IBTG81 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Listen, holier-than-thou people. Who here HASN'T smoked pot at least once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Listen, holier-than-thou people. Who here HASN'T smoked pot at least once? 248391[/snapback] Well...me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Well...me. 248395[/snapback] Come on Tom...You've never tried it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Come on Tom...You've never tried it? 248400[/snapback] I have never tried it. I have never tried any drug stronger than alcohol...and even that, I've had precious little of. I've got an IQ in the 160's...why the hell would I want to mess with my brain like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I have never tried it. I have never tried any drug stronger than alcohol...and even that, I've had precious little of. I've got an IQ in the 160's...why the hell would I want to mess with my brain like that? 248411[/snapback] That's nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 That's nonsense. 248414[/snapback] What, that I haven't tried pot, that I haven't tried anything else, that I'm really !@#$ing smart, or that I wouldn't want to put my being really !@#$ing smart at risk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Who here HASN'T smoked pot at least once? 248391[/snapback] Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Me. 248430[/snapback] I figured there was nothing better to do in Alaska! J/k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I have never taken or used any illegal drugs or any drugs illegally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I figured there was nothing better to do in Alaska! J/k. 248439[/snapback] Apparently we have the most potent hippy lettuce on the planet, known as "Matanuska Thunder Fu_k." It's just never appealed to me, though I think people should be allowed to smoke if they want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 What, that I haven't tried pot, that I haven't tried anything else, that I'm really !@#$ing smart, or that I wouldn't want to put my being really !@#$ing smart at risk? 248428[/snapback] The whole idea using pot causes brain damage. Yeah, maybe if you're a lab rat and are subjeted to the smoke 24/7 for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 The whole idea using pot causes brain damage. Yeah, maybe if you're a lab rat and are subjeted to the smoke 24/7 for a year. 248486[/snapback] Yeah, let's use the "culling the weak brain cells from the herd" mentality to justify usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimshiz Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Listen, holier-than-thou people. Who here HASN'T smoked pot at least once? 248391[/snapback] I am 43 and I have NEVER smoked pot (and I have never done ANY illegal drugs)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yeah, let's use the "culling the weak brain cells from the herd" mentality to justify usage. 248502[/snapback] Seriously....I used it a lot when I was younger and I'm *STILL* smarter than most of you jokers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 The whole idea using pot causes brain damage. Yeah, maybe if you're a lab rat and are subjeted to the smoke 24/7 for a year. 248486[/snapback] I wasn't stating that it does. I was saying: "Why risk it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Listen, holier-than-thou people. Who here HASN'T smoked pot at least once? 248391[/snapback] Add me to the list. I'm not against it- just never did it. Now that I'm all grown up, there's really no need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I have never taken or used any illegal drugs or any drugs illegally. 248440[/snapback] What is that, Clinton-speak? Does this mean that you smoked your brains out when you were in Amsterdam?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 What is that, Clinton-speak? Does this mean that you smoked your brains out when you were in Amsterdam?? 248731[/snapback] No that was what I was trying to avoid. I never, ever used drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Not that I'm a pot-head (I haven't smoked in a few years), but I think that smoking pot is safer than drinking alcohol. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I tried pot but I did not exhale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I'm starting to see a pattern here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I'm starting to see a pattern here. 248782[/snapback] Please, oh wise and beneficient one, descend from thine academic mountain and impart your knowledge upon us, the illiterate many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Please, oh wise and beneficient one, descend from thine academic mountain and impart your knowledge upon us, the illiterate many. 248841[/snapback] first of all...bragging about one's IQ score is as stupid as bragging about one's penis size. The only thing that counts is putting it to some good use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 first of all...bragging about one's IQ score is as stupid as bragging about one's penis size. The only thing that counts is putting it to some good use. 248859[/snapback] OK, I'll give you that. Any other useful tidbits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 OK, I'll give you that. Any other useful tidbits? 248861[/snapback] Don't pee in a fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 OK, I'll give you that. Any other useful tidbits? 248861[/snapback] Winning a Nobel Prize is no big deal, but winning it with an IQ of 124 is really something. --Richard Feynman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Winning a Nobel Prize is no big deal, but winning it with an IQ of 124 is really something. --Richard Feynman 248868[/snapback] someone tell that to the thesis boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Don't pee in a fan... 248867[/snapback] Are you sure you didn't mean to address this toward SF in Indiana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Never have tried it. Got to college, was offered, but decided since I went all through high school without doing it, why start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 first of all...bragging about one's IQ score is as stupid as bragging about one's penis size. The only thing that counts is putting it to some good use. 248859[/snapback] Not bragging...just the only way I could really think to express the particular idea that I choose not to waste my gifts via the consumption of illicit toxins. I've expressed my feeling that IQ scores are a load of crap repeatedly here... BTW...I also have a very large penis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Not bragging...just the only way I could really think to express the particular idea that I choose not to waste my gifts via the consumption of illicit toxins. I've expressed my feeling that IQ scores are a load of crap repeatedly here... You live in DC - how useful can an high IQ be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 You live in DC - how useful can an high IQ be? 248963[/snapback] Very, for the same reason that I was a "better" programmer at $100/hr than I am at $50. People here are driven by image rather than substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 People here are driven by image rather than substance. So do you wear a pocket protector or a badge that has your IQ on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 So do you wear a pocket protector or a badge that has your IQ on it? 249695[/snapback] Nope...personalized license plate: "186 IQ". It ain't true...but who gives a sh--? It's a !@#$ing license plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Everyone in the DC area has a personalized plate. I think they come with Happy Meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 You live in DC - how useful can an high IQ be? 248963[/snapback] You'd be surprised. I believe Darwin could have easily setup shop here as well as Easter Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Everyone in the DC area has a personalized plate. I think they come with Happy Meals. 249830[/snapback] No kidding...sad thing is, most aren't even remotely creative. Though I have seen one in my area: "VDOTSUX". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 No kidding...sad thing is, most aren't even remotely creative. Though I have seen one in my area: "VDOTSUX". 249919[/snapback] I like it. My favorites are the ones that you know are personalized but have no f'n clue what they're supposed to mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Not bragging...just the only way I could really think to express the particular idea that I choose not to waste my gifts via the consumption of illicit toxins. BTW...I also have a very large penis... 248915[/snapback] Everything can be toxic....but there is a ton of data that has failed to show any evidence of brain toxicity either in chronic human cannabis users or in animals treated with very high doses of cannabis extract or THC. Doses up to 1,000 x's higher than those needed to produce a "high" in man were given to rats and monkeys every day for up to 90 days without causing serious adverse effects on the brain. I doubt the same could be said for ethanol, JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Everything can be toxic....but there is a ton of data that has failed to show any evidence of brain toxicity either in chronic human cannabis users or in animals treated with very high doses of cannabis extract or THC. Doses up to 1,000 x's higher than those needed to produce a "high" in man were given to rats and monkeys every day for up to 90 days without causing serious adverse effects on the brain. I doubt the same could be said for ethanol, JMO. 250108[/snapback] Scientists find that marijuana may keep Granny from drooling all over herself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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