Please help the CIH Forums by disabling AdBlock Plus on this page.
Forum Home Forum Home :: Miscellaneous :: Off-Topic
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - The Dead Zone - Random thoughts and ramblings
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

The Dead Zone - Random thoughts and ramblings

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123 197>
Author
Message
 Rating: Topic Rating: 1 Votes, Average 1.00  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: The Dead Zone - Random thoughts and ramblings
    Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:15pm
Ok, I've thought about starting a thread like this for a while now, so here goes. Sometimes this forum is completely dead. I, as well as many of you, come here expecting solace from an overworked and underpaid society that is overwhelmed with garbage. And by garbage, I mean Facebook, Twitter, hashtags, Google overload, etc. Anyways,  I thought I would start a thread where anything goes. I know we have random music threads, as well as what did you do today threads. There are a bunch of them that encompass every subject. But I would like to try something else. A completely open thread to express any and all feelings. I would like for any and all political banter to not happen here, but where's the fun in that? Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.  Like I said, anything goes. Anyways,  a totally free and open place to talk openly about anything. And I mean anything. Sex, drugs, rock and roll. And hell, even if you secretly like rap, it's OK to say it here. Anything goes in the dead zone..
Back to Top
Sponsored Links



Back to Top
insanity213 View Drop Down
Ad Exec
Ad Exec
Avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 2011
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 7806
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote insanity213 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:36pm
I haven't seen The Dead Zone in around 25 years. 
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin


Back to Top
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:41pm
Originally posted by insanity213 insanity213 wrote:

I haven't seen The Dead Zone in around 25 years. 

Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.  Well, I thought that the dead zone was aptly named for the fact that when this place is dead that anyone could post anything. No Steven King reference meant with the name. 
Back to Top
insanity213 View Drop Down
Ad Exec
Ad Exec
Avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 2011
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 7806
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote insanity213 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:53pm
Oh yeah I know .. that was just the first thing that came to mind when I read the title so I threw it out there LOL   

I am pissed, though. I got donuts this morning on the way in and the lady gave me friggin' strawberry filled instead of chocolate filled like I asked.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin


Back to Top
Jimbo View Drop Down
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Avatar

Joined: 19 Apr 2008
Location: Florida
Status: Offline
Points: 56917
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jimbo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:53pm
As dead as this place has been getting lately, it ought to become a popular thread.

Of course, if the place is dead, there won't be anyone posting anyway, so by extension, the thread will also be dead.



...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States
Back to Top
Thor View Drop Down
Revolutionary
Revolutionary
Avatar

Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Rockaway, NJ
Status: Offline
Points: 63863
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Thor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:56pm

I've become dependant upon this forum, especially in the AM.  I'm up at 5 or earlier every day.  After I take some vitamins, feed the cats, go outside for a smoke, and then turn on the news to make sure ISIS hasn't arrived in my neighborhood, I come upstairs to check emails and see what's up on CIH.  So when, like this morning, when CIH seems to have been a dead zone for the previous 9 hours, I feel a tad let down.  There's really not much else to do this early.

I guess I can go have another smoke.


Back to Top
insanity213 View Drop Down
Ad Exec
Ad Exec
Avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 2011
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 7806
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote insanity213 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:58pm
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

As dead as this place has been getting lately, it ought to become a popular thread.

Of course, if the place is dead, there won't be anyone posting anyway, so by extension, the thread will also be dead.




Dead like Zed.

Wait, who's Zed??


"Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin


Back to Top
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:59pm
You aren't alone. I'll smoke one with ya. Wink  This is what this thread is for. Except that I smoke in my nice, warm house. 
Back to Top
Thor View Drop Down
Revolutionary
Revolutionary
Avatar

Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Rockaway, NJ
Status: Offline
Points: 63863
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Thor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:04pm

Do you have a brand?

I go for whatever's cheap or on sale, as long as it's not that totally generic stuff---like Pyramid or Basics.  Too harsh.  Otherwise, I don't care.  Some people prefer one brand over another.  Not me.  They're all the same to me.

I used to smoke in my house.  No more.  This has helped me cut down to about 1/3rd of what I used to smoke.


Back to Top
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:07pm
Originally posted by insanity213 insanity213 wrote:

Oh yeah I know .. that was just the first thing that came to mind when I read the title so I threw it out there LOL   

I am pissed, though. I got donuts this morning on the way in and the lady gave me friggin' strawberry filled instead of chocolate filled like I asked.

