Couch 203: The Spam and Cool Whip Couch!

SlumberKitty · Aug 15, 2019 at 06:21 PM

Welcome to the couch, old and new! A place to hang out - sometimes you get immediate feedback, sometimes you don't.

Shouting, "Cool Whip" tends to bring others out from between the cushions if you're feeling lonely.

This is a chatty thread. All are welcome. We're kind of psychologically oriented, sometimes. We try to be supportive. At times we discuss what that means.

It’s a place to plop down on the couch when you come home from work or wherever, or wake up in the middle of the night, or check in at lunch, rant a bit or not, and be among friends.

We advise you not to drink or drug and text your therapist ("T") - we speak from experience.

Sometimes the thread moves fast and you might get overlooked; sometimes it moves slowly and all you hear are crickets. Sometimes you get hugged or thanked pages later. So if it's a bigger question, you might want to start a new thread.

Grab a cushion, a spot on the floor, or an armchair in the corner and make yourselves comfy.

Thread title credit: Unaluna

SlumberKitty · Aug 15, 2019 at 06:25 PM

Thank you Unaluna for saying spam and cool whip the other day because I thought that would be a cool couch name!

unaluna · Aug 15, 2019 at 06:44 PM

Timely also because i hear they are making pumpkin spice spam, and dunkin donuts is coming out sooner than starbucks with their pumpkin spice lattes!

StressedMess · Aug 15, 2019 at 06:56 PM

Omg pumpkin spice spam. Too much!

chihirochild · Aug 15, 2019 at 07:27 PM

Y’all, I remain super curious: what is the etiology of the cool whip tradition??

SheHulk07 · Aug 15, 2019 at 08:15 PM

Hi couch. I'm done with IOP and therapy for the week. I didn't get much sleep last night either so I was dragging in group. I told my T about the falling asleep at the wheel. He seemed shocked by his face but didn't have much of a response. I didn't really expect one but I was concerned. It was something new and not normal for me. T and IOP leader keep telling me to ask for what I want or need and I have no idea what I need.

Possible trigger:

I don't want to be here dealing with this feeling constantly. My SH urges are bad, and I already SH today.

The contract for IOP says you can't engage in SH while in the program. I told the psychiatrist yesterday that I SH and told the group leader I had urges today.

Possible trigger:

I don't feel like it matters what I do to myself.

CantExplain · Aug 15, 2019 at 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chihirochild

Y’all, I remain super curious: what is the etiology of the cool whip tradition??

Stewie Griffin pronounces the h in cool whip and everyone else thinks that's pretentious.

Is that etiological enough for ya?

Aug 15, 2019 at 08:38 PM

All I remember was there seemed to be a constant discussion about cool whip those for and those against, ingredients etc. I think it eventually became a running joke because it caused such discussion

NP_Complete · Aug 15, 2019 at 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlessedCheeseMaker

All I remember was there seemed to be a constant discussion about cool whip those for and those against, ingredients etc. I think it eventually became a running joke because it caused such discussion

Kinda like Oreos now?

skeksi · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:00 PM

I cannot stand real whipped cream or the store brand versions of whipped cream. It must be Cool Whip brand only. I have no idea why my taste on this is so specific!

atisketatasket · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skeksi

I cannot stand real whipped cream or the store brand versions of whipped cream. It must be Cool Whip brand only. I have no idea why my taste on this is so specific!

You have a thing for petroleum-based products?

CantExplain · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlessedCheeseMaker

All I remember was there seemed to be a constant discussion about cool whip those for and those against, ingredients etc. I think it eventually became a running joke because it caused such discussion

Someone argued that it was a petrochemical.

P.S. @@ still does.

stopdog · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:09 PM

There was usually some talk of cool whip and slip n slides.

feralkittymom · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:12 PM

I seem to remember that stopdog provided an interesting history of how Cool Whip came to be an alleged food product.

stopdog · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:16 PM

FOOD HISTORY: Origin of Cool Whip

It should not be consumed by any one or thing mortal:
Cool Whip Original is made of water, hydrogenated vegetable oil (including coconut and palm kernel oils), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, skim milk, light cream (less than 2%), sodium caseinate, natural and artificial flavor, xanthan and guar gums, polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, sodium polyphosphate, and beta carotene (as a coloring).

NP_Complete · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:21 PM

Mmmm. Sounds yummy.

unaluna · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:37 PM

Isnt beta carotene like a vitamin?

stopdog · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:47 PM

Uses for cool whip range from polishing shoes and silver to improving marital relations
Cool Whip(R): Wacky Uses

atisketatasket · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CantExplain

Someone argued that it was a petrochemical.

P.S. @@ still does.

Nah, I learned that at stopdog's knee.

But you guys are forgetting--Cool Whip is gluten free!

stopdog · Aug 15, 2019 at 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Nah, I learned that at stopdog's knee.

But you guys are forgetting--Cool Whip is gluten free!

Isn't real whipped cream gluten free as well?
Sure it might not thaw your frozen fish like cool whip can, but it tastes better

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SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 06:25 PM #2 Thank you Unaluna for saying spam and cool whip the other day because I thought that would be a cool couch name! __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,868 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 06:44 PM #3 Timely also because i hear they are making pumpkin spice spam, and dunkin donuts is coming out sooner than starbucks with their pumpkin spice lattes!

StressedMess Grand Magnate Member Since Jul 2014 Location: Usa Posts: 3,068 9 589 hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 06:56 PM #4 Omg pumpkin spice spam. Too much!

chihirochild Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: North America Posts: 2,360 7 4,865 hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 07:27 PM #5 Y’all, I remain super curious: what is the etiology of the cool whip tradition??

Anonymous42961 Guest Posts: n/a	Aug 15, 2019 at 08:38 PM #8 All I remember was there seemed to be a constant discussion about cool whip those for and those against, ingredients etc. I think it eventually became a running joke because it caused such discussion

skeksi Magnate Member Since Apr 2008 Location: N/A Posts: 2,489 16 1,145 hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 09:00 PM #10 I cannot stand real whipped cream or the store brand versions of whipped cream. It must be Cool Whip brand only. I have no idea why my taste on this is so specific!

stopdog underdog is here Member Since Sep 2011 Location: blank Posts: 34,731 (SuperPoster!) 12 1 hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 09:09 PM #13 There was usually some talk of cool whip and slip n slides. __________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

feralkittymom Grand Magnate Member Since Aug 2012 Location: yada Posts: 4,415 11 1,974 hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 09:12 PM #14 I seem to remember that stopdog provided an interesting history of how Cool Whip came to be an alleged food product.

NP_Complete Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: the upside down Posts: 3,808 7 6,354 hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 09:21 PM #16 Mmmm. Sounds yummy.

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,868 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 09:37 PM #17 Isnt beta carotene like a vitamin?

stopdog underdog is here Member Since Sep 2011 Location: blank Posts: 34,731 (SuperPoster!) 12 1 hugs given	Aug 15, 2019 at 09:47 PM #18 Uses for cool whip range from polishing shoes and silver to improving marital relations Cool Whip(R): Wacky Uses __________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.