem. Your beer is light to _every_ other country > > > ~|

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
It can be a 'gateway drug' regardless of its the person or the drug. There are times where pot is merely the first step. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > No I didn't miss it. If you re-read that sentence it doesn't really read > well if the point you are trying to make is

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Grant
> > (Australian beer is a lot more potent than American. Ours is light > beer to them) Eh-hem. Your beer is light to _every_ other country ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on t

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > (Australian beer is a lot more potent than American. Ours is light > beer to them) > > LOL That makes me want to go down to Mendocino brewing company and get my growler filled this afternoon. Eye of The Haw

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Grant
No I didn't miss it. If you re-read that sentence it doesn't really read well if the point you are trying to make is that weed isn't a gateway drug. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Obviously you missed the part where i said 'While not as prevalent as > some might try to

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
Funny thing. I used to tell people that as a medic I would get called for fights involving drunk people just about every night. The only time I ever would get called for a stoner who was in a fight was if a drunk punched him. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > addicts will be

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Dinowitz
There are happy drunks and mean drunks. Are you saying that there are no mean pot heads? And when you say normal, you mean the buzz has worn off and they can (or should) drive or normal as in they're just cool dudes? And I'm sure you have an equivalent dosage worked out, right? Or is it just whate

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
Obviously you missed the part where i said 'While not as prevalent as some might try to make you believe'. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Marijuana isn't habit forming. Not from a physiological standpoint anyway. > And weed being a 'gateway' drug is a reflection on the

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Ras Tafari
addicts will be addicts regardless with which they start. non-addicts will not be. no matter what... alcohol makes people jerks at some point in the night. no matter what... herb will never make that happen. no matter what... cocaine will make you want more when that 15 minutes is up. no matter w

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Grant
Marijuana isn't habit forming. Not from a physiological standpoint anyway. And weed being a 'gateway' drug is a reflection on the people using it, not on the drug itself. Don't believe the hype Scott. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > That does not make it any less habit

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > pot can also be the 'spring board' drug to harder core drugs. > Yeah, just like kids snorting their friends crushed up riddlin. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community w

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
That does not make it any less habit forming or illegal. While not as prevalent as some might try to make you believe, pot can also be the 'spring board' drug to harder core drugs. I doubt there are many crack heads who started with crack, I'd bet most started with pot or cocaine. On Wed, Jul 2

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Yeh. Good luck with that. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > ask him what else he was taking ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mail

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Have you actually had a cabbage roll? It would ruin anyones life. :) Maybe pot will not cause someone to drop dead but the psychological effect it has IS dangerous. I had a boss who sent me to park the car while he was getting some pot. He knew I couldn't drive! On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:10 PM, M

RE: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stewart
n the wrong.. -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC 27616 (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:mdino...@houseoffusion.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:03 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Why is no one bit

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Ras Tafari
give me a camera, a keg of beer, an ounce of weed, 12 weed heads and 12 drunks. when we are done the intake, ill put those people in front of 100 people to test annoyingness, belligerency, assholency and overall well being. then an hour later, test those same people. the drunks will still be dru

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > I have an uncle who lives in a nursing home. He's basically a burnout. > ask him what else he was taking ~| Want to reach the ColdFu

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Grant
There are exceptions to every rule. However I think you'd find that statistically _all_ drugs, including (read:especially) alcohol have much more devastating effects on people's lives and health than marijuana. I'm sure you could find a guy who's life was ruined because of his consumption of cabba

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Dinowitz
The entire part from cocaine in moderation down was a sarcastic bite at pot being 'benign'. I have an uncle who lives in a nursing home. He's basically a burnout. To say that pot is benign is as wrong as saying a roofie is. Just because people smoke some now and again does not change the fact tha

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > I do not recall every saying anything about the 'risk'. And it still > does not refute anything Michael or I have said. I was just pointing out that roofies are a pretty high risk thing to play around as a recreational drug. I don't want to d

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
I do not recall every saying anything about the 'risk'. And it still does not refute anything Michael or I have said. Just about anything, including roofies, can be benign in low enough doses and just about anything, including water, can be harmful in high enough doses. Regardless of how emotion

