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[–] 203 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Isn't this the second time this exact thing has happened?

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  • [–] 144 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Yep, and despite all that and his first term half the US voters still figured he'd be a great President.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yeah, but Biden was just so old. Many people said so!

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah, this is Trump's second "annual visit" to Walter Reed hospital.

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  • [–] 137 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Tbh, those tests are normally done when you already have issues to determine the severity, and his narcissism does not allow any other message than "perfect score", so i would be more concerned about that his immediate surroundings wanted him to have an MRI and dementia screenings.

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  • [–] 96 points 1 year ago (33 children)

    I do not drink alcohol. The day this guy stops talking I will go to the supermarket and buy a bottle of Champagne and drink it alone.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    DRINK WATER.

    that will be the worst hangover. Drink a lot of water with that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Feeling hungover and not having gods chosen around will probably at least balance it out where you’ll still be ecstatic at least. Champagne is damn good though, hangover be damned so long as you drink a normal amount of water.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Alcohol triggers two medical conditions I have so I to don't drink anymore. After 6 years without a drop of alcohol, trust me you're better off not having it, just buy some fireworks or something.

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  • [+] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)
  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If I may ask, what conditions?

    I'm currently trying to figure out why alcohol triggers migraines for me, but only sometimes. Lately it's been most times. I only drink socially now, and even then, more often than not I abstain.

    I'm not talking big drinking, I mean one Manhattan can either be the beginning of a fun night where I might have two or three more drinks, tops. Or I can feel the headache starting before I even finish the first drink.

    Replace whiskey with gin, vodka, beer, wine, whatever. All have the same 50/50 chance of ruining my night and next day, depending on how hard I ignore it. No rhyme or reason to what alcohol does it, though I admit to not being extremely scientific.

    Sugar level doesn't seem to have an effect. Hyper hydration seemingly helps sometimes? But barely. Even with liquid IV or lmnt pregame, no dice. I drink plenty of water every day regardless, I like sugary foods but I avoid pop like the plague.

    My recent blood work was all good, fasting glucose was good, so I don't think it's diabetes.

    Doctor wasn't extremely helpful. He did recommend trying tiny amounts of alcohol, and different types of alcohol. Trying to see if some combination can bring relief. Then just drink that.

    My most recent thought was that maybe it has some connection to my teeth. I get migraines for seemingly no reason, but a bad toothache can definitely be a trigger. I've got a couple bad teeth, and I grind. But dentistry is expensive, so it'll be awhile, if ever, before I find permanent relief there.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    While I don't get migraines, I do regularly get massive headaches and grind my teeth which are in such bad shape the dentist said it would be cheaper to just get full upper and lower implants at this point. Seeing how alcohol doesn't always trigger the migraine I'd say yes it's probably more to do with your teeth, but I'm just going on what you wrote to produce my unsolicited prognosis.

    As for what alcohol triggers for me, GURD (severe and chronic acid reflux) and IBS-D.

    The GURD can trigger almost immediately or later, depending on how strong the drink is.

    The IBS-D usually hits within 1 to 2 hours of drinking and then it's hours of pain, cramping, sitting on the toilet, and praying for death.

    I haven't had a drink since March 2019 and while I'll never fully escape the symptoms of either of these, I have managed to reduce the frequency and severity of them by cutting out all alcohol.

    Best of luck figuring out what's causing your migraines. Best advice I can give is stop drinking for a while and see if you still get them, if yes then it's probably not the alcohol.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There are better tasting options. A nice cognac, perhaps.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I made jokes about buying a very expensive bottle of scotch (something like Johnny Walker gold label, or even platinum) when Trump dies... but maybe I don't.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Or you could buy some good scotch instead.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Johnny walker gold and platinum are both over 100$. What is your definition of good scotch and how much does it cost?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Not the person you were in a conversation with, but all Johnny Walker is blended scotch. I would suggest a single malt instead (the entire bottle is from a single distillation).

    I'm partial to peat heavy scotches, and my go to are Lagavulin and Laphroaig, both should be under $100 (been a few years since I've indulged). If you want a more middle of the road honeyed and heathered flavor, go for MacCallan 12 or Glenmorangie, both should be under $60. If you want something with salty seaside flavor to it, opt for a speyside like Glenfiddich or a west highland like Oban.

    It's not that jw is a bad whisky, but for what people pay for a bottle of blue, you can get two fantastic bottles of an actual single malt.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Basically what I was getting at. Personally I really like Islay scotches, so Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Ardbeg (if you REALLY like smoke), Kilchoman, Caol Ila (which is where a lot of Johnny Walker's blend comes from anyway) are all favourites that come reasonably priced.

