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How do you feel about smoking. Should it be banned in public places? Should parents be able to smoke around their kids? What is the general consensus?


PS. sorry, but I am too lazy to make a poll.

smoke 'em if you got 'um, some health freak starts whining about it, put the sucker out on the most sensitive part of their body you can access.

PS. sorry, but I am too lazy to make a poll.
Polls up in new thread

How do you feel about smoking.

Currently trying to quit

Should it be banned in public places?

No. But in the cases of private places open to the public the owner should be allowed to [dis]allow smoking as they see fit.

Should parents be able to smoke around their kids?

:confused: Currently all smokers with children are able to smoke around their children (although many don't). What do you suggest? Cutting their fingers off?

Seriously though, I don't think they should. Basic politeness, I always tried not to many anyone ever breath my smoke. Its just rude

What is the general consensus?

At a guess. SMOKING BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!

How do you feel about smoking. Should it be banned in public places? Should parents be able to smoke around their kids? What is the general consensus?


PS. sorry, but I am too lazy to make a poll.

pizza is better then smoking

pizza is better then smoking
I can never get my pizzas to light so I end up smoking a cigarette instead :(

I can never get my pizzas to light so I end up smoking a cigarette instead :(
i work in a pizza place, if you actually do get them to ignite, its much more offensive to the senses of those near by than a cigarette.

I have a set of rules.

You don't smoke in my Truck.
You don't smoke in my house.
You don't blow smoke in my face.
You don't bitch at people for smoking where they are allowed to smoke.

Other than that, I could care less. I believe the effects of second hand smoke is overblown by the media and activist groups, along with the effects of smoking in general.

i work in a pizza place, if you actually do get them to ignite, its much more offensive to the senses of those near by than a cigarette.
On a completely unrelated note I miss CannibalChrist :(

I smoke. I hate the fact that I smoke. I hate the fact that I give an unethical company my hard-earned money everyday.
I hate the tobacco manufacturers for being so honest now where they weren't when I was a teen.
I hate smoking most because it's my most obvious weakness.

I smoke. I hate the fact that I smoke. I hate the fact that I give an unethical company my hard-earned money everyday.
I hate the tobacco manufacturers for being so honest now where they weren't when I was a teen.
I hate smoking most because it's my most obvious weakness.

How old are you? It's been common knowledge that it was bad for you for at least 60 or 70 years.

I can never get my pizzas to light so I end up smoking a cigarette instead :(
Pizza's never done anything for me. No buzz, and it's fucking hard to smoke the whole thing.

On an unrelated note, does anybody thing you could make caffeine work through smoking tea leaves?

How about through insufflation?

as i take a well earned drag of a marlboro medium 100, i think. fuck. i love smoking. however, i live in southern california, where smoking is illegal in most public places, so most people have quit. am i going to quit? oh hell no. its pretty rude to smoke around kids and other health- intolerant folks, but oh well, what can you do? fellow smokers- do brush your teeth more often. those yellow nicotine grins steal the meat from my argument that smoking has not ruined my dental health!! ;)

How old are you? It's been common knowledge that it was bad for you for at least 60 or 70 years.
Obviously, you're unaware of the marketing campaigns that have been subsidized in the past 10 years by the government.
They only help to compliment the wealth of privately funded nonprofits that are doing a far better job at informing the youth that smokin's for assholes.


I'm 28.

On a completely unrelated note I miss CannibalChrist :(
for some reason he can't seem to post, possible cuz he came back by way of lazarus a while back(either kinda fitting or sorta ironic)

Don't smoke. It's bad for you. :)

Me? Never started, never will.

On an unrelated note, does anybody thing you could make caffeine work through smoking tea leaves?


