+10 days without a nic-stick. The worst fits are, as expected, post eating. I shift down to a lower patch level in a few days.
My previous record was 11 days in a hospital bed in 2020.
kinnath
on May 31, 2023 at 8:43 pm
Congrats and good luck
rhywun
on May 31, 2023 at 8:49 pm
Of course, the patch is “cheating”. I think it has a purpose in letting me wean myself off the manipulative muscle-memory without being a raging bitch to everyone around me.
kinnath
on May 31, 2023 at 8:51 pm
There is no cheating. There is doing or not doing.
rhywun
on May 31, 2023 at 8:55 pm
OK, Yoda.
I did try “cold turkey”. Lasted about a day.
I gave up and thought maybe those Lung people might be on to something with their 3-step plan, even thought it seemed counter-intuitive at first.
Fourscore
on May 31, 2023 at 9:01 pm
At this point you are safe. Maybe an urge but it goes away. Another couple weeks and you’ll be totally safe. I read somewhere that it takes as long to rebuild lung capacity as the length of time one smoked.
I quit at 38 and started running, it took a couple years or more before I could run 6 miles. That seemed to be my limit. I was a 2 pack Winston man when I quit cold turkey. I gained some weight after wards as well.
rhywun
on May 31, 2023 at 9:08 pm
Most of the lung issues melted away when I switched from smoking to vaping five years ago.
It’s more the dependency that I hate now.
LOL I’m not running six miles, esp. if I put on more weight. That’s another consarned issue I need to deal with some time, but one resolution at a time.
rhywun
on May 31, 2023 at 9:16 pm
Maybe an urge but it goes away.
Yeah, they do!
My favorite bit was traveling last weekend, on a bus for five hours and during the rest-stop I had no desire to blaze up. Instead, I had time to find something to eat. Much useful.
She certainly filled the room with her intelligence.
rhywun
on May 31, 2023 at 10:23 pm
She’ll find success on the protest circuit that hits my corner every couple weeks during the warm weather. Maybe a Linda Sarsour protege.
Chafed
on May 31, 2023 at 10:46 pm
Sarsour hasn’t made the headlines in awhile. I could see her spending some time with CAIR, then running for AOC’s seat.
rhywun
on May 31, 2023 at 10:51 pm
I’m pretty sure it’s her I see/hear from my living room window when they stage another Action. Anyway it’s the same chick rallying every time for years now so yeah it’s her.
Chafed
on May 31, 2023 at 11:02 pm
Your impending move to the country must be looking better and better.
Brochettaward
on May 31, 2023 at 10:32 pm
I don’t know, she looks like a would to me.
Chafed
on May 31, 2023 at 10:47 pm
You were out when your math class covered matrices, right?
Brochettaward
on May 31, 2023 at 10:53 pm
Algebra is in opposition to everything that Firsting stands for. It is seconder math.
cyto
on May 31, 2023 at 11:00 pm
Getting older means that pretty much anything young and within shouting distance of in shape looks like a would.
Remember that court decision that said Trump couldn’t block anyone on Twitter because the constitution says so?
Well, I may have blocked this out, but I don’t remember it being covered…. after Twitter banned him the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal and declared the entire case moot (his not having a Twitter account any more)
The article I read said that this meant the appeals court ruling was no longer precedent and other judges didn’t need to follow it.
So in a world where we talk about a double standard a lot… we literally have a constitutional law decision that only applies to Trump and nobody else.
This came up because of the AOC parody account. She is trying to get it banned, but in the interim she blocked it… directly contravention the Trump precedent. So I wanted to cite the case in response, but I found that it had been rendered moot instead.
The AOC parody controversy is hilarious, BTW.
Chafed
on May 31, 2023 at 11:06 pm
If the Supreme declared the case moot, then the appellate decision stands. There probably is precedent out there working against her. But AOC doesn’t care about that.
A ‘news’ story about a video a comic uploaded. I hate everyone.
Brochettaward
on May 31, 2023 at 11:26 pm
I’ve been Firstin most my life Firstin in a a Firster’s paradise…
Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!
on May 31, 2023 at 11:43 pm
Best Joke in a while:
“All hell’s breaking loose. You see that homeless guy got killed the other week? The Michael Jackson impersonator?” Fischer asked the audience, who mumbled a nothing response, given the touchy subject matter.
