I refuse to acknowledge the existence of Christmas advertising in any shape or form until December 1st
This includes decorations in town centres and anyone singing Christmas carols. Just the other day we had carollers at the door, I pissed through the letterbox at them. They were quite upset until I explained that our bog is knackered and they didn't exist until they stopped singing, at which point it was impossible to stop the flow. They agreed to go away and think about what they were doing with their lives, in exchange for some kitchen roll and a thermos of hot coffee.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:20, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Those pills you're ON seem to be incredibly strong.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:23, Reply)

It appears a is missing in your post

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:32, Reply)

Badger!
How fare ye?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:33, Reply)

Not too shabby, DF, Not to shabby.
How's the east anglian wastelands?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:35, Reply)

Is "to shabby" a verb now? How does one not do it?
Sorry. Norwich is lovely, especially in comparison to Ipswich, where I was yesterday. When most of Britain looks down (erroneously) upon your city of residence, it's nice to have somewhere nearby to point at and do a Nelson Muntz.

As for myself, I'm off the sauce and on the happy pills. Although given that the former is a direct result of the latter I believe they should be renamed nominally OK but let's not overstate matters pills.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:38, Reply)

Sad times.
Kick your doc in the happy sack and get a transfer to happy pills that allow saucing.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:40, Reply)

Do such pills exist?
And can I really go to my doctor and say "You know those antidepressants you gave me? Can I have some that work whilst combating the gallons of depressant I want to pour into myself?"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:42, Reply)

Like antibiotics, there's only really one type you can't drink on. I think.
Certainly I know plenty of people who drink on them and seem fine with it. I'd advise against getting cunted on any, but I don't see why you shouldn't have a few ales. Unless you're taking an MAOI the worst that'll happen is you fall asleep

And something that is a "depressant" isn't actually to do with depression, mate. otherwise the cure would be to cane a fuckton of speed every time you felt low. Different mechansims of action and all that jazz, no reason that you can't mix alcohol and antidepressants. SSRIs are certainly fine and most people get those to start off with.

Unless, of course, it makes you feel more depressed. Then, probably stop.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:47, Reply)

That's what I have - SSRIs
I look at it as a chemical imbalance in teh brain. That's all it basically is. If you're diabetic, there's no stigma to taking insulin, so why should there be a stigma attached to being a massive fucking brainwrong?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:49, Reply)

HA HA B3TH IS MENTAL HA HA

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:50, Reply)

Dammit, that one's not even vaguely libellous.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:53, Reply)

fluoxetine or citalopram, by any chance?
If so, knock yourself out on the booze, it's fine.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:51, Reply)

The latter.
And nothing stops me hitting the booze. You know, little sherry at xmas, all that.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:53, Reply)

'DEATH BY MAOI MAOI'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:51, Reply)

Haha

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

What does the I stand for in SSRI?
I get the rest. And yes that's what I'm on. Did my doctor embellish the facts when she said I shouldn't mix them with drink?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

Inhibiter,

(PsychoChomp, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

No, she's just naturally shy

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:54, Reply)

Smartarse

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:57, Reply)

Yes, he most certainly did. Although, GPs generally tell you to avoid alcohol with anything these days
because apparently we're all fucking toddlers who can't even tie our own shoelaces without help.

However, I wouldn't recommend taking the advice of some fucker off the internet, so NHS "official" position on SSRIs:

"Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

Evidence shows that fluoxetine does not react with alcohol or increase its effects. Similarly, with sertraline, citalopram and escitalopram alcohol is unlikely to significantly increase side effects.

However, if you’re taking fluvoxamine or paroxetine, the risk of drowsiness after drinking alcohol may be increased.

The manufacturers of these medicines still advise that you avoid drinking alcohol while taking SSRIs."
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:55, Reply)

I'm on Mirtazapine
Thank you for the appraisal though mate. Appreciate having all the facts.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:58, Reply)

Strictly that's a NaSSA not an SSRI.
It's still OK with booze but it might make you drowsy. Just be sensible, eh?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 14:03, Reply)

Damn.
I might be best off just staying off it in all fairness. Dull this may be but I know three other people who've had Mirtazapine and they all put on about two stone. I might need all the help I can get staying at my current level of "cuddly"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 14:06, Reply)

So in conclusion:
Remember, Ralphie, if your nose starts bleeding it means you're picking it too much... or not enough.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

Dr Badger. Internet Doctor. Or not. Whatever, you'll probably be OK.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:57, Reply)

can you diagnose my sore end?

