Congratulations, Tudor and Jeanette! You are both certainly invited to use my just-for-fun http://bebepool.com site if you were planning on having friends/family prognosticate about babby's arrival :) Cheers!
- Micah Wittman
I read that as rocks used for falling in love. Like cupid's arrow. Just hurl them at the one you want to fall in love with. This is how my mind works, people.
- Fleagle
I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really HATE when people treat me like I am stupid. I am not stupid. Start taking me seriously
Of course I take you seriously! You should starting giving people signs that say they're stupid when they treat you like that. "Here's your sign!"
- Beau Liening
I stole it from a friend of mine, but it really is the best tag ever in the history of world.
- Derrick
instaboner.....yeah, i know what that is like. it's mostly from looking at girls, but i'm strange that way. when i see an 'instaboner' girl, it almost hurts my cajones due to the beauty overload.
- Morgan Haley
Morgan, remember when we talked about ending your stories one sentence earlier? :)
- The Letter M
hey, you should be glad that i have moved out of paragraph mode!
- Morgan Haley
my name is morgan and I approve of this insantiy
- Morgan Haley
I wouldn't feel bad about being at work today if I were actually saving lives or something. If I hear one more person complain about having a stomach ache after stuffing themselves yesterday, I will scream.
Look, I'm just saying that last year I ate a whole pie and didn't have any problems, but this year I could only eat 7 slices of pie, and my stomach hurts, and this sounds like an emergency to me. Someone wheel me to my car!
- Andrizzle Gizzle
The problem is all I'm going to tell you is that you have gas. There's really nothing you can do but wait for it to come out one end or the other. :)
- Victor Ganata
So, if i eat more, then the gas will come out sooner, right? The food pushes the gas out. You're giving me the green light to do another round at the table. Got it.
- Anna Haro
When you do end up having to go to the ER, please don't mention my name. :)
- Victor Ganata
I wish I could double-like this thread.
- Andrew C
I can see it now. "So she had a stomach ache after Thanksgiving, and her doctor told her to eat more, and now her esophagus just exploded." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Victor Ganata
"Mr. Simmons, you see this light-colored area on your angiogram? That's cheese."
- ha3rvey (business time)
hahahaha! Okay, see this thread right here? This is *exactly* why I love friendfeeders.
- Anna Haro
"During the previous week, van Wassenaer had suffered a particularly vexing bout of his usual stomach trouble. After three days of near fasting, though, he had felt well enough to treat himself to a sumptuous lunch. He tucked into veal soup and cabbage boiled with mutton, then devoured calf sweetbreads, spinach, a generous helping of duck, two larks, apple compote, and bread, all washed...
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- Victor Ganata
I am laughing so hard, I'm almost crying. How in the hell did I miss this thread? I IZ SLACKING
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
I think I love reading stories like this just as much as I'm annoyed by stories like this. I'm glad everything worked out, but nobody should be bullied by their/a doctor.
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
I'm glad she ended up with the birth experience she wanted. I don't agree, however, that "un"-natural childbirth and/or intervention necessarily interferes with your ability to bond with your baby.
- Mellissa
Mellissa, it can hormonally. An epidural, for example, inhibits the production of beta-endorphins which are necessary for the maternal brain to create feelings and pathways of bonding in the early moments. Opiate painkillers have the same effect. http://www.sarahjbuckley.com/article... and http://news.bbc.co.uk/2...
- Rochelle
True, but I don't think it's absolute. Many women who have epidurals and opiates have no trouble bonding with their babies. Regardless - I think Dr Pitocin-Pusher was an ass!
- Mellissa
I don't think it's really something that can be measured. Someone may feel they bonded fine, but how do you measure that other than the woman saying "sure, I'm bonded" or "no, I don't really feel a bond"? I believe that hormones can play a part but a feeling can't really be put on an objective scale.
- Rochelle
This is why we've hired a doula. We'll be at a hospital, and our OB is on board with our plan, but we're a little concerned about what would happen if our OB happens to be unavailable. A good coach, and patient advocate could have helped in this situation.
- The Letter M
Cherry pie for breakfast. The promise of tater tots & yummy burgers for lunch (woo Waterloo Ice House) and soup making later. I believe the word I am looking for right now is...content.
Congratulations, David! Welcome, Kaitlyn!
