I, Anonymous

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meth is ok. murder is ok. we get it already!

on October 3, 2012 at 9:43 AM

Sorry, but drug addicts are losers. He may be "highly functioning" with a place to live and a good income, but that will not last forever. Sooner or later, he will hit bottom.

That said, I do agree that addiction is not funny. It killed my brother, who was 41 when he died, extremely intelligent, had a good job, a place to live and a great income. Sort of like your best friend. Help is out there; encourage him to get it.

Gay Movie Fan on October 3, 2012 at 10:43 AM

Rape can be funny. And so can drug addiction...

wafflemaker on October 3, 2012 at 10:53 AM

his intelligence?? jesus, i'd stack my dog up against him in a debate if his is so high that he does meth..

on October 3, 2012 at 11:24 AM

What is this, hipster enabling?

Dude, meth will eat up your friend. His highly functioning abilities will be eroded faster than his teeth.

Stop worrying about drug jokes and worry about that clown.

Cletus on October 3, 2012 at 11:29 AM

Threats of violence if society doesn't make it easier for drug addicts to feel more comfortable?? Go to hell anonymous.

woofy on October 3, 2012 at 11:31 AM

I love this: thinks jokes about drug addiction are not funny because her friend is hooked on meth, but closes her statement with a joke about murder and capital punishment.

Self-serving idiot with no integrity.

Theodore Gorath on October 3, 2012 at 11:44 AM

Hey Anon. sounds like you're the one on meth. It sounds a bit paranoid to think everyone is always making jokes about drug addicts. And a bit grandiose to think a letter to a weekly will change a well-established cultural revulsion to addiction to one of the most dangerous of street drugs. It is delusional to think that someone (you?) can remain high-functioning and keep a job in the face of inevitable psychological problems. You're having violent fantasies. Look in the mirror, but resist the urge to pick at that pimple. That's called dermatomania by the way.

thatsnotright on October 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM

just a matter of time....

on October 3, 2012 at 1:03 PM

Unlike rape, drug addiction is instigated by personal choice. I won't bother with the rest of your absurd whine.

Amanda Huggenkiss on October 3, 2012 at 1:18 PM

If your friend has the same violent tendencies as you, try to encourage him to switch to something other than meth. Angry, paranoid, delusional meth heads are a danger to themselves and others.

on October 3, 2012 at 2:33 PM

When somebody says "are you cracked out?" I'll be sure to reprimand them with "I dunno, you look a little raped yourself."

Meth addiction = self choice. Nobody forced them to do meth. And, if your "friend" is addicted to meth, GET "THEM" SOME FUCKING HELP. Get "them" to rehab. And, stop enabling "their" shit by reprimanding people for making addict jokes.

TheMisanthrope on October 3, 2012 at 2:41 PM

Maybe Anon meant to say his friend was 'functioning highly'. ha ha

SeaNative07 on October 3, 2012 at 2:49 PM

Now, by "best friend" you mean yourself right?

Tell the truth Meth-Head, this story is about you, and you are tired of hearing comments about cracked out drug addicts because you have deluded yourself into thinking that you are going to be a functioning junkie that suffers no consequences from your pathetic choice of a lifestyle.

Ha Ha Ha!!! You are going to lose your job and then your house/apt, then all of your teeth, and if you are still a Cracked out Junkie after all that, it will take your life too.

Say hi to your "best friend" for me.

on October 3, 2012 at 3:43 PM

15 got it for sure!

on October 3, 2012 at 4:57 PM

I'll give it to you that your friends' jokes aren't funny, but not because they're about a sensitive subject, but because they suck and aren't clever.

Anon, please stop taking this so personally and so seriously. It doesn't sound like they were actually making fun of your friend specifically, so you sound a little self-centered. Hard drugs affect almost everyone in some way (I doubt most adults don't know at least one person who went down the wrong path with that shit), and lashing out about those who make dumb jokes won't make them stop nor will it help your friend.

