ruining lives

[thembuzz]

i was visiting my parents earlier today, and somehow we ended up discussing an old school friend of mine that i hadn't given much thought to for a few years. he was a nice, polite, bright kid, got a bunch of a* grades in his gcse mocks. then i lent him my copy of kiss this, the sex pistols compilation that features all the songs from never mind the bollocks, practically in the same sequence. i can't remember what sort of stuff he listened to before that. britpop, i think. so in one respect, i did him a huge favour

i left school about a third of the way into my a-levels, and he followed me about a month or two later. within weeks, his long, luscious, curly brown hair was transformed into a crude peroxide mohawk, his scholarly tweed overcoat replaced with an olive-green bomber jacket. then came the plaid pants. and the alcoholism

i'm sure i'm being conceited, but i can't help wondering how he might have turned out if i'd lent him my auteurs albums instead

so, my question to you is: how have you influenced someone's life for the worst, before slinking away, head in hands, pretending that you never knew them in the first place?

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

Introduced a mate at Uni to acid/weed and he dropped out about six months later.

[gypsy_cream]

i have only ever benefited peoples lives ... :-0

[Loz]

I had a similar situation. I used to be bright, did well in GCSEs, then discovered drugs. But I didn't drop out of school, I didn't go to uni, but I did get a job instead, and now I've just got myself a very good job, and doing very well in my life. It was a bit hairy for a while, but I made the decision to stick with it.

So, thembuzz, just remember that it was his choice to drop out and take to alcoholism, he could have easily chosen any of the other paths.

[Jeniffer Mills]

Years ago i had an album from Led Zeppelin. I allways felt there was a curse on that album, and allways felt uncomfortable listening to it.
I gave that album years later to my stepbrother. He comitted suicide 6 months later at the age of 20.
It might sound weird, but i felt guilty for a while....I never talked to anyone about this before.....

[thembuzz]

shit... i'm really sorry to hear that, warren. i'm glad you don't feel guilty anymore

[thembuzz]

I had a similar situation. I used to be bright, did well in GCSEs, then discovered drugs. But I didn't drop out of school, I didn't go to uni, but I did get a job instead, and now I've just got myself a very good job, and doing very well in my life. It was a bit hairy for a while, but I made the decision to stick with it.

So, thembuzz, just remember that it was his choice to drop out and take to alcoholism, he could have easily chosen any of the other paths.

my story's pretty much the same, only without the job parts. i've done everything i can to avoid work since i dropped out of uni (i did a lot of dropping out back then - a-levels, a media studies btec and a music degree... in 6 years of full-time education between the ages of 16 and 22, i only managed to get myself one qualification), and the most prestigious job i ever landed myself was in the civil service (white-knuckle, teeth-grinding, phone-punching stress for the princely sum of £12.6k - but at least i actually outranked some people). i really only have myself to blame for my choices, though. no-one ever lent me any sex pistols. i brought that on myself

as for my old mate, the last time i talked to him, he was darting his tongue at a passing girl and saying, "heheh... sexy bitch"

i didn't know who to punch. him or me

[soulcheck]

...

i didn't know who to punch. him or me

Neither, punch the girl instead ;)

[marcel]

Years ago i had an album from Led Zeppelin. I allways felt there was a curse on that album, and allways felt uncomfortable listening to it.
I gave that album years later to my stepbrother. He comitted suicide 6 months later at the age of 20.
It might sound weird, but i felt guilty for a while....I never talked to anyone about this before.....oh, thats heavy, warren. sorry to hear that.

[drop]

i introduced my friend jose to acid a few years ago. by the end of that year he was in the hospital after taking a very strong dose. now he doesn't leave his apartment, except to get food and do the rare show because he's releasing his 3rd album in about a month. check http://www.myspace.com/madsteelo can't really say i ruined his life but i don't think i made it better either.

[skosh]

i left my husband, he wasn't happy neither was jamoid, the gypo said she understood why

[gypsy_cream]

dont think any lives were ruined for it mum!!

[thomas hooked]

all the ones ive thought ive lead astray have ended up happier and more settled than myself.

[JonnySpeed]

a friend introduced me to pills they made me very ill after a stupid night mixing alcohol, weed and bravarian singing. only my fault.

Friends influenced me to smoke and puff. the fact that turned into a head is only my fault.

A friend introduced me to stupid amounts of acid and made me a better person with a appreciation of my limits and a knowledge that god definately doesn't exist and moods are all chemical. Best move ever.

You can't ruin somebody elses life through showing them drugs and music.