- Louis Gray
Welcome, newest FriendFeed-fodder. We shall be like many of your pictures, from now on.
- Mike Nayyar
Thank you everyone! Mom is doing great. She's already taking to being a mother like a pro. Kaitlyn was born at 4:11am (Central), 7lbs 11oz, 19" long and as adorable as can be.
- David Cook
The more readily available chocolate Stout. Has a deep chocolaty creamy feel. My only gripe with chocolate stouts are that they are too strong
- Bindu Reddy
from Likaholix
*note to self - don't eat at Tina's house*
- Morgan Haley
Nah, this just means my compost heap is doing its job: producing really good dirt! This one (and one still there just like it) grew from the onion tops I tossed in from my kitchen. It's two onions for the price of one!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Buried treasure! I guess the brown stuff on the bottom is just a bit of dirt?
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
And there's no reason not to eat something that grew in a compost pile. What do you think other vegetables grow in?
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Yes, that's dirt on the bottom (since rinsed off). And for those that are curious, my compost heap is vegetative only: non-animal kitchen scraps and yard trimmings (and no, I don't use synthetics on my yard). Every now and then I'll toss in some rinsed egg shells but that's the only animal product there. Not that animal products don't make good compost, it's just that they tend to smell and attract animals.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
wait, i thought a compost heap was where the poop went....i need to get out more often
- Morgan Haley
*retracts statement about not going to tina's house to eat* (not like the invitations were stacking up in the mailbox.....HINT HINT.....hee hee
- Morgan Haley
Compost is poop. It's just not usually human poop. Worm poop, fly poop, etc. But if you have a problem with that you'd best stick with eating hydroponic produce.
- Spidra Webster
This is clearly not my cat. If this was my cat he's have one arm shoved down into the printer trying to tear up all the internal whirling bits with his bare claws.
- Soup
Too Funny! Reminds me of the San Mateo Cat Shelter where one of the cats loves to sleep on top of the laster printer where the paper comes out...
- Greg Lato
1600+ to beat the FFundercats live chat thread. I think with this real time now on all threads we're going to see some truly epic comment numbers.
- Simon Wicks
Ivan, no the picture speaks for itself. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Petr, I have no idea what you mean, but thank you. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
@Kol .. :] that, partially, might have been the purpose.... I don't know it exactly either. :] .. was I reflecting on a cat under the fax, and that it is hard to fax that way ... /?:] ... "underfaxing at its worst" ..
- Petr Buben
there ya have me ! :] .... see, to be honest with you, i saw this pic couple days ago, but i let it go, without posting it ..... what does that make me? :]
- Petr Buben
even a flat cat... faxes just can't handle the hair. You'd have to shave the cat first, else the hair will burn and stick to the drum... a mess! (I am extrapolating from transparencies, mind, i don't have access to a cat to test)
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
Hehe, Joelle. This is now tied for the 'likes' top stop. One more then, hehe. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Hehe, Greg. Blimey! Erm, is that not far from 500 likes now? ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Bloody marvelous, Kol. Wish I could like it again... too cute (and help u to 500 likes).
- Roberto Bonini
I couldn't believe it when I logged on from the morning over posting it and saw it was at something 200 likes! You all have a strange fetish with cats and fax machines, hehe. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Am I the only one who saw this and their first thought was - My goodness did someone break that cats neck? It still freaks me out a little
- Steve C
Steve, it does look a little out of place, but cats are pretty bendy. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
They fax much better if you flatten them first. What?
- Kevin Pedraja
So we can put this post to rest now. :-) 505 likes final count, wow! :-D Good night all!
- Kol Tregaskes
My like is the last one so far :) - 509 afaik
- getalifejerk
did 3 people really un-like this? now at 506. wtf (edit: uh, oh, yeah, me and 2 + 506 others makes 509. dammit, jim, i'm an artist, not a mathematician)
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
One of the best funny cat pictures I've seen! :-)
- John Collis
Kristian, it appears to be. Hehe, John.
- Kol Tregaskes
ای بابا این پیشول بی خیال نمی شود، بابا پاشو برو دنبال یه بازی دیگه ، از هفته پیش تا حالا تو فکس ولو شدی حوصله ات سر نرفته، پاشو اقلا بپر رو کیبوردی چیزی
- Maryaminaa
It's really only social convention which regards it as inappropriate, same with Xeroxing it, like one does with their b__tocks. Wait are we still talking about cats cats here or...
