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Thought this could be a fun thread, to post and talk about the really messed up things we see in the headlines and news feeds. Here's one to start with.
Florida Couple Addicted to Coffee Enemas - ABC News
Mike and Trina swear by their coffee. He enjoys a fine espresso grind, which is "on the cold side"; she prefers a "saturated blend" that is "warm and thicker."
The St. Petersburg, Fla., couple refuses to drink the caffeinated beverage, which they say is bad for their health. Instead, they use it as an enema. They each have at least 100 coffee enemas a month, 6,000 in all since their addiction began two years ago.
"I started the whole debacle," Trina, who did not want to reveal her last name, told ABCNews.com. "Then it took on a life of its own. I twice tried to stop and felt worse, so I do this every day and as much as I can. But it's very time-consuming."
"I love the way it makes me feel," said Trina. "It gives me a sense of euphoria."
The couple admits they perform their caffeinated enema at least four times a day. Once, Trina said she did "nine or 10" in a 24-hour period.
Her husband Mike, 45, said he initially thought, "Oh my god, how disgusting," but then he tried it, "and now I am addicted."
I'll just keep on enjoying mine the old-fashioned way, thanks.
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May I recommend r/nottheonion
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I have actually heard of this addiction before but 4 times a day? Good grief.
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I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
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Originally Posted by subego
May I recommend r/nottheonion
I don't frequent reddit.
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Shit.
If only there were other participants in the thread.
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I've heard of this shit before. I swear years ago.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
I've heard of this shit before. I swear years ago.
That was tea, I believe.
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Which somehow makes slightly more sense.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
That was tea, I believe.
I feel like Seattle was on top of this.
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Coffee breaks will never seem the same.
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May as well be a drug addiction at that point. It sounds like their lives revolve around consuming as much caffeine as they can.
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
May as well be a drug addiction at that point. It sounds like their lives revolve around consuming as much caffeine as they can.
Anally. Don't forget to add that part.
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You just had to remind me of that.
Incidentally I'm watching the full episode right now. The other person featured is a woman addicted to LICKING HER F*CKING CATS.
What the hell is wrong with people?! And does anyone remember when TLC was about, you know, learning?
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
What the hell is wrong with people?! And does anyone remember when TLC was about, you know, learning?
(It's been private since 1980, so that doesn't actually explain why it wasn't a shithole from approx. '80-'00)
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The sad thing is that the people in Honey Boo Boo are probably some of the most sane people to be featured on the entire channel.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
I feel like Seattle was on top of this.
It does make one wonder about Starbucks' intentions.
Or, as my wife said so eloquently this morning, "the best part of waking up, is Folgers in your butt."
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
Or, as my wife said so eloquently this morning, "the best part of waking up, is Folgers in your butt."
Well played.
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
You just had to remind me of that.
Incidentally I'm watching the full episode right now. The other person featured is a woman addicted to LICKING HER F*CKING CATS.
What the hell is wrong with people?! And does anyone remember when TLC was about, you know, learning?
This became possible when documentaries switched from explaining to gawking. Here in Europe, traveling freak shows are pretty much illegal these days, but they're not necessary, anyway: we have "infotainment".
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Plus you have chav weddings. There is very little more entertaining than those glittery sparkly debacles.
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The Yanks use Chav? Next thing, you'll be spelling colour properly.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
The Yanks use Chav? Next thing, you'll be spelling colour properly.
It's a known phenomenon, sociologists call it the "Top Gear effect". (Not making that up.)
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Due to watching so much Top Gear I actually call in-dash GPSes in cars SatNav now.
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I've adopted; bonnet, boot, bog, brilliant, petrol, ginger, "oh, cock", shat, pukka, cheeky, pillock, saloon, coupe' (hard A at the end), and likely more.
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I have a really hard time with people calling a coupé a "coop". That's just weird.
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You can blame Brian Wilson.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
(It's been private since 1980, so that doesn't actually explain why it wasn't a shithole from approx. '80-'00)
I remember those days. I can't even watch TLC / DSC for more than a few minutes now. A frickin shame.
