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i havent seen too many of the interview attire pet peeves on the trail, but the one i have seen repeatedly is guys with facial hair. come on gents, shave that **** and be a professional for a day. this is coming from someone who hates shaving and loves to rock a beard/chin strap/5 oclock shadow.
 
tr0gd0r said:
Speaking of LA food, has anyone been to Mao's Kitchen? Soooooo delicious.
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No I haven't, where is it?

And I've never been to the Counter either, but you all have talked me into it!
 
juliedi said:
No I haven't, where is it?

And I've never been to the Counter either, but you all have talked me into it!
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In Venice, on Pacific between Windward and Horizon. There's also one in Hollywood, but I can't vouch for the deliciousness of that one.
 
Dr McSexy said:
I had to pop in here since oysters are getting talked about.

Char-grilled oysters, FTW!

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That looks really good! 👍
SamuelTesla said:
how come no one's talked about the election results?? Lot of u are from California im guessing

anyone sad over prop 19?
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Damn Hippie 😛
 
cliffhuxtableDO said:
i havent seen too many of the interview attire pet peeves on the trail, but the one i have seen repeatedly is guys with facial hair. come on gents, shave that **** and be a professional for a day. this is coming from someone who hates shaving and loves to rock a beard/chin strap/5 oclock shadow.
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Lol, forgot my shaver on one of my trips. Whoopsie. Need to replace the blades on it some day.

SamuelTesla said:
how come no one's talked about the election results?? Lot of u are from California im guessing

anyone sad over prop 19?
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Very sad.
 
i would never be friends with that guy. sounds wayyy too uptight. boxer-briefs 2 sizes too small.
 
there is no (suitable) explanation why marijuana is illegal. food, alcohol, and tobacco are all legal and kill millions.
 
cliffhuxtableDO said:
there is no (suitable) explanation why marijuana is illegal. food, alcohol, and tobacco are all legal and kill millions.
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Yep. Marijuana is much less bad than alcohol =P. But the FDA gets to declare anything it wants to illegal.
SamuelTesla said:
wat?? I'm from Nevada - no hippies here dude!!!



jst kiddin... i actually smoke pot everyday 👍
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lol I forgot about that... but you're in Vegas right?
 
FlowRate said:
Yep. Marijuana is much less bad than alcohol =P. But the FDA gets to declare anything it wants to illegal.

lol I forgot about that... but you're in Vegas right?
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lol i wish - im in the biggest little city
 
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SamuelTesla said:
lol i wish - im in the biggest little city

I envy all you californians - you guys have access to some of the best medical schools in the world, while im stuck with one of the worst!
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Hah, maybe....but none of us can get into them 😛





I thought of another icebreaker question.


What is one of the dumbest things you've ever done?

Once, I got NyQuill up my nose. I had just gotten out of the shower and I was sick, so I took NyQuill. Well, I didn't finish swallowing, and I leaned over to put my hair in a towel....and it went up my nose.



And by once....I mean 30 minutes ago.
 
CougarMD said:
Hah, maybe....but none of us can get into them 😛





I thought of another icebreaker question.


What is one of the dumbest things you've ever done?

Once, I got NyQuill up my nose. I had just gotten out of the shower and I was sick, so I took NyQuill. Well, I didn't finish swallowing, and I leaned over to put my hair in a towel....and it went up my nose.



And by once....I mean 30 minutes ago.
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you're sick!? now i don't feel bad about not meeting up! haha

feel better
 
I know there are people reading this thread.


Yet everyone is leaving my icebreaker question (and embarrassing answer) hanging.

Thanks, guys. Good lookin' out.
 
cliffhuxtableDO said:
there is no (suitable) explanation why marijuana is illegal. food, alcohol, and tobacco are all legal and kill millions.
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FlowRate said:
Yep. Marijuana is much less bad than alcohol =P. But the FDA gets to declare anything it wants to illegal.
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First, I want to make clear I support the decriminalization of marijuana. I do not think people should go to jail, or have a criminal record for smoking marijuana. However, we have already done that in CA. Possession of marijuana is now going to be an infraction on par with a speeding ticket. This is how we already "tax" marijuana in the great state of CA. This keeps things from getting out of hand, while allowing the freedom for people to abuse their substance of choice.