- sofarsoShawn
OMGosh 700+ likes now!! LOL. Thank you all 702 of you. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
its good evening here but good morning to you:) I am pushing to finish final chapter:)
- Mycaptain
Ok, stop me if you've heard this one before... A man walks into a bar. His friend says, 'Next time, duck!' ahahahahahaha... I crack me up every time I tell that one. :D
- Bette Cooper
oh God!!! She told it again!! Sorry about that Ade I'll get her off the sugar sometime soon
- Rasmus Lauridsen
hehehehe... He loves it when I break out that joke! :D
- Bette Cooper
"The Philips goLITE BLU energy light is designed to help you feel more energetic. Reproducing the blue summer sky, goLITE BLU energy light uses blue light technology to help regulate your schedule. It’s great for those who need a boost of energy at the office, frequent travelers and people with irregular schedules."
- joey
from Bookmarklet
Ben got one of these last year (on a recommendation/treatment plan from a specialist) to try to treat his insomnia (didn't really help). I'm trying to use it now to give myself more energy since I've been so seriously dragging lately. And it's not just that I'm staying up late; it's that I could sleep for probably 16 hours or more and still be exhausted.
- joey
Last time I looked at a product like this, they were prohibitively expensive. Nice to see they've come down to the realm of affordability.
- The Letter M
The Letter M, it still seems really pricey to me but it could be really, really worth it. I'm not sure whether it was at all covered by insurance or whether he got a discount for it being doctor-supplied or anything.
- joey
I guess it's all relative. When I looked (in the late 90's), the options presented to me were rentals, with purchase price being several thousand dollars. Not to mention they looked like small tanning beds. Still, not sure that I'd buy without trying. Most of the other insomnia stuff I've tried has been... less than useful. Keep us posted on how this works for you.
- The Letter M
Definitely better than several thousand dollars, for sure. It wasn't the magic cure for Ben's insomnia (he hasn't found anything that really has helped consistently) but he did find it helpful and we've kept it around. This may be crazy but I've been using it yesterday and today to combat the dark skies outside and try to get some energy and I'm feeling better today than I've felt over...
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- joey
Jessie uses one of these too and it's helped her quite a bit. I can't imagine there is such a thing as too much sun lamp.
- veo
Good, because I've had it on for probably 2-3 hours total today. Heh. And so far I have been much more productive today (comparatively speaking) and did not even pass out once while reading my book.
- joey
I've always really wanted one of those dawn simulator lamps that start at total darkness and brighten slowly to full sun lamp power over 45 minutes or so. I do NOT get along with an alarm clock and I think something like that might be incredibly helpful to get me out of bed. Light can be a great tool!
- veo
I'd totally be using mine right now but I stupidly sent it ahead in the move. I bought mine when it was on sale at Amazon. Think it ran me about $150. Needless to say, I bought it when I was employed and doing okay financially.
- Spidra Webster
"You will lose your sex drive. Your genitals will swell. You will suffer excruciating pain. You won’t be able to get an erection or ejaculate. You won’t be a man anymore. While it is a routine operation—nearly 500,000 are performed in the United States every year—the myths about vasectomies fester. In fact, the outpatient procedure is a simple form of birth control for men, intended to be permanent, in which the health care provider closes or blocks the tubes that carry sperm. This prevents sperm from leaving the body or causing pregnancy; the body instead absorbs it. Used as birth control, vasectomies are nearly 100 percent effective."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
People keep suggesting I get one of these (including fiance), but there is something inside me that just can't do it.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Had a friend who did it. He said it helped solidify his relationship with his wife.
- Steven Perez
I'm getting one Monday. Didn't have to think twice about it and my wife says that a vasectomy makes me more of a man, while a man who falls into the trap of the vasectomy myths, is de facto less of a man.
- Rene Wirtz
I got one 30 years ago, no problems! :)
- Lars Clausen
@Rahsheen, your fiance? So she NEVER wants to have kids with you after you get married?