Then again, I'm cool with rape jokes. Sometimes they can be really funny.

mtnlion on October 3, 2012 at 6:24 PM

Also: are we supposed to be impressed with your friend's life? Are you just challenging the common notion of a "drug addict" (your first description actually does describe most alcoholics and junkies, unless they're rich and/or on their way down to there)?

His addiction is still a super malfunction that will eventually become the end of him. Meth's not one that'll let him go easily.

mtnlion on October 3, 2012 at 6:28 PM

He may be your best friend in the whole world but you're not his. The sooner you realize who his is and you get the fuck away the better off you'll be.

Hybrid Vigor on October 3, 2012 at 6:53 PM

so apparently an unintelligent person with no where to live who has to prostitute themselves to survive, but not addictions is more contemptible than a highly intelligent person with a nice job and place to live, who doesn't have to prostitute themselves to support their crack addiction.

Thanks for establishing the hierarchy of human worth I Anon.

doloresdaphne on October 3, 2012 at 7:31 PM

This is just fucking lame. Obviously IA has a huge COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR problem that their crackheaded ass needs to deal with - do more, care less!

jenc01 on October 3, 2012 at 8:25 PM

When you have reassembled your cell phone, call Narcotics Anonymous.

drinkup on October 4, 2012 at 9:33 AM

"He doesn't rob liquor stores for drug money and he's not prostituting himself for his next high".

Not yet. Not yet. Soon.

ohthetrees on October 4, 2012 at 9:36 AM

So instead of actually doing something to help your "friend" you post a lame ass whine fest in a fishwrap? Nice.

Arturo Bandini on October 4, 2012 at 10:20 AM

After #15, the thread is done. Mod, shut down comments.

ALWAYS Clear Your Cache!!! on October 4, 2012 at 10:24 AM

Wow, really? I have to believe that this is a joke. In fact, it reminds me of an awesome Titus quote, "They're like a psycho Tylenol gelcap...tick...tock..tick...tock...crazy's COMIN!'
If they haven't sold everything they own, lost twenty pounds and tried to snort things off of the carpet, you just wait. It's almost time for the fun part!

brandywineseattle on October 4, 2012 at 11:13 AM

I hear 9 out of 10 people think gang rape is fun.

daddyDre on October 4, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Your friend makes the choice to abuse hard drugs. We make the choice to make fun of him for his stupid choices. It's called freedom.

suddenlyorcas on October 4, 2012 at 11:29 AM

1. If your "friend" keeps doing meth he won't be high functioning or employed for very long. 2. Everybody knows, or can look up, what meth does before they take it. So why exactly are we supposed to feel sorry for meth heads? It's a self-created problem!

Diagoras on October 4, 2012 at 11:35 AM

what are you talking about? Is your friend an addict or not? Being an addict is skanky and gross and fucking bad - even if you're friend has a super high intelligence - he/she/it is still unhappy and fucked up. Get over your diatribe and help that person, if they want it... god, I hate everyone!

on October 4, 2012 at 1:23 PM

Am I the only person who's going to agree with Anon? Fine, then.

Drug addiction is horrible and not funny. Jokes about crackheads/methheads usually aren't funny either. I suppose there are exceptions, but mostly I don't get off on that kind of humour.

On the other hand, I have to agree with commenters who have pointed out this "functional" addict might not be functional for very long. If (when) your friend's addiction gets the better of him, Anon, will it suddenly be more okay to make fun of him? What if he does end up robbing liquor stores or something? Because, you know, that's what drug addiction does. It turns decent people into shitty people. I've seen it happen.

Sea Otter on October 4, 2012 at 4:36 PM

I agree 31. Those jokes weren't funny but like you said the friend is doing well now but that simply won't last.

msanonymous on October 4, 2012 at 5:14 PM

This is the dumbest thing I may have ever read.

matt clark on October 4, 2012 at 5:33 PM

Rape is never, ever funny. If you think I am wrong, be the victim and see how much you laugh.

