"Waah", and other stories from massochism land

[jedimaster91]

La Chupacabra, La Chupacabra,
Ya no quiere caminar,
Porque no tiene, porque le falta,
Marijuana que fumar.

As I understand it, the chupacabra is a mythical horror beast in Mexican folklore.

The Chupacabra, the Chupacabra
He doesn't want to travel anymore
Because he doesn't have, because he lacks
Marijuana to smoke.

Of course the original song was about Francisco "Pancho" Villa, whose nickname was La Cucaracha (The Cockroach):

La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marijuana por fumar.

(Notice that La Chupacabra's lack of marijuana takes away his desire to travel, while Pancho Villa's lack renders him unable to travel.)

Dangit. I learned that song in grade school and sang it for extra credit in Spanish class. Never knew what it meant.

[Soetkin]

I've been a chronic insomniac fo the past 15 years or so and Ambien is a huge help for me.
The side-effects can be weird though. I've had nights when I stayed on the computer too long after taking the pill and - in the morning - found that I made some really weird posts on certain message boards of which I remember nothing. It can be compared to being really drunk, it includes giggling, wooziness and amnesia.
Still, it does help.

[fireheart]

Thanks muchly for that translation.

Of course, the other night I was singing "La Chupacabra" and humming the rest, so now I have it stuck in my head as well!

[SylviasDaddy]

English translation please? Besides La Chupacabra, not all of us here speak Spanish

La Chupacabra, La Chupacabra,
Ya no quiere caminar,
Porque no tiene, porque le falta,
Marijuana que fumar.

As I understand it, the chupacabra is a mythical horror beast in Mexican folklore.

The Chupacabra, the Chupacabra
He doesn't want to travel anymore
Because he doesn't have, because he lacks
Marijuana to smoke.

Of course the original song was about Francisco "Pancho" Villa, whose nickname was La Cucaracha (The Cockroach):

La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marijuana por fumar.

(Notice that La Chupacabra's lack of marijuana takes away his desire to travel, while Pancho Villa's lack renders him unable to travel.)

[Naaman]

I imagine the Ambien thing is a similar state to Sleep Paralysis. Basically the conscious mind is in a sleep state, but the body is not so you have very vivid hallucinations AKA dreams.

This is why I think drugs like this should be left alone. Screwing with brain chemistry, which we as humans admittedly don't fully understand, has clearly presented itself as not being the wisest of ideas. Yet here we go on and keep on doing it.

From what I've read here combined with some experience of it and reading the SPC, it's not Sleep Paralysis.

It has a small potential to cause behavioural changes combined with an temporary amnesia effect (that lasts a bit after waking up) which whilst not fun is better than some of the other side effects I've had to endure for a good nights sleep

[Hyndis]

I imagine the Ambien thing is a similar state to Sleep Paralysis. Basically the conscious mind is in a sleep state, but the body is not so you have very vivid hallucinations AKA dreams.

This is why I think drugs like this should be left alone. Screwing with brain chemistry, which we as humans admittedly don't fully understand, has clearly presented itself as not being the wisest of ideas. Yet here we go on and keep on doing it.

Sleep walking and sleep paralysis are related, though opposite.

With sleep walking, your conscious mind is sleeping but your body is active. With sleep paralysis, your conscious mind is awake but your body is still in sleep mode.

[42_42_42]

Great. Just great. Now not only do I have that dumb song stuck in my head, but it's stuck in my head as "La Chupacabra."

thanks a lot.

[fireheart]

English translation please? Besides La Chupacabra, not all of us here speak Spanish
(I speak English and some French)

[KhirasHY]

La Chupacabra, La Chupacabra,
Ya no quiere caminar,
Porque no tiene, porque le falta,
Marijuana que fumar.

Yeah, I'm evil that way.

Nicely done!

[fireheart]

lol, La Chupacabra....

[Primer]

Great. Just great. Now not only do I have that dumb song stuck in my head, but it's stuck in my head as "La Chupacabra."

thanks a lot.

La Chupacabra, La Chupacabra,
Ya no quiere caminar,
Porque no tiene, porque le falta,
Marijuana que fumar.

Yeah, I'm evil that way.

[fireheart]

Mmmm, I see. . . .

*takes salmon away*

No more hitting people with salmon. That's MY salmon. Any further problems, see my title under my name.

Den Mother. 'Nuff said.

Bu....but....I wanna hit EQ with salmon!

[DGoddessChardonnay]

That would be me...

But only because Khiras admitted that there was a daddy complex.

Mmmm, I see. . . .

*takes salmon away*

No more hitting people with salmon. That's MY salmon. Any further problems, see my title under my name.

Den Mother. 'Nuff said.

[thehippie777]

I imagine the Ambien thing is a similar state to Sleep Paralysis. Basically the conscious mind is in a sleep state, but the body is not so you have very vivid hallucinations AKA dreams.

This is why I think drugs like this should be left alone. Screwing with brain chemistry, which we as humans admittedly don't fully understand, has clearly presented itself as not being the wisest of ideas. Yet here we go on and keep on doing it.

totally agreed all around

[KhirasHY]

I find the story comparing a homeless person to a cockroach to be very mean-spirited. I can understand needing to remove that person from your hotel, but to call him names and compare an unfortunate human being to vermin is cruel and in poor taste.

Eh, some homeless people I can pity and feel for...but I'm sorry, the guy who has necrotized flesh on both arms from heroin shots and rotting teeth from meth (he admitted he uses both as often as possible) fails to get an ounce of anything less than loathing from me.

I also have said many times, I'm a tough, evil, arrogent, cruel, but (hopefully) genuinely amusing fellow...so the occasional cruelty towards someone who, for all I know, could shank me with a needle at any given time doesn't exactly pull my heart strings.

I used to be such a nice guy too, but working downtown ruins the soul.

BERSERKER!!!!!

I'm glad someone finally said that :P