How to get high with NO drugs or anything.

Baron · Sun 02/12/2007 23:46:53

I have a strong suspicion that this "confidential bulletin" might have been intentionally released to see if teenagers, desperate to get high, might be tricked into inhaling the off-gassed unpleasantness of their own feces. Of course, there really is only one way to confirm this suspicion.....

EldKatt · Sun 02/12/2007 23:55:07

Quote from: vict0r on Sun 02/12/2007 23:41:15
Yeah, shit.

You know... somehow I could see that coming.

Nightfable · Mon 03/12/2007 00:46:28

Who comes up with these names anyway? Jenkem? Leeroy Jenkings anyone? Could there be a connection? :o

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU

vict0r · Mon 03/12/2007 01:12:18

Well, if you look at its nicknames, it's actually called "Leroy Jenkems" by some people.

EldKatt · Mon 03/12/2007 12:23:51

Well, guess what...

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/jenkem.asp

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_jenkem.htm

What we're seeing appears to be something as interesting as a specimen of urban legend so young that not even Wikipedia is sure about it yet. Rejoice in witnessing history unfolding! And remember, kids, don't trust your own internet research if you haven't a clue what you're doing. Especially if you work for a newspaper, television network or sheriff's office.

Babar · Mon 03/12/2007 12:32:48

While the fact that it is 'spreading through schools in the USA' may be disputed, I don't see what is untrue about the actual existence of 'jenkem' as a 'drug' (and neither Wikipedia nor those two sources really seem to dispute that).

*This post does not endorse the use of jenkem.

OneDollar · Mon 03/12/2007 12:48:04

Quote from: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_jenkem.htm
The "Jenkem" entry actually goes on to attribute the drug's alleged popularity in the United States to -- and I quote -- "the success of 'Chocolate Rain' [last summer's runaway YouTube hit by Internet phenom Tay Zonday] whose lyrics implicitly refer to the practice and social effects of Jenkem abuse."

According to Zonday, the song is about racism.

Bet he's thrilled.

EldKatt · Mon 03/12/2007 13:14:26

The allegation of usage in the USA isn't "disputed", it's as false as it could be, in that there is no evidence at all of it. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) So it's kind of like how bigfoot could exist, but no indications of its existence have been observed, so why would it.

Regarding use in Zambia... Yeah. At first sight it appeared to me that the only evidence was anecdotal evidence in a couple of newspaper articles, and this is not what I would call compelling. Not compelling doesn't mean untrue, but it does mean that I don't necessarily see a reason to just assume truth. Looking closer, it does seem somewhat more compelling than I initially thought (no details, I assume nobody cares). So yeah. This seems to be happening to some extent in Zambia.

LimpingFish · Mon 03/12/2007 18:42:03

Buy a ladder.

m0ds · Mon 03/12/2007 18:43:50

I was about 8 when one of my friends did this crazy breathing til you trip out thing. And he lost conciousness and hit his head on the counter. OUCH! But saying that, a week later he was put in a washing machine lol!!!! destined for mishaps I do believe..!

Would never try it myself though, I prefer weed.

vict0r · Mon 03/12/2007 19:12:22

Quote from: EldKatt on Mon 03/12/2007 12:23:51
Well, guess what...

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/jenkem.asp

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_jenkem.htm

What we're seeing appears to be something as interesting as a specimen of urban legend so young that not even Wikipedia is sure about it yet. Rejoice in witnessing history unfolding! And remember, kids, don't trust your own internet research if you haven't a clue what you're doing. Especially if you work for a newspaper, television network or sheriff's office.

I suggest that you try it out to find out the true-ness of this whole jenkem business.

ManicMatt · Mon 03/12/2007 22:46:25

Also film the act of you inhaling it and post it on youtube, thanks.

EldKatt · Mon 03/12/2007 22:55:21

I am, to be honest, really curious as to how exactly it works (and that's something that would need to be tested, AFAIK--scientifically, that is...). Newspaper articles about the use in Zambia speculate that it's the methane--which would make sense, since the bulk of the gas probably is methane, if it weren't that methane doesn't cause this stuff. AFAIK methane is inactive in this sense: the only thing that could happen if you huff methane is that you get less oxygen, so if methane is all there is to it it's not really better than huffing stale air (or holding your breath or hyperventilating). And that would not explain the allegedly powerful hallucinations. This is what makes me skeptical regarding the entire phenomenon. I'd be curious about what people who actually know stuff would conjecture regarding how it could work...

LimpingFish · Mon 03/12/2007 23:24:23

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/4891/

It's shite.

OneDollar · Tue 04/12/2007 09:04:12

Quote from: LimpingFish on Mon 03/12/2007 23:24:23
It's shite.

Nobody say it...

vict0r · Tue 04/12/2007 18:44:40

Quote from: OneDollar on Tue 04/12/2007 09:04:12
Nobody say it...

Weren't it already pretty much punned-out when he said it?

arthur.com · Tue 04/12/2007 19:32:54

damn i diddnt think this would get 1070 hits

How to get high with NO drugs or anything.

m0ds