[SlumberKitty]

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]

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

[unaluna]

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]

Omg pumpkin spice spam. Too much!

[chihirochild]

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

[SheHulk07]

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]

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?

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[feralkittymom]

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

[stopdog]

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]

Mmmm. Sounds yummy.

[unaluna]

Isnt beta carotene like a vitamin?

[stopdog]

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

[atisketatasket]

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]

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

[feralkittymom]

Not sure that wouldn't qualify as fish abuse.

[atisketatasket]

Couch mini-poll:

If there were a nuclear apocalypse, you were among the few survivors, and the only food that survived said nuclear apocalypse was Cool Whip, would you eat it?

[feralkittymom]

Nope. It would just delay the inevitable.

Here's what I do to have the convenience of ready whipped, but home-made: a bonus is that I make some extra tiny ones because my cat loves a frozen one:
How to Freeze Leftover Whipped Cream | SimplyRecipes.com

[WarmFuzzySocks]

You have leftover whipped cream????

Lucky duck. I barely get it scooped or plopped onto the whatever and someone tall is at my elbow calling me mom and asking to lick the bowl.

[atisketatasket]

Originally Posted by feralkittymom

Here's what I do to have the convenience of ready whipped, but home-made: a bonus is that I make some extra tiny ones because my cat loves a frozen one:
How to Freeze Leftover Whipped Cream | SimplyRecipes.com

Oh, thanks, FKM. New cat is now asking why she doesn't rate frozen whipped cream.