“I watched his videos – not the best Michael Jackson impersonator,” Fischer continued, to a few more laughs. “But then I found out he got arrested for trying to kidnap a 7-year-old. I was like, actually a pretty good Michael Jackson impersonator.”
Good morning, Sean! Big fun on the agenda tonight – going downtown to catch a kick-ass music show for FREE!!! 😃🎶🎸🥁
Fourscore
on June 1, 2023 at 5:55 am
Double the fun! Careful downtown, GT, that’s where all the trouble spots are. Except in Podunkville, the gangs consist of 1 happy drunk walking home alone.
Gender Traitor
on June 1, 2023 at 6:01 am
Thanks, 4(20)! It’s really a nice venue – a nice big grassy area where you can park your lawn chair wherever you find room (arrive early!) and adjacent to the parking garage for the nearby convention center. It’ll even be over before dark (fortunately, since it IS a “school night.”)
Grosspatzer
on June 1, 2023 at 6:10 am
Ooh, fun time! Enjoy the show!
Gender Traitor
on June 1, 2023 at 6:28 am
Thanks, ‘patzie! Great timing, too – it’s our second* 27th anniversary, which is, of course, the country/blues/rock anniversary!
*We have two anniversaries each year – one for the date we made it legal and one for the day we threw the big party. It is not at all unusual for both of us to forget both of them.
Grosspatzer
on June 1, 2023 at 6:37 am
Memory issues? Me too. I thought it was due to senescence, but there may be another reason.
“In a landscape, if features are not clearly discernible, it is harder to place objects/yourself in relation to other features,” he explained. “Restrictions imposed during the pandemic have impoverished our timescape, affecting the perception of event timelines.”
“We can recall that events happened, we just don’t remember when,” he added.
Like a day drinking harridan on her fifth husband Canada’s going to nag people into compliance. If they haven’t gotten the message by now that’s not going to help.
Fourscore
on June 1, 2023 at 6:00 am
At the price of Canadian cigarettes I’m surprised anyone is still smoking.
About 25 years ago I smuggled a carton of smokes into Canada, gave it to the Native Outfitter. He didn’t smoke but back in the ‘Village’ ciggies were like $80 a carton, compared to 25-30 US.
So far all the Nationals matches I’ve worked have used song names as the theme. This year is different. I’m wondering if these are all from “The Naked Gun” or if other movies/Police Squad! episodes are involved.
LOL!
“How many times did you sit by and watch Donald rail your beloved Hope Hicks while you pined for her?”
Brutal but awesome!
SMU chicks: not worth it
Truer words were never spoken.
but the rellenos at Ozuna are awesome
Yeah, there needs to be a hot/high maintenance matrix.
The (former) H&K Twitter chickeepoo was an SMU chick.
Excellent as always, CP . These fellers will be ready for prime time when the campaign gets under way
Damn, the hat is particularly salty tonight.
He just wants his fucking lunch.
“He has Elon’s Musk all over him” – LOL
+1 laff
I liked that one too!
Ron DeSantis a Boomer? He’s younger than me and I’m not a Boomer.
A proper insult though for someone who couldn’t make his website work. I heard Elon fired someone for that.
Ok, boomer.
He’s solidly Gen X. Trump, born in 1946, is right at the leading edge of the Boomers.
Gen X deserves a chance to kick the can down the road.
Jesus… I’m nine years older than him.
Twelve here. Guy’s a baby. Good for him.
Old guy moment mentioned on the Carolla podcast:
OMD wrote ‘Ebola Gay’ 35 years after the plane flew its mission. WWII was just black and white footage and some old dudes to the band, I’m sure.
That song is now 43 years old.
Oy.
😱
😀
Not my worst autocorrect.
I love it.
I’m trying to think of the analogous characters when Harris is on the throne. I really wish I hadn’t done that.
There’s a merkin, isn’t there. A talking merkin.
You’re saying she doesn’t maintain an all-natural bush?
*sticks fingers in ears*
Lalalalalala! I can’’t hear you!
I think Ms. Obama is more likely than Harris. And way more terrifying.
