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    S01.E05: Become

    in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

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    She was very "exasperated mom" in that moment. And also, I gather, a big fan of noodles (takes one to know one!).

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    But we're what . . . 10 years in now? How did they survive for 10 years? 

    More, I think. Didn't it say that Rick has been gone for 5 or more years?

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    Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"

    in Everything Else

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    4 hours ago, Yeah No said:

    Are you on Synthroid?  Are your thyroid numbers considered "normal"?  Mine supposedly are so I'm not being given that.  Yet, anyway.

    It's interesting that you're not experiencing obesity.  There's more to this than they currently know.  I think most people probably struggle with weight gain like me who have this. 

    Unithroid 100 mg. And no, my numbers don't seem to be getting steadily better; I am on my third "try" in terms of dosage (which I hear is not too abnormal). No one in my family who has this is obese or even fat. I am at maybe 125 to 130 right now at 5'4". But again, I was always on the skinny side -- didn't break 100 until I was in my 30s, haha! And I hated my body then too because, well, I guess, society is rude? But I didn't feel physically uncomfortable then like I do now with this cumbersome midsection. While it's not a high number in a general sense, it's enough of a change to cause discomfort and clothing issues. And, OK, if I stay here weightwise, whatever, but will it keep going at this rate? That would be a real problem!

    5 hours ago, Anela said:

    I haven’t read everything, but I hope you didn’t think I was having a go at you.  I do understand, I’m just still not in a great head space, and this is why I try to keep quiet. I’m just not communicating well, and don’t feel like talking much, anyway. 

    Oh, no -- I don't think anything like that.

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    The Valley

    in The Valley

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    3 hours ago, Vivigirl10 said:

    THIS!!! It's not just these two.  It's a total trend out there in the world right now, I notice it all the time.  "Whenever we first met......" , "Whenever I moved into this house.....", "Whenever I started this job......".  It needs to stop!!! 

    It's not a trend and it's not recent; it's a regional thing, like pop vs. soda or something.

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    S11. E8: Peaks and Valleys

    in Vanderpump Rules

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    Of course no one is forgetting -- especially not the Innocence Project. But there are apparently also some other aspects and details, mainly DNA, that may show that those things (which don't look great but are by no means absolute proof of murder), don't have anything to do with it. It's possible that he's merely a nasty bag of dicks (like Sandoval, haha!) and not a murderer. 

    I still find Jo very annoying, but I also feel bad if people are being unnecessarily nasty to her. That said, I have no idea whether it's "unnecessarily." 

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    Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"

    in Everything Else

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    New peeve: "Awe" and "aww" are not the same. And I still hate "woah."

    Also, I hate when people complain about the people in TV shows resolving some kind of crime or conflict in an hour. It's not usually only an hour in the lives of the people in the show!

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    Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"

    in Everything Else

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    10 hours ago, Yeah No said:

    I was thin and actually didn't think that much about my next meal for most of my life until menopause hit and something changed with my metabolism.  So I actually know what it's like to not have any weight problem at all and what it's like to have one that is not caused by a lack of willpower or whatever people blame for it.  I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease even though my thyroid hormones are still within the normal range (for now).  That would explain my difficulty managing my weight.  For a lot of people it's not because you eat too much but because your body doesn't process food the way it should.

    Similar situation over here: menopause and newly diagnosed Hashimoto's (had no idea that my whole family has had this latter issue for years and years!). I would probably get tossed out of any weight-loss organization because I am not not overweight by the usual standards (however the hell they're even determined) and am now probably just about average (again, whatever that means). But here is the thing: after always being sort of on the scrawny side, I feel physically* uncomfortable at this size/shape/squishiness level! I don't feel like me and I don't feel "right" -- and I don't like not knowing which clothes are now uncomfortable or whether I should get rid of them! This change happened fast, what if it unhappens fast too and I threw all the clothes out?).

    *Maybe a little emotionally/mentally too. I don't feel like a person who weight-judges -- at least not toward anyone other than myself.

    ETA: Also a broken foot last year that was concurrent with these other fun things, so that probably contributed to a few new pounds. 

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    The Valley

    in The Valley

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    Forgive me, I don't know who is who yet and I may be being prematurely judgmental, but all I heard from that one guy was, "I didn't want a baby and I will NOT help."