When I considered legalizing marijuana, I asked myself "would I want my son smoking weed?" My answer: "Definitely not." Therefore, I would not legalize marijuana for him, or anyone elses kid.

If weed is legalized, society is sending a message to people, especially young people, that it is ok to get high. Well, it is not ok. I have no doubt that there are some people who can smoke weed and still function at a high level. However, not everyone can. In fact, kids who smoke marijuana before the age of 15 have a 60% chance of developing a cocaine addiction.

Apparently, Alaska legalized pot in 1975. Then they found that 13 years later teenagers in Alaska were smoking pot at 2x the rate of other states.

It may be illegal to drink and drive, and it is socially unacceptable to sit in a park and drink a 40 oz. near children. However, people do this everyday. So why would anyone think that people won't smoke a bong load and drive? Or smoke a joint at a park where kids are playing?

Alcohol and tobacco may be just as bad (or worse), but due to the history of these substances they may be forever accepted in our society. I see no reason to add marijuana to that list. Due to the increase in potency of marijuana, people are now meeting the DSM-IV criteria for addiction and being treated for their marijuana use. The idea that "marijuana is not addictive" is no longer true.

When evaluating the effects of marijuana, I don't want to look at 18 yo bud smoker... or 28 yo bud smoker... I look at the life of 58 & 68 yo bud smoker. That guy is not cool.

Finally, can you imagine what the line would be like at 7-11 if pot was legal? I am not waiting 20 minutes for a slurpee!!! 😛
 
My pot-loving san fran friend voted no for prop 19 and says alot of people he knows voted no just for various issues with the proposition -- such as you couldn't be fired for being high... and the whole federal vs state police issue not really being straightened out.

i'm not really down with legalizing pot though so i'm glad it didn't pass (I do want it decriminalized. But that's also because I currently hate our penitentiary system...). Anyways, I don't mind pot smokers... but I have had a good friend become addicted to pot, and he doesn't really remember his entire freshman year... and I've dated and befriended some pot-lovers, and really many of them just don't seem that sharp or on the ball. Pot effects your brain more than I have ever seen alcohol imo, so I will stick with my beer (great lakes christmas ale is out now! and it is delicious!)
 
I'm guessing none of the pro-ganja folks are going to post until after noon... it is still too early for them. 😀
 
rHinO1 said:
First, I want to make clear I support the decriminalization of marijuana. I do not think people should go to jail, or have a criminal record for smoking marijuana. However, we have already done that in CA. Possession of marijuana is now going to be an infraction on par with a speeding ticket. This is how we already "tax" marijuana in the great state of CA. This keeps things from getting out of hand, while allowing the freedom for people to abuse their substance of choice.

When I considered legalizing marijuana, I asked myself "would I want my son smoking weed?" My answer: "Definitely not." Therefore, I would not legalize marijuana for him, or anyone elses kid.

If weed is legalized, society is sending a message to people, especially young people, that it is ok to get high. Well, it is not ok. I have no doubt that there are some people who can smoke weed and still function at a high level. However, not everyone can. In fact, kids who smoke marijuana before the age of 15 have a 60% chance of developing a cocaine addiction.

Apparently, Alaska legalized pot in 1975. Then they found that 13 years later teenagers in Alaska were smoking pot at 2x the rate of other states.

It may be illegal to drink and drive, and it is socially unacceptable to sit in a park and drink a 40 oz. near children. However, people do this everyday. So why would anyone think that people won't smoke a bong load and drive? Or smoke a joint at a park where kids are playing?

Alcohol and tobacco may be just as bad (or worse), but due to the history of these substances they may be forever accepted in our society. I see no reason to add marijuana to that list. Due to the increase in potency of marijuana, people are now meeting the DSM-IV criteria for addiction and being treated for their marijuana use. The idea that "marijuana is not addictive" is no longer true.

When evaluating the effects of marijuana, I don't want to look at 18 yo bud smoker... or 28 yo bud smoker... I look at the life of 58 & 68 yo bud smoker. That guy is not cool.

