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HangOnKids

(4,291 posts)
106. Poor You
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 12:36 AM
Jan 2012

Move to another planet where you can control everything. I don't think patience is your gig. Might want to re-think your name.

Excellent post Autumn Jan 2012 #1
Prohibition has worked so well in America... MicaelS Jan 2012 #2
As long as the carcinogenic smoke is not forced on my family in public... onehandle Jan 2012 #3
i agree. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO SMOKE IN MY HOUSE trueblue2007 Jan 2012 #32
You could have replied in the thread dedicated to this topic DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #4
Then learn to smoke a pipe. Old Guy and his pipe Jan 2012 #5
It is still dangerous to your health and that of others. Fearless Jan 2012 #30
I've been annoying non-christians for years trying to save their souls from burning/death The Straight Story Jan 2012 #6
Well said! nt One of the 99 Jan 2012 #109
I'm fiercely allergic to tobacco smoke. hunter Jan 2012 #7
There are no allergens in tobacco smoke TransitJohn Jan 2012 #94
You forgot your sarcasm tag. hunter Jan 2012 #95
Smoke is not an allergen and doesn't contain any allergens. sarcasm tag not needed. eom TransitJohn Jan 2012 #96
As they used to say about Latex, Nickel, Formaldehyde, etc. etc. hunter Jan 2012 #100
Claiming you're allergic to tobacco smoke isn't true either. eom TransitJohn Jan 2012 #101
YES! graywarrior Jan 2012 #8
"I've been annoying family members who smoke for YEARS......." WillowTree Jan 2012 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #10
Never been around either enough to really judge, honestly. TheWraith Jan 2012 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #16
Cigars are the worst because the end is wet and is a tobacco leaf ThomThom Jan 2012 #64
I smoke 8 to 10 cigars a year OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #90
Good post (nt) SlimJimmy Jan 2012 #11
I'm the last person to argue *for prohibition* of anything alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #12
very good point Vattel Jan 2012 #41
I like the way you think... marions ghost Jan 2012 #60
True, but then again, alcohol prohibitionists certainly considered "social costs" of alcohol abuse markpkessinger Jan 2012 #107
The social cost calculation doesn't always result in prohibition alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #111
+1 ellisonz Jan 2012 #127
Smoking is about where it belongs now. gulliver Jan 2012 #13
This is an excellent post. bullwinkle428 Jan 2012 #18
I dunno quakerboy Jan 2012 #84
Indeed. Here's a personal story related to this . . . markpkessinger Jan 2012 #110
Good writeup ... have a cigar meegbear Jan 2012 #14
A most outstanding post! Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #17
Can chervilant Jan 2012 #61
I believe you may be correct Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #82
one problem with the "for my/their own good!" issue ... zbdent Jan 2012 #19
Huh. quakerboy Jan 2012 #86
I'm was right there with you, right up until... MadrasT Jan 2012 #20
Let's ban the Pachelbel Canon while we're at it. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2012 #21
I didn't realize you were in 7th grade orchestra with me tammywammy Jan 2012 #31
I'm back to liking it again eridani Jan 2012 #53
I'm not debating your conclusion, but your premise is wrong. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #22
The way to facilitate change is through knowledge, not force. Gregorian Jan 2012 #23
My downstairs neighbors smoke and so I can't open my door or front windows in the summer. Guy Montag Jan 2012 #24
Sorry. I Thiink Cigarettes Should Be Banned zorahopkins Jan 2012 #25
And then the same corporations that make people addicts JDPriestly Jan 2012 #65
Outlawing the marketing of cigarettes would be a good thing. hunter Jan 2012 #128
Would you feel the same if your neighbor was a sculptor who put a smelting operation in his backyard Texas Lawyer Jan 2012 #26
Another simple-minded imbecile ... GeorgeGist Jan 2012 #27
E-cigs unmask the puritanical authoritarianism in the anti-tobacco movement Prism Jan 2012 #28
Exactly. It has nothing to do with the smoke and everything to do with Lionessa Jan 2012 #35
I'm anti-smoking and have no problem with e-cigs. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #37
Doctors are puritanical? onehandle Jan 2012 #40
That's not at all what I said. Prism Jan 2012 #52
I don't even really understand what the fuck an E-cig is. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #48
Nicotine is an almost entirely benign drug, it's the tar and other shit that kills. Lance_Boyle Jan 2012 #55
Like I said, I don't really understand the whole e-cig thing. As such I haven't taken a position Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #66
Actually, chervilant Jan 2012 #79
Also, chervilant Jan 2012 #88