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    Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

    in Commercials

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    So I very much take it as her saying to use Lume INSTEAD of consulting their doctors.

    Then I guess I misunderstood this ^ part of your post.

    It's fine, it's not that big of a deal. And like I mentioned, there could be boring med-legal rules that affect how dumb the wording is and what is allowed to be outright claimed in the ad, which would cause advertisers to take a twistier course to convey an idea -- and it's no surprise that companies are indeed going to edge as close to the line as they possibly legally can to convey "this thing will make you all manner of perfect, you'll see!"

    Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

    in Commercials

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    Some people go to a doctor about bad BO or foot smell or something and then that doctor may prescribe a special deodorant after determining there is no alarming health issue. Same thing. 

    NO ONE is saying ignore a real health issue. Sometimes a strong scent is only that. That is what Lume is for. 

    Hating this doctor lady is completely valid (and seemingly common -- she is right up there with Miss Original Jardiance, I think). But that can be done without pretending a commercial is saying something it isn't saying.

    ETA: Based on other commercials that have disclaimers to prevent dopes from trying "this at home," maybe Lume would benefit from a similar thing about seeing a doctor blah blah. But that may necessitate FDA involvement or some kind of medical-legal reviews or something. 

    Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

    in Commercials

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    8 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

    In the very first commercial for Lume, Dr. Shannon claimed (based apparently on one very small, unduplicated, study) that women were overdiagnosed with infections and overtreated when consulting their gynecologists about vulva-related odors.  So I very much take it as her saying to use Lume INSTEAD of consulting their doctors.

    Unless it says that, I don't agree. I don't think she's allowed to make specific medical claims because it would likely trigger FDA disclaimers. She's stating a fact and then explaining a product. But she is not saying anything explicitly. It's just a poorly worded (possibly deliberately) commercial, like 90% of the rest of them.

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    Have you met people?  There are some who absolutely would assume 72 hour deodorant meant they didn't have to shower.

    No, I have never once met people. What is those?

    But, so what? The commercial isn't saying that regardless.

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    S06.E05: When Sisters Collide And The Return Of The Grifters

    in The Conners

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    I totally forgot to come read this forum for this episode! Anyway, though, did anyone think it was odd that Dan introduced Crystal to Neville as only his dad's ex-wife, and didn't mention that she was a friend of his since high school? 

    I'm still not getting what Neville was mad at -- and I missed what the $500 was for? Fines? If so, what difference does it make what Dan used that money for if the fines were also paid? Plus, agin, if it was for fines, those would be in Dan's name, not Neville's.

    Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

    in Commercials

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    On 3/15/2024 at 5:37 PM, Bastet said:

    Plenty of people don't always take daily showers, and it's certainly not a universal rule that people need to (two articles for example, but it's widely noted). (My own habit is: If I exercise or otherwise get sweaty, I always take a shower before I go to sleep, but if I basically sat at my desk all day and on my couch all evening, I may very well skip it). 

    Fundamentally, in terms of the commercials:  I have not seen a Mando commercial, but the one for Lume I saw that similarly talked about how long after application it controlled odor was not presented in terms of showering vs. Lume, it was showering vs. showering plus using Lume.  Is the Mando commercial even saying "Hey, use this and you don't have to shower for three days" in the first place?

    I just cannot comprehend why it appears to be so hard to understand that "works for 72 hours" is not a challenge or a directive or synonymous with "yay, screw bathing!"?

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    Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"

    in Everything Else

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    2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

    We both grew up that way. We haven't done that with several sets of cats now but in our defense, all of our cats back then were strays and I seriously doubt we could have kept them in.

    Oh, I am not judging you at all, I promise! People do what they can with stray cats that just become part of a family even if they can't come indoors for any number of reasons -- and those people most definitely deserve credit for that. I have seen people do so many things from simply providing food to trapping and neutering, building hideouts of Rubbermaid containers, or clearing space in (or even buying!) a shed for the cats. The scenario I was mainly thinking of was adopting a cat and then consciously deciding to let it be an indoor/outdoor cat. 

    As for all the unlocked door stories, though, I am not especially afraid of people coming inside -- my Dateline comment was just because that's what they all say, haha! But regardless of how safe someone feels or I feel or what kind of neighborhood it is, my original issue was just that you should assume that you should fully shut someone's door when you walk into their home -- especially if it was shut before you walked through it!

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