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#940856
Topic
Andrew Marvell's Agents of Shield
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spid’rman, spid’rman,
doest whatev’r a spid’r can
spins a web of any size,
captures brigands just liketh flies
behold out!
h’re cometh the spid’rman.

is that gent stout?
hark cousin,
his blood glows as the travelling lamp.
can that gent swingeth from a thread
taketh a behold ov’rhead
ho, th’re
th’re goeth the spid’rman.

in the chill of night
at the scene of a crime
liketh a streak of lighteth
that gent arrives just in timeth.

spid’rman, spid’rman
fat neighb’rhood spid’rman
wealth and fame
he’s ign’r’d
action is his reward.

to that gent, life is a most wondrous endeav’r
whenev’r justice hangs by a silken band
you’ll findeth the spid’rman.

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#939951
Topic
The Dream of the Giant Fractal Woodlouse.
Time

I dreamt that my current neighbour volunteered to trim the hedges of my childhood home which had somehow become edited over the current iteration of Chateau Bingowings. They had an epic hedge trimmer more akin to those giant swords in Japanese computer games (Final Fantasy 7, Silent Hill 2 etc).
He cut everything down to about an inch over the ground. It looked like a bomb had gone off.

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#939343
Topic
The Place to Go for Emotional Support
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moviefreakedmind said:

Like I said, suicide cases need to be dealt with by trained professionals. No one can just say the magic words and make a person stop considering suicide. Even if you cheer them up in one instance, the root cause hasn’t been addressed.

This I disagree a bit with.

You don’t need to be professionally trained to talk about suicide. To raise the subject. Often this is the first step to suicide prevention.
Every geographical area has their suicide hotlines, The Samaritans etc. I go around with a half a dozen cards with helpline numbers on them.
If you see someone looking distressed say hi and chat with them a bit and don’t be worried to raise the subject of suicide. If it’s something they are thinking about already you talking about it will not promote the idea. If it’s something they aren’t thinking about you won’t be putting the idea in their head. If they want you to mind your own business respect that too and walk away with the knowledge that you bothered to show an interest (sometimes you may be the first or only person to do this and may make a difference just for doing that).
In the long term professional help and trained voluntary services are the way to go but in the very short term don’t let a lack of training get in the way of daring to show an interest.
If you feel like you have a bit of free time look around for suicide prevention training because it’s usually free and interesting and could save lives.