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Originally Posted by subego
You can blame Brian Wilson.
Yeah, but he's always been crazy.
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
I have a really hard time with people calling a coupé a "coop". That's just weird.
Is it supposed to be pronounced like toupee?
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Of course! That's why the é has an accent (as does the first "e" in toupée). It's a syllable.
If anybody needs me, I'll be around the corner at the Caf (excuse the clich).
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
If anybody needs me, I'll be around the corner at the Caf.
I apologize if I just stepped on a joke, but that's exactly American vernacular for cafeteria.
Edit: French sounds dumb anyway (I assume this is french inspired words)
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Yeah, but it's certainly not the vernacular for a café.
Also, hating on the French has been lame cliché for a decade.
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
Also, hating on the French has been lame cliché for a decade.
I don't actually hate the French. But I do despise the language.
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Gold lamé cliches would be FABulous.
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Originally Posted by andi*pandi
Gold lamé cliches would be FABulous.
Thanks for tying that into there. I'd seen it, but I couldn't figure out how ('twas bad enough as it was).
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
I apologize if I just stepped on a joke, but that's exactly American vernacular for cafeteria.
I accept your apology
Edit: French sounds dumb anyway (I assume this is french inspired words)
I'm going to go out on a limb and say you've never met a hot French girl. I suggest a vacation to Montreal is in order....be safe, wrap it
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
I accept your apology
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
I'm going to go out on a limb and say you've never met a hot French girl. I suggest a vacation to Montreal is in order....be safe, wrap it
That reminds me, not a fan of Marion Cotillard or Sophie Marceau's accents. Oddly I don't recall having an issue with Audrey Tautou's in Da Vinci.
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
I'm going to go out on a limb and say you've never met a hot French girl. I suggest a vacation to Montreal is in order....be safe, wrap it
In gold lam.
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
In gold lam.
I chuckled.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
The Yanks use Chav? Next thing, you'll be spelling colour properly.
The only proper way is the American way. Long live God's Country.
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Extra useless letters are for imbeciles.
Excuse me, imbécilles.
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
The only proper way is the American way. Long live God's Country.
Yeah, but he saves the Queen...for spares, I guess.
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We cooked these up for member use in 2008, but it seems they never actually leaked to the members.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
I don't actually hate the French. But I do despise the language.
I'd be interested to know why. From what I understand most people find it quite 'romantic'.
As a native English speaker, I find the masculine and feminine stuff is difficult. German must be worse with the added neutral type.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
I'd be interested to know why. From what I understand most people find it quite 'romantic'.
As a native English speaker, I find the masculine and feminine stuff is difficult. German must be worse with the added neutral type.
Obviously not for any rational reason. The sound just rubs me the wrong way, and as far as I can remember I didn't have any traumatic experiences with French growing up so its not something crazy like that.
Still, as much as French rubs me the wrong way, Portuguese is worse. It sound like someone just mashed French and Spanish into some weird frankenstein language that sounds ridiculous.
...and yes, I can sympathize with those that think English (particularly the American dialect) as sounding terrible.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
I'd be interested to know why. From what I understand most people find it quite 'romantic' dripping with hot sex.
German must be worse with the added neutral type angry gutteral yelling.
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Heh. You might want to hear Saxon German, which is a dialect with a weird, soft sing-songing that the rest of Germany generally regards as completely silly and impossible to take seriously.
Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Still, as much as French rubs me the wrong way, Portuguese is worse. It sound like someone just mashed French and Spanish into some weird frankenstein language that sounds ridiculous.
Brazilian Portuguese is one of the sexiest languages on the planet.
And there is a rather huge difference between different dialects of French within France (as within Germany). English runs the gamut from Jamaican patois over Boston English to Southern drawl, and whatever the hell else in between and aside.
Some dialects are horrible, some are pleasant, depending upon the listener.
This isn't particularly astounding, is it?
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