Useless Conversation

[Murgos]

I want to install a volcanic hot spring. Anyone got a few billion tons of magma I could bury?

Thinking ahead I've already pre-installed it.  I'll lease it to you at 1 cent per ton per year, payable in 12 monthly installments.  To access it you just need to dig down to the recommended depth for your area.

Your first payment of 5.5 trillion trillion dollars is expected promptly on the 15th.

[Merusk]

I'd be more worried about mold in that situation.

Mold 

Mold is the Fecal coliforms of the homebuilding world.  It's everywhere if you look for it, but the chances of getting hurt by it are based on other factors than it's mere presence.

[Strazos]

Just because they're cute.

[Nerf]

Wow, those pandas really did a good job disguising themselves as lemurs, I'm impressed.

[stray]

Shit, I've been in pain for a couple of days now. I've been focusing on chest exercises lately, and decided to add dumbbell pullovers to the mix. I'm not even working with much weight, but that shit has fucked up my triceps.

I can move and stuff, but how do I know if I've caused serious damage? The pain is more intense than average. Granted, my triceps have never really had much of a workout ever. Is that all it is?

[Merusk]

Muscle soreness more than a day long is probably a sprain or bad strain.  However, we're not doctors. Go see one.

[stray]

It's Sunday and I hate doctors. I think football and beer will do for now. 

[Selby]

I can move and stuff, but how do I know if I've caused serious damage?

Take some painkillers such as tylenol or ibuprofen.  If you are still hurting badly after 2-3 days, I'd see a doctor.  I've had workouts that ended with me having big pain for more than a day, but never more than 2 or 3 without at least getting a little better.  But I'm not a doctor naturally...

[voodoolily]

Stretch in a hot bath and take some potassium (eat a banana). The lactic acid in your muscles is causing the burn, so drink plenty of fluids to flush it out.

[Murgos]

If the muscle is more sore on the second day after the workout than the first then you probably overworked it.  Muscle building is a process of tearing and rebuilding the muscle, the first time you work out it is very common to overwork that muscle because you don't know your limits.

It's common, the pain lasts a couple or three days and goes away.  If you don't notice a reduction after another day or two you might have pulled or sprained something.  Unless it's torn though all a Dr. will do is give you some pain killers and immobilize it (sling or whatever).  You would probably have noticed a pull, sprain or tear almost immediately though and it most likely would have shooting pains when you use it not just be generally sore.

I start and stop working out pretty frequently and if I'm not careful when I start up again the same thing happens to me.

[stray]

Thx for the info y'all..

[cmlancas]

Many doctors prescribe a double dose of Ibuprofen as well. I know I get prescribed anywhere from 600-800mg, and the doctors just tell me to triple up on whatever I have at home to keep my costs down.

That might help too (and save you a doctor's visit).

[stray]

I've taken about 8 tylenol and some alcohol during the day. That should help. I guess I'll eat a banana now. 

No dice on the "stretching out in a hot bath" idea, V. You do know how big I am, right? It sucks! I need like a Tony Montana bathtub or something..

[Selby]

I've taken about 8 tylenol and some alcohol during the day.

Be careful, tylenol is rather hard on your liver.  Ibuprofen doesn't have that effect, so is much easier to double up on without running into any problems.

[Murgos]

Also, Ibuprofen is a muscle relaxer. not just a pain killer.

We used to call it Infantry candy in the Marines, a couple of 800mg horse pills after a 20 mile march in full pack to get you through the day.

[voodoolily]

File this under Too Much Useless Conversation:

Ever since quitting smoking a week ago I am constipated, and have the most vile, eye-watering farts I think I've ever smelled in my life. They smell like something dead rolled around in shit and puke and then layed out in the sun for awhile. And they fucking LINGER. Seriously disgusting. I woke up Sauced last night just with the smell. 

I've been drinking spoonfuls of FiberSure to flush it all out (which is awesome since fiber causes gas, too), but I still have not had a proper elimination in a week, just little rabbit squirts. I might hafta try a colonic or something. I dunno.

Yay! That's all. 

[Signe]

Coffee enema.  Not straight from the pot! 

edit:  I'm probably kidding.

[voodoolily]

I've been drinking lots of coffee and eating lots of beans! It's just making my farts stink worse.

[Signe]

Well, to be honest (although I'm not the one who's breathing next to you), it's probably better to get them out of your system rather then letting them build up.  You want to avoid a dangerous assplosion.

[voodoolily]

That would be very unbecoming of a lady.

[stray]

Sorry to cut into the fart discussion, but looks like the pain was just from being new to the workout. All gone now.

Also, Ibuprofen is a muscle relaxer. not just a pain killer.

We used to call it Infantry candy in the Marines, a couple of 800mg horse pills after a 20 mile march in full pack to get you through the day.

I don't see how that was better! Jesus. I used to have my fun with pharmaceuticals, but muscles relaxers were not one of them. Once they kicked in, I'd just fall where I stood and turn into jell-o.

[Signe]

How is that not fun?

[stray]

Well, I couldn't imagine it being fun if you had to hike around with 100lbs on your back.

[Signe]

I meant the falling down and jiggling around like jello.  That sounds totally fun to me!

[stray]

Maybe I'm just too fidgety. Eventually, I get the urge to be "somewhere", moving, doing something. Being jell-o works against that.

[Murgos]

Well, I couldn't imagine it being fun if you had to hike around with 100lbs on your back.

Just loosened you up so that you didn't notice the pain.  Without them those hikes were extended periods of misery, with them they were just very boring.

[Yegolev]

Does Arnold Schwarzenegger have a speech impediment in austrian?

[WayAbvPar]

I would imagine he has a healthy US accent when speaking 'Austrian' after so many years here.

[Samwise]

I'm posting this from one of those $200 laptops.

It looks like it came out of a Happy Meal box, and the keyboard is far too small for adult human hands, but it works.  Wacky.

[Engels]

That would be very unbecoming of a lady.

Here is a useful coping strategy

[bhodi]

I'm posting this from one of those $200 laptops.

You have an OLPC laptop? Did you do that 'one for them, one for me' thing?

[voodoolily]

That would be very unbecoming of a lady.

Here is a useful coping strategy

If I was a hot blond married to a big fat guy, smelly farts would really be the least of my worries.

[Samwise]

I'm posting this from one of those $200 laptops.

You have an OLPC laptop? Did you do that 'one for them, one for me' thing?

Not me personally, but yeah -- one of my coworkers bought a dozen or so and brought them in to the office to show people.  I think he's planning to ship most of them to Uganda and keep a few to tinker with.

[bhodi]

One of your rich coworkers? He spent 5k on them? That's a hell of a donation!

[Samwise]

He's got a good amount of disposable income and a generous nature.