OT: Crocodiles....

Rick & Cyndi said:

NOT!!!! Gator, you are adored and loved here. Only someone with brain
waves that closely match those of a crazed ferret could think like that....
<G>

Cyndi

Well, I thank you for the sentiment but . . . .
Come on, seriously - I'm kind of a loon sometimes.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

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Lynne A said:

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(AlleyGator) said:

Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote:

>He's always been a bit of a nonconformist. 🙂
>
>Carol

My, aren't we being unusually polite tonight <G>

Hey! I *did* call Lynne, the birthday girl, a [censored].
Isn't that enough? 😉

Carol

Compliments are polite, darlin!

Lynne A, [censored] extraordinaire
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Just tell them what I tell my housemate...

I am not _A_ [censored], I am _THE_ [censored]
and it's _MISS_ [censored] to YOU!!!

<lol>

[censored]:

Beautiful
Intelligent
Talented
Charismatic
Humanitarian

Ok? ;-)
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

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Rick & Cyndi said:

NOT!!!! Gator, you are adored and loved here. Only someone with brain
waves that closely match those of a crazed ferret could think like

that....

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Quoted message said:

<G>

Cyndi

Well, I thank you for the sentiment but . . . .
Come on, seriously - I'm kind of a loon sometimes.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Oh, you silly boy, that's what we like about you!

Lynne A
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Lynne A said:

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[email hidden] (AlleyGator) said:

>Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>He's always been a bit of a nonconformist. 🙂
>>
>>Carol
>
>My, aren't we being unusually polite tonight <G>

Hey! I *did* call Lynne, the birthday girl, a [censored].
Isn't that enough? 😉

Carol

Compliments are polite, darlin!

Lynne A, [censored] extraordinaire
[email hidden]

Just tell them what I tell my housemate...

I am not _A_ [censored], I am _THE_ [censored]
and it's _MISS_ [censored] to YOU!!!

<lol>

[censored]:

Beautiful
Intelligent
Talented
Charismatic
Humanitarian

Ok? ;-)
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell > see, I have friends

in both places." --Mark Twain

Precisely, Katra! And around here, I rank as Queen [censored]-although DD is
well on her way to becoming the heir apparent<G>

Lynne A
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(AlleyGator) said:

Hey! Tell Crash I'm thinkin' about him -

Will do! Thanks. 🙂

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I just
went through the "crazed ferret" routine on some new meds before I
threw them down the toilet. Lord, I hope I didn't post while that was
going on. I had some stuff so bad a few years ago that I was sitting
on the bed, reading an imaginary book (turning pages, no less) and
pretending to brush my teeth, until my wife called the doc (who was
actually a family friend) and said "You can do something about this,
or YOU can come live with him". She said the last straw was when I
stood up, shook my finger in the air and said "14,000 dollars - you
can keep your filthy money".

Okay, YOU can come and clean the partially chewed fettucini alfredo off my
screen and between the keys on my keyboard. Damn pasta is everywhere!

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Good grief, where in the world does that
stuff come from? My mom is on the same med, but for a different
reason these days - she takes 10 mg a day. He started me off on 120mg
the very first day, which is way too close to lethal dose for comfort.
OTOH, maybe he'd have done the world a favor <G>.

What medication is that? I want to avoid it.

Carol

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(AlleyGator) said:

My, aren't we being unusually polite tonight <G>

Hey! I *did* call Lynne, the birthday girl, a [censored].
Isn't that enough? 😉

Compliments are polite, darlin!

Lynne A, [censored] extraordinaire

That *was* polite! There was no frowny face after it, was there? Well,
WAS THERE?

I'm glad you had a good birthday. 🙂

Carol

(AlleyGator) said:

Come on, seriously - I'm kind of a loon sometimes.

We like 'em loony around here.

Carol

Katra said:

[censored]:

Beautiful
Intelligent
Talented
Charismatic
Humanitarian

Crash almost fell over dead when his teenage daughter announced that she
was a [censored]:
Beautiful
Individual
That
Causes a
Hard-on

He's still recovering.

Carol

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Damsel said:

Katra said:

[censored]:

Beautiful
Intelligent
Talented
Charismatic
Humanitarian

Crash almost fell over dead when his teenage daughter announced that she
was a [censored]:
Beautiful
Individual
That
Causes a
Hard-on

He's still recovering.

Carol

Oh Lordy!!! ROFL!

Smart girl. ;-)
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

Damsel said:

What medication is that? I want to avoid it.

Carol

It was Amytriptiline (that's not spelled right at all) or commonly
known as Elavil, typically used as an anti-depressent but sometimes
used as a pain med, seems to be especially helpful for some people
with migraines, but not all of them. They used it as a pain med for
me after a bad car wreck, because I don't usually tolerate opiate-type
drugs very well. Dang - there goes my future as a heroin addict.
That's not funny, I guess - It could probably be something that
someone is struggling with here right now. Anywhose - maybe I didn't
tolerate that one so well either, because I know it's quite commonly
used. Just because it made me nuts doesn't mean you should
necessarily avoid it. Of course, there was the free entertainment
factor involved . . .Uh - don't ever let them give it to you if you're
taking beta blockers (hi Blood press med, etc) and you have to avoid
certain foods. I think most typically alcohol, hard cheeses and some
kind of nuts, or something like that. Been a long time.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

(AlleyGator) said:

Damsel said:

Crash almost fell over dead when his teenage daughter announced that she
was a [censored]:
Beautiful
Individual
That
Causes
Hard-ons

He's still recovering.

So . . . . how old is she and does she live in the midwest <G>

She's almost 18 now, and lives in the midwest.

I told Crash what you posted, and he said, "That's it. I'm hunting
Gators!" He said that after choking and laughing.

Carol

(AlleyGator) said:

Damsel said:

What medication is that? I want to avoid it.