So the characters friends m this he stars wars bar then.
I’d assume he’d coordinate with Q to present the continuing adventures of Kaylieburrough and Pals.
Glib Perk unlocked: You can now ZOOM with creator of this content.
All the cool kids are there.
Ok Both of the cool kids are there.
OK it’s just me and CPRM. Join us!
+10 days without a nic-stick. The worst fits are, as expected, post eating. I shift down to a lower patch level in a few days.
My previous record was 11 days in a hospital bed in 2020.
Congrats and good luck
Of course, the patch is “cheating”. I think it has a purpose in letting me wean myself off the manipulative muscle-memory without being a raging bitch to everyone around me.
There is no cheating. There is doing or not doing.
OK, Yoda.
I did try “cold turkey”. Lasted about a day.
I gave up and thought maybe those Lung people might be on to something with their 3-step plan, even thought it seemed counter-intuitive at first.
At this point you are safe. Maybe an urge but it goes away. Another couple weeks and you’ll be totally safe. I read somewhere that it takes as long to rebuild lung capacity as the length of time one smoked.
I quit at 38 and started running, it took a couple years or more before I could run 6 miles. That seemed to be my limit. I was a 2 pack Winston man when I quit cold turkey. I gained some weight after wards as well.
Most of the lung issues melted away when I switched from smoking to vaping five years ago.
It’s more the dependency that I hate now.
LOL I’m not running six miles, esp. if I put on more weight. That’s another consarned issue I need to deal with some time, but one resolution at a time.
Yeah, they do!
My favorite bit was traveling last weekend, on a bus for five hours and during the rest-stop I had no desire to blaze up. Instead, I had time to find something to eat. Much useful.
Huzzah!
Attaboy! Keep it up! Not because it is bad for you, but because it is an expensive habit.
That too.
Keep going Rhywun. You’re doing great.
His new neighbors and friends are going to do the “wow, you used to smoke? I never knew that!” on him.
The walls are closing in on Trump now! He’s going to jail for this for sure.
Hopefully they release this bombshell piece of audio so CPRM can make use of it.
“tape bomb” 🙄
Eyes glaze over trying to read that but it’s obvious the end goal is to put him in prison, and always has been.
Not sure if they understand that he can still run from pris, and it might even improve his chances.
Trump winning in a landslide from prison would be the best possible timeline.
I’d probably die from laughing.
Seriously. The level of awesome would be insane.
Heads exploding insane.
Watching the DOJ arguing to silence a leading presidential candidate before an actual court would be pretty revealing.
I have no trouble believing this is true. I’ll take it seriously when DOJ starts prosecuting everyone doing it.
I think the DOJ is shameless and will have no problem going after Trump while turning a blindeye to everyone else doing it.
Of course. That’s why I can’t take it seriously.
This charmer isn’t going to last on the singles market.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/may-every-zionist-burn-in-the-hottest-pit-of-hell-meet-cuny-law-schools-antisemitic-graduation-speaker/
How the fuck is a 1L delivering speeches at a commencement? Their minds are still full of mush.
It’s CUNY GL. *lights cigarette*
She certainly filled the room with her intelligence.
She’ll find success on the protest circuit that hits my corner every couple weeks during the warm weather. Maybe a Linda Sarsour protege.
Sarsour hasn’t made the headlines in awhile. I could see her spending some time with CAIR, then running for AOC’s seat.
I’m pretty sure it’s her I see/hear from my living room window when they stage another Action. Anyway it’s the same chick rallying every time for years now so yeah it’s her.
Your impending move to the country must be looking better and better.
I don’t know, she looks like a would to me.
You were out when your math class covered matrices, right?
Algebra is in opposition to everything that Firsting stands for. It is seconder math.
Getting older means that pretty much anything young and within shouting distance of in shape looks like a would.
I had no idea Bro was that old.
I guess this does sort of work in real life.
https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp-313137/2023/05/31/just-for-fun-twitter-reacts-to-dukes-of-hazzard-style-car-wreck-watch/
Remember that court decision that said Trump couldn’t block anyone on Twitter because the constitution says so?