- Alex Scrivener
I'm with you, Rahsheen... there are other ways to practice birth control. Plus, something my friend said to me, a guy who's married and has three kids, sticks with me: "What if something happens to my family? Wouldn't I want a chance to start another family?" Generally, I'm against any elective surgery that takes away natural functions
- .LAG liked that
@LAG: but what if you're in your 40s or older, you would still want to start a new family after that, so when your kids are graduating you will be retiring? I agree that when you're still young a vasectomy is not the birth control of choice. And when the time comes for birth control, would you rather have your wife have a very invasive procedure (tubal ligation or hysterectomy) in favor of a simple outpatient vasectomy?
- Rene Wirtz
Of course, I have to jump in now...lol. @LAG: I would suggest that you list out those other forms of birth control, and consider their pros and cons, then draw a comparison. The vast majority of birth control place responsibility on the female partner, often with side effects that aren't great in the long term. Second, elective surgery that takes away natural functions? Which natural function does vasectomy take away? @Steven - great topic! :D
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
This will be our form of birth control once we're done having children. If I can have a baby cut out of my belly, my husband can easily have his vas deferens snipped!
- Mellissa
My ex refused to get snipped. His argument? I shouldn't breed anyway, since I had depression. (Of course, he's (a) got borderline personality disorder, (b) got Asperger syndrome, (c) an abusive a**hole, (d) all of the above.
- Ladybug Heather
Oh Heather, what a POS. Sounds a lot like my ex - who, when I suggested we get marriage counseling told me, "We don't have a problem, but if you think YOU have a problem, then maybe YOU should see a shrink." -- this, given (at the time) about a decade of TONS of marital problems that I had been suggesting we see a marriage counselor for years about. *HIS* reason for refusing a...
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- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Word of caution: *be sure* to go to your follow-up appointment that tests the effectiveness of the operation. A friend of mine didn't and lo was he surprised when his girlfriend came up pregnant a few months later. The operation doesn't always 'take' so you gotta check and make sure.
- Kevin Fox
I have a kid already with my fiance and it's still up in the air whether we will have more. She says no, but it's not a set in stone, No. More like a Not Right Now. I'm with LAG in that I'm wary of any procedure that permanently changes what I'm naturally able to do. Plus, I'm only 30.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Kevin, it can take months before the sperm count is at 0 -- and the docs generally want two 0-counts in a row to be sure. Not necessarily that it doesn't "take" -- just that additional contraception should be used in the meantime. And sperm count checks once per year thereafter, to be sure (because in *very* rare cases, the vas can reconnect). @Rah, yeah, you're in a position that if...
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- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Kevin, it depends on how the Dr. does the operation. If he just ties off the vas deferens or makes a cut, it is possible that it could heal back. If he takes a section out of the vas deferens and then cauterizes and stitches both lose ends, it's a pretty sure thing. Also some very small percentage of men apparently have more that two vas deferens tubes and if you don't cut them all, then the procedure does not work, obviously.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Recanalization does not guarantee restoration of fertility; and duplicated vas deferens "syndrome" exists in less than 0.05% of the population making it highly unlikely - and the likelihood is that it would be seen/felt during the procedure, or a persistent sperm count of greater than 0 after 6 months would clue the urologist to the possibility. (http://www.vasectomy-information.com/wordpre...)
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
@Rah: the natural function comprises of two things: semen and sperm. What a vasectomy does is remove the sperm out of the equasion, but your ejaculation will still be pretty much the same, it is only missing the sperm (fertility part). And I ask you the same question I've asked LAG: would you want your fiance to have a tubal ligation or hysterectomy in preference over you having a vasectomy?
- Rene Wirtz
@Kevin: I have a follow-up in 2 weeks and then I have to provide two semen samples in the next 5 months to make sure the sperm count is zero. After that, it is suggested to do annual sperm check.
- Rene Wirtz
Rene, my aversion to getting my nuts cut has nothing to do with what I would want my fiance to do. I just don't want a knife anywhere near my business. I don't want to be permanently unable to reproduce. I don't prefer that she does anything. On another note, let's say I still want kids, but she doesn't. Why should I get a vasectomy?
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Rah (I know I'm not Rene, but...) - my thought is if you still want more kids, then something like sterilization is not the right option for you. I disagree with *involuntary* surgery, or undue pressure from another person about something you feel is not something in your best interest. If, however, you were at a place in your life that you knew you and she together absolutely did not...
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- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
@Rah: it is understood that right now vasectomy is not for you, but your fear of having a knife anywhere near your business is a little irrational, although that is my personal opinion. You are locally anesthetized and you will have a taken a few valium to relax. Plus, trust me, the urologist knows what he is doing. The whole thing was done in less than 15 minutes.