I remember hearing that a drop the size of a pinhead OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #91
Yes--I just can't comprehend that eridani Jan 2012 #54
We sell e-cigs where I work Moosepoop Jan 2012 #56
Would you recommend them to others? harmonicon Jan 2012 #68
I Would And Will KharmaTrain Jan 2012 #108
Because they're not looking out for the public good. harmonicon Jan 2012 #63
slippery slope Demonaut Jan 2012 #29
Someone needs a timeout. Rex Jan 2012 #33
As well as driving, which isn't a vice, but still causes most of our actual air pollution Lionessa Jan 2012 #36
True, I guess 'vice' is too narrow in scope. Rex Jan 2012 #44
I think that driving definitely is a vice. harmonicon Jan 2012 #70
The human being needs three things to sustain life Bandit Jan 2012 #34
We all piss in our water supplies. Have been doing it for a million years. Wistful Vista Jan 2012 #67
Thank you for pointing out the obvious. harmonicon Jan 2012 #71
A non-polluting rocket, I presume... Wistful Vista Jan 2012 #76
hmm... chervilant Jan 2012 #80
She's a Catholic? Wistful Vista Jan 2012 #83
dunno chervilant Jan 2012 #87
Yep yep- here in Austin they recently passed a law to where you cannot Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #38
Get used to it. Municipalities across the country are passing these laws. onehandle Jan 2012 #39
Fuck that- I'm already starting a massive "smoke in" Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #42
What do we do about lawn mowers that emit millions of times more pollutants than cigs? Wistful Vista Jan 2012 #69
Lawn mowers are generally not allowed where cigarette restrictions are in place. onehandle Jan 2012 #73
Ah, I see. Those emissions from internal combustion engine do not travel through the air. Wistful Vista Jan 2012 #75
I enjoy my cigarettes. JohnnyRingo Jan 2012 #43
Your replacement could be to take up vaping with e-cigs. greyl Jan 2012 #47
Very well said. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #45
I certainly don't support banning them. We have enough unenforceable laws as it is. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #46
As long as it's illegal to attempt suicide, there's no rational basis for cigarettes being legal theAntiRand Jan 2012 #49
A gunshot to the head is on whole different level of risky behavior. Most smokers don't die TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #92
K&R LetTimmySmoke Jan 2012 #50
You are 100% correct malaise Jan 2012 #51
anti smoking propaganda was paid for by Big Pharma to sell nicotine patches divide_and_rule Jan 2012 #57
I'm pro-choice kctim Jan 2012 #58
UNREC! When your addiction affects other people...and yes, the problems joeybee12 Jan 2012 #59
Am I not free to be addicted? harmonicon Jan 2012 #72
I'm on my way to your home with an open container filled with radioactive isotopes. onehandle Jan 2012 #74
Awesome. harmonicon Jan 2012 #77
"an open container filled with radioactive isotopes" Occulus Jan 2012 #85
Addictions are slavery, not freedom. kwassa Jan 2012 #97
... and I'm an adult with free will who can choose what he wants to do with his life... harmonicon Jan 2012 #102
and you will lose your free will when you become an addict. kwassa Jan 2012 #103
You know there are people who quit smoking? harmonicon Jan 2012 #104
I don't think you know much about addiction. kwassa Jan 2012 #113
Anyone can give up an addiction. harmonicon Jan 2012 #115
No, they can't. This is why they are called addictions. kwassa Jan 2012 #118
As human beings, we really do have free will. harmonicon Jan 2012 #119
And why do you chose not to? kwassa Jan 2012 #120
Because I enjoy it. nt. harmonicon Jan 2012 #121
That certainly trumps all health concerns, kwassa Jan 2012 #122
I also drink bourbon by the pint. harmonicon Jan 2012 #123
You're doing more harm than good. Ino Jan 2012 #62
When I was a kid I could go to the corner drugstore Ron Green Jan 2012 #78
Couple of bad analogies... MellowDem Jan 2012 #81
excellent summation of the real issues involved. kwassa Jan 2012 #99
Smoke carcinogen affects others taught_me_patience Jan 2012 #89
The smokers would be in the bar and/or the smoking area if the crusade was called off. TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #93
It isn't a crusade, it it progress. There is no valid reason for smoking. kwassa Jan 2012 #98
What IF people like to do it and it isn't illegal? HangOnKids Jan 2012 #105
We should make it illegal, of course kwassa Jan 2012 #112
What About Health costs for Fat People? HangOnKids Jan 2012 #124
Sure, I have no problem with it. kwassa Jan 2012 #125
Night night HangOnKids Jan 2012 #126
Poor You HangOnKids Jan 2012 #106
Well said. I can't stand nanny staters of any persuasion. Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #114
Here's a picture of me from when I smoked: VioletLake Jan 2012 #116
Use of the term 'banned' is somewhat hyperbolic. ronnie624 Jan 2012 #117
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