Dammit. Now I want donuts. Chocolate filled or strawberry filled...
 Mmmm. Boston creme..
Back to Top
insanity213 View Drop Down
Ad Exec
Ad Exec
Avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 2011
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 7806
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote insanity213 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:10pm
My brand is Winston, which is usually a little cheaper (by "little" I mean all of maybe 10-20 cents LOL ) here than the other premium brands.  The nearby Buc-ee's has them for $5.50.

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin


Back to Top
aka ron View Drop Down
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Avatar

Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: WI
Status: Offline
Points: 33539
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote aka ron Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:13pm
Mmmm  Donuts.
Back to Top
insanity213 View Drop Down
Ad Exec
Ad Exec
Avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 2011
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 7806
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote insanity213 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:14pm
Originally posted by i8acannibal i8acannibal wrote:

Originally posted by insanity213 insanity213 wrote:

Oh yeah I know .. that was just the first thing that came to mind when I read the title so I threw it out there LOL   

I am pissed, though. I got donuts this morning on the way in and the lady gave me friggin' strawberry filled instead of chocolate filled like I asked.

Dammit. Now I want donuts. Chocolate filled or strawberry filled...
 Mmmm. Boston creme..


I love fresh strawberries, but never liked artificial flavored e.g. strawberry jelly, ice cream, etc.  I dunno why that is, it just is.  Similarly, I love the smell of coconut, but hate the taste Dead


"Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin


Back to Top
Jimbo View Drop Down
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Avatar

Joined: 19 Apr 2008
Location: Florida
Status: Offline
Points: 56917
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jimbo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:15pm
My brand was/is Doral 100's.

I have around a full carton of them in my bottom fridge door that were purchased like 15 years ago or so.

Still good, too.

...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States
Back to Top
Thor View Drop Down
Revolutionary
Revolutionary
Avatar

Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Rockaway, NJ
Status: Offline
Points: 63863
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Thor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:15pm
Originally posted by insanity213 insanity213 wrote:

My brand is Winston, which is usually a little cheaper (by "little" I mean all of maybe 10-20 cents LOL ) here than the other premium brands.  The nearby Buc-ee's has them for $5.50.


I just paid $4.42/pack for Marlboro Blacks the other day.  I also occasionally get coupons for $1 off per pack.  That'd bring it down to $3.42.




Back to Top
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:15pm
Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:


Do you have a brand?

I go for whatever's cheap or on sale, as long as it's not that totally generic stuff---like Pyramid or Basics.  Too harsh.  Otherwise, I don't care.  Some people prefer one brand over another.  Not me.  They're all the same to me.

I used to smoke in my house.  No more.  This has helped me cut down to about 1/3rd of what I used to smoke.



I roll my own. I buy a pound bag of "The Good Stuff". It's good for 2.5 -3 cartons. Tastes kind of like Marlboros. $16.69 a bag. Filter tubes are $2.59 a carton. But when I  do buy, I go Pall Mall. I seem to smoke less of them because they last longer. 

And yeah, I get the not smoking inside thing. I'm in the process of getting my apartment ready to paint, so once it's painted,  no smoking inside.  Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.
Back to Top
insanity213 View Drop Down
Ad Exec
Ad Exec
Avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 2011
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 7806
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote insanity213 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:16pm
Originally posted by aka ron aka ron wrote:

Mmmm  Donuts.



"Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin


Back to Top
Thor View Drop Down
Revolutionary
Revolutionary
Avatar

Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Rockaway, NJ
Status: Offline
Points: 63863
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Thor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:22pm
Originally posted by i8acannibal i8acannibal wrote:

Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:


Do you have a brand?

I go for whatever's cheap or on sale, as long as it's not that totally generic stuff---like Pyramid or Basics.  Too harsh.  Otherwise, I don't care.  Some people prefer one brand over another.  Not me.  They're all the same to me.

I used to smoke in my house.  No more.  This has helped me cut down to about 1/3rd of what I used to smoke.



I roll my own. I buy a pound bag of "The Good Stuff". It's good for 2.5 -3 cartons. Tastes kind of like Marlboros. $16.69 a bag. Filter tubes are $2.59 a carton. But when I  do buy, I go Pall Mall. I seem to smoke less of them because they last longer. 

And yeah, I get the not smoking inside thing. I'm in the process of getting my apartment ready to paint, so once it's painted,  no smoking inside.  Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.


