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Physiology & Medicine / What is the best way to treat hypochondriasis?

« on: 02/07/2022 08:49:02 »

Various medical literature seems to agree on consoling the sufferer, reassuring them they're not dying, and encouraging a full medical research stoppage. I feel like accepting death should be part of the therapy. We're all going to die, and someday that person will have to legitimately deal with it. If we can demystify death we can help them tackle their problem head-on, instead of just putting a blanket over it.

I'm not suggesting putting religion into it, reassuring that they'll go to heaven and be reunited with their dead pets and family members. Just try to have them understand that death is a very natural thing. If there is indeed a Hell and they fearing going to it, let them know that the good news is that they'll not be alone.

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Just Chat! / Best oil for frying "fish n chips"?

« on: 29/06/2022 23:42:36 »

I prefer my fish grilled and especially on tacos, but what do the best "fish n chip" chefs in the UK fry them in? Are they typically fried in the same type of oil? Fried fish is popular in Upstate New York where I grew up, because Haddock is plentiful in our lakes, especially Oneida, where the family camp has been located since the 1920s. During the war, my great-grandfather managed to include preserved haddock in the care packages he sent to my grandfather and his brothers overseas.
Anyways, our fried fish and french fries (chips to you guys) are usually cooked deep in canola oil.

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Just Chat! / Occam's razor, what most likely happened to Amelia Earhart?

« on: 24/06/2022 14:10:36 »

Is what caused her twin-engine Lockheed Electra to crash most likely bad navigation when negotiating the unpredictable ocean waters? Aviation was still in its infancy in 1937.

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Just Chat! / Should a person be allowed to bring their own vending machine to a hotel?

« on: 20/06/2022 23:32:09 »

I worked at a hotel during college and I recall a guest asking if they could bring their own soda machine with them. Our reply was to the effect of "we have vending machines at the hotel already (candy, soda, detergent, etc.) and it is really unnecessary to drag your 1300-pound machine onto our premises." Apparently one of the reasons our founding fathers fought the American Revolution was so people could have the right to bring their vending machines wherever they go. At least that was his understanding, so he sued.

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Just Chat! / What can be done to improve the dire conditions in Nepal?

« on: 18/06/2022 12:01:59 »

It seems like money comes to the average Nepalese in two forms: RAF pensions and when foreigners request their services when pilgrimaging K-2 and Mount Everest. When the topic is brought up with government officials in interviews for example, it gets shut down and they leave the room.

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Just Chat! / What is your favorite silent film?

« on: 14/06/2022 07:10:23 »

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Just Chat! / "Let's talk"

« on: 06/06/2022 22:56:53 »

When your boss, wife or girlfriend says "we need to talk", is there ever anything positive for yourself to come of it? It seems like whenever a "talk" is requested, it's because the requestee is doing something the requester is unhappy with.

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Just Chat! / Why do we equate oversized glasses with artistic genius?

« on: 02/06/2022 13:43:30 »

Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, along with the now-dead Charles Nelson Reilly, Peter Bogdanovich, Barry Cryer, etc., were/are artists that sport/sported oversized glasses. We will look at them and will determine them to be geniuses of the arts because of their oversized glasses. We don't even have to examine their content because we feel their oversized glasses tell us enough.

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Physiology & Medicine / How effective was deer skin for preventative sex?

« on: 27/05/2022 13:36:11 »

And how did people during the days of a sex-hating society go to their pharmacist and ask for them?

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Just Chat! / Why are cigarette smokers so brand loyal?

« on: 24/05/2022 18:08:45 »

It seems to be the one thing people are 100% consistent on. Always has been this way. My grandmother was Camel, both my grandfathers were Lucky Strikes, getting hooked on them during the war.

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Just Chat! / Should we report all people to the police if we find them with child porn?

« on: 17/05/2022 21:16:26 »

Obviously, we should first hear

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Just Chat! / Initials grammar...

« on: 15/05/2022 13:56:41 »

There is a passionate, poignant debate in English-speaking countries as to the correct way to write/space someone's initials. For example, should William Claude Fields's first and middle initials be "W. C. Fields", "W.C. Fields", "WC Fields" or "W C Fields"?

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Physiology & Medicine / What would a strict diet of cabbage and cheese do to the human body?

« on: 12/05/2022 21:14:42 »

Let's say a person follows that strict regiment for a whole month.

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Just Chat! / Too much faith in computers/A.I.?

« on: 10/05/2022 19:12:54 »

In many futuristic works, there will be a sophisticated computer that can answer almost any question posited to them. For example, throughout the Star Trek shows, movies, etc, you'll see one of the characters asking for facts on a particular issue.
Picard: Computer, what is the predominant material in Dyson Spheres?
Computer: Hematite.
Picard: Thank you.

Here's the problem with that: no one ever seemes to ever ask the computer where it gets its facts. When we in the real world ask fact-finding questions to our virtual assistants (Alexa, Echo, etc,), they say where they sourced the answer.

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Just Chat! / How common were the Magdalene Laundries in the UK?

« on: 21/04/2022 23:05:05 »

I read about them and saw the movie. They were prisons for ostracized women. What confuses me is how they were able to function just decades ago, despite the UK's Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Were the metaphorical bars of these prisons in the form of the girls having no money, and basically having the misguided understanding that no would else will hire or care for them in any way? And perhaps also that the facilities were the pill they had to swallow to get into heaven?

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Just Chat! / How do extreme germaphobes have sex?

« on: 21/04/2022 22:35:58 »

Or do they have sex? Think of all the preparation and can spraying taking place, just completely killing the mood. Perhaps money can be made here by inventing a product line of whatnots to cater to their sexual needs while their germ worries are temporarily alleviated? Or perhaps during a state of arousal, a germophobe doesn't care (or cares less) about germs?
I did see a news story about a guy with a variant of misophonia where he enters into fight-or-flight when hearing most types of bodily sound. When having sex with his girlfriend he cancels the bodily sounds with an effective noise canceler in his ears. He also wears it when he eats with her (or anyone).

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Just Chat! / My intelligence questioned

« on: 19/04/2022 15:14:48 »

Is it common knowledge to not put cream cheese in the freezer?

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Just Chat! / Should there be term limits for all elected officials in government?

« on: 14/04/2022 13:02:31 »

I struggle with this.

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Just Chat! / Should condom companies invest in a truly one-size-fits-all?

« on: 12/04/2022 01:10:00 »

Imagine a condom that is just as snug on a micropenis as it on a macropenis. You may not be aware of it, but when you purchase small-sized condoms, the clerk behind the register is judging you. We can just purchase them online, but obviously, when you need them now, online condom purchasing is useless. There's a good chance that the person packaging your parcel will judge you also. I know a guy who knows a guy that requests his extra-small condoms to be delivered to him in a box with the words NOT EXTRA SMALL CONDOMS stamped all over it.

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Just Chat! / Why is French cuisine considered the best, yet there are few French restaurants?

« on: 10/04/2022 05:52:03 »

Food for thought, no pun intended.