Well, I may have blocked this out, but I don’t remember it being covered…. after Twitter banned him the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal and declared the entire case moot (his not having a Twitter account any more)
The article I read said that this meant the appeals court ruling was no longer precedent and other judges didn’t need to follow it.
So in a world where we talk about a double standard a lot… we literally have a constitutional law decision that only applies to Trump and nobody else.
This came up because of the AOC parody account. She is trying to get it banned, but in the interim she blocked it… directly contravention the Trump precedent. So I wanted to cite the case in response, but I found that it had been rendered moot instead.
The AOC parody controversy is hilarious, BTW.
If the Supreme declared the case moot, then the appellate decision stands. There probably is precedent out there working against her. But AOC doesn’t care about that.
The whole Twitter ban thing is ass backward.
block, not ban
Trump can’t block people on Twitter! But Twitter can ban him, thus blocking everyone. It all makes sense in a Tyler kind of way.
Maybe it’s not too soon.
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/31/tyler-fischer-jordan-neely-joke/
A ‘news’ story about a video a comic uploaded. I hate everyone.
I’ve been Firstin most my life Firstin in a a Firster’s paradise…
Best Joke in a while:
Thread fail or just not looking up two comments?
Guys! Guys! You are both second. Stop fighting.
Morning.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_B_QRdX6kY
🎶🎶
🌞☕🍳
Good morning, Sean! Big fun on the agenda tonight – going downtown to catch a kick-ass music show for FREE!!! 😃🎶🎸🥁
Double the fun! Careful downtown, GT, that’s where all the trouble spots are. Except in Podunkville, the gangs consist of 1 happy drunk walking home alone.
Thanks, 4(20)! It’s really a nice venue – a nice big grassy area where you can park your lawn chair wherever you find room (arrive early!) and adjacent to the parking garage for the nearby convention center. It’ll even be over before dark (fortunately, since it IS a “school night.”)
Ooh, fun time! Enjoy the show!
Thanks, ‘patzie! Great timing, too – it’s our second* 27th anniversary, which is, of course, the country/blues/rock anniversary!
*We have two anniversaries each year – one for the date we made it legal and one for the day we threw the big party. It is not at all unusual for both of us to forget both of them.
Memory issues? Me too. I thought it was due to senescence, but there may be another reason.
https://nypost.com/2023/05/31/covid-19-lockdowns-had-same-effect-on-memory-as-jail-time-study/
“In a landscape, if features are not clearly discernible, it is harder to place objects/yourself in relation to other features,” he explained. “Restrictions imposed during the pandemic have impoverished our timescape, affecting the perception of event timelines.”
“We can recall that events happened, we just don’t remember when,” he added.
From the comments:
Speaking of smoking…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/every-canadian-cigarette-to-carry-health-warning/ar-AA1bWQQd
🙄
Like a day drinking harridan on her fifth husband Canada’s going to nag people into compliance. If they haven’t gotten the message by now that’s not going to help.
At the price of Canadian cigarettes I’m surprised anyone is still smoking.
About 25 years ago I smuggled a carton of smokes into Canada, gave it to the Native Outfitter. He didn’t smoke but back in the ‘Village’ ciggies were like $80 a carton, compared to 25-30 US.
It should carry the website address for MAID.
https://6abc.com/temple-university-hospital-shooting-triple-drive-by-philadelphia/13327116/
Convenient.
Morning GT, Stinky and Sean and all the other early birds.
Mornin ‘, 4×20. Also the rest of you reprobates.
Morning, ‘Patzer. Seems like some of the older folks gt up early or in a different time zone.
Back to the garden again today, neighbor dropped by yesterday with some farm fresh fertilizer and it’ll work wonders on our sand.
Enjoy. I hope to be spending more time in the garden next summer, I’m about done with the rat race. Short timer, I am.
Jeez, what a sad story:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12143937/Shadowy-image-water-near-baseball-star-explain-swam-AWAY-life-preserver.html
Poor kid.
So far all the Nationals matches I’ve worked have used song names as the theme. This year is different. I’m wondering if these are all from “The Naked Gun” or if other movies/Police Squad! episodes are involved.
https://www.glibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/stage-names.jpg
Also, someone is showing their age here. My Millennial boss has never seen the movies.