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puredenizenofthecitizensb
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Uzbekistan
150 Posts |
 Posted - 07/01/2005 : 11:14:09
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Hey you!
Kick the caffeine habit and begin to live again!
 How come we say Los Angeleez?
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 11:30:49
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Hey you!
Save the forests, eat more beavers!
Join the Cult of France / And get Honeycomb weeks in advance |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:21:06
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At the risk of this becoming a serious thread, I gave up caffeine about a year ago. I can't say I notice much difference, but the withdrawal was awful. Headaches were terrible.
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:22:01
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You can take my life
but you will *never* take my coffee
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:28:13
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i'm almost at the end of the tunnel of giving up caffeine. coming off of it slowly. cut down from a LOT of soda and stuff to now only once in a while (restaurants, etc)...i've not given up all soda n stuff...just the caff...
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puredenizenofthecitizensb
- FB Fan -
Uzbekistan
150 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:31:29
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See what coffee addicts are saying...
Withdrawal symptoms when quitting, becoming indignant at the idea of someone taking away their coffee, resorting to roasting beavers, etc.
Very similar to crack addicts.
How come we say Los Angeleez?
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:34:22
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SHUT UP! NO WE'RE NOT!
sorry sorry sorry sorry.
i'm cool.
hey, are you really from uzbekistan? i know some folks there. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:34:40
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the crack they sell at morrisons is shit compared to the coffee though
I want to live, breathe, I want to be part of the human race |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:38:54
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I have found the Holy Grail.
Fair Trade coffee from Taylor's of Harrogate.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:50:50
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If only Sir Galahad had known he could find it at the market 
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:56:01
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I had to evade booby traps en route to Tesco - I honestly don't know if the Sir would've been up to it.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 14:58:27
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Like Indiana Jones or more like the Goonies?
I want to live, breathe, I want to be part of the human race |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 15:04:06
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
I had to evade booby traps en route to Tesco - I honestly don't know if the Sir would've been up to it.
How's that for a slice of fried gold?
True, the lance would have been a hindrance. Unless, and I don't mean to presume, you carry one too Cheeseman.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 15:09:38
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Well of course I carry a lance - one has to navigate the yuppies in North London, y'know. The invisible bridge was tricky, but its a doddle once you're used to it.
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 15:15:45
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I suspect an invisible bridge to Tescos is easier to navigate than a collapsing tunnel.
(I now have an image of you riding round London with a yuppie shish kebab  )
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2005 : 15:25:55
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Ah, if only. Young Professional Couples, I think they qualify as nowadays.
I wish I had a real lance. Or a cattle prod!
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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Surfer Rosa
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Posted - 07/02/2005 : 01:08:45
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I keep wanting to give up the caffiene but the pain frightens me. The headache that kicks in (and it's rare for me to get a headache, so even the slightest one is like death to me) around 10 is so bad that I cave in.
For those of you who have kicked the habit how long did the headaches last for? |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 01:19:26
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It took about 6 weeks for the headaches to go completely. I didn't realise what they were at first, then noticed that if I took some paracetamol with added caffeine, the pain went away much faster than straight paracetamol.
I then tried drinking a weak coffee when I got a headache and that worked too. If you can't stand the headaches, don't go cold turkey, just gradually wean yourself off it. Finding an alternative drink helps too, 'cause the habit of drinking a cuppa is so ingrained. I now drink loads of green tea and herbal teas.
Decaff is ok too, after a while you don't notice the difference. (waits for starmekitten's rant ;)
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 07/02/2005 : 01:23:08
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A good friend of mine equates decaff with non penetrative sex
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 01:31:29
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fair comment, but if you don't have sex for ages, eventually even non-penetrative is better than nothing. maybe.
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 07/02/2005 : 01:35:56
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I think I'm going to have to deal with my own issues here. For some reason ordering decaff just seems like such a wuss option to me - but hey, gotta kick the beast somehow.
What probably doesn't help is that the 2 new guys in the studio seem to compete to see who can make me the most cups of coffee - or maybe they just like to see how much I'll drink. Little shits. |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 01:43:58
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play with their minds and only accept coffee from one. get the other to make you herbal tea.
I've pretty much stopped decaff, ultimately it was unsatisfying. I do still have the occasional coffee if we go out. It's easy to forget that you have to give up coke as well.
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 07/02/2005 : 01:46:16
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I don't drink coke, so that isn't going to be problem.
If I only accept coffee from one it'll appear to be favouritism - I can't have that, they're such eager lads. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 04:38:48
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DECAFF!!!
*spits strong Italian roast all over keyboard*
DECAFF!!!!!!!! Like drinking dried horse shit, and I know, I've tasted horse shit
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 04:56:54
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There's no difference, and you know it 
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 05:17:16
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If you'd like to perform the blindfold test and run the risk of having hot decaff spat everywhere feel free!
ooh you ex junkies, you're all the same....
I want to live, breathe, I want to be part of the human race |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 13:13:41
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Hey you!
We're having a Wimpy!
Don't believe the type!
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 16:22:43
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Am I the only one here who really doesn't drink caffeine, as a general rule? I mean, I don't like coffee, tea, or cola. So what's left? Well, Mountain Dew, I guess, but I don't even like that all that much.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
1811 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 16:25:07
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i wish the headache was my only problem. soon after the shooting brain pain kicks in i get physically ill, feeling nauseated, dizzy. total junkie, i'll never quit.
i am sitting here observing my emotional discomfort. |
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puredenizenofthecitizensb
- FB Fan -
Uzbekistan
150 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2005 : 18:01:00
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Originally posted by dayanara
i wish the headache was my only problem. soon after the shooting brain pain kicks in i get physically ill, feeling nauseated, dizzy. total junkie, i'll never quit.
i am sitting here observing my emotional discomfort.
Whatever. It's your pancreas.
How come we say Los Angeleez?
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2005 : 09:00:12
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I'd probably be hospitalized if i had any caffeine.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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puredenizenofthecitizensb
- FB Fan -
Uzbekistan
150 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2005 : 09:01:17
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quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
I'd probably be hospitalized if i had any caffeine.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
Cool. We'll keep that in mind.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2005 : 20:21:34
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Why does that sound rather sinister?
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Caffeine Hell
