Ibuprofen

If it wasnt for the English flag boots, I don't think I would even have guessed. I wasn't into the Spice Girls.

That’s the Scottish flag.
- It's a Union Jack. So it's only 1/3 Scottish.

I hate their stage names. Baby, Sporty, Posh? Why tf didn't they use actual spice names? Ginger was already there. Why others weren't called Cinnamon, Pepper, Clove, and Nutmeg? Fucking Brits. 😤😡🤬

They're all Old Spice now.
- I'm on a horse
Brits don't actually use spices in their food so they probably couldn't think of any.
- Indeed, they use them steeped in hot water.
- It's true. Few of their dishes are known to curry f[l]avor.
Cardamom is the #1 spice and wasn’t taken at the time even
Actually, the names were coined by a writer working for a pop magazine. He based the names on their personalities. After the article was published the names spread like wildfire with the public.
It wasn't till later that The Spice Girls officially adopted the names. At least some of the members actually hated them. Unfortunately, all their fans were already using them, so the group didn't have much of a choice.
They really missed out on Pumpkin Spice.

The Union Jack boot-heel is a pretty big hint. I have kitchen ibuprofen and bathroom ibuprofen, does that count?

What are you doing in the bathroom to make you need ibuprofen after?
- Getting ready for bed. Laying in which will make me too stiff and unconfortable to sleep without an NSAID (or sometimes a SAID) onboard.

No idea what this is referencing. But have "purse" ibuprofen, home ibuprofen, and even minivan ibuprofen.

Why yes, I do have chronic pain and migraines. How could you tell?

If you wanna be my lover!...
... you gotta bring me my meds.
- Omg that's so good!
- Winner of the thread.
You just need some Spice in your life Girls.
- I sent the image to my partner and accidentally caused her psychic damage by not immediately knowing that this was the Spice Girls too. I was born in '90 while she was born in '85 and I was like 26 when we got together, so we're not that far apart in age. But where that gap falls is sometimes huge for us.
  She's apocalyptically gay, like "Mistook not being entirely repulsed by a boy for having a crush on them," gay. So naturally, she was obsessed with the Spice Girls. I knew of them, but I didn't really start branching out in my music tastes until the mid 2000's. Before that it was basically entirely the Country music my Mom listened to or the Classic Rock my Dad listened to.
  So yeah, this was another thing that I accidentally caused psychic damage to my partner with because of our age difference.
I Wannabe in possession of minivan ibuprofen.
The minivan was my clue
If you arent allergic, you should aleternate between ibuprofen and acetaminophen. Its easier on your guts (hypermobile chronic joint pain gang)
- I'm not convinced acetaminophen is a drug. It might just be my problematic caffeine addiction but a can of pepsi is usually a better headache medicine than Tylenol.
- I would but acetaminophen does nothing for me and I've got liver function issues largely from being well... large. Doc has told me to just avoid acetaminophen.
  All I can really do is just only take the ibuprofen when none of the non-medication remedies help.
No idea?! Are the spice girls so old and unknown?! :(
- Oh is that what this is referencing? I definitely knew of the Spice Girls, I was just never really into them when I was younger. I was one of those kids whose family only really listened to Country music and didn't really branch out much until like the mid 2000s. But when I did I was more into like Linkin Park, Celldweller, and like random DDR and anime music.

Easy. Spice Girl 1, Spice Girl 2, Spice Girl 3, Spice Girl 4 and Spice Girl 5.

Is that going clockwise or counterclockwise?
- Yes.

Uh, excuse you, it’s car ibuprofen.

I have all three!

I think you mean purse paracetamol and home paracetamol

I'm guessing this is joke about US vs rest of the world,
But acetaminophen is Paracetamol
Ibuprofen is ibuprofen
- If you're old enough to recognise the shoes, ibuprofen might give you heartburn and you might actually carry paracetamol around instead

*car

I have truck, bathroom, bedroom, work drawer, wife's purse, wife's car bc/goodys powder

Migraines suck

Do these generic painkillers even do a lot for migraines? I thought tryptamines were what helps most people
- I unfortunately am not on prescription meds for it. I have tried a handful of some from friends with not much impact. I really need to get back to the doctor and to find something that works.
- Not much. And for me, triptan side effects are nearly as bad as the migraine. Nurtec is the only thing I have really found effective.

Purse Ibuprofen, Backpack Ibuprofen, Living Room Ibuprofen, Bathroom Ibuprofen and Bed Shelf Ibuprofen. Still can't ever find it when I get a headache, ugh.

I consider you lucky. NSAIDs are a forbidden fruit for me.
- Same. Acetaminophen (Tylenol). Backpack tylenol, office/desk tylenol, living room tylenol, bathroom tylenol, camping tylenol. I should totally put some in my car now that so many people mentioned, just in case my backpack isn't with me.

Someone spell this out for me. What's the connection between Spice Girls and Ibuprofen?

Getting older and recognizing a dated reference.
Age of the person with them.

I want Sporty Spice to peg me.

Do we have a best of Lemmy community, or a star board? This needs to be put on the internet fridge
I'd let any of them peg me
- Hi, I'm Peg
I mean, yeah, but Baby Spice would be my choice.
However, I do think Sporty would do a better job and would probably hit me with a frozen kipper without me having to ask for it.

Yo, tell me what you want, what you really, really want, I'll tell you want I want, what I really, really want ..... I really, really want some ibuprofen

I having some now from my desk supply of ibuprofen, but I do also have some garage ibuprofen and some bedroom ibuprofen .... the best part is that I am a big brown long haired Native guy that knows these damned lyrics .... and I'm embarrassed to say I know who all the shoes belong to - clockwise from the Union Jack high heel - Ginger, Scary, Sporty, Posh, Baby.

It’s my car ibuprofen and antacids , my work ibuprofen and antacids , and my home ibuprofen and antacids thank you very much.

I grew up with those sassy bitches.

I don’t take ibuprofen, but I do drink a lot of caffeine to dull the ocular migraines.

This is the way

I'm pretty sure these are Spice Girls but I don't get the ibuprofen part.

I'm guessing people who remember them are now old enough to need this medication.
When you spice up your life for so long it starts to hurt.

I have gout, which runs in my family (but I doubt the 90s pints helped). Therefore I was eating Ibuprofen like skittles for way too long to take the pain away. I finally relented and got on the meds after the diet and exercise didn't fix it. Now I never take ibuprofen, and it makes me worry about how much damage I did to my organs and stomach lining while I was using it.

When's the last time you checked the expiration date on all this ibuprofen?

No need to just ask my kidneys

It's a lunchbox, not a purse. Get your facts straight.

Snap tin in Yorkshire.

I have in my work bag BP and cholesterol pills for when I forget to take them at home. I'm about the same age as the owners of these shoes.

I have expired Ibuprofen. It's in my bathroom. So not that spicy.

And another at work.

I know them but almost never use ibuprofen. No sign of mild chronic pain in me yet.

home's bathroom and kitchen cabinets + office drawer + car's glovebox

Well it’s Tylenol in the work bag because I can’t have too much of either in a single day. Also because I don’t need to have that one and a lunch (which I never get).

if only Ibuprofen was alone in this....

Also lotion and antacids.

Before a proper first glance, my mind went "Spartacus!"