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
One definition of 'drug' is: A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose; Water most definitely fits into that definition. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Scott

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > What you are referring to is when these drugs are used in high doses > and typically over a long period of time. > > No one ever said they were benign, merely that in the right doses, > they can be - there is a big difference there. To be fair

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > Most people would consider water to be benign, but, if taken in high > enough doses, it can kill you. I have seen that. > > So maybe we should outlaw water too? > Water is not a drug. Although it was coined an elixir back in the day w

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
What you are referring to is when these drugs are used in high doses and typically over a long period of time. No one ever said they were benign, merely that in the right doses, they can be - there is a big difference there. Most people would consider water to be benign, but, if taken in high en

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Ras Tafari
never, nowhere, no how, can roofies be considered benign, im sorry. ive seen the outcome, and it was horrendous. cocaine, ive seen the outcome and it was horrendous. heroine, same thing. crack, same thing. alcohol, nearly the same. pot. never. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Scott Stroz wr

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
1. Then you would be committing a crime. 2. Again, it would not be in moderation. 3. I do not have a daughter. I never advocated the production/possession/use of roofies. Michael was merely pointing out that just about anything, including roofies, can be benign 'in moderation'. And, he is right

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > ill give your daughter one, take her out to the bar, and let me know > how that goes > for ya johnny moderation... > > > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > Those doses would not be what I would call 'in moderatio

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Ras Tafari
ill give your daughter one, take her out to the bar, and let me know how that goes for ya johnny moderation... On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Those doses would not be what I would call 'in moderation'. > > The point being just about anything can be benign if taken in >

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
Those doses would not be what I would call 'in moderation'. The point being just about anything can be benign if taken in moderation, and just abotu anything can be harmful if not taken in moderation. As I pointed out, water can be dangerous if enough is injested. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:20

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Ray Champagne
I actually got roofie'd once. True story. I was in college, two dudes were leaving the bar, they left a full beer on the counter. Dumbly (and broke), I asked if they were gonna just leave that there. One looked at the other and said "take it". I had no other money after drinking a second and

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread G Money
WHo the hell takes a roofie in moderation?!?!?! On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > If taken in moderation, yes. > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > > > roofies are benign? > > > > are you kidding me? > > > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Michael

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > roofies are benign? > If taken in moderation, yes. > And I'm sure the thousands of women who were slipped one then raped say the same thing the next day. That's by far the worst drug ever invented.

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Scott Stroz
If taken in moderation, yes. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > roofies are benign? > > are you kidding me? > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Michael > Dinowitz wrote: >> >> As I've never smoked it, I'll have to rely on the experience of >> others. But then again, I've ne

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Ras Tafari
roofies are benign? are you kidding me? On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > As I've never smoked it, I'll have to rely on the experience of > others. But then again, I've never taken a dangerous dosage of Tylenol > either. > Cocaine isn't dangerous as long as it's in mo

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Dinowitz
As I've never smoked it, I'll have to rely on the experience of others. But then again, I've never taken a dangerous dosage of Tylenol either. Cocaine isn't dangerous as long as it's in moderation. Same with speed. Roofies are totally benign. I guess that if you go down the list, most illegal drug

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Grant
> > Yes, there's abuse but is it at the same level as crack? At the same > level as weed? At the same level as whippets? I think you should take weed out of your comparison. It's benign. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion communi

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Go ahead. She's wearing a lab coat. :) On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Dana wrote: > > I'm telling Judith > > /me flees > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Michael > Dinowitz wrote: >> >> But what if she's cute? ;) >> >> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >>> >>> And they

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Dana
I'm telling Judith /me flees On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > But what if she's cute? ;) > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >> >> And they will have to wear lab coats with 'Do Not Eat' stamped all over it. >> >> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:28

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
But what if she's cute? ;) On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > And they will have to wear lab coats with 'Do Not Eat' stamped all over it. > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Michael > Dinowitz wrote: >> >> Yes, a surgeon general's warning that using a doctor may be hazardo

