Smoke Or Not To Smoke

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Originally Posted by pipsta

He has got 3 children all under the age of 3 (1 is newborn), he doesnt work and the cops have to do something like that,

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Yet he can afford to smoke and complain if he gets a fine for littering :rolleyes:

Not to smoke but leave other smokers alone

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Originally Posted by peat moss

We're a dying breed literately,

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Yeah, but do you see how everyone is ganging up on the smokers? is almost like a freakin' witch hunt, i do agree that second hand smoke is bad, but here in the states, one of the first smoking bans to become famous was the california smoking ban, which banned it from pubs. my logic is this, if you are that terribly concerned about your health, why are you in a pub? you like the peanuts? most people drink in pubs, and yes i agree that's less invasive because unlike the smoke, that doesn't affect the non-drinking people in the pub. but i do think that a smoky pub is an incentive for the patrons not to stay there all day and drink their life away, which is a good incentive imo. other public places bans are different, i agree with those, except outdoor ones that's a little h4rsh considering the smoke mostly just goes up into the atmosphere.

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Originally Posted by MediaSlayer

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Originally Posted by peat moss

We're a dying breed literately,

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Yeah, but do you see how everyone is ganging up on the smokers? is almost like a freakin' witch hunt, i do agree that second hand smoke is bad, but here in the states, one of the first smoking bans to become famous was the california smoking ban, which banned it from pubs. my logic is this, if you are that terribly concerned about your health, why are you in a pub? you like the peanuts? most people drink in pubs, and yes i agree that's less invasive because unlike the smoke, that doesn't affect the non-drinking people in the pub. but i do think that a smoky pub is a good incentive for the patrons not to stay there all day and drink their life away, which is a good incentive imo. other public places bans are different, i agree with those, except outdoor ones that's a little h4rsh considering the smoke mostly just goes up into the atmosphere.

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+1 :yup:

There is nothing which is analogous with smoking.

So why do people keep trying to debate this issue by analogy.

I don't smoke !

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Originally Posted by JPaul

There is nothing which is analogous with smoking.

So why do people keep trying to debate this issue by analogy.

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You said it. :yup:

in the spirit of healthy debate, i'm going to have to disagree with this:

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Originally Posted by JPaul

There is nothing which is analogous with smoking.

So why do people keep trying to debate this issue by analogy.

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smoking is something that many people do, to lighten up and relax

drinking is something that many people do, to lighten up and relax



so the similarity is in the motivation, although the means are different

.."To be or not to be" that is actually the question...

i dont smoke...

why do people smoke ??? lol