TheFlopster

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[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I was going to correct you and say that two words starting with A aren't alliteration but assonance. But when I looked it up to make sure I was right, I wasn't. There might not be a word for the same vowel letter in successive words. shrug

  • alliteration – repeated initial consonant sounds in multiple words
  • assonance – repeated vowel sounds within multiple words
  • consonance – repeated consonant sounds within multiple words

Learn something new every day.

p.s. I support any name that conveys the obvious nazi connection.

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 37 points 5 days ago (17 children)

I bought a reusable tote for like $3 in the section at the front of Target where they stick all the cheap stuff. It looks like it's made of woven burlap. It says "Going to Market" on the sides. It's shorter than the standard reusable tote, but a reasonable width.

I bought it on a whim and thought it would sit in my trunk after I forgot about it. I use it all the time, and I've gotten a ton of compliments on it at checkouts of various stores.

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Great. I'm a millennial. I'll never be able to afford a home. And I'm certainly not at all bitter about it, as I'm sure you can tell.

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I would say mowing lawns, but I don't know if that's in as much demand either since no one can afford a home (at all, let alone with a front yard).

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

He and Kevin Hart did a half hour Olympics recap comedy show last summer for Peacock during the Olympics. Since the Olympics were in France, they brought this bit back at one point.

Sidenote: I highly recommend that recap show. It seemed like there were absolutely no rehearsals, and they were surprised by the content of every clip they showed. Some awkwardness in some moments, especially with guests they clearly didn't know, but a lot of funny too.

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Fun fact: it's very rare for possums to have rabies! Their body temp is too low for the rabies to live.

I still enjoyed your musical parody. :)

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Better Off Ted

The workplace comedy about Veridian Dynamics, the company that can make anything, whether it's a good idea or not.

It was on a major network, but the timeslot kept abruptly changing and the final two episodes were preempted by a live sports event, and never even aired in the US.

Veronica: Ted, we need a mouse that can withstand temperatures of up to 300(?) degrees.

Ted: Live mouse or computer mouse?

Veronica: ....I'll get back to you.

An attempt at creating an artificial meat:

Jerome: It tastes familiar...

Ted: Beef?

Jerome: No...

Linda: Chicken? We’ll take chicken.

Jerome: [Shakes head.]

Ted: What does it taste like?

Jerome: Despair.

Ted: Is it possible it just needs salt?

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

The movie Castaway. This gif is sped up, which is making it more comedic looking then it was intended.

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

This is not how you spell tequila or ethanol.

My job here is done. Spellmaster away! flies off

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

The number of people who are "knitting" in a movie or on TV...maybe 40% of them are actually doing it, and that's a high estimate (shout out to Miss Marple!). The rest appear to be wrapping yarn around one of the needles and then moving it vigorously, lol.

 

My boyfriend (44m) was finally diagnosed with ADHD after decades of being in need of medication, and steadily declining mental health. A psychologist diagnosed him, but he can't prescribe the necessary stimulants.

A couple years ago, after he realized he was drinking way too much to cope daily, my bf got a prescription for medical marijuana in TX to help with his PTSD. He has been taking that steadily since then. It's the only thing that helps him feel relaxed, and he would take it every day after work, and on weekends.

The only other doctor he's seen in years (primary care) basically told him that if he prescribed a stimulant, he would require a drug test, and if there was any THC in the drug test, he was "legally required" to stop prescribing any stimulants.

  1. That's a lie, and we're damned angry about it. It is entirely up to the doctor's discretion to drug test, and which drugs actually would be a problem. We don't want to go back to a dr that lies to us.

  2. He's tried stopping the THC before, and only lasted a few days. The inability to ever feel relaxed is just suffering, plain and simple. Without it he's a constant panicky mess, forgets to eat, can't get comfortable just sitting down, and can't calm down, ever. He gets maybe 3 hours of sleep a night.

  3. I'm sure eventually, once he's on the proper stimulant dose he needs, he'll feel much less need for the THC, if at all. But how is he supposed to stop before he gets the right prescription? Especially since he was taking so much daily that it might take months to leave his system?

My question to you all is: do you have or know of a psychiatrist / family care doctor who can prescribe stimulants who practices in Texas, that either won't drug test or will actually understand about ADHD sufferers and THC usage and won't hold it against him getting the right medication?

I'm watching him mentally and emotionally deteriorate every day since he stopped taking the THC. It's only been a little more than a week, and it's getting worse and worse. I'm worried he won't make it the four months he thinks he needs to get it out of his system completely.

Thanks for reading and thanks for caring. If you have a specific name for me, please send me a DM. I know our country's healthcare is a shit show, but I'm trying to do whatever I can for him.

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