Bits and Bobs 18: The Middle Way

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Well now, that went wrong.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

JohnCoffey wrote:

Zio. Yes I get that electric shock thing. It's almost like a hum. Very strange.

"Jolts". You also get them on withdrawal from other things that affect your brain, that don't necessarily get prescribed by a qualified medical professional. Thought I had a brain tumour the first time they happened.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:13

Curiosity wrote:

Zio wrote:

I speak as someone who is in no way a medical professional. But Citalopram did funny things to my brain. Stopping taking Citalopram did even more funny things to my brain. It occurs to me that taking drugs that do funny things to one's brain may not necessarily be such a great way to fix problems with one's brain. Possibly.

I was on Citalopram for a while. It didn't agree with me at all. Unfortunately the side effects of withdrawing were the same as the ones I got from taking it, which confused me no end (and left my entire body itching furiously).

I'm now on Sertraline, which works, apart from leaving my legs jiggling for about half of the day at random intervals. But I forgot to bring in a new pack for work today, so today is sucking (well, it's sucking for many reasons, but that doesn't help!).

My legs do that if I take 100mg. But if I take that much my entire body feels like I am being given shock therapy. Talk about involuntary spasms ! fuck !

For the most part for average bouts of depression I will take 25mg. If after a week I'm not getting any better I'll 'zap' myself with 50mg but I would never take 100s again.

In honesty I don't even know if it's Sertraline's AD powers that work for me. I know they switch off a certain part of your brain (well, they attempt to) and a lot of people take them for OCD and bad nerves. And that's almost what my depression is. An OCD. Miserable awful horrible thoughts rushing through my head. And the instant I swallow one of those wonderful little blue pills the change happens. Within an hour Im just sitting here staring into space but I am no longer thinking bad thoughts.

As much as I hate the side effects of Sertraline (acid reflux, the squits, stomach cramping, terrible gas and *ahem* sexual side effect) I simply can not deny how wonderful they are at stopping my really awful thoughts and feelings and numbing me.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

It's clearly Z-eye-oh, dicks. Because it's an 'i', not an 'e'.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:16

Is it worth applying for a job even if you don't have one of the things they ask for i.e: Experience. ?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

dicks, are we? How do you say Zion, hmm?

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:17

it's ZEEOH

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

DavPaz wrote:

dicks, are we? How do you say Zion, hmm?

Z-eye-on. Because it's not a range of intel processors. See also Jupiter's moon Io.

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:19

kalmar wrote:

it's ZEEOH

As in 'His name is Zio and he breeds across the land'

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

DavPaz wrote:

dicks, are we? How do you say Zion, hmm?

Hmm. It occurs to me that I appear to have changed sides.

I say zee-oh, then did the 'Zion' thing. Apparently, I am a dick

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

nickachu wrote:

Is it worth applying for a job even if you don't have one of the things they ask for i.e: Experience. ?

Yes! I've winged my way into various interesting jobs without anything remotely resembling experience in a related field.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:24

Craster wrote:

It's clearly Z-eye-oh, dicks. Because it's an 'i', not an 'e'.

Craster is made of right.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:35

I have just spent ten minutes staring at PDF files to work out why Acrobat produced twice as many pages as I requested in my job lot, before it dawned on me that each file had two sides :facepalm:

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:36

Wullie wrote:

nickachu wrote:

Is it worth applying for a job even if you don't have one of the things they ask for i.e: Experience. ?

Yes! I've winged my way into various interesting jobs without anything remotely resembling experience in a related field.

Sent in an application, I think my main problem will be I have no experience and apparently Masters degrees count for nothing these days.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

So... have I got to start pronouncing my forum name different then?

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:47

MetalAngel wrote:

I saw an Aygo with a VVTi badge on the back. Makes my Celica seem a bit less speshul. :'(

Told you you should have gone for the VVTL-i

metalangel · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:48

My Celica says weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEeeeeee at you from its dodgy power steering pump (or whatever it is that's fucked).

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 17:50

Zio wrote:

So... have I got to start pronouncing my forum name different then?

Yes.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

Anyone here ever been to the Cropredy festival? Folkiness and real ale abound, it seems, and Mrs Squirt and I are heading there this summer. It seems nice and sensible and friendly from what we've read.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Malabar Front wrote:

Zio wrote:

So... have I got to start pronouncing my forum name different then?

Yes.

Sheet.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 18:04

Craster wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

dicks, are we? How do you say Zion, hmm?

Z-eye-on. Because it's not a range of intel processors. See also Jupiter's moon Io.

Rio, Radio and Mario all think you're wrong.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Zion and Io are far closer to Zio than any of your words.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 18:13

Trio.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Zardoz wrote:

Trio.

It's Zee-o

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 18:22

Cheers, Our Kid.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 18:24

Man, please hurry and make 8 pm happen. Masterchef is bloody great.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Zardoz wrote:

Trio.

I want one now.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 18:25

Do they still make them? They were my fave as a nipper.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Zardoz wrote:

Do they still make them? They were my fave as a nipper.

