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Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Dec 3, 2004, 12:42 AM

Oldie but goldie:

demograph68 · Dec 3, 2004, 12:43 AM

Is the last one your mom?

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Dec 3, 2004, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by demograph68:
Is the last one your mom?

Oh my God a "Mom" joke! How 1991.

Well your mama so fat...

Xeo · Dec 3, 2004, 12:44 AM

Dude they are all his mom.

If you know it's old, how come you posted it? Like, besides to get the timeline pic, what's the motivation behind it?

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Dec 3, 2004, 12:45 AM

Originally posted by Xeo:
Dude they are all his mom.

If you know it's old, how come you posted it? Like, besides to get the timeline pic, what's the motivation behind it?

Cuz it is about 5 years old, nobody here has ever posted it and I haven't seen it anywhere else on the net.

Xeo · Dec 3, 2004, 12:47 AM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
Cuz it is about 5 years old, nobody here has ever posted it and I haven't seen it anywhere else on the net.

Really, you've never seen this on the net before? I can't say that I've seen it on these forums though so I guess it's not totally timeline worthy. But I guess I saw it long enough ago that I thought it internet old.

demograph68 · Dec 3, 2004, 12:50 AM

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Dec 3, 2004, 12:50 AM

The last pic looks much like this.

The second last pic she looks like that woman from "The facts of life".

fireside · Dec 3, 2004, 02:23 AM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
The last pic looks much like this.
http://www.fridgemagnetshop.co.uk/exorcist.jpg

The second last pic she looks like that woman from "The facts of life".

that picture freaks me out. the movie wasn't scary for me, but damn, that picture is freaky.

Sven G · 10:50 AM

"Downward spiral"...?!? Maybe because they arrested her instead of trying to help her?

... What about trying to understand and help people, instead of (ideally or really, doesn't matter) crucifying them? Eh?

turtle777 · Dec 3, 2004, 10:27 AM

IBL.

-t

scaught · Dec 3, 2004, 10:31 AM

i believe it came from rotten.com originally. good stuff.

Sherwin · Dec 3, 2004, 10:37 AM

Are we sure that this is to do with drugs and that the woman in those photos isn't simply British?

E's Lil Theorem · Dec 3, 2004, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by Sherwin:
Are we sure that this is to do with drugs and that the woman in those photos isn't simply British?

(See, it's funnier because a British person said it

)

Stradlater · Dec 3, 2004, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by Xeo:
Dude they are all his mom.

If you know it's old, how come you posted it? Like, besides to get the timeline pic, what's the motivation behind it?

It's new to me.

PacHead · Dec 3, 2004, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by Sherwin:
Are we sure that this is to do with drugs and that the woman in those photos isn't simply British?

ManOfSteal · Dec 3, 2004, 11:17 AM

paully dub · Dec 3, 2004, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by ManOfSteal:

Yeah, poor Barry. What a shame. Being rich and all really sucks.

MacNStein · Dec 3, 2004, 11:35 AM

Ugh, 1985 was definitely a rough year.

ShortcutToMoncton · Dec 3, 2004, 11:36 AM

It still paints a rather stereotypyed picture of drugs in general. Any pharmacologist will tell you that most drugs aren't evil, and most won't do "that" to you unless you make the choice to let them.

Remember, the average opiate (ie. opium, morphine, heroin depending on structure/potency) user in the early 20th century was a middle-aged, middle-class woman taking narcotics by mouth, probably ordered as laudanum from the local mail order catalogue! This wasn't a terribly big deal, because it was relatively common and few problems were seen.

The drug didn't really receive the "evil" stereotype until new restriction laws and resulting black market price increases turned the average user into a young, lower-class user injecting heroin intravenously.

Not that I'm advocating illegal drug use...just pointing out that the view of a drug user shown in the picture � that of a lower-class addict on the "downward spiral" of dependance � is by and large inaccurate, and probably akin to viewing those who drink as the "traditional" degenerate alcoholic.

greg

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Dec 3, 2004, 11:48 AM

mitchell_pgh · Dec 3, 2004, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by ShortcutToMoncton:
It still paints a rather stereotypyed picture of drugs in general. Any pharmacologist will tell you that most drugs aren't evil, and most won't do "that" to you unless you make the choice to let them.

Remember, the average opiate (ie. opium, morphine, heroin depending on structure/potency) user in the early 20th century was a middle-aged, middle-class woman taking narcotics by mouth, probably ordered as laudanum from the local mail order catalogue! This wasn't a terribly big deal, because it was relatively common and few problems were seen.