- Rene Wirtz
Rene is correct, the surgery is really a non-issue, very minor and doesn't hurt. You are in and out of the office in less than an hour.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Yup. And now after 8 hours, I only used an icepack (alternating 20-30 off and on) and 2 percocets and I've only feeling a very slight, dull pain. I wouldn't even call it pain, it's a mere annoyance.
- Rene Wirtz
I'd rather use a condom with spermicide than either party have surgery. I know condoms aren't 100%, but the chances are low enough to be the better alternative to either partner going under the knife. But then, I'm personally aversive of surgery unless it's something I really need.
- alphaxion
@alphaxion: what is your reason for the apprehension? Fear?
- Rene Wirtz
I think it's a deep seated thing due to a disturbing dream I had when I was 7 or 8 where I dreamt my own death (was in a hospital, on a life support machine when they switched it off). Also, I'm uneasy with the concept of casually slicing into a healthy body when non-invasive alternatives exist. No surgery should ever be taken lightly, regardless of how commonly it is performed.
- alphaxion
It is true that surgery should never be taken lightly, but the chances that something goes (horribly) wrong with a vasectomy are slim to none.
- Rene Wirtz
alphaxion, It's about as non invasive as you can get and still call it surgery. Removing a cyst or a mole is probably more invasive. The risk of complications from this procedure is almost nill.
- Jeff P. Henderson
I guess there is also the desire to have your options open should minds change over time without requiring yet another procedure.
- alphaxion
@alphaxion: That, of course, is a valid reason.
- Rene Wirtz
@jeff while it's nothing compared to having to go deeply into the body, it's still a drastic solution to a problem with other alternatives. As long as it was proven to not have any major side effects (since flooding the body with extra chemicals/hormones will have other effects than chemical castration), a pill solution would also not be out of the equation. So far, a condom has served me well and not delivered any unexpected presents. I've found my solution. To each their own :D
- alphaxion
tho I do agree with the general train of thought that contraception is not just something the woman has to deal with, as we (the male) have an equal share in any offspring too.
- alphaxion
My husband called Planned Parenthood from the maternity ward as soon as our one very-much-wanted child was born. Bless him.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Rene, Prose Petal ...good points. To Prose's question what natural functions does a vasectomy take away: well, the most important life function of all-- the ability to procreate. To Rene's issue: would you want your kids graduating when you're retiring? I think that really depends on the person, and on the children and the joy (or horror) they bring to ones life. I remember reading...
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- .LAG liked that
I know of no other alternatives for males to achieve permanent 100% contraception. Compared to all of the female alternatives it has significantly less risk and is the least invasive. I understand that it is not for everyone and some people are adverse to surgery of any kind. That's why there are other non surgical methods to chose from if one desires. I did not have an issue with it, it worked fine for me.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Jeff ...cool. I think the best thing about it, at least in the States right now, is that each individual can make the choice. I'm for personal choice in all things.
- .LAG liked that
@LAG: it is interesting that men have a choice on reproductive measures, while women do no have that same choice.
- Rene Wirtz
@LAG: I understand the ability to procreate is removed (it's not *technically* contraception; it's sterilization *nod*) -- but once a person has had children, or if a person is CFBC, then beyond the option to remove the ability to procreate, then there is no single other function that vasectomy removes or inhibits. And I fully agree about choice. This is NOT a desired choice for...
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- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Or...*heavy sigh*...take away the choice of their newborn infant sons by opting to have them circumcised...which to me is just as bad.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
I need to find a list of UK speak so that I can incorporate it in my daily vernacular here in the States. :)
- Derrick
gotta wonder how many of these are transformers
- vijay
@derrick a fav outburst of mine is "goat molesting, gerbil felcher". If I want to confuse a person, I'll yell "yoda raped your dog". list of some apparently strong profanities removed to stop kols thread from deteriating :)
- alphaxion
Oh my stars, alpha...anything a little less, uh, vulgar? A friend I studied with here went to boarding school in London (originally from Thailand) and he used to call people stupid gits. I always loved that.
- Derrick
there's the modifier of git - get. eg "cheeky gets!". Sorry if I turned the thread blue, I was being a cuntmuffin ;)
- alphaxion