    If you want decent blends I personally go for Dimple or Monkey Shoulder. Or if you have an Aldi nearby, they occasoinally have a great blend called Highland Black which is very reasonably priced for what you get.

    tl:dr Johnny Walker is overpriced and not nearly as good as their reputation.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    I’m partial to peat heavy scotches

    Enjoy those phenols.

    all Johnny Walker is blended scotch. I would suggest a single malt instead

    Agreed, my own preferences run towards island single-malts, though not so much to the peat-bombs, but there's nothing inherently inferior about blended Scotch. It's just, as you imply, there's a big (and unwarranted) price premium on the brand-name recognition of Johnny Walker. Positional goods, price-equals-value fallacy, etc.

    Anyway, for health reasons, I don't have alcohol very often. Instead, I'll fire up a fatty of my favorite sativa, while considering whose doll to stick the next pin in.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I do not drink alcohol. the day this guy stops talking i will continue to not drink alcohol. Just because someone you hate stops talking doesn't mean you need to drink.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Martinelli's was good enough for me when I was 8, and it is good enough for me at 48.

    Explanation: this is a carbonated apple juice, growing up this was provided at many parties for kids as an alternative to champagne. We keep a bottle in our house for celebrations still.

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  • [–] 93 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    The related stories are just as funny/tragic:

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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    And he couldn't even remember them, so he glanced around the room and came up with person, woman, man, camera, TV.

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  • [–] 160 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    You genuinely couldn't make this shit up, could you?

    Also, I hate that I now read quotes from him in his voice. I want it out of my head.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Easy. Just swap his voice out for Kevin Hart's.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Fucking cash back credit card ads in my head now. I wish ublock worked on my TV

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  • [–] 116 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    There is some clip from this where he's like "Hippo, lion, tiger. Crocket couldnt do that. It gets very hard at 10."

    Bruh he's literally being asked to list just any fucking animal he can. Like... this is a test for 3yos.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    You had the spirit of the quote:

    "The first couple questions are easy: a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe, you know. When you get up to about five or six and then when you get up to 10 and 20 and 25, they couldn't come close to answering any of those questions."

    He's naming the big animals that we first learned of as toddlers, same as you attributed to him!

    Tried this myself. Went about 2 minutes till I got bored.

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  • It's actually a test for dementia patients, to gauge how severe their disease is. That he's being asked to take it at all is... not good.

    Though I'm not really sure if I would prefer him lucid or impaired. It's not like he was a good person when he was in full command of his faculties.

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  • [–] 44 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Okay so this is the second time he’s done that right?

    He’s confused a dementia test for an IQ test… twice…

    Is that not a sign he might have dementia or something? He should at least remember us making fun of him for it the first time right?

    This is an honest question btw. Am I’m missing something? It’s happened twice now?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    The thing with IQ or any cognitive test, is they’re only administered when there’s a call for one.

    If trump was behaving like a normal man his age, then there wouldn’t likely be a cognitive test. Just like how most people who get an IQ test are only tested if they’re either exceptionally advanced or exceptionally behind in their learning.

    Yet he’s either too demented or too cognitively slow to realize that the fact his doctors want tests means that something seems wrong to them.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I really think AOC should take him up on this offer and demand it's broadcast live.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago*

    Aww bless him, that's just what his people told him the test was for. He doesn't know any better.

    😂

    😭

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago

    If he found the cognitive function test very hard...

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago

    My Dad passed away from from dementia, and he was deep into it before the tests finally officially confirmed it. Literally EVERYONE around him absolutely knew it, but so much of the test had to do with numbers - telling time, adding numbers, etc. - that he did deceptively good on it. He never had a problem with numbers, right up to the end. He had been a Mathmatics major in college, and was hard-wired for numbers. Even dementia couldn't disturb that. I saw a 60 minutes piece on Tony Bennett, and he was exactly the same way with music.

    So just because you pass the test, doesn't mean you aren't already showing strong symptoms of dementia. I've never taken the test, and neither has my mother. You only take it when someone suggests that it's a good idea because you've been showing symptoms. Of Trump is taking it, it's probably because those around him are becoming alarmed at his behavior.

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago

    Just another stupid story to distract from the Epstein files.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago

    Doctor: Draw a clock.

    Trump: sweating profusely

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago

    Again? 🤦

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