I've actuallly tried that (as well as smoking coffee grounds). Didn't do anything. Just made me feel quite ill

I've actuallly tried that (as well as smoking coffee grounds). Didn't do anything. Just made me feel quite ill
Wow, I'm surprised anybody else thought of that other than me.
Hmm.
I still wonder about insufflation, though.

as i take a well earned drag of a marlboro medium 100, i think. fuck. i love smoking. however, i live in southern california, where smoking is illegal in most public places, so most people have quit. am i going to quit? oh hell no. its pretty rude to smoke around kids and other health- intolerant folks, but oh well, what can you do? fellow smokers- do brush your teeth more often. those yellow nicotine grins steal the meat from my argument that smoking has not ruined my dental health!! ;)


Oh man, I loved living in CA just for that reason. I go to a bar or club around here and end up coming home smelling like an ashtray. I dont mind people smoking as long as its not near me.

Obviously, you're unaware of the marketing campaigns that have been subsidized in the past 10 years by the government.
They only help to compliment the wealth of privately funded nonprofits that are doing a far better job at informing the youth that smokin's for assholes.

Huh?

I'm 28.

So you did know that it was unhealthy when you started smoking?

Wow, I'm surprised anybody else thought of that other than me.

Well times have been hard before in the post industrial north :p

Hmm.
I still wonder about insufflation, though.
What is that/

for some reason he can't seem to post, possible cuz he came back by way of lazarus a while back(either kinda fitting or sorta ironic)
I'm probaby wrong, but are u guys memebers of CP's Cult?
The names seem like forum members I recognize...

Well times have been hard before in the post industrial north :p


What is that/
Insufflation?
Snorting, huffing, doing lines, [insert synonym here].

fellow smokers- do brush your teeth more often. those yellow nicotine grins steal the meat from my argument that smoking has not ruined my dental health!! ;)
Yes, dumbass. It's ruined your health. It's killing me slowly too.
You, however, are not ruining anyone's health by smoking around them.
Don't be daft.
As to the teeth, I've been fully capped for 2 years, stains can't happen. I grew up without braces.

Smoking should be banned...
Somewhere long ago I said smokers sould all be shot, I wish to change this.
They should be rolled up in paper and burned alive.

I'm sure you can tell, smoking is one of those things I really hate.

Insufflation?
Snorting, huffing, doing lines, [insert synonym here].
You mean like snuff?

Yeah, there are a few newsagnts in Manchester that sell snuff

Huh?I know you'e smarter than that. Do the research, a few Google keyword just based on my last paragraph wil turn enough results to explain.
Huh? (Said it for you already.)



So you did know that it was unhealthy when you started smoking?
Yeah, I'd been told. Was pretty fukkin' stupid. Admittedly.
Just want to help any teen posting here not to smoke in his/her life.
Thanks for uncovering the agenda.

I know you'e smarter than that. Do the research, a few Google keyword just based on my last paragraph wil turn enough results to explain.
Huh? (Said it for you already.)

Just curious as to where the comment came from, that's all.

Yes, dumbass. It's ruined your health. It's killing me slowly too.
You, however, are not ruining anyone's health by smoking around them.
Don't be daft.
As to the teeth, I've been fully capped for 2 years, stains can't happen. I grew up without braces.

have a better name for me, pet? of course it is ruining my health. so is boozing, violent sex and sitting in front of the pc. add to that ultra violet rays, the fact i only eat things that are white, gree or red, talking on the cellular, no vitamins and shit, i have no idea how i am even existing this moment.

You mean like snuff?

Yeah, there are a few newsagnts in Manchester that sell snuff
What?
No, I meant I wonder if caffeine would work through insufflation.
I don't feel like trying, because I'd feel like an idiot afterwards.
:D

have a better name for me, pet? of course it is ruining my health. so is boozing, violent sex and sitting in front of the pc. add to that ultra violet rays, the fact i only eat things that are white, gree or red, talking on the cellular, no vitamins and shit, i have no idea how i am even existing this moment.
You aren't existing.
It's alllll in your head. The Greys are doing it to you, and I think they're in cahoots with Bush Sr. and the Bavarian Illuminati.

Tinfoil hats will stave off their psychic control rays! You know, the ones that come from the power lines.

violent sex
Kinky's cool. Love the kinky.

But WTF are you advocating?