[e_wann]

and big THANKS to erutufon ;-)

My latest influence was getting from turning into bonging mi stuff:
thanks GF lol

[nico]

My latest influence was getting from turning into bonging mi stuff:
thanks GF lol

yep - you had a proper "used to it"-technique last week ;)

[e_wann]

genau so schnell geschaft wie mein deutsch lol
still perfecting da skill

[emef]

i was visiting my parents earlier today, and somehow we ended up discussing an old school friend of mine that i hadn't given much thought to for a few years. he was a nice, polite, bright kid, got a bunch of a* grades in his gcse mocks. then i lent him my copy of kiss this, the sex pistols compilation that features all the songs from never mind the bollocks, practically in the same sequence. i can't remember what sort of stuff he listened to before that. britpop, i think. so in one respect, i did him a huge favour

i left school about a third of the way into my a-levels, and he followed me about a month or two later. within weeks, his long, luscious, curly brown hair was transformed into a crude peroxide mohawk, his scholarly tweed overcoat replaced with an olive-green bomber jacket. then came the plaid pants. and the alcoholism

i'm sure i'm being conceited, but i can't help wondering how he might have turned out if i'd lent him my auteurs albums instead

so, my question to you is: how have you influenced someone's life for the worst, before slinking away, head in hands, pretending that you never knew them in the first place?

well i reckon if the guy was such a spastic that giving him an lp changes his life so drastically for the worse... then he deserves all he gets... i would suggest the next thing you give him is a book about the beautiful scenic edge of really high cliff walks in britain and let gravity work its magic... the guys a fuckin div


and... you did him a huge favour by giving him 'never mind the bollocks' eh
what are you? the guru of whats good and bad, handing out these nuggets of wisdom to the poor dolts who are just waiting to have their lives changed by some self important dick like you

you should be more careful with that superpower you imagine you have

[hektor ruiez]

well i reckon if the guy was such a spastic that giving him an lp changes his life so drastically for the worse... then he deserves all he gets...

hahahahaha, spot on.

[darrell]

i can't help wondering how he might have turned out if i'd lent him my auteurs albums instead




Your local M.P passing laws and sending people to wars in your name ?

[Loz]

acid stopped Michael from making cakes.

enough said.

[thembuzz]

and... you did him a huge favour by giving him 'never mind the bollocks' eh
what are you? the guru of whats good and bad, handing out these nuggets of wisdom to the poor dolts who are just waiting to have their lives changed by some self important dick like you

you should be more careful with that superpower you imagine you have

i did him a favour in that it stopped him listening to oasis, yeah

bad comedown or something, you crabby old cunt?

[penciLneck]

fair play to you, a least you tried to start a stimulating thread...

ignore the jealousy.

I'd interject that you can also improve lives by contact with others, so even by inadvertently ruining his life you could have saved another life that he might have effected on the way.

[JonnySpeed]

lol @ mike

[emef]

i did him a favour in that it stopped him listening to oasis, yeah

bad comedown or something, you crabby old cunt?

i was on a speed comedown... all my posts that day were a touch harsh

i still think you should have encouraged your friend/div to fall off a cliff :)

[nempsey]

once lent a flatmate a copy of the cosmic trigger by robert anton wilson. within a month he was sedated in an acute mental ward in hospital. oops!

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

once lent a flatmate a copy of the cosmic trigger by robert anton wilson. within a month he was sedated in an acute mental ward in hospital. oops!

alol... that book could definitely spur you on to something 'big'... I felt pretty.. erm.. 'aware' for a couple of months after reading it.

Emef you shouldn't be taking drugs at your age, they might cut your pension you know.

[thepigjockey]

Don't you think that says more about the kind of people who enjoy Robert Anton Wilson books?

*ducks*

[shuttlecart]

at what age should one grow out of taking drugs..i'm getting on a bit but i still find them highly enjoyable.. how old will i have to be before i start looking foolish in the eyes of all you young go getters

[kams]

at what age should one grow out of taking drugs..i'm getting on a bit but i still find them highly enjoyable.. how old will i have to be before i start looking foolish in the eyes of all you young go getters

22? :)

[shuttlecart]

oh dear

[thepigjockey]

22? :)

No no no. That number definitely has to be >33.

[shuttlecart]

i was hoping > 60

[thepigjockey]

i was hoping > 60

Yeah, that's more like it.

[Patrick]

Plenty of time for stopping when you're dead.

[nempsey]

Don't you think that says more about the kind of people who enjoy Robert Anton Wilson books?

*ducks*

well of course i tell myself that my flatmate had a latent psychotic episode waiting to happen and the book brought it out.

i hope thats true. i felt quite bad about it.

his ma came round and threw a wobbly at me accusing me of giving him drugs...'it was only a book' i said. she didn't believe me of course

[thembuzz]

i was on a speed comedown... all my posts that day were a touch harsh

i still think you should have encouraged your friend/div to fall off a cliff :)

ah, speed... i might've guessed :)

i got off with a girl he later told me he really fancied. maybe i should've tried telling him that if he ditched the plaid pants and the alcoholism, he might have stood more of a chance with her

[thembuzz]

at what age should one grow out of taking drugs..i'm getting on a bit but i still find them highly enjoyable.. how old will i have to be before i start looking foolish in the eyes of all you young go getters

why should anyone stop taking drugs at a certain age, anyhow? what about drinking? should they stop that as well?

[emef]

Emef you shouldn't be taking drugs at your age, they might cut your pension you know.

:D my doctor prescibes me speed pills to help soothe my rampant arthritis

[emef]

i was hoping > 60

yeah me too

i like to think of drugs as a bit like that rspca advert

drugs are for life, not just for christmas