Bad ideas

[fezzyfestoon]

Along similar lines to my last thread, name something you do regularly that you know is stupid but still do anyway. I personally try to find outlet holes with my fingers when it's dark far too often. I'm surprised I haven't been killed yet.

[Donerail]

I eat fast food.

[Redalgo]

Not bothering to clear my browsing history.

[tmthforu94]

I drink too much Mountain Dew Code Red. I'm surprised I haven't gotten some sickness from it yet.

I also chew on pencils, which is just asking for lead poisoning.

[Bacon King]

-Cannabis use in an environment where I know I'll have an awkward introverted high aftwards
-Excessive alcohol intake when I know I need to be up early in the morning
-Coming up with incredibly inventive forms of procrastination when dealing with an academic deadline
-Not sleeping enough at night

Probably a few more there, but those are the big ones that come to mind at the moment.

[fezzyfestoon]

-Cannabis use in an environment where I know I'll have an awkward introverted high aftwards
-Excessive alcohol intake when I know I need to be up early in the morning

Oh God, amen to both of those

[Lambsbread]

I smoke.

[Platypus]

Cracking my knuckles, and neck. I do it far too often. Sometimes my toes, too.

[fezzyfestoon]

I smoke.

You really need to make the switch to the better smoke. Tobacco's literally got nothin on it.

[Lambsbread]

I smoke.

You really need to make the switch to the better smoke. Tobacco's literally got nothin on it.

I will most certainly try weed some day, and the Atlas Forum will hear all about it, don't you worry

[muon2]

I drink too much Mountain Dew Code Red. I'm surprised I haven't gotten some sickness from it yet.

I also chew on pencils, which is just asking for lead poisoning.

Don't worry, pencils are made with graphite, not lead. They're called lead for historical reasons.

[dead0man]

Along similar lines to my last thread, name something you do regularly that you know is stupid but still do anyway. I personally try to find outlet holes with my fingers when it's dark far too often. I'm surprised I haven't been killed yet.

There is nothing wrong with looking for the holes in the dark, your fingers are much too big to fit in them.  Problems can arise if you're touching the leads on the plug when you plug it into the outlets, but even then you'll likely just get a nice burn unless you're standing in a bucket of water or gripping a pipe (no, not that pipe) with your other hand.

[Bacon King]

I'll add tobacco use to my list as well. I've been a smoker for just over two years now, not counting a couple of times where I quit for about a month. At one point I was buying three or four packs a week, though thankfully I've at least managed to cut down tremendously. I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I'll be at least a situational smoker for the rest of college (smoking when drinking, having coffee, writing essays, driving long distances, and I'll often use it as an excuse to go outside for a moment when I feel like I've been staring at a computer or TV screen for too long). Quitting for good is definitely on my short-term wishlist and is a concrete medium-term goal, I just wish I had the mental fortitude to stop cold-turkey of my own volition, ASAP.     

I smoke.

Jesus man, stop now! If you smokie more than a year as an underage and are still smoking at all by the time you turn 18, studies show you're something like 500% more likely to still be a smoker when you die (and of course, are much more likely to die prematurely because of it).

[Alcon]

1. Sleep deprivation for no good reason at all
2. Some major procrastination issues
3. Occasionally drink a little more than is necessary for good times, and feel it the next day
4. Have a bunch of "productive-feeling" time-wasters (like debating online) I resort to, so as to avoid real work

and now that I'm done describing every college student ever: I tend to have a somewhat hypomanic personality that leads me to impulsive things like reckless bike maneuvers, excessive forwardness with strangers, and general lack of inhibition/shame (even with girls.)  Oh, and I'll answer nearly any question I'm asked, and -- after a minimal amount of alcohol -- I'll even do it on video.  I can keep this all under control when I need to, but not always when I probably should.

also, it's 4 AM on a weeknight and I'm on this forum.  that's a problem unto itself

[Pingvin]

I smoke.

Jesus man, stop now! If you smokie more than a year as an underage and are still smoking at all by the time you turn 18, studies show you're something like 500% more likely to still be a smoker when you die (and of course, are much more likely to die prematurely because of it).

^ BK is absolutely right. My father smokes for 20 years and his health is in really worrying condition.

[opebo]

I personally try to find outlet holes with my fingers when it's dark far too often. I'm surprised I haven't been killed yet.

Maybe your dates are just the forgiving type?

[morgieb]

1. Procrastination
2. Eating take-away/not exercising
3. Sit like an idiot

[Lambsbread]

I smoke.

Jesus man, stop now! If you smokie more than a year as an underage and are still smoking at all by the time you turn 18, studies show you're something like 500% more likely to still be a smoker when you die (and of course, are much more likely to die prematurely because of it).

^ BK is absolutely right. My father smokes for 20 years and his health is in really worrying condition.

I'm in the process of quitting. It's been about 2 weeks since I've last had one, so I guess that's good

[fezzyfestoon]

3. Sit like an idiot

I'm assuming this has something to do with the amount of sitting you do. My first assumption was quite confusing though, that you sit in an idiotic way. Imagining that was amusing though.

[opebo]

3. Sit like an idiot

I'm assuming this has something to do with the amount of sitting you do. My first assumption was quite confusing though, that you sit in an idiotic way. Imagining that was amusing though.

The classic case we can all remember:

[後援会]

Eating things with ghost pepper in it. Or adding ghost pepper sauce to normally normal dishes.

It's such a terrible idea every single time but I keep doing it.

[Bacon King]

and now that I'm done describing every college student ever: I tend to have a somewhat hypomanic personality that leads me to impulsive things like reckless bike maneuvers, excessive forwardness with strangers, and general lack of inhibition/shame (even with girls.)  Oh, and I'll answer nearly any question I'm asked, and -- after a minimal amount of alcohol -- I'll even do it on video.  I can keep this all under control when I need to, but not always when I probably should.

Honestly, this describes me perfectly (except replace reckless biking with way-too-fast driving), but I've never really considered it a problem before. I consider my openness with others to be a net positive; the fearless forwardness has definitely paid off for my social life much more often than not. I just consider it all a part of who I am. Why look at it negatively Alcon?

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Dating...

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Dating...

opebo has mentioned that about a billion times now.......no one listens.

[opebo]

Dating...

opebo has mentioned that about a billion times now.......no one listens.

However 'dating' is recommended.