I have a tobacco plant in my backyard right now that I'm trying to get rid of.  My neighbor gave it to me when it was little more than a sprout.  It's now fairly big.  I think I'm gonna give it back to him.

After washing my walls and ceiling a few months back, I decided to stop smoking inside.  You wouldn't believe how dirty it makes a room.  After I cleaned, my walls and ceilings actually became a few shades brighter.


Back to Top
insanity213 View Drop Down
Ad Exec
Ad Exec
Avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 2011
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 7806
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote insanity213 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:28pm
^^ I smoked in my first apartment which I lived at for 3 years, and in the living room my sofa was against one wall and the TV/entertainment stand was against the opposite wall.  When I moved out you could see the outline of the furniture on the wall from the color contrast due to the smoke LOL  
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin


Back to Top
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:32pm
Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

Originally posted by i8acannibal i8acannibal wrote:

Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:


Do you have a brand?

I go for whatever's cheap or on sale, as long as it's not that totally generic stuff---like Pyramid or Basics.  Too harsh.  Otherwise, I don't care.  Some people prefer one brand over another.  Not me.  They're all the same to me.

I used to smoke in my house.  No more.  This has helped me cut down to about 1/3rd of what I used to smoke.



I roll my own. I buy a pound bag of "The Good Stuff". It's good for 2.5 -3 cartons. Tastes kind of like Marlboros. $16.69 a bag. Filter tubes are $2.59 a carton. But when I  do buy, I go Pall Mall. I seem to smoke less of them because they last longer. 

And yeah, I get the not smoking inside thing. I'm in the process of getting my apartment ready to paint, so once it's painted,  no smoking inside.  Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.


I have a tobacco plant in my backyard right now that I'm trying to get rid of.  My neighbor gave it to me when it was little more than a sprout.  It's now fairly big.  I think I'm gonna give it back to him.

After washing my walls and ceiling a few months back, I decided to stop smoking inside.  You wouldn't believe how dirty it makes a room.  After I cleaned, my walls and ceilings actually became a few shades brighter.




Save the plant for the zombie apocalypse. Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page. Or just the apocalypse.  And yeah, I had to clean a few spots on my walls. That's why I decided to repaint. I hate those clean, nicotine free spots.. I'm too lazy to scrub all the walls. Primer and paint. Lazy mans solution.  Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.
Back to Top
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:34pm
Originally posted by insanity213 insanity213 wrote:

^^ I smoked in my first apartment which I lived at for 3 years, and in the living room my sofa was against one wall and the TV/entertainment stand was against the opposite wall.  When I moved out you could see the outline of the furniture on the wall from the color contrast due to the smoke LOL  

Imagine our lungs... Ermm
Back to Top
Thor View Drop Down
Revolutionary
Revolutionary
Avatar

Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Rockaway, NJ
Status: Offline
Points: 63863
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Thor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:41pm
Originally posted by i8acannibal i8acannibal wrote:


Save the plant for the zombie apocalypse. Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page. Or just the apocalypse. 

If I was faced with a zombie apocalypse, I'd make damned sure I stocked up on smokes.  I don't know how Darryl only seems to smoke one occasionally.

I don't know why people who quit smoking years ago, don't start up again when they're 70 or 75.  I mean, at that point, why not?


Back to Top
Jimbo View Drop Down
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Avatar

Joined: 19 Apr 2008
Location: Florida
Status: Offline
Points: 56917
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jimbo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:47pm
I smoke about a pack a year.

...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States
Back to Top
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:53pm
Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

Originally posted by i8acannibal i8acannibal wrote:


Save the plant for the zombie apocalypse. Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page. Or just the apocalypse. 

If I was faced with a zombie apocalypse, I'd make damned sure I stocked up on smokes.  I don't know how Darryl only seems to smoke one occasionally.

I don't know why people who quit smoking years ago, don't start up again when they're 70 or 75.  I mean, at that point, why not?



I never understood that about Darryl either. He must enjoy them in a way we can't comprehend. I suppose walkers will do that to ya. Just survive until the next smoke. Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.

If I ever quit, I don't think I'd start again. I'd hock stuff like Jack LaLanne. Be in my 80's-90's and selling juicers.
Back to Top
i8acannibal View Drop Down
Junior Executive
Junior Executive
Avatar

Joined: 19 Jun 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 3497
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote i8acannibal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 4:55pm
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

I smoke about a pack a year.


Where's the enjoyment in that?  Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123 197>
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 11.04
Copyright ©2001-2015 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.203 seconds.