Skunk

Another illuminating glimpse into everyone's favorite California family.

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From: Yeff
To: Yesse, Jonas and Katia

Guys,

Have you heard of "skunk", an extremely powerful type of marijuana which causes bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc? There's a new book about it which is causing quite a sensation. Obviously something to avoid at all costs.

Yeff



From: Jonas
To: Yeff, Yesse, Katia

Sounds like alarmist nonsense to me. This is nothing new. I remember 5 years ago in India some young naive American woman was telling me that pot causes schizophrenia. Far more likely it exacerbates existing conditions in mentally and spiritually imbalanced (and stunted) individuals.

"Skunk" is nothing new. It's simply a more potent strain of the same plant, carefully developed by horticulturists.

You can buy it on the internet like prozac: http://www.marijuanastrains.com/skunkmarijuana.html

Jonas



From: Yesse
To: Jonas, Yeff, Katia

I agree with Jonas. If there's any adverse effect, it's entirely dose-dependent. But I also agree with you, Yeff, that smoking beyond one's personal limit should be avoided - I've had some bad experiences.



From: Jonas
To: Yeff, Katia, Yesse

Hey Yeff, if you are going to read studies by conservative psychiatrists, you should also hear the other side:

http://www.benefitsofmarijuana.com/benefits.php



From: Yeff
To: Jonas, Katia, Yesse

This wasn't a conservative psychiatrist but a well-known British woman novelist who has written a book about her son's ruin through skunk. However, I'm glad to hear that you know what this is and know to avoid it.

Yesse and Katia, I trust you will know how to moderate your intake of ********* in Oregon. Don't overdo it.

Spoken from someone who can't help loving you.

Yeff



From: Jonas
To: Yesse, Katia, Yeff

well it's a shame that her son was mentally ill but at least she was able to find a scapegoat.

Nothing about this conversation has even remotely made me consider not smoking skunk.

quit broadcasting your anxiety. If you're going to worry about us, worry about the economy, no some fictitious drug myth.



From: Jonas
To: Yeff, Katia, Yesse

Here is a scathing article on this british novelist and her son's so-called "addiction" to "skunk"

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/julie_myerson/



From: Katia
To: Yeff, Yesse, Jonas

Well I do skunk every once in a while up here. It is supposed to be the best quality. And actually, now that I think about it, I think I have sent you some skunk in the past dad. Abey usually sells me that or something stronger. ANYWAY. I fully intend on doubling my intake of ******** in Oregon while getting tipsy. I've heard its a pretty crazy experience.

Cheers!



From: Jonas
To: Katia, Yeff, Yesse

hahaha our family is the best!



From: Yeff
To: Jonas, Katia, Yesse


Friends,

What do I know? I had no idea, Katia, that what you sent me was skunk. I did tell you, and Yesse I think, that the last time I smoked (with Yosef), I passed out twice, then vomited. Neither of those things had ever happened to me before on weed, and quite frankly, they make me reluctant to smoke again. I will do ********** again, however, when I can afford it, because the person I will be with is an experienced guide in such matters, knows just the right does, etc.

I should know better than to question the mature judgment of the three of you. It's that damn anxiety that keeps creeping up on me from behind.

Yeff



From: Katia
To: Yeff, Jonas, Yesse

Ok...everything I said in my previous email was a joke friends. I have (to the best of my knowledge) never had skunk or sent it to you dad. I also don't plan on upping the ante with ******* while getting drunk. Lord.



From: Yesse
To: Katia

I think now would be the perfect time to reveal your norco addiction to dad.



From: Katia
To: Yesse

HEY! I'm going to smack you up tonight.



From: Yesse
To: Katia

You'll burn your hand on all the cigarettes I'll be smoking.

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Landmark Gay Rights Cases

[from TheOnion.com.]

With New Hampshire becoming the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, gay rights have come a long way in the past 100 years. Here are some court cases that have marked key victories for the movement:

1933—O'Malley v. Amalgamated Shirtwaist Inc.: The right of gay people to sign legal documents is upheld

1947—Meyerson v. City of Boulder: The court struck down a local bylaw that required all homosexuals to shout, "Gay coming through," while walking in public

1967—Big Faggot Dave v. United States: Won the right for gay plaintiffs to be protected from offensive epithets when court cases are titled
Liberty

1973—Miller v. Williams: Reggie Williams was held responsible for $245 in damage done to the car of Scott Miller, a gay man

1972—Martin v. Alabama: Men permitted to hold hands so long as no one is looking

1973—Miles v. Baskin-Robbins: Anyone—anyone—is allowed to ask for up to two sample tastes before purchasing

1990—Marker's Bar and Grill v. Fitzgerald: Stated that gay bars did not have to be named with a poor double entendre

2006—Oppenheimer v. Toomey: Upheld the right of closeted gays to remain trapped in miserable, loveless marriages for the rest of their lives

A Strong Tradition of Reliance Upon The Creator of the Universe

Some batshit state representative in Oklahoma has actually introduced the following resolution for a vote, and if it passes, it would become an official state proclamation supporting the theory that gays and abortion clinics caused the recession. Highlights below.

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We the People of Oklahoma, Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessing of Liberty; to secure just and rightful Government; to promote our mutual Welfare and Happiness, do establish this proclamation and call upon the people of the great State of Oklahoma, and our fellow Patriots in these United States of America who look to the Lord for guidance, to acknowledge the need for a national awakening of righteousness in our land.

WHEREAS, "It is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon
which Freedom can securely stand" (John Adams); and

WHEREAS, "We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the
power of government...but according to the Ten Commandments of God" (James Madison); and

WHEREAS, "This great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians"
(Patrick Henry); and

WHEREAS, "The principles of genuine Liberty and of wise laws and administrations
are to be drawn from the Bible" (Noah Webster); and

WHEREAS, the people of Oklahoma have a strong tradition of reliance upon the
Creator of the Universe; and thought secure when we have removed

WHEREAS, we believe our economic woes are consequences of our greater national
moral crisis; and

WHEREAS, this nation has become a world leader in promoting abortion,
pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery; and

WHEREAS, alarmed that the Government of the United States of America is forsaking
the rich Christian heritage upon which this nation was built; and

WHEREAS, grieved that the Office of the president of these United States has refused
to uphold the long held tradition of past presidents in giving recognition to our National Day of Prayer; and

WHEREAS, deeply disturbed that the Office of the president of these United States
disregards the biblical admonitions to live clean and pure lives by proclaiming an entire month to an immoral behavior;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned elected officials of the people of Oklahoma, religious leaders and citizens of the State of Oklahoma, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world, solemnly declare that the HOPE of the great State of Oklahoma and of these United States, rests upon the Principles of Religion and Morality as put forth in the HOLY BIBLE; and

BE IT RESOLVED that we, the undersigned, believers in the One True God and His
only Son, call upon all to join with us in recognizing that "Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord," and humbly implore all who love Truth and Virtue to live above reproach in the sight of God and man with a firm reliance on the leadership and protection of Almighty God; and

BE IT RESOLVED that we, the undersigned, humbly call upon Holy God, our
Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer, to have mercy on this nation, to stay His hand of judgment,and grant a national awakening of righteousness and Christian renewal as we repent of our great sin.

Signed on the second day of July in the year of our Lord Christ Two Thousand and Nine.