The drug didn't really receive the "evil" stereotype until new restriction laws and resulting black market price increases turned the average user into a young, lower-class user injecting heroin intravenously.

Not that I'm advocating illegal drug use...just pointing out that the view of a drug user shown in the picture � that of a lower-class addict on the "downward spiral" of dependance � is by and large inaccurate, and probably akin to viewing those who drink as the "traditional" degenerate alcoholic.

greg

Drugs in and of themselves aren't really that bad for you. It's what you do while taking drugs that's the killer. Looking back over my quasi-heavy drinking years (college years)... most of my bad decisions, in one way or another, centered around my clouded vision while drinking.

Zimphire · Dec 3, 2004, 12:44 PM

If you look, it's from 1983, to 1997.

Of course she is going to age in 14 years.

But I am sure the drugs didn't help.

paully dub · Dec 3, 2004, 12:49 PM

Thing is, it's only sad cause she was pretty in the beginning.

(That's what it's telling me, anyway) I don't know that girl. Maybe she was a born loser, no matter what.

SamuraiDL · Dec 3, 2004, 12:53 PM

damn, glad i got out of the game while I still could.

Stradlater · Dec 3, 2004, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
If you look, it's from 1983, to 1997.

Of course she is going to age in 14 years.

But I am sure the drugs didn't help.

If you look a little closer, every pic but the last appears to have occurred between 83 and 89. 3 through 7 look to all be 1985. The first two: 1983.

waxcrash · Dec 3, 2004, 01:28 PM

MacNStein · Dec 3, 2004, 01:30 PM

Wow, from Olivia Newton John to the Crypt Keeper, in only 10 years.

Sherwin · Dec 3, 2004, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by MacNStein:
Olivia Newton John

Dude, get an eye test!

MacNStein · Dec 3, 2004, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by Sherwin:
Dude, get an eye test!

Ok, ok, I know... I was stretching things quite a bit.

Just trying to make a good "zinger".

Gotta allow for some artistic license.

mitchell_pgh · Dec 3, 2004, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
If you look, it's from 1983, to 1997.

Of course she is going to age in 14 years.

But I am sure the drugs didn't help.

The real issue is that it looks like she is 30 years older and had her face smashed repeatedly over those years.

Granted, take a photo of me at 15 and at 30 and you will see a different person.

Kenneth · Dec 3, 2004, 02:33 PM

it will kill ya slowly.

rozwado1 · Dec 3, 2004, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by waxcrash:
http://waxcrash.home.att.net/macnn/methuse.jpg

In year 5 meth makes you decide to shave your eyebrows?

Spheric Harlot · Dec 3, 2004, 06:50 PM

"The truly evil thing about heroin is that it doesn't always kill you. Sometimes it just turns you into Keith Richards."

moonmonkey · Dec 4, 2004, 01:27 AM

"A little bit of something does you good."

Stradlater · Dec 4, 2004, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
The real issue is that it looks like she is 30 years older and had her face smashed repeatedly over those years.

No, the real issue is that every photo but the last occurred in a 5 year span.

MilkmanDan · Dec 4, 2004, 02:07 AM

Thanks Rotten.com for making me love the world again.

ShortcutToMoncton · Dec 4, 2004, 02:37 AM

That's funny, I know people who've used heroin for 20 years and you wouldn't be able to pick them out of a crowd of any other middle-aged, middle-class happy family couples.

Just a reality check.

greg

PB2K · 03:01 AM

what's wrong with drugs? it's the people who can't handle them.

just don't take too much too many times and you'll lead a good live.

just do too much of this ..

and you'll end up like this :

Lancer409 · Dec 5, 2004, 01:04 AM

this site is an eye opener .. and uh .. yeah Go Barry! ... I can see how steroids help u hit harder/farther .. but it still takes good hand/eye coordination to hit a ball going that fast. he can contact very consistantly .. so that much is cool .. again .. poor barry =/ .. i hope he doesnt get screwed with that * business...

No flaming please

MacNStein · Dec 5, 2004, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by ShortcutToMoncton:
That's funny, I know people who've used heroin for 20 years and you wouldn't be able to pick them out of a crowd of any other middle-aged, middle-class happy family couples.

