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chadnsc
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Who the hell came up with that term to describe abruptly stopping the use of an addictive substance?
Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature.
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spikeddem
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Etymology
There are several explanations of the phrase's origin:
* A narrowing of the meaning "suddenly or without preparation", from cold turkey being a dish that requires little preparation; originally used for heroin addicts.[3]
* From the American phrase talk turkey meaning "to speak bluntly with little preparation".[4]
* Some[who?] believe the derivation is from the comparison of a cold turkey carcass and the state of a withdrawing addict — most notably, the cold sweats and goose bumps. [4]
* [citation needed] Related to the period after Christmas/Thanksgiving holidays where alcohol consumption rose - the end of the leftover cold turkey from the family dinners signaled the end of excessive alcohol intake.
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edge
Mar 1, 2011, 4:58 PM
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chadnsc wrote: Who the hell came up with that term to describe abruptly stopping the use of an addictive substance? Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature.
Try thinking outside the box; forge your own path.
I think going all warm okra works for caffeine.
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I accidentally gave up coffee when I purposely gave up dairy. Now I'm drinking tea and eating cold tofurkey.
Just kidding. I wouldn't touch tofurkey.
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chadnsc wrote: Who the hell came up with that term to describe abruptly stopping the use of an addictive substance? Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature.
Awesome Sciencey Guy wrote: In 2005, Hu's team reviewed nine studies on coffee and type 2 diabetes. Of more than 193,000 people, those who said they drank more than six or seven cups daily were 35% less likely to have type 2 diabetes than people who drank fewer than two cups daily. There was a smaller perk -- a 28% lower risk -- for people who drank 4-6 cups a day. The findings held regardless of sex, weight, or geographic location (U.S. or Europe).
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Mar 1, 2011, 5:56 PM
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wonderwoman wrote: I accidentally gave up coffee when I purposely gave up dairy. Now I'm drinking tea and eating cold tofurkey. Just kidding. I wouldn't touch tofurkey.
I'm staving off the Parkinsons that runs in my family with coffee.
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chadnsc
Mar 1, 2011, 6:09 PM
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camhead wrote: chadnsc wrote: Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Now what would you go and do a stupid thing like that for? Does this have something to do with your diabeeteez?
No it has to do with me drinking a 2 liter of Diet Mt. Dew a day, every day, for the past eight years.
(This post was edited by chadnsc on Mar 1, 2011, 6:11 PM)
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chadnsc
Mar 1, 2011, 6:10 PM
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justroberto wrote: chadnsc wrote: Who the hell came up with that term to describe abruptly stopping the use of an addictive substance? Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Yer gonna die, and clearly you haven't been drinking enough: Awesome Sciencey Guy wrote: In 2005, Hu's team reviewed nine studies on coffee and type 2 diabetes. Of more than 193,000 people, those who said they drank more than six or seven cups daily were 35% less likely to have type 2 diabetes than people who drank fewer than two cups daily. There was a smaller perk -- a 28% lower risk -- for people who drank 4-6 cups a day. The findings held regardless of sex, weight, or geographic location (U.S. or Europe).
Yeah but I got the diabetez 22 years ago.
Also, see my post above, I thnk I've been drinking enough.
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chadnsc
Mar 1, 2011, 6:12 PM
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spikeddem wrote: Etymology There are several explanations of the phrase's origin: * A narrowing of the meaning "suddenly or without preparation", from cold turkey being a dish that requires little preparation; originally used for heroin addicts.[3] * From the American phrase talk turkey meaning "to speak bluntly with little preparation".[4] * Some[who?] believe the derivation is from the comparison of a cold turkey carcass and the state of a withdrawing addict — most notably, the cold sweats and goose bumps. [4] * [citation needed] Related to the period after Christmas/Thanksgiving holidays where alcohol consumption rose - the end of the leftover cold turkey from the family dinners signaled the end of excessive alcohol intake.
As usual spike you have been the most / least helpful. 
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chadnsc
Mar 1, 2011, 6:13 PM
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edge wrote: chadnsc wrote: Who the hell came up with that term to describe abruptly stopping the use of an addictive substance? Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Try thinking outside the box; forge your own path. I think going all warm okra works for caffeine.
Just how dose one go all 'warm okra'? Really, I want to know this sounds very interesting and kind of kiny. 
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spikeddem
Mar 1, 2011, 6:34 PM
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chadnsc wrote: camhead wrote: chadnsc wrote: Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Now what would you go and do a stupid thing like that for? Does this have something to do with your diabeeteez? No it has to do with me drinking a 2 liter of Diet Mt. Dew a day, every day, for the past eight years.
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chadnsc
Mar 1, 2011, 6:47 PM
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Nothing other than getting me addicted to caffeine and possibly some dehydration.
Actually I've never had normal soda. I became diabetic when I was ten and prior to that I wasn't allowed to drink soda. Ever since then when I've had soda it's been diet.
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chadnsc
Mar 1, 2011, 8:37 PM
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Oh the headaches!
I gave in and had a can of diet mt. dew over lunch. My headache has now subsided down to something tolerable so I can work on my portfolio layout.
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edge
Mar 1, 2011, 8:59 PM
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chadnsc wrote: Oh the headaches! I gave in and had a can of diet mt. dew over lunch. My headache has now subsided down to something tolerable so I can work on my portfolio layout.
Well, now, that didn't take long.
You need to start a 450 step program. Send the diet Dew up a skyscraper via the elevator, and if you can reach it via the stairwell, then you have earned it.
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chadnsc
Mar 1, 2011, 9:45 PM
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edge wrote: chadnsc wrote: Oh the headaches! I gave in and had a can of diet mt. dew over lunch. My headache has now subsided down to something tolerable so I can work on my portfolio layout. Well, now, that didn't take long. You need to start a 450 step program. Send the diet Dew up a skyscraper via the elevator, and if you can reach it via the stairwell, then you have earned it.
I live in Duluth MN.
No skyscrapers here.
I think I just was silly to stop without stepping down the intake.
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chadnsc wrote: edge wrote: chadnsc wrote: Oh the headaches! I gave in and had a can of diet mt. dew over lunch. My headache has now subsided down to something tolerable so I can work on my portfolio layout. Well, now, that didn't take long. You need to start a 450 step program. Send the diet Dew up a skyscraper via the elevator, and if you can reach it via the stairwell, then you have earned it. I live in Duluth MN. No skyscrapers here. I think I just was silly to stop without stepping down the intake.
Then tie it around a Moose's neck. If you can get it off and drink (the MD not the moose) it without being mauled by the moose, then you've earned it.
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Mar 1, 2011, 11:08 PM
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chadnsc wrote: camhead wrote: chadnsc wrote: Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Now what would you go and do a stupid thing like that for? Does this have something to do with your diabeeteez? No it has to do with me drinking a 2 liter of Diet Mt. Dew a day, every day, for the past eight years.
It's not the caffeine you should be worrying about, that aspartame can do fucked up shit to your body and brain...
Maybe you should take up drinking coffee or tea.
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chadnsc wrote: camhead wrote: chadnsc wrote: Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Now what would you go and do a stupid thing like that for? Does this have something to do with your diabeeteez? No it has to do with me drinking a 2 liter of Diet Mt. Dew a day, every day, for the past eight years.
well thanks just fucking stupid, artificial sweetners are wrong.. you're also addicted to the aspertaime.
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hafilax
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While I won't say that artificial sweeteners are good for you, there isn't much evidence that they are that bad for you unless you have a rare high sensitivity to them. They certainly aren't addictive. Why do you think they put loads of caffeine in Mt. Dew in the States (they aren't allowed to in Canada)?
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Mar 2, 2011, 1:19 AM
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Don't go cold turkey. Start drinking green tea. It's good for you and has less caffeine.
I always go cold turkey with my vices though. I went 2 years without caffeine. I'm back on it now but rotate between coffee and green tea.
I quit smoking cold turkey over 3 1/2 years ago too.
Not starting that up again.
Beer on the other hand.....
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Kartessa wrote: chadnsc wrote: camhead wrote: chadnsc wrote: Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Now what would you go and do a stupid thing like that for? Does this have something to do with your diabeeteez? No it has to do with me drinking a 2 liter of Diet Mt. Dew a day, every day, for the past eight years. It's not the caffeine you should be worrying about, that aspartame can do fucked up shit to your body and brain... Maybe you should take up drinking coffee or tea.
yes. soda is just disgusting.
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camhead wrote: Kartessa wrote: chadnsc wrote: camhead wrote: chadnsc wrote: Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Now what would you go and do a stupid thing like that for? Does this have something to do with your diabeeteez? No it has to do with me drinking a 2 liter of Diet Mt. Dew a day, every day, for the past eight years. It's not the caffeine you should be worrying about, that aspartame can do fucked up shit to your body and brain... Maybe you should take up drinking coffee or tea. yes. soda is just disgusting.
The invention and distribution of the vending machine marks the increase in obesity, heart disease and diabetes rates in the US....
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dr_feelgood wrote: camhead wrote: Kartessa wrote: chadnsc wrote: camhead wrote: chadnsc wrote: Grrr, gave up caffeine yesterday and I am in no way thinking of turkey at any temperature. Now what would you go and do a stupid thing like that for? Does this have something to do with your diabeeteez? No it has to do with me drinking a 2 liter of Diet Mt. Dew a day, every day, for the past eight years. It's not the caffeine you should be worrying about, that aspartame can do fucked up shit to your body and brain... Maybe you should take up drinking coffee or tea. yes. soda is just disgusting. The invention and distribution of the vending machine marks the increase in obesity, heart disease and diabetes rates in the US....
don't forget the teeth.
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