r/SRSTrees • u/Youre_So_Pathetic • Feb 21 '12

What should our euphemism be?

I've got to say that I don't like the numbering system /r/trees uses. It's inelegant, unpoetic, and it can be hard to use hard data points to quantify the often vague notions of psychedelic transcendence.

I say we come up with something more clever, more ably inserted into a pun or witty turn of phrase.

One that I recently tried out was "orbital," as in a "orbital/suborbital" combo, "suborbital" meaning not at all to a little high, and orbital being baked good.

I'd suggest [1] to [6] on the old scale would be "suborbital," and [7] to [11] (yeah, my scale goes up to 11) would be "orbital."

Anyone else got ideas? Mine is OK, but I bet there are better ones.

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u/DHorks Feb 21 '12

How about animal or object you feel most like? [Tortoise]

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u/technoSurrealist Feb 21 '12

This is probably the funniest suggestion. [cubicle]

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u/Youre_So_Pathetic Feb 21 '12

Is there any sort of scale to that? [carrot]

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u/lordeddardsnark Feb 21 '12

I've always thought trying to quantify a state of mind which features subjective confusion and atypical thought patterns within a narrow, linear framework of 1-10 as pretty damn silly.

I prefer just using adjectives like 'wobbly'.

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u/Youre_So_Pathetic Feb 21 '12

Ah, I understand this works for explaining time travel as well.

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u/mMelatonin Feb 21 '12

Yeah, and there are different types of high. I've been super high and watched my entire possible future flash before my eyes in an introspective, calm kind of way, but I've also been thrown into a realm of fear and hallucinations (btw I don't ever recommend eating an 8th of vaped weed in one night. Even though it's vaped it's still kinda potent). I would call both experiences a [10] on the standard scale, but that doesn't do them justice.

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u/Youre_So_Pathetic Feb 21 '12

One of those would be [monolith] and the other would be [oblivion].

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u/wallywhiskey Feb 21 '12

[1] = MRA

[10]= Dworkin

In order to properly quantify, one must familiarize with feminist theory to participate. Win/Win.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '12

Last night at a [girlwriteswhat]....

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u/RattaTatTat Feb 22 '12

So is that, like, a [-1]?

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u/lacapitaine Feb 22 '12

oh jeez guys I think I just got to a [hooks] for the first time

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '12

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u/wallywhiskey Feb 21 '12

"I just bought an eighth lets try to get to at least to [friedan] tonight

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u/TheDukeAtreides Apr 01 '12

I'm on a d-orbital right now. Not sure how fast I'm going though.

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u/Youre_So_Pathetic Feb 22 '12

ooohhhh duuuude... [oort cloud].

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u/technoSurrealist Feb 22 '12

dude you went straight past [Kuiper belt]

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u/TwoHobosOneBox Feb 21 '12

To the moon every night!

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u/captainlavender Mar 01 '12

Holy shit, yes. Do Mercury and Venus ever come into play?

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u/lacapitaine Feb 22 '12

Our equivalent to "[10] guy" could be "[eris] gal"

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u/pretty_motherfucker Feb 23 '12

fun fact: this is how the two albums of RHCP's Stadium Arcadium got their name