Addictive personalities

monster · 03-04-2012, 06:57 PM

Do you have one?

me -totally. That's why I don't gamble.

wolf · 03-04-2012, 07:24 PM

Oh, yeah. I dialed up here one day, and here I still am.

I have somewhere around 100 tarot decks, actively read with less than a dozen of them, and usually focus on three or four at a time.

I have a closet full of crocheted afghans. And scarves. And shawls. And mittens. And bags of various sizes. And penguins. Okay, so there's only one penguin, but it is crocheted.

I have a box of completed and to be completed beadwork.

I have a different box of unframed cross stitch projects.

I am so fucking glad I never tried cocaine. Or heroin.

elSicomoro · 03-04-2012, 07:30 PM

I smoked for 9 years. I have too much caffeine for my own good. Fortunately when I use pain pills, I don't have issues with them.

I might have some addiction issues.

wolf · 03-04-2012, 07:32 PM

I probably shouldn't mention my flirtation with Magic: The Gathering.

elSicomoro · 03-04-2012, 07:34 PM

I've been watching a lot of reality TV shows on cable lately...

Griff · 03-04-2012, 07:51 PM

yep.

Undertoad · 03-04-2012, 08:19 PM

I can taper off whenever I want!

I just don't want to, so shut up shut up!

Aliantha · 03-04-2012, 08:29 PM

I used to, but I've learned to control things a lot more now.

Still, it's a slippery slope. I try to keep away from the edge.

glatt · 03-04-2012, 09:14 PM

Where do you draw the line between addictive and compulsive? And if you can control your addiction/compulsion, does it mean you don't have one?

Aliantha · 03-04-2012, 09:33 PM

Yeah, that's what I was thinking glatt.

They say though that if you're an alcoholic, even if you haven't had a drink for 10yrs, you're still an alcoholic, so I guess maybe it doesn't matter?

footfootfoot · 03-04-2012, 10:03 PM

I think recurring visits to teh cellar are a case in point.

UT, your resume item that you've started the oldest, continuously run forum (or whatever the exact phrase is) is probably almost the same as saying you've introduced crack to a whole bunch of addictive personalities.

I can leave this forum whenever I want. I've logged off thousands of times...

infinite monkey · 03-04-2012, 10:05 PM

Hahahahaha!

I wish I could quit you!

Undertoad · 03-05-2012, 12:02 AM

Yes, I will reveal today that the secret was connecting addictive personalities to OTHER addictive personalities.

elSicomoro · 03-05-2012, 12:09 AM

You've blown acid into our computers haven't you?

Undertoad · 03-05-2012, 12:12 AM

"I do not take drugs. I am drugs." -Salvador Dali

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03-04-2012, 06:57 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Addictive personalities Do you have one? me -totally. That's why I don't gamble. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-04-2012, 07:24 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh, yeah. I dialed up here one day, and here I still am. I have somewhere around 100 tarot decks, actively read with less than a dozen of them, and usually focus on three or four at a time. I have a closet full of crocheted afghans. And scarves. And shawls. And mittens. And bags of various sizes. And penguins. Okay, so there's only one penguin, but it is crocheted. I have a box of completed and to be completed beadwork. I have a different box of unframed cross stitch projects. I am so fucking glad I never tried cocaine. Or heroin. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-04-2012, 07:32 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I probably shouldn't mention my flirtation with Magic: The Gathering. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-04-2012, 07:51 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	yep. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-04-2012, 07:30 PM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I smoked for 9 years. I have too much caffeine for my own good. Fortunately when I use pain pills, I don't have issues with them. I might have some addiction issues.

03-04-2012, 07:34 PM	#5
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I've been watching a lot of reality TV shows on cable lately...

03-04-2012, 08:19 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I can taper off whenever I want! I just don't want to, so shut up shut up!

03-04-2012, 08:29 PM	#8
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I used to, but I've learned to control things a lot more now. Still, it's a slippery slope. I try to keep away from the edge. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-04-2012, 09:14 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Where do you draw the line between addictive and compulsive? And if you can control your addiction/compulsion, does it mean you don't have one?

03-04-2012, 09:33 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yeah, that's what I was thinking glatt. They say though that if you're an alcoholic, even if you haven't had a drink for 10yrs, you're still an alcoholic, so I guess maybe it doesn't matter? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-04-2012, 10:03 PM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I think recurring visits to teh cellar are a case in point. UT, your resume item that you've started the oldest, continuously run forum (or whatever the exact phrase is) is probably almost the same as saying you've introduced crack to a whole bunch of addictive personalities. I can leave this forum whenever I want. I've logged off thousands of times... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-04-2012, 10:05 PM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Hahahahaha! I wish I could quit you!

03-05-2012, 12:02 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yes, I will reveal today that the secret was connecting addictive personalities to OTHER addictive personalities.

03-05-2012, 12:09 AM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	You've blown acid into our computers haven't you?

03-05-2012, 12:12 AM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	"I do not take drugs. I am drugs." -Salvador Dali

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