Useless Conversation

[Trippy]

So speaking of allergies, has anyone ever tried doing an ELIMINATION DIET? I'm very tempted.

Wouldn't do much for me. There's only one thing on the avoid list that I'm allergic to (apples) but a whole host of foods that I'm allergic to that aren't listed.

[bhodi]

I'm not sure if I could live on that diet. It's basically everything I love.

[Sky]

I harbor a suspicion that Diet Coke will make us all zombies in one sweet, sweet outbreak of Night of the Living Dead.

[Ironwood]

Yeah, but the corpses will look fabulous.

[Lantyssa]

I do not drink Diet Coke.  Y'all won't hold it against me when I get all zombie survivalist on your fabulous corpses, will you?

At least I can expect my new audience to moan at my poor humor.

[Strazos]

I cannot drink anything that's "Diet" - it all just tastes disgusting to me, and leaves a horrid taste in my mouth.

[HaemishM]

Coke Zero tastes pretty good, especially compared to Diet Coke which is one level above dishwater for me. It's not quite old Coke, but it's good. I do realize that some folks have adverse reactions to the sweeteners therein, though.

[Rasix]

I figure all of these artificial sweetners will give me some sort of horrible cancer.  So, I'm sticking to Diet Coke to keep my tumors homogeneous.

Plus, real Coke just makes me gag it's so sweet.

As an aside, my gastro doc said diet sodas are just about the worst thing you can drink if you have digestive problems. 

[Sky]

My best friend is a non-diet soda junky. Well, he was until he had to quit cold-turkey because he now has diabetes. I'd rather be a zombie!

[Samwise]

As an aside, my gastro doc said diet sodas are just about the worst thing you can drink if you have digestive problems. 

 

[Furiously]

As an aside, my gastro doc said diet sodas are just about the worst thing you can drink if you have digestive problems. 

 

Take a tooth and leave it in a glass filled with Coke and another with a glass of water for 1 week...One of them will be soft and rubbery at the end of the week.
The phosphorus also leeches the calcium right out of your bones.

[Llava]

http://snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.asp

[Merusk]

This conversation is ganing dangerous relevance.



SWITCH PLACES!

[Samwise]

Have you ever had one of those headaches that you're absolutely certain would go away if you just murdered someone?

[WayAbvPar]

It is worth a try- aspirin are spendy.

[Strazos]

How about that non-Asprin shit. Does it work for anyone? I've downed 6 of those before in trying to quash a headache, to no avail.

Ibuprofin FTW.

[Ironwood]

Headaches are the bane of my fucking life.  I have an IV of Anadin Extra around me at all times.

But it's not a toomah.

[Wolf]

We have this thing called Benalgin, which is basically Analgin (some sort of aspirin) + caffeine. It does wonders for headaches.

[Miasma]

I really like the Advil liqui-gels with migraine relief.  I don't really get migraines but I find they just totally crush normal headaches.  I often sleep in bad positions and wake up with a headache at the base of my skull because I put too much pressure on my neck, they are the only things that help.  I think they are just ibuprofen with caffeine.

How about that non-Asprin shit. Does it work for anyone? I've downed 6 of those before in trying to quash a headache, to no avail.

Ibuprofin FTW.

I don't think I understand this, ibuprofen is non-aspirin (ASA).

[NiX]

Apparently I have tendonitis in my hand that got hit. This shit is painful! My doctor gave me anti-inflammatories, but they make me sick and cause insane amounts of abdominal pain. Now he has me off them, but gave me no other form of relief. Anyone know some home remedies for this? It's tendonitis of the hand.. left hand, left side of the hand between the pinky and ring finger.

[HaemishM]

Have you ever had one of those headaches that you're absolutely certain would go away if you just murdered someone?

They usually have corner offices and company cars.

[Rasix]

Apparently I have tendonitis in my hand that got hit. This shit is painful! My doctor gave me anti-inflammatories, but they make me sick and cause insane amounts of abdominal pain. Now he has me off them, but gave me no other form of relief. Anyone know some home remedies for this? It's tendonitis of the hand.. left hand, left side of the hand between the pinky and ring finger.

I had some bad tendonitis in my knee.  Icing it helped a lot with the inflamation.   

Prescription:

1 bag
Fill with ice
Place on hand
Wait a bit. (I tend to ice for around half an hour)
Repeat as necessary.

[NiX]

Yeah, I haven't really  been icing it too much. Walk-in clinic doc said it wouldn't be needed. When I did ice it yesterday it felt better than any time after those torture pills. How long did the tendonitis hang around for?

[Rasix]

Yeah, I haven't really  been icing it too much. Walk-in clinic doc said it wouldn't be needed. When I did ice it yesterday it felt better than any time after those torture pills. How long did the tendonitis hang around for?

A while (months), but that was primarily because it was initially diagnosed as a miniscus tear/pinch. It may have been both.

Once I started heavily icing after every time I played tennis, it wasn't around for much longer (a month or less). 

[Strazos]

I don't think I understand this, ibuprofen is non-aspirin (ASA).

No, it's that junk with Acetaminophen as the active ingredient. It does not work on me.

[voodoolily]

You should start taking the dietary supplements that contain MSM, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate (usually marketed as "joint health" or for arthritis). You can re-grow some of the connective tissues that help cushion the blows of daily life. I gave it to my cat when he had ACL surgery - they essentially had to wire his knee back together after he was hit by a car - and after 6 years he still doesn't even have so much as a limp (they had wanted to amputate the leg, such was the severity of his injury).

Anyway, it works. You can get it at any health food/hippie grocery store or the vitamin section of most supermarkets.

[Nebu]

I'm really wanting to chime in about NSAID's and their differences.  Since this is "Useless Conversation", I'll refrain. 

[HaemishM]

So make a Useless Thread about it. I'm certainly interested.

[Llava]

My inner goth is flipping out.

(scroll down to the music part, Marilyn Manson doing a cover of This Is Halloween)

http://myspace.com/nightmare3d

[Lantyssa]

Dramatis Personae: Amy, Justin

Setting: A small bedroom. The bed-size lamp is on. Light from the bathroom spills into the room. Between them the room is softly lit. The clock reads: haha, no one gets up this early, you fool. [Set-designer's note: Roughly 5:20 am.]

Amy: Gently shakes Justin. She appears shaken, tired although fueled by a slight surge of adrenalin. (whispers) Justin, wake up.
Justin: He opens his eye a crack. What?
Amy: Don't kick the bucket.
Justin: Looks towards the foot of the bed and notices a creme colored bucket catching water from the ceiling.
Justin: Groans.

[schild]

I was outbid on the domain name "hadoken.com." Went past my cap of $100. Le sigh.

[Yegolev]

The Alienware craptop has finally become mostly useless and I am forced to replace it.  The cheap Dell XPS currently on offer is arriving hopefully at the end of the month.

[Oban]

On the subject of needing a replacement, the company I work for is looking for a new IT employee.  We used Monster in the past, but someone suggested using Craiglist.  I would prefer to find someone local-ish, since the position does not allow for relocation expenses.

Has anyone had luck using Craiglist?

[bhodi]

I read the best-of and I've sold random crap on there. A few years ago I'd be leery of trying to find a job there, as I'm not a prostitute, but apparently it's become more mainstream and accepted recently.

[NiX]

I hate looking for a job. Even though it's seasonal time, it's just not easy.