Problem solving thread
Have a problem that you can't solve on your own? Just post your problem here in this thread and wait until someone provides a solution to that problem. Please make sure that the problem is specific and manageable so that someone on this forum, with enough knowledge, could solve it in principle.
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I have a problem: I need to get rid of a crazy "friend".
I met this person who I thought was very nice, and indeed he has a nice side. When I first met him I didn't know that this person is really rotten person on the inside. At first when he talks to you, he will mention very nice things about you. As you get to know him he'll start complaining about everyone and everything. He'll say really nasty things about people, constantly judging them. Everyone is bad, everyone is stupid, etc.. Worst of all, he never shuts up. He'll constantly talk about things you don't care about. I really am repulsed by his company. For some reason he thinks we're best friends. He wants to hang out with me and spend as much time as he can.
Further information: We go to the same place that I have to go, and there's no avoiding him. He lives near me. I don't want any enemies.
Start walking around in one of those bright green or yellow t-shirts with his picture on the front and back and bright text that says "Property of Florida State Mental Health Detainment Center". That should make him think twice about hanging out with you.
Now I too have a problem, I need a certain amount of money to pay for some very important things. But I wont be able to pay it back for a couple of years.
Any offers.
Great idea! Hey, @S, how do you fancy coming to New York City and help me deal with my obnoxious friend? All expenses paid, of course.
(Disclaimer: I don’t really don’t plan to murder anyone. I’m not serious.)
I googled it. :razz:
Comments regarding the following:
Bay leaves
Cinnamon
Tree onion (A c var proliferum)
Barberries
Hyssop
Coriander
Sumac
Greek oregano
Greek sage
Mexican oregano
Cassia
Wasabi
Chicory root
You could always start acting like your "friend" to see what he thinks of his own behavior. Persistently ask for money.
@Sir2u
You can try asking Brittany Spears (and her network) for a grant. Make a list of rich people and start asking.
@Fluke
It's all about placebo, so pick something that you know to be benign and believe that it works without letting yourself know its a placebo! Grate fresh horseradish in the bath (that seems like an unusual experiment) and tell us what happens.
Cubeb
Long pepper
Evening primrose
Zinziber zerumbet
Any opinions for what I should do?
No social skills.
Let's go fly a kite.
Thank good Fiduciary Sense that Michael Banks didn't feed the birds, invested his tuppence and was able to save his family home from being foreclosed upon.
True but unfortunately Michael wasn't able to save his home from a fire. It burnt down due to a stuffed up chimney. The chimney worker that the Bank's family used died from lung cancer and was unable to clean the chimney in Michael's home. The Chimney was left unclean for many years until said fire.
You've strayed from the Poppins orthodoxy (the facts of this fiction). You're gonna have to provide evidence for your claims.
I find this insulting. My reading of Mary Poppins is what was taught to me growing up by the elders. I have deep faith and convictions about Mary Poppins. The elders explained to me that all other readings of Mary Poppins are from false profits and exist as insults to the sacred words of Pamela Lyndon Travers. The devil is indeed behind this. Frankly, the elders ought to banish you from the church. You wait until the Curch of Poppins hears about this!
You've absolutely cracked Wheatley. Mary Poppins is a fictional character in a film (with a crappy sequel). To my knowledge there is no cult behind it. I was merely commenting on the actual content of the sequel.
Do you think that I am serious?
Best get to the objective truth of the matter then...
[s]Good thinking![/s] :death:
The elders told me not to listen to strangers. They warned me of those who wanted me institutionalized. Stories of frightening men have reached my village. Terrifying tales, the elders have spoken of the wicked and their use of evil vocabulary designed to deceive. I see it now, with your deformed words, "objective." Your psychiatric talk. I must go; I must go now! :scream: