r/TheWire • u/Logical_Panda2624 • 1d ago
Shout out to Bubbles for ironing his clothes
He may be a crack/coke/heroine addict, but he was fairly functional, and still made the time to iron his clothes. Which is more than I can say for myself. I pretty much throw my clothes from the laundry into a duffel bag and wear the wrinkled ass clothing out in public like a bum. No shame in admitting that Bubs is lowkey inspiring… one of the greatest tv characters of all time
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u/Automatic_Emu_5433 1d ago edited 1d ago
was bubs ever doing anything other than heroin?
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u/jackswastedtalent 1d ago
Pretty sure there is at least one scene where he is buying coke as well as heroin. When Cheese starts dealing at the towers and Bodie throws Bubs a deal. Honestly though, whether it's shown or not I'd bet money that Bubs was getting high any and every way that he could.
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u/Far-Advantage-2770 1d ago
yea I caught that, doesn't make sense to me. Like a fiend sometimes likes to treat themselves with coke sometimes if they got extra cash? Wouldn't they just save their money for next time when they need it.
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u/himji 1d ago
A drug fiend doesn't save money for the next time. A drug friends buys the dope and keeps shooting it up until there's no more then it's buy more dope or find the money to buy more dope
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u/Far-Advantage-2770 1d ago
I think those guys die in the first year. This is Bubs we are talking about.
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u/quackster 1d ago
He was either speedballing or using the cocaine to reduce withdrawal symptoms. Studies have shown between 30% and 80% of opiate users also use cocaine, so it would be a common thing for a herion user to buy both.
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u/TruckFudeau22 1d ago
In his talk at the N.A. meeting where he mentioned the “dope fiend lean” he talked about how he like to smoke a little herb sometimes.
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u/Mikeyfreshonetime2 1d ago
I think he was ironing the clothes to sell them Is why when he burns one he tell Sharrod he bets he can still get half price for it