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 14:06, Reply)

It's cancerAIDS
or maybe lupus. Or maybe you've just been wanking too aggressively?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 14:16, Reply)

It's never lupus.

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 14:21, Reply)

He's such a isn't he?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:34, Reply)

I've always so.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:36, Reply)

I fucking wish they were
Went to a competition yesterday and spent most of the afternoon wanting to cry like a girl. It was absolutely pathetic.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:34, Reply)

Hi mate
Have you tried just MTFUing?
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:38, Reply)

I have.
I was very, very bad at it. A week ago I would have made comparison with an Englishman's ability to play spin on the subcontinent, but as of this weekend, my similes are as apt as praise heaped upon the organisers of the Olympic closing ceremony.

And how are you?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:41, Reply)

Well that's true. Hope you're back to full mental fitness ASAP.
Just last week I was banging on about the England's need for a second spinner to my barely-interested workmate and bish-bash-bosh, job's a good 'un.

I'm very well ta. I have to say that everything is pretty much fucking excellent at the moment. Quite remarkable really.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:44, Reply)

Well that's excellent news
Glad to hear it mate :-)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

what are the drugs for?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:39, Reply)

making it worse

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:42, Reply)

Depression
I am well aware that this is a girls' and/or mincers' illness
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:42, Reply)

OI!
As a fellow member of the 'not allowed near sharp objects or dressing gown cords' brigade, I resent that statement.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:43, Reply)

that's just to stop you hastening Mr Beth's path to the afterlife, though.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:49, Reply)

But... you ARE a girl, b3th
Honest. Look down if you don't believe me.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:50, Reply)

I hope you don't mean 'at my feet'
because i can't see them.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

Someone's stolen your eyes?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

Yes, because your feet, and not what's in the way,
are what define you as a woman
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:53, Reply)

: p

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:54, Reply)

Cheer up.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:44, Reply)

Bloody hell
That's worked a treat! You should be on the telly. Apart from Crimewatch.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:48, Reply)

You don't get a degree in Psychology for nothing you know.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

Tell that to Derek Acorah
or someone. I don't know.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:53, Reply)

I just want to check - you don't keep bread in the fridge do you?
I'd hate for you to have AIDS on top of all your other problems.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:44, Reply)

The missus does
But she has that gluten-free nonsense which I would most certainly not categorise as bread.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:53, Reply)

For no reason I can find
there is a packet of gluten free spaghetti in my cupboard. I can only think Lusty picked it up in error.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:58, Reply)

That sounds like something SuperHans would do whilst smacked out of his skull
If only there was a drug-addled miscreant living at your place you'd have your culprit.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 14:04, Reply)

Of course it fucking isn't.


Oh, sorry, I meant "man the fuck up you screaming Mary"
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:49, Reply)

Well done there
Your b3ta membership and decent bloke status preserved in a single post. That's almost multitasking. Watch yourself, that shit'll get you burnt as a witch.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:55, Reply)

I live in Scotland, mate
I'm basically amphibian now. I'll die of boredom before they manage to get me alight.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:58, Reply)

Aha, so there is a reason to live there
BIT niche, mind
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 14:03, Reply)

You know,
I wasn't sure it was true about you being gay. But now I see, my doubts were unfounded.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:39, Reply)

Ironically, I was at a Ballroom competition
and was therefore just about the butchest motherfucker in the building
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:43, Reply)

In fairness if I was forced to attend a ballroom competition I'd be pretty unhappy myself.
It's a perfectly natural reaction to being forced to squander your weekend hanging about with pretty much the biggest chutneys on earth just in the faint hope of a 'thank you' nosh off your missus.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:46, Reply)

I wonder if saying "I've been diagnosed with depression so that means you need to cheer me up"
would work as a chat up line.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:47, Reply)

There were lezzers there too

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:54, Reply)

They're everywhere!

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:55, Reply)

Last time I went round my mother's there were two of the fuckers there.
Ghastly.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:59, Reply)

Seems reasonable.

( Kroney, Mon 26 Nov 2012, 13:24, Reply)