No idea, I can't help you here. There's only one man that can help us at a time like this!

Chinny...?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

AAAAAH!

I've just seen the Evian advert with the dancing babies.

AAAAAH!

metalangel · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 19:12

It's as wrong as that old ad with Zardoz opening a Kinder Surprise.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 19:31

Getting to the end of my Total War game, I've almost taken over the whole of Europe, meeting with minimal resistance. And then, the fucking Golden Horde turn up from the east. Fucking 35,000 of them. So I'm now fighting a defensive action rather than basking in the glory of my Red Empire Of Terror.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Zio wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Do they still make them? They were my fave as a nipper.

No idea, I can't help you here. There's only one man that can help us at a time like this!

Chinny...?

Your three pages into a new B&B without a picture of Micky Quinn so he must be out somewhere.

Heres a temporary one while you wait ...

And from here

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/mia/

It seems Trio's are discontinued :-(

Quote:

Trio
Last updated: Monday 5 Jun 2006
Manufacturer Jacobs
Status Discontinued
Last sighted 2003
Description Chocolate covered biscuit bar. Recently spotted in Simpsons supermarket on the Malone road in Belfast by James Burns who says a toffee one was available as well. Rosemary Gault writes "I remember those - they were wrapped in gold foil and put in a red paper cover. Each biscuit had 3 lumps of fudge-like stuff on the top and they were then coated in chocolate, hence the name trio I suppose. I think they came in different flavours too - the red wrapper would have been for the milk chocolate edition. You could eat them by nibbling the choclate off then eating the fudge and the base, or snap them into 3." Damon Kemp adds "The first and the apparently biggest favourite was the toffee centred one. However, there was also a triple chocolate version, in silver foil with a blue wrapper." Robert Mugleston confirmed the inevitable "Trio bars: delicious, aren't they? I found them on your site stating they're available but rare. Sadly, I emailed Jacobs to find out where I may pick up a few for my lunchbox and they sent me this reply We are sorry but we do not make these anymore. It appears Trios are no longer!"

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Any of our West Country posters not been posting recently?

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news/a206519/police-find-nazi-sex-dungeon-in-devon.html

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 19:43

Not one not two but three things in it, a chocolatey biscuit and a toffee taste too.

TRIIIIIIIIIO

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

New Bits and Bobs?

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

JohnCoffey wrote:

Not one not two but three things in it, a chocolatey biscuit and a toffee taste too.

TRIIIIIIIIIO

Ah, the joy of Derek Griffiths and John Peel in one ad!

sdg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 20:05

It's Z-eye-oh. Like bio.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 20:07

superdupergill wrote:

It's Z-eye-oh. Like bio.

Are you American?

It's ZEE OH I tells ya.

Next thing you'll be saying Eyeraq and Eyeran.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 20:10

Both wrong. It's "Schyow"

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 20:12

Dimrill wrote:

Both wrong. It's "Schyow"

So when I go and get a jar of Dolmio I say "hey paw, can we git some Dolmeyeo?"

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 20:15

No, it's "Dyoolmeow"

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 20:17

Dimrill wrote:

No, it's "Dyoolmeow"

Here kitty kitty.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Nik wrote:

JohnCoffey wrote:

Not one not two but three things in it, a chocolatey biscuit and a toffee taste too.

TRIIIIIIIIIO

Ah, the joy of Derek Griffiths and John Peel in one ad!

If you do a image search for Derek Griffiths, this pops up:

Is Richard Blackwood the Derek Griffiths for the 1990's? MASS DEBATE BELOW!

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Is Richard Blackwood the Derek Griffiths for the 1990's? MASS DEBATE BELOW!

I propose the motion: "Richard Blackwood is not the Derek Griffiths for the 1990s".

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Zio wrote:

It's always started a bit odd being called 'Zio' on the few Beex meets I've been to, especially since different people seem to have different ways of pronouncing it to what I do. But then my name is so common that it's not unusual to find at least 3 other blokes with it everywhere I go, so at least if I'm referred to by my forum name I know I'm being spoken to.

If I ever make it to a Beex meet, I reserve the right to be called "Mr X".

Quote:

Also, obviously I'm not bipolar, but coming off the Citalopram/Prozac was wonderful, and I'd heartily recommend it to all. Takes fucking ages before you start feeling normal again though. I'd say it took me a good eight months or so of not taking anything before it properly felt like normality was restored in me noggin.

Edit: All who take such drugs, obviously. I wouldn't recommend starting it just to then try coming off again.

I don't like those kind of medications.

I've been free of them for almost four years, and I find for me personally the benefits of taking nothing are better than anything I have been on. Obviously that's not medical advice, etc (damn the GMC for getting me struck off).

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Aww, I forgot about my 1500-post 'landmark' when I actually reached it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 20:56

throughsilver wrote:

Aww, I forgot about my 1500-post 'landmark' when I actually reached it.

I think I'm pretty close to 20k.
Let's have a look.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 20:57

Ohh yes, very!

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