Just a reality check.

greg

With all due respect, I've known quite a few addicts (and if you shoot heroin you are an addict), and the price they pay is frightening. I've done heroin, and even though I'm clean now and have been for over 12 years, while I was shooting, it was really hard on my body. I quit because I knew it would kill me.

In my "misspent youth" I tried them all, everything, and there were 3 drugs that were more "possessing" than the others... heroin, cocaine, and meth. Oh man, I loved a good speedball.

ShortcutToMoncton · 01:08 PM

Originally posted by MacNStein:
With all due respect, I've known quite a few addicts (and if you shoot heroin you are an addict)

Sorry, this is the kind of misinformation I'm trying to poke fun at in this thread.

If you shoot heroin, you are NOT automatically an addict. Current estimates of drug use in the US today put it around 500,000 narcotic-dependant individuals, with maybe 2 to 3 times more occasional heroin users, or chippers. There have been a few studies on the characteristics of occasional users compared to heroin-dependant users, but no consistent differences have yet been found besides the pattern of use.

So, in other words, heroin IS both physically and psychologically addicting, and as such is a dangerous drug to take. However, there are significant numbers who do and can use heroin occasionally.

greg

MacNStein · Dec 5, 2004, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by ShortcutToMoncton:
So, in other words, heroin IS both physically and psychologically addicting, and as such is a dangerous drug to take. However, there are significant numbers who do and can use heroin occasionally.

Maybe you've met them, but I sure haven't. I know a lot of different types of drug users, and I've never met a long term recreational heroin user. Now, I have met people who have only shot it once or twice and quit, but not someone who can just hit it casually. I have very strong doubts regarding that.

qnxde · Dec 5, 2004, 06:53 PM

I've done a fair few drugs socially, (acid, meth, e, mdma, pot, cigarettes, coke, speed, k, alcohol) - I think everything but G (which I will try shortly I expect) and anything taken intravenously (there's a line I won't cross), and I don't/can't get addicted at all. As a matter of fact I smoked out of choice, 16mg cigarettes for about 4-5 months, then couldn't buy them regularly because I ran into some money issues and never once had a single craving. I think some people just have personalities which more easily become dependant on things, whereas personally I don't need drugs or alcohol to have a good time (although they sure can help

)

Agasthya · Dec 5, 2004, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by Lancer409:
this site is an eye opener .. and uh .. yeah Go Barry! ... I can see how steroids help u hit harder/farther .. but it still takes good hand/eye coordination to hit a ball going that fast. he can contact very consistantly .. so that much is cool .. again .. poor barry =/ .. i hope he doesnt get screwed with that * business...

No flaming please

So yeah, his normal 300 foot flyballs are now home runs. Do you see the problem?

PB2K · Dec 6, 2004, 07:35 AM

people do shoot smack occasionally. it's culturally decided if people regard it as a looser-drug, or use it as a partydrug.

In France herion is cool. In holland it's associated with addicts like whores and bums.

paully dub · Dec 6, 2004, 07:40 AM

Originally posted by PB2K:
In France herion is cool.

Uh... are you sure?

PB2K · Dec 6, 2004, 11:41 AM

when i was at a giant freeparty in france, a just met friend offered me drugs. when i saw how he used it, heating above tinfoil and inhaling thru a straw, i kindly rejected. This was a really nice, normal person. When i told him that in the Netherlands people absolutely repulse when they see heroin he was amazed.

bear in mind that this was at a freeparty. I can understand that ordinary French won't start with heroin as well. It's a matter of environment I guess. If all of my intelligent, recreationally using friends would take it once or twice, it would be more tempting. It's bad stuff. better stay off of it while you have something to loose.

simonjames · Dec 6, 2004, 05:15 PM

oh great - another lets hate drug thread by teenagers who's biggest use of drugs will have been a 6 pack and a night of cigs.

One of my friends has been a recreational user for 20 years - keeps away from weed and the hard stuff like GBH and heroin - has one of the best memories and holds a high paying exec job. Nothing wrong with his brain nor his body. No addictions and no crazy behaviour except to have the best time. Like alcohol responsible use is the way to go.

MacNStein · Dec 6, 2004, 06:46 PM

simonjames, let me set this straight. I am a recreational drug user. I smoke pot, do `shrooms, and have been known to take a hit of acid every now and then. In short, no, I'm not an "anti-drug nazi". "Do what you will" is my motto. However, some of them are damnedable substances; crack, heroin, meth, PCP. Nasty stuff, and yeah, I've tried them all.