Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

curlygirl7;1131562 wrote: I'm still confused about "bollocks" as I've heard it used a few different ways on this thread. I think I'm going to start using it whenever I have problems with word retrieval, which is all the time with bac. It seems like a user-friendly word and nobody in the U.S. knows it so I'll give it a whirl.

LadyLush;1131629 wrote:
Back in the game here. "Bollocks" to me means "Bull Shit" in America.
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I am hugely disappointed that you two haven't been hanging on my every word, taking notes, regularly working through the thread from beginning to end and memorising everything. Here are the definition of 'bollocks' I provided some time ago:
Nonsense ? ?You are talking a load of old bollocks matey.?

Faux-Pas ? ?Oh man, I dropped a right bollock last night when I tried to snog her mum?.

Marvellous ? ?That, old son, is the dog?s bollocks.?

Disbelief ? ?What? Bollocks! You?re having a giraffe ain?t ya??

To Botch ? ?Oi you wanker, you?ve gone and bollocksed it now?

Annoyance ? ?Oh bollocks. That bird that slipped me the tongue turned out to be a geezer.?

Idiocy ? ?Ignore that bloke, he?s a right bollock-head?.

Reprimand ? ?I am going to give that little scrote such a bollocking when I see him?

Nakedness ? ?When the shepherd came running I had to scarper stark bollock naked.?

Oh yes, it also means testicles.

It's meanings are many and varied.


RudyB;1131633 wrote: what's an allegory? i forget, too. and what the heck is philogynistic?

The difference between analogies, metaphors and allegories confuses me. I think I must have been skiving off that lesson.

Philogynist is the antonym of misogynist. I had to look it up too.

[bleep]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Curly, I'm with Rudy - unless of course you have compelling reasons! Having some on-hand support can be invaluable in this. Screw the shed, do something fun. I'm glad taking your baclofen in the night helped, I found it to be of benefit as well. I think it's actually a better way to take it, it more closely mimics how your brain would secrete the dose, if it were able.

Jeesh, you ignorant peasants. An allegory is a figurative mode of representation conveying meaning other than the verbal. That's what wikipedia said anyway. I'm still not feeling too enlightened.

[curlygirl7]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Hi Bleep and Rudy... The reason I have not told my husband yet is because his brother died a tortuous death from from alcoholism and my husband's frame of reference is his brother' illness and death. If I told my husband, he would be as devastated as Elie Weisel was when AO told him. In any case, I thinK it best to wait until I
have "switched" to tell him.

Murhp... thanks for the education re: bullocks. I almost feels safe using it in North America.

[bleep]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Curly sorry for going on - does he not know you are an alcoholic, or not know you are taking baclofen to fix it? In either case, you are obviously best placed to decide the dynamic, so I'll leave it at that, and we will do our best to provide enough support here!

If Murph sees your spelling mistake re: bollocks, he'll have a fit!

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

I posted a detailed explanation of its meanings and use, which included its correct spelling at least 15 times but you still got it wrong Curly. I would be upset but for the fact you are on a high dose bac titration and therefore one has to make allowances.

The same question as Bleep: is hubby unaware of your alcoholism or the baclofen? If the former, how on earth do you manage to hide it? In fact the question also applies to the latter.

[curlygirl7]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Murph thanks for your (exaggerated) patience re: bollocks. Maybe I was thinking of Sandra Bullock when I misspelled it. Or maybe it was bac brain. My husband knows that I am worried about my drinking because he saw information about bac on the computer screen that I had forgotten to close out. I think we have both always enjoyed drinking. It has always been part of our family culture, but on some level we have both always worried about it. His response to his worry was to go to bed earlier on weeknights and not drink on weeknights. He has learned to drink very moderately on weekends, measuring out shots very carefully. I on the other hand I would sip wine all evening until
I was hammered (though he was usually in bed before I did this). If I openly acknowledged that I was treating myself for alcoholism,he would immerse himself in every bit of recovery crap he could find to try and make it better for me. I really don't want that. I don't want him to quit drinking because I need to. This is about me and it's my decision. Does that make it any more comprehensible?

[RudyB]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

wow, curly, i knew you had your own good reasons for doing things your way (not telling him). it's sweet that his reaction would be to help you. very sweet. but i understand your not wanting to get him into all of that. makes sense to me.

it's great to see your optimism, about WHEN you switch. you're on your way, girl!

[LadyLush]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Curly,

It makes perfect sense to me. I am sorry about your husbands brother. I had a similar situation with my ex and he carried considerable guilt believing "he" should have done more to help. All I can really add is we have to take care of ourselves no matter what it takes. Once we heal, I notice others involved with us start to heal as well. Spouses, kids, friends, co-workers, etc.
You are doing great!

I always spelled bollocks as bullocks as well. To me the synonym is bull-shit and therefore the "bull".

I know Murph, D- on grammar but we know that is BOLLOCKS!

LL

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

curlygirl7;1132588 wrote: Does that make it any more comprehensible?

Yes it does. I totally understand. So you're going to wait until you switch before you tell him about the bac? Has he not noticed your SEs?

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Someone was stabbed in a mugging on the street outside my house last night.

A couple of years ago I was on my way back from a late night trip to the bottle shop, when three little feckers with nunchucks tried to mug me. Long story short, they didn?t succeed, but I did end up in A&E (E.R.): head split open, claret everywhere. Anyway, I didn?t want to go to hospital, I just wanted to go home and drink the booze, (which I had held onto for dear life during the encounter), but the police insisted. I said I?d rather just have gone indoors and take my chances with a tube of super glue, but my better half agreed with the filth so off to hospital I went.

In the ambulance, the medic asked me a series of questions. When he asked if I?d been drinking and I said I had, his attitude changed completely. Suddenly his concern dropped away. In the Casualty department, the same thing happened when the nurse spoke with me. She was very friendly and full of concern, but when I replied to her question, that yes I had been drinking, suddenly I became an inconvenience and she couldn?t be done with me quickly enough. The doctor turned up and started poking around my mashed scalp, while also reading his notes (and probably thinking about his golf swing, his investments and which nurse to pork that weekend) and said ?oh dear, we?ve been drinking then have we??, as though that in itself was the reason for the injuries. The pigs didn?t even bother recording the incident as a crime, they assumed because I was drunk, I was probably the antagonist and not worthy of their time.

Never again do I need to be in that situation. I don?t drink any more.

[bleep]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Next time the muggers will probably just beat the shit out of you.

[Guest]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Murphy

I've two stories about my experiences with treatment in A&E, firstly in recent years (last time 2 1/2 years ago) I did notice Doctors did take time to talk to me, many going out of their way. In the past they'd not paid much attention and just shovelled me out like a naughty child. I think the difference was that I was telling them whatever accident I'd had was a result of my drinking problem, which I was trying all sorts of ways to sort out. Certainly did seem to make a difference in the way they treated me.

[RedThread12]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Your "bollocks" definitions may very well be the 2nd funniest thing I've ever read on MWO. The #1 funniest, yet to be topped, was your one line question to Isolde about her sexual experiences being lubed by alcohol. I think I love you, too.

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Lol, I had to look that up; that was back in January. You've got one hell of a memory RedT.

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Haaaaaa! My new healthy eating, cardio and strength training exercise regime is paying off. My BP has reduced to (near) normal levels, I?ve loosing weight (33 pounds still to go) and I?m fitter, leaner and healthier than I have been in years. If this carries on, pretty soon I?ll be able to see my knob without the aid of the mirrors on my bedroom ceiling. Just kidding, I don?t really have mirrors on my ceiling and it wouldn?t matter how fat I was, I?d still be able to see my enormous knob. It?s probably visible from space.

My inner hunk is battling his way out, hopefully to leave my inner woman well hidden, probably in the kitchen, doing womanly things. God alone knows what those two have been up to in there, but it might explain some of the strange noises I hear sometimes. I also have an inner thug and an inner politically correct wimp. I?m pretty sure the PC guy gets the shit kicked out of him and that?s why I rarely hear his voice.

Anyhoo, onwards and upwards (or rather downwards). Tally ho, the prey is within sight.