What?

Snuff, as in very finely ground tobacco, usually 'flavoured' with something like menthol (sorry, forgot the other meaning of snuff)

No, I meant I wonder if caffeine would work through insufflation.
I don't feel like trying, because I'd feel like an idiot afterwards.
:D
Well one of my friends has crushed up Pro-Plus and snorted it (caffeine tablet). All I remember about it though was that it made his eyes go relly red

You aren't existing.
It's alllll in your head. The Greys are doing it to you, and I think they're in cahoots with Bush Sr. and the Bavarian Illuminati.

Tinfoil hats will stave off their psychic control rays! You know, the ones that come from the power lines.
Hon, don't feed them, please.

Kinky's cool. Love the kinky.

But WTF are you advocating?
me too. but not kinky, really, just violently good.

nothing. my answers were sort of a go between with that other guy- read back to my first post-

Hon, don't feed them, please.
What?

You aren't existing.
It's alllll in your head. The Greys are doing it to you, and I think they're in cahoots with Bush Sr. and the Bavarian Illuminati.

Tinfoil hats will stave off their psychic control rays! You know, the ones that come from the power lines.


is it a good thing that i have no clue wtf you are talking about?

Well one of my friends has crushed up Pro-Plus and snorted it (caffeine tablet). All I remember about it though was that it made his eyes go relly red
How odd.

is it a good thing that i have no clue wtf you are talking about?
Yes, because if you did have a clue about it, then you'd know more about me than I do.
:(

(i was joking in that post, in either case.)

Yes, because if you did have a clue about it, then you'd know more about me than I do.
:(

(i was joking in that post, in either case.)

have to say, i do like your sense of humour :)

How odd.
Not really. We used to do Tussin down here al the time as teens.

have to say, i do like your sense of humour :)
Huh.
Most people are just like "Ohmigawd! You're serious, aren't you?" and then they put me on antipsychotics.

Not really. We used to do Tussin down here al the time as teens.
Ooh, the classic Robo trip.
Yeah, when it had more dextromethorphan in it and less guaefenesin.
Go Dex!

Huh.
Most people are just like "Ohmigawd! You're serious, aren't you?" and then they put me on antipsychotics.
i can honestly say, i am not most people. in fact, i am barely myself. lets talk sometime.

:cool: I smoke cheap grotty hand-rolled fags and have done for years. I enjoy smoking and I don't think I'll quit until my health is so poor that I have no choice.
I do have some principles. I don't smoke while driving and I definitely don't throw lit fag butts out of the car window (I HATE that).
What narks me most is that the UK gov't keeps banging on about how bad smoking is but continues to benefit from the massive taxes on tobacco (and alcohol for that matter) that addicts have to pay to feed their filthy, disgusting, suicidal habit.
Ho hum, light me a phattie, I'm going to Mars... :eek: :p :rolleyes:

Ooh, the classic Robo trip.
Yeah, when it had more dextromethorphan in it and less guaefenesin.
Go Dex!
i had a friend who called his band "victor 44 and the actouts" cuz he loved the dex some much.

I smoke cigars. Even on the few occasions where I have smoked a 'gar in my local pub, I always ask those present if they mind. If anyone does then I don't smoke.

Common courtesy.

I have no problem banning smoking in public areas. There is no reason others should have to participate in my habits simply because they happen to be in a public place.

I never have smoked. I don't understand why anyone would want to take it up. There's a few friends of mine, I wish they quit, but I try not to nag and nag and nag about it.

I tell people that if they smoke, make sure they put it out before they get into my car. There's never been any smoking in my house, that's my parents rule (I'm 19) and I'd have the same thing.

For the most part, if you're in a spot where you're allowed to smoke - I don't care if you do it. In Connecticut here, smoking is banned in public restaurants and bars, which is good. Although I know of one nightclub that still allows it, it sucks being there.

They banned smoking at Uni (for the most part, at least)starting this semester and I love that! In fact, most everybody does; and we do have way more than half of the students who smoke.