ChrisHoogendijk on October 4, 2012 at 6:09 PM

Rape is never, ever funny. If you think I'm wrong, then be a victim and see how much you laugh.

ChrisHoogendijk on October 4, 2012 at 6:18 PM

So when "your friend" chose to do meth, his worth as a human being remains intact, but when his addiction leads (without much choice) to theft/prostitution, then he is worthless? @20 said it well.

wxPDX on October 4, 2012 at 6:21 PM

He may be 'high functioning'- I know folks like that. BUT- he won't have any empathy or feelings whatsoever before long. I've yet to meet a meth-head, or a recovering one, who could relate to another human being on an emotional level. The drug seems to rot the heart and soul out of them. I'm told that ability comes back after zero use for several years, but I've not seen it.

OutInBumF on October 4, 2012 at 9:36 PM

I've known many people who do many drugs and many people who do no drugs. Frankly, no one wakes up one day wanting to be a drug addict. Sometimes it's a devastating experience or peer pressure that starts that path. But the next time anyone feels the urge to criticize someone in those circumstances, then I challenge you to not use your iPhone or iPad, or computer or TV for oh, say, just a 5 day week and see what kind of addictive personality you have!

Seattlebcc on October 5, 2012 at 6:22 AM

The only thing I'd bend toward ANON on is that the way society views drug addicts should be more like alcoholics: that it's a medical problem not a criminal problem.

Death, cancer, rape, addiction, etc. are horrible and frightening. Humor is one way we humans have developed to cope with scary realities.

Your hyper-sensitivity to the Facebook joking is coming from your fear that your friend is healthy and fine, no matter his/her current status.

It's ok for you to feel upset but you also have to realize by attempting to police humor you are only lashing out at the world instead of accepting the truth that your friend will most likely end up looking and acting like a late-stage meth user looks and acts.

debug on October 5, 2012 at 11:26 AM

I was raped. I still think rape jokes can be pretty funny. Fortunately, my rapist didn't leave his stick up my ass.

Pinkerton on October 5, 2012 at 12:05 PM

@21 said:

Obviously IA has a huge COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR problem...

Dude! What the fuck is that shit about? This is a SERIOUS subject! You're an asshat for being so fucking "flippant" about it.

"COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR" indeed. What the fuck is wrong with you?

Arthur Zifferelli on October 5, 2012 at 4:03 PM

@41 Geez, Arthur, get off your high horse. PILES OF COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR is always funny.

Sea Otter on October 7, 2012 at 2:43 PM

I'm deeply troubled by your comments, Sea Otter. Clearly you need help. As Ann Landers says, "seek counselling".

Arthur Zifferelli on October 7, 2012 at 5:23 PM

What an insane column! Are you cracked up! Are you on meth, dude? Because that's absolutely the stupidest shit I've read all week.

on October 8, 2012 at 6:54 AM

Whitney Huston would like you to know the "Crack is Whack" and by "whack" she means she really digs it. A lot.

Oh, sorry, she's dead...

Arthur Zifferelli on October 8, 2012 at 6:41 PM

@41 quoted

@21 said:

Obviously IA has a huge COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR problem...

and then @41 said:

Dude! What the fuck is that shit about? This is a SERIOUS subject! You're an asshat for being so fucking "flippant" about it.

"COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR" indeed. What the fuck is wrong with you?

I know what's wrong with @21! Too much COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR!

Diagoras on October 9, 2012 at 9:57 AM

The TLDR; version:

"STOP USING THIS COMMON TURN OF PHRASE THAT I TAKE COMPLETELY LITERALLY BECAUSE I AM AN EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE DRAMA QUEEN!!! AND ALSO I MAY MURDER YOU!!!!"

tkc on October 9, 2012 at 11:42 AM

If he's high-functioning, what's the problem?

Are you just trying to remove the social stigma from being a meth head?

on October 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM

yawn. and fuck off.

ribs on October 31, 2012 at 10:54 AM

MMMMMMMM....delicious, nutritious meth.

on November 17, 2012 at 12:50 AM

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