# I have to quit Dope cold turkey! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2005, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411 "2005-06-08T05:09:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/1 "2005-06-08T05:09:50Z")
Due to my summer job being in a remote location without a telephone connection to the outside world, my postings on the Dope will be restricted to an occasional weekend until the end of August. ☹ Please adjust your schedules accordingly. Just thought I’d share. Hello? Anyone? This thing on? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/2 "2005-06-08T05:38:11Z")
Well, I hope that the summer job is worth it, at least! ---
**Author:** ![cabdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@cabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cabdude)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/3 "2005-06-08T06:59:48Z")
Where are you moving to? The moon? ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/4 "2005-06-08T07:21:06Z")
Quitting the rest of the _net_ cold turkey, too? Got a leather strap you can bite down on when the shakes start? Jeez…well, good luck, in any case! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/5 "2005-06-08T11:33:19Z")
The first couple of days will be the hardest. After that the reflex to google info or look up the weather will slowly fade and you will begin doing stone carvings on the cave wall for evening entertainment. Take loads of books and enjoy your unplugged brain. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/6 "2005-06-08T11:34:26Z")
So, McMurdo Station accepted your application, eh? Seriously, I hope this job pays well. It must be way the fuck out in the boonies if you don’t even have a telephone! ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/7 "2005-06-08T12:27:27Z")
We’ll be here when you get back, Gabe. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/8 "2005-06-08T14:54:56Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > telephone! Ha! We don’t even have electricity. Appliances run off a 120Kw diesel generator. > [@Ranchoth](#): > > Quitting the rest of the net cold turkey, too? > > Got a leather strap you can bite down on when the shakes start? I’ll just try and stay out of the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/9 "2005-06-08T15:05:02Z")
Is there a version of I.E. or Mozilla for smoke signals? Either way, you’ll be missed. Hurry back! ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/10 "2005-06-08T15:35:44Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Is there a version of I.E. or Mozilla for smoke signals?[/SIZE] Yes, but using IE causes acid rain, which destroys the area, and to have to restart the town. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/11 "2005-06-08T19:34:04Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Is there a version of I.E. or Mozilla for smoke signals? > Either way, you’ll be missed. Hurry back! I tried doing smoke signals, but the only thing I can say is “The Pope is dead”. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/12 "2005-06-08T19:41:04Z")
Hey, **Hal** , since CG is leaving for a while, does that mean we have to have an \*anti-\*initiation? Hmmm … if we take the goat ceremony and run it in reverse … ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/13 "2005-06-08T19:47:16Z")
We’ll miss you, **Gabe**. Honestly, it might be \*good \* for you. Get you back in touch with your inner self, or some such thing. Or not. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/14 "2005-06-08T19:54:29Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Hey, **Hal** , since CG is leaving for a while, does that mean we have to have an \*anti-\*initiation? Hmmm … if we take the goat ceremony and run it in reverse … Well, we could finally put the trebuchet to its proper use… ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/15 "2005-06-08T20:25:29Z")
Good luck! I can’t imagine not having access to the Dope at work. What would one actually DO all day?? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/16 "2005-06-08T20:31:50Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Take loads of books and enjoy your unplugged brain. or just print out a couple of hundred threads before you go… ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/17 "2005-06-08T20:33:43Z")
> [@taxi78cab](#): > > Good luck! I can’t imagine not having access to the Dope at work. What would one actually DO all day?? Not _work_! Hey…I notice your location line. I remember the thread I think you got it from, where someone thought it was “Tech Valley”, Cali, right? ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/18 "2005-06-08T20:44:02Z")
I suggest keeping the Dope and quitting the cold turkey. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/19 "2005-06-08T21:05:03Z")
I’m going to be around a lot less for the next six weeks, starting next week. I’m taking a class (and going on vacation for a week). Lots of studying - I just won’t have time. I’ve been meaning to start a thread about it; it’s a very big deal for me. Maybe I’ll do it now. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411/20 "2005-06-09T00:41:46Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > We’ll miss you, **Gabe**. > > Honestly, it might be \*good \* for you. Get you back in touch with your inner self, or some such thing. > > Or not. Thanks. It will be nice to visit my animal friends after a winter spent down here in the flatlands. > [@taxi78cab](#): > > Good luck! I can’t imagine not having access to the Dope at work. What would one actually DO all day?? I agree with Anaamika: not work, thats for damn sure. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-quit-dope-cold-turkey/307411.md?page=2)