Finally, can you imagine what the line would be like at 7-11 if pot was legal? I am not waiting 20 minutes for a slurpee!!! 😛
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Whether or not a kid smokes pot depends on the way he was raised. With the way kids are raised in our country, I'd say you're right!!

good stuff
 
rHinO1 said:
I'm guessing none of the pro-ganja folks are going to post until after noon... it is still too early for them. 😀
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:laugh:

i think i'm going back to sleep
SamuelTesla said:
Whether or not a kid smokes pot depends on the way he was raised. With the way kids are raised in our country, I'd say you're right!!
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I sort of agree with that... though I never asked any pot-smokers I know if their parents smoke. I do know that I partly love beer because my mom loves beer. But I have developed a more expensive taste for beers... i have evolved.
 
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Avoidthetiger said:
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i think i'm going back to sleep


I sort of agree with that... though I never asked any pot-smokers I know if their parents smoke. I do know that I partly love beer because my mom loves beer. But I have developed a more expensive taste for beers... i have evolved.
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jaegerbombs>beer

i'm meeting an sdn'er in real life for the 1st time this monday at my interview.. pretty excited 👍
 
Avoidthetiger said:
I think everyone is trying to keep up with me. I did 8 interviews in 4 weeks. 😛

Though I don't know how many Cougs did.....
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wow that is a lot 👍

Cougs interviewed 17 times at 8 different schools. 7 schools invited her twice and one school invited her three times.
 
jaxasp said:
jaegerbombs>beer

i'm meeting an sdn'er in real life for the 1st time this monday at my interview.. pretty excited 👍
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Ehh.. I've puked up jaeger too many times to say I like it. Beer, OTOH, is hard to puke up. By the time I'm drunk off beer, I'm more than full (and getting fat... it has so many calories!)... I do like a good glass o' whiskey tho.

CougarMD said:
Dude you still have interviews left? I feel like you've done a million! PM me and tell me where and who🙂
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Yo tambien, I wanna know where jax is goin'!

rHinO1 said:
wow that is a lot 👍

Cougs interviewed 17 times at 8 different schools. 7 schools invited her twice and one school invited her three times.
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Her tears also cure cancer.
 
rHinO1 said:
wow that is a lot 👍

Cougs interviewed 17 times at 8 different schools. 7 schools invited her twice and one school invited her three times.
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"... she is... the most interesting pre-medical student in the world."
 
The most interesting premed in the world is incapable of acknowledging the most interesting man in the world.

She has never heard of Dos Equis because it is beneath her.

Chuck Norris asked her for a date, but she refused him saying that he needed to master the alphabet of manliness first (and then gave him her copy)
 
Avoidthetiger said:
The most interesting premed in the world is incapable of acknowledging the most interesting man in the world.

She has never heard of Dos Equis because it is beneath her.

Chuck Norris asked her for a date, but she refused him saying that he needed to master the alphabet of manliness first (and then gave him her copy)
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:


You guys are awesome. I feel like its my birthday or something🙂
 
Avoidthetiger said:
My pot-loving san fran friend voted no for prop 19 and says alot of people he knows voted no just for various issues with the proposition -- such as you couldn't be fired for being high... and the whole federal vs state police issue not really being straightened out.

i'm not really down with legalizing pot though so i'm glad it didn't pass (I do want it decriminalized. But that's also because I currently hate our penitentiary system...). Anyways, I don't mind pot smokers... but I have had a good friend become addicted to pot, and he doesn't really remember his entire freshman year... and I've dated and befriended some pot-lovers, and really many of them just don't seem that sharp or on the ball. Pot effects your brain more than I have ever seen alcohol imo, so I will stick with my beer (great lakes christmas ale is out now! and it is delicious!)
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being able to go to work high was a main deal breaker for me. Also, what Rhin0 said pretty much covers it.

It starts at weed, who knows there it would end by the time our own kids grow up



rHinO1 said:
I'm guessing none of the pro-ganja folks are going to post until after noon... it is still too early for them. 😀
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gooooood morning 😉

haha on the pro side, if people think that weed is bad, they probably wouldn't smoke it whether it was legal or illegal, just like some people don't drink or don't take advil because they think it's bad.