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Scott Stroz
And they will have to wear lab coats with 'Do Not Eat' stamped all over it. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > Yes, a surgeon general's warning that using a doctor may be hazardous > to your health. :) > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >> >> But p

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Yes, a surgeon general's warning that using a doctor may be hazardous to your health. :) On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > But people can die from doctors, so we must protect them. All doctors > will be required to wear labels stating that they may cause harm is > used impr

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Scott Stroz
But people can die from doctors, so we must protect them. All doctors will be required to wear labels stating that they may cause harm is used improperly. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > On one hand we have licensed physicians who do not, as a normal course > of even

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
On one hand we have licensed physicians who do not, as a normal course of events, improperly prescribe pills. The percentage of doctors who improperly prescribe drugs can probably be in the single digits percentage wise and if you look at the total prescriptions given in a year, the improperly pre

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Dana
oh balls. Doctors are an easy target. Factoids like this are the reason for pain management clinics -- many doctors are afraid of prescribing controlled substances at all, because there is no telling when someone will accuse them of being a pill doctor. It's pretty hard to tell how much pain medic

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Michael Grant
> > Those doctors were poisoning him. suXors they failed > > > Check the facts. Prescription medication abuse is an enormous problem in > this country. > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Robert Munn
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > doctors who have not been convicted of giving overdoses to patents = > criminals who poison millions with drugs? > I mean, that is what your saying, right? They are equal? > What scale are you talking about

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Dana
huh ... I read labels. I also read inserts. Don't recall ever reading one that said that the damage caused by acetaminophen is exponentially worse when you have alcohol in your system. Ever. It is true nonetheless. Don't remember ever reading one saying that megadoses were possible when using a co

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Michael Grant
If it weren't for drug dealers my secondary school education would have been intolerable. -_- On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > doctors who have not been convicted of giving overdoses to patents = > criminals who poison millions with drug

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
doctors who have not been convicted of giving overdoses to patents = criminals who poison millions with drugs? I mean, that is what your saying, right? They are equal? What scale are you talking about here? I know people loved Michael but I don't count him as equaling several million people. On T

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Robert Munn
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Maureen wrote: > > Let a company pay a bonus, or let the government dare to spend money > on the environment or health care, and all you hear are the screams > from the talk show hosts and their minions. But the government can > toss fifty million dollars away

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Maureen wrote: > > Let a company pay a bonus, or let the government dare to spend money > on the environment or health care, and all you hear are the screams > from the talk show hosts and their minions. But the government can > toss fifty million dollars away

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread G Money
I think the common misconception that gets people into trouble is that they think OTC = harmless. Not all of these people are stupid.they just aren't aware of the real dangers. Education is the answer, and that goes beyond a simple warning label. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Scott Stroz

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
I personally am fine with going after these narco-terrorists. It's not their job, but their tactics, that need to be fought tooth and nail. They are not nice people. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Maureen wrote: > > If you think the US isn't wasting huge sums of money on this so-called > d

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
We're talking about 2 different things here. Money for the war on drugs (or whatever euphemism the current administration is using) is one thing and a reward is another. Money is assigned to specific projects, governments, or whatever. It's all earmarked (except for that black ops stuff). Rewards

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Scott Stroz
I guess a person to watch over us all to make sure we don't do anything stupid? On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:55 AM, G Money wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Maureen wrote: > >> >> I have at least 10 bottles of pills in this house that contain >> acetaminophen.  None of them have anythi

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Scott Stroz
Yet, oddly enough, the water coming out of my tap does not say the same thing. Each package will tell you how much acetominophen is in each dose. Its up to you to keep track of how much you take. If you don't think any OTC medicine can kill you because its not labeled as such, guess what..you ar

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread G Money
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Maureen wrote: > > I have at least 10 bottles of pills in this house that contain > acetaminophen. None of them have anything on the label or on the > sheet that came from the pharmacy that indicates that it could kill > me. So what label are you reading? Ev

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-21 Thread Scott Stroz
Right, and where does that little snippet show us that people are not stupid? Its because stupid people take cold pills AND another full dose of tylenol. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > >> >> Tylenol only kills pe

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