It was Amytriptiline (that's not spelled right at all) or commonly
known as Elavil, typically used as an anti-depressent but sometimes
used as a pain med, seems to be especially helpful for some people
with migraines, but not all of them. They used it as a pain med for
me after a bad car wreck, because I don't usually tolerate opiate-type
drugs very well. Dang - there goes my future as a heroin addict.
That's not funny, I guess - It could probably be something that
someone is struggling with here right now. Anywhose - maybe I didn't
tolerate that one so well either, because I know it's quite commonly
used. Just because it made me nuts doesn't mean you should
necessarily avoid it. Of course, there was the free entertainment
factor involved . . .

*grin* I take 50mg of Amitriptylin at night for sleep and to prevent hot
flashes. Another medication that's good for chronic pain (originally used
only as an anti-seizure medication) is Neurontin. I use it to control
mania, although I understand I'm in the minority, in that I actually get
relief from my symptoms. It's also used for the symptoms of diabetic
neuropathy.

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Uh - don't ever let them give it to you if you're
taking beta blockers (hi Blood press med, etc) and you have to avoid
certain foods. I think most typically alcohol, hard cheeses and some
kind of nuts, or something like that. Been a long time.

I'm not sure if Lisinopril is a beta blocker or not. I didn't realize that
Amitriptylin was one of THOSE. No, I didn't get the usual warnings about
diet, maybe because the dose is so small? I think the alcohol is red wine,
and chocolate is also on The List. I have so little of any of the
forbidden foods that I'm not gonna worry about it much.

Carol

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Shaun aRe said:

Heheheh, well I must admit to never having cared much for getting the

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beaten out of me, and believe me, I've had it happen enough times to be
certain ',;~}~

Actually, my son did the same thing and got his belt - he was WAY
better at it than me, but when his school closed down, he sort of
dropped it. Disappointed.

I went to Karati for a short while - quit because I didn't like the teacher
too mmuch, and it was a 7 mile run to and from the place.

I went to a Kung Fu class precisely one time - the teacher there was very,
very good at it indeed, but he was a total psychopath - I went as a shy
novice, and left with a bloody, swolen tongue and a very badly sprained neck
that cost me a week off work. A pity, because I appreciated Kung Fu more
than the Karati...

Shaun aRe

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But he's 6 feet 7 inches tall, so the
reach advantage helped him out quite a bit. He must be adopted, or
belong to the mailman - I'm a little shrimp, 5 feet 10 inches.

Yes - my wife tells me that size certainly does matter.

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Rick & Cyndi said:

NOT!!!! Gator, you are adored and loved here. Only someone with brain
waves that closely match those of a crazed ferret could think like

that....

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<G>

Cyndi

Well, I thank you for the sentiment but . . . .
Come on, seriously - I'm kind of a loon sometimes.

That is a good attribute to have - HTH ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

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Damsel said:

What medication is that? I want to avoid it.

Carol

It was Amytriptiline (that's not spelled right at all) or commonly
known as Elavil, typically used as an anti-depressent but sometimes
used as a pain med, seems to be especially helpful for some people
with migraines, but not all of them. They used it as a pain med for
me after a bad car wreck, because I don't usually tolerate opiate-type
drugs very well.

"Amytriptiline" that stuff can indeed be a heavy med...

I don't tolerate opiates, even some opioides - they can make me very ill
now - I blame it on how many DF118's (Di-hydrocodien tartrate) I had to take
after my bike accident and it worked a treat (I was taking in the region of
90 to 180 mg a day before I had to stop, so stopping was painful in more
ways than one..) - bit by bit, I became senitised to it, until in the end it
was worse than the pain...

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Dang - there goes my future as a heroin addict.
That's not funny, I guess - It could probably be something that
someone is struggling with here right now.

Try me about 10 years ago - I kicked it, some I knew were not so lucky, and
at least two of them are dead now...

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Anywhose - maybe I didn't
tolerate that one so well either, because I know it's quite commonly
used. Just because it made me nuts doesn't mean you should
necessarily avoid it. Of course, there was the free entertainment
factor involved . . .Uh - don't ever let them give it to you if you're
taking beta blockers (hi Blood press med, etc) and you have to avoid
certain foods. I think most typically alcohol, hard cheeses and some
kind of nuts, or something like that. Been a long time.

That's usually the contraindications for MAOI's (mono amine oxidase
inhibitors...)

Shaun aRe

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Well, I may have adopted the name Alleygator for one reason or
another, but the real critters are something I seriously don't want to
run into. You can keep 'em.

Thanks - I always wanted to *try croc and 'gator meat! ',;~}~

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a little old grandma could probably whip my butt.

Now youse juss dreamin' man ',;~}~

Shaun aRe - *not kidding! wanna try as many different game meats as
possible.

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I've had gator tail a few times - and LOVED it. Gator reminds me of a

cross

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between chicken and frog legs and is slightly sweet.

I heard this before! I only had frog's legs once, when I was 11 (25 years
ago) - I know I enjoyed them, but I can't remember for the life of me what
they tasted like...

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It also reminds me of
calimari in the sense that if you over cook it - it's chewy. I really

like

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its flavor. I'd like to try croc some time. It would be especially neat

to

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try it and compare it to gator, at the same time.

Cyndi

Yup!

Shaun aRe

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>My, aren't we being unusually polite tonight <G>

Hey! I *did* call Lynne, the birthday girl, a [censored].
Isn't that enough? 😉

Compliments are polite, darlin!

Lynne A, [censored] extraordinaire

That *was* polite! There was no frowny face after it, was there? Well,
WAS THERE?

I'm glad you had a good birthday. 🙂

Carol

Thanks, Dams! Ate too much, spent too much, it's allllll good.

Lynne A
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