The dreaded popcorn again

[bombastinator]

I can't believe you guys are joking about this.

The popcorn would be kernels and there is really no way our bodies can cook it, so we are basically wasting popcorn while children in Africa starve.

The children starving in Africa thing is still kinda bad. There are people doing good work, and people doing bad work while claiming to try to fix it. Even the best of them occasionally mess up, and even the worst of them occasionally do something useful. The continuum of mostly effective towards fixing issues and mostly only enriching themselves is pretty vast though.

 

[Plumes.91]

Is there a set of instructions I can refer to?

many actually. sort of depends on who you're asking. sort of depends on if you're willing to ask? wait, no, you should be asking if you're under 30. If you're in your 40-60s, continue from what you know, and try to act like a natural. If you're much older than that & you still haven't figured it out, just wing it. nobody will notice, besides those damn snooty geriatrics.

 

[sonicbomb]

 

[Skeebo]

The children starving in Africa thing is still kinda bad. There are people doing good work, and people doing bad work while claiming to try to fix it. Even the best of them occasionally mess up, and even the worst of them occasionally do something useful. The continuum of mostly effective towards fixing issues and mostly only enriching themselves is pretty vast though.

Oddly it doesn't get the media coverage like it did in the 80's. Ethiopia was on the nightly news constantly back then due to the horrible famine they were enduring. Strangely it never got better while the media coverage just kind of waned.

I work for a company that builds large industrial and marine pumps. We send workers to desolate parts of Africa installing pumps for fresh water systems. They have all been shocked and saddened at the level of famine they encounter while there.

 

[bombastinator]

Gosh that was close! I automatically hit “play” before my mind caught up with the repercussions of my actions. To make it more fun the pause button wouldn’t work. I managed to close the window but was thinking I might have to hard crash my phone.

Some songs are lame, and some songs are earwormy, but the really dangerous ones are lame AND earwormy. That is one of them. I do not need that thing in my brain again.

Your avatar does not lie. The dark side of the force is stron in you.

 

[stols001]

This thread is reminding me of being told as a youth that a watermelon plant would spring out of my mouth and other orifices if I swallowed a watermelon seed. IIRC there was even A CHILDREN'S book about it. Something.

Parents are such jerks. What the hell kind of message to sell not to mention SANTA CLAUS.

Don't even get me started on the TOOTH fairy, OMG when I had 24 teeth removed and my bones shaved I got charged like 7K for the experience. They wouldn't even GIVE me my teeth because "you don't want them, they're all smashed up into bits and pieces."

LOL. Popcorn lung. Jeez. The myth that will not die. I mean, I get it. There are subjects I do not investigate much because I'm not that interested but I WILL say I try not to get all MOUTHY about them to all those who surround me.

Anna

 

[Hawise]

Oddly it doesn't get the media coverage like it did in the 80's. Ethiopia was on the nightly news constantly back then due to the horrible famine they were enduring. Strangely it never got better while the media coverage just kind of waned.

In the 80s it was new and shocking. Then they covered it. After a year or two of hearing about it, it was no longer new and shocking so it stopped being news. It's human nature. A horror we've just learned of is a crisis. One we've had for a while and don't know how to fix or aren't willing to do what it takes to fix is just one of the sad realities of life.

 

[Nermal]

This thread is reminding me of being told as a youth that a watermelon plant would spring out of my mouth and other orifices if I swallowed a watermelon seed. IIRC there was even A CHILDREN'S book about it. Something.
Anna

Makes me recall an old memory of a memory. My year older sister fixed me a mud pie and told me to eat it. I did - really. Then she let me have some cherries. Finally, she told me a cherry tree was going to grow inside me. I am not making this up

 

[Hawise]

Makes me recall an old memory of a memory. My year older sister fixed me a mud pie and told me to eat it. I did - really. Then she let me have some cherries. Finally, she told me a cherry tree was going to grow inside me. I am not making this up

Never doubted you for a moment. I too have an older sister.

 

[DPLongo22]

Makes me recall an old memory of a memory. My year older sister fixed me a mud pie and told me to eat it. I did - really. Then she let me have some cherries. Finally, she told me a cherry tree was going to grow inside me. I am not making this up

Never doubted you for a moment. I too have an older sister.

Jeez. I'm 57 years old, and STILL haven't forgiven my older brother and sister for making me drink Boone's Farm Apple Wine when I was about 10.

In light of recent developments, methinks I should have forgiven them a long time ago.

They NEVER implied that an apple tree would grow...

 

[Eskie]

Makes me recall an old memory of a memory. My year older sister fixed me a mud pie and told me to eat it. I did - really. Then she let me have some cherries. Finally, she told me a cherry tree was going to grow inside me. I am not making this up

So, what happened? A tree or not? Don't leave us dangling.

 

[Zazie]

Remember, we all come from the B ship.

 

[RayofLight62]

Worst disinformation ever.
Popcorn lungs are caused by continuous inhalation of certain chemicals, not usually present in vaping e-liquids.

Those few suspect compounds - which where present in some flavourings, have been long disused from mixologists and flavourists.

My neighbour - when I switched - started pestering me with popcorn lungs.
Last holiday in Italy, a group of smokers were heavily harassing every time I vaped, because 'it was killing me".
Stop.
Well, rarely I subohm, but those rare times, if somebody is in view, they start to cough from one hundred yards, at first distant sight of the cloud of Vapour.

The bad press has done a lot of damage. Too many non-vapers are anti-vapers, because of media bias.

 

[Opinionated]

Remember, we all come from the B ship.

 

[Opinionated]

nvm..

 

[susieqz]

santa claus is real n makes life worthwhile.