# It's Time Again for Stoid! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 4, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375 "2015-12-04T03:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/121 "2015-12-09T01:01:10Z")
If Google ceased to exist, would **Stoid** vanish? Does she exists as anything other than a ‘page-o-google-hits-which-prove-I’m-right’? It’s a strange world wherein the bum doing odd-jobs for a few bucks has a script for Xanax. Remember: she only ‘loaned’ him the pills because "His script had _run out_! Is this the point where Rod Serling’s voice cuts in to welcome us to “The Twilight Zone”? 'cause, in my world, the guys standing around Home Depot generally are not on their way to pick up psychotropic drugs. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/122 "2015-12-09T01:07:55Z")
Oh - \*\* Stoid\*\* - If you feel put upon in your present location, you can try [Beattyville KY](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/12/beattyville-kentucky-and-americas-poorest-towns). They have lots of Oxycontin floating around! And the cost of living is dirt cheap! (For the rest of us: that link is a powerful story of life gone way downhill) ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/123 "2015-12-09T02:24:02Z")
Oh, I had intended to thank you, usedtobe, for earlier explaining your passion around this topic. And that is not snark, just a true statement. I often find myself baffled by people’s intense reactions to things and I always appreciate clarity, which you have provided and which I appreciate. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/124 "2015-12-09T02:41:18Z")
> [@Pantastic](#): > > Sure, technically you’re not a drug dealer Thank you. > [@](#): > > Your thread title accused the vet of killing your dog, you accused her of behaving unethically, and said various other lengthy and unkind things about her that it’s not worth the effort to go back and reread then quote. Yes, you were nasty to the vet. You did it behind her back, but that doesn’t change that you made rather serious and unfair accusations against her, which is what I used the word ‘nasty’ as shorthand for. I’m sure you can post half a dozen quotes defining nasty in a different way then I used the word, though. No, I think we all know what nasty means. Your error seems to be in understanding the difference between “to” and “about”. You stated that I was “nasty _ **to** _ the vet”. “To” is a hardworking word, covering a lot of territory, but the way it operates in your sentence is pretty clear: > [@](#): > > Identifying the person or thing affected: > you were terribly unkind _ **to** _ her > [@](#): > > Identifying the recipient or intended recipient of something: > he wrote a heart-rending letter _to_ the parents > I am deeply grateful _to_ my parents Now you are explaining that the word you actually meant to use was “about”: > [@](#): > > On the subject of; concerning: > I was thinking _about_ you > an article _about_ yellow fever Got it. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/125 "2015-12-09T03:03:05Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > You seem like a smart enough lady so why is it that you don’t see that these mile long cut’pastes “proving” you’re right and casual admission of prescription pill sharing make you look like a pill poppin’ nutter? I don’t see the cut and paste thing as proving anything about anything. The casual admission of prescription pill sharing and the response it has received I get, and it was first revealed to me in the linked thread. I am of a generation, a time, and a geographical location that have together made it completely unremarkable for me to “pill share” as you call it. I do not know a single person who would find it in any respect shocking or concerning to loan/give a couple of Xanax. I don’t know a single person who would find it the slightest bit shocking or concerning to give, ask for, or receive a couple of Vicodin to someone who is in pain. The first thing one close friend did when Zusje died was put a dozen klonipin in the mail to me, unasked. (11 of which are still sitting in a drawer, by the way, the 12th having been taken to help me sleep after being split in two. That’s how big a drug abuser I am.) While there was plenty of drug use and abuse among people I knew when we were kids and in our early 20’s, no one now has any issues with drug abuse, except the wife of one friend, who happens to be an alcoholic. Because this is the world I live in, it never even crossed my mind to imagine that people would react as some have around here, and I was stunned the first time they did. I shared it with a few of my friends who were equally stunned. We were reminded that the world is made up of a wide range of people and experiences, and ours as now-middle-aged hippies growing up in Hollywood is maybe not universally shared. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/126 "2015-12-09T07:27:59Z")
Nope, that’s not the problem. The issue is that when you couldn’t get the drugs you demanded, you demonized the vet. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/127 "2015-12-09T08:37:00Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > I am of a generation, a time, and a geographical location that have together made it completely unremarkable for me to “pill share” as you call it. I do not know a single person who would find it in any respect shocking or concerning to loan/give a couple of Xanax. I don’t know a single person who would find it the slightest bit shocking or concerning to give, ask for, or receive a couple of Vicodin to someone who is in pain. > > Because this is the world I live in, it never even crossed my mind to imagine that people would react as some have around here, and I was stunned the first time they did. I shared it with a few of my friends who were equally stunned. We were reminded that the world is made up of a wide range of people and experiences, and ours as now-middle-aged hippies growing up in Hollywood is maybe not universally shared. Have to agree (except the part about growing up in Hollywood). Prescription drugs are shared as needed around my neck of the woods as well. Nowadays it’s just between myself and close relatives, but back in the day it was between friends as well. Panadeine Forte (Vicodin??) are prescribed post-op and for severe pain, but often half the packet is leftover for future use. It’s great for sharing with those who have acute backpain or headaches that aren’t relieved by OTC meds. Valium similarly is shared around the family for muscular spasms and/or beating insomnia for those nights when sleep is impossible. Thing is, there’s often a packet of either med hanging around the house for a year or more before being used. But it’s there as needed, and it’s shared around with those who have not necessarily been prescribed that med. I don’t know what world most of you live in where taking a pill of such a generic kind is verboten. Sure…I’m not about to pop an anti-psychotic pill for recreational purposes, nor will I share a specific med like a blood-pressure or diuretic…that’s just dumb. But an analgesic or a relaxant? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/128 "2015-12-09T09:12:31Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > I am of a generation, a time, and a geographical location that have together made it completely unremarkable for me to “pill share” as you call it. I do not know a single person who would find it in any respect shocking or concerning to loan/give a couple of Xanax. I don’t know a single person who would find it the slightest bit shocking or concerning to give, ask for, or receive a couple of Vicodin to someone who is in pain. The first thing one close friend did when Zusje died was put a dozen klonipin in the mail to me, unasked. And that is why you fail. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/129 "2015-12-09T09:19:03Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > And that is why you fail. Fail at what? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/130 "2015-12-09T09:55:59Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > The first thing one close friend did when Zusje died was put a dozen klonipin in the mail to me, unasked. I guess you and your friends are completely unaware that the USPS does have law enforcement agents who, of course, can arrest people for such things as sending illegal drugs through the mails. By the way, are you a licensed medical professional permitted by law to prescribe and dispense controlled substances? ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/131 "2015-12-09T10:32:23Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I guess you and your friends are completely unaware that the USPS does have law enforcement agents who, of course, can arrest people for such things as sending illegal drugs through the mails. They can arrest you for sending _legal_ drugs through the mail, too, since that’s illegal. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/132 "2015-12-09T11:51:14Z")
> [@White SIFL](#): > > I disagree with your post. Part of drug seeking behavior is repeatedly seeking and taking drugs. But beyond that, your contention that people’s posts should be taken in isolation is ridiculous. The reason we are not allowed socks here is specifically so our community and members will be judged on the whole of their posting history. It works IRL as well. I get it, you like Stoid and will white-knight her. Fine. But don’t expect all of us to go along with your fantasy world. > > Stoid posted her bed, now she has to lie in it. > [@Stoid](#): > > They can arrest you for sending _legal_ drugs through the mail, too, since that’s illegal. Nice to know that you are an informed drug dealer. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/133 "2015-12-09T12:12:57Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > They can arrest you for sending _legal_ drugs through the mail, too, since that’s illegal. You really don’t comprehend the concept of what’s legal and what’s not, do you? If you are licensed to send pharmaceuticals through the mails, then, of course, it’s legal for you to send same thus to a pharmacy which requires it or to an individual who has a legal prescription for that pharmaceutical. > [@Muffin](#): > > Nice to know that you are an informed drug dealer. More like an “aware of it but doesn’t really believe it” drug abuser/dealer. I’m finding myself thinking that the only thing that will cause Stoid to actually learn anything about her shall we say cavalier approach to certain laws is actual incarceration. But, then, being Stoid, she probably still wouldn’t learn. As it is, this attitude towards the law is kind of amusing given her earlier rant about a judge she believed was not following the law. (By the way, did you notice the name of the drug her “friend” mailed to her illegally? Nah, that one’s not known whatsoever as an abused drug. No sirree. :rolleyes:) ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/134 "2015-12-09T15:46:27Z")
I find it kind of weird that there are people who have so many prescription meds lying around that they’re happy doling out their supply. Every one I know who has a few Vicodin or Klonopin left over hangs onto them like grim death. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/135 "2015-12-09T16:52:23Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > You really don’t comprehend the concept of what’s legal and what’s not, do you? Dude, she knows more about the law than most lawyers… hell, she knows more than some judges! ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/136 "2015-12-09T17:20:35Z")
> [@Sarahfeena](#): > > I find it kind of weird that there are people who have so many prescription meds lying around that they’re happy doling out their supply. Every one I know who has a few Vicodin or Klonopin left over hangs onto them like grim death. It kinda raises the question of which bespeaks a possible “problem”, if either do at all: folks who have extra because they only took what what genuinely needed, or folks who are so enamored of the them that they hoard them like grim death? Or maybe its just evidence of the two schools of thought and how it plays out in each social circle; the folks who share don’t feel the need to hoard because they know others will share if they are in need, and the folks who hoard know that no one will supply them if they have a need. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/137 "2015-12-09T17:23:38Z")
So why didn’t you just get some Valium from your lawn boy and squirt it up the dog’s ass? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/138 "2015-12-09T17:25:26Z")
In space, no one can hear you squirt Valium up a dog’s ass. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/139 "2015-12-09T17:29:59Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > In space, no one can hear you squirt Valium up a dog’s ass. Can confirm. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375/140 "2015-12-09T17:35:36Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Fail at what? Levitating her X-wing, I think. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375.md?page=8)