Also, if someone really wants weed, they can get it without any problems, legal or illegal. one or two phone calls and boom.

jaxasp said:
jaegerbombs>beer

i'm meeting an sdn'er in real life for the 1st time this monday at my interview.. pretty excited 👍
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I would have to disagree majorly. BEEEEEER MMMMMMM
 
for there to even be a correlation of kids 13 and under smoking pot leading to heavier drug use is already an indicator that kids are smoking pot anyway! so why not make it legal? the "gateway" drug theory is so bogus.
 
cliffhuxtableDO said:
for there to even be a correlation of kids 13 and under smoking pot leading to heavier drug use is already an indicator that kids are smoking pot anyway! so why not make it legal? the "gateway" drug theory is so bogus.
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no way. it can really happen, and I've seen it happen
 
think about it like this. if there was no such thing as pot, people would still do heavier drugs.
 
cliffhuxtableDO said:
the "gateway" drug theory is so bogus.
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Indeed. I know lots and lots of people (at my age, the majority are working and fully functioning professionals) and almost none of them use or have used harder illect drugs. A lot of them don't even drink. The correlation comes from the fact that those who do use "harder" drugs, also smoke pot.

But this goes beyond just getting high. Its discrimination. I could have smoked meth all last weekend and went to work this week clean as a whistle. But if I smoked a joint two weekends ago, I'm a dirty dog. Pot and harder drugs are not the same. You cannot be very well functional with chronic use of alcohol, heroin, meth, coke, etc......yet as I mentioned before, you can be pretty damn functional with chronic pot use.

This is also about freeing millions of non violent (and mostly minority) offenders from our garbage correctional system. Its about giving Americans the freedom to choose (without the legal recourse and possibility of losing rights such as voting, owning a gun, getting a school loan...) just as we give freedom to choose smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, eating fatty foods, participating in high risk sports, etc...

And just food for thought....out of the 11 people who died during my 7 day stint at work last week, 6 of them were alcohol related, with ages ranging from 28-60. yeah. I have yet to see one person in three years for a marijuana related incident.

🙄
 
cliffhuxtableDO said:
think about it like this. if there was no such thing as pot, people would still do heavier drugs.
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Agreed, but I would like to keep that segment of society as small as possible.

On a related note: My state is crowded enough, can you imagine the rush west if CA legalized marijuana? It would be worse than the gold rush. There would be a bunch of hippies messing up traffic, and guys stoned out of their minds messing up my order at McDonalds. I cannot allow it!
 
Hoody said:
Indeed. I know lots and lots of people (at my age, the majority are working and fully functioninog professionals) and almost none of them use or have used harder illect drugs. A lot of them don't even drink. The correlation comes from the fact that those who do use "harder" drugs, also smoke pot.

But this goes beyond just getting high. Its discrimination. I could have smoked meth all last weekend and went to work this week clean as a whistle. But if I smoked a joint two weekends ago, I'm a dirty dog. Pot and harder drugs are not the same. You cannot be very well functional with chronic use of heroin, meth, coke, etc......yet as I mentioned before, you can be pretty damn functional with chronic pot use.

This is also about freeing millions of non violent (and mostly minority) offenders from our garbage correctional system. Its about giving Americans the freedom to choose ...just as we give freedom to choose smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, eating fatty foods, participating in high risk sports, etc...

And just food for thought....out of the 11 people who died during my 7 day shifts at work last week, 6 of them were alcohol related, with ages ranging from 28-60. yeah. I have yet to see one person in three years for a marijuana related incident.

🙄
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👍
 
rHinO1 said:
Agreed, but I would like to keep that segment of society as small as possible.

On a related note: My state is crowded enough, can you imagine the rush west if CA legalized marijuana? It would be worse than the gold rush. There would be a bunch of hippies messing up traffic, and guys stoned out of their minds messing up my order at McDonalds. I cannot allow it!
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I would like to be the first to point out that the real problem in CA....

IS THAT RHINO IS STILL EATING AT MCDONALDS.


Shame on you.
 
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