will the english bend over?

[mick the knife]

cant afford not to be at the moment but since I am here I'm going to be self appointed bullshit control officer so that should keep me busy
p0pc0rn41

Not as busy if they take the mirror away.

 

[mick the knife]

What we could do with is some Imput from ROVINGHAWK, just to liven things up.

 

[rovinghawk]

i enjoy smoking, i don't like the smell on my clothes but i am prepared to accept that as part of being a smoker

But as a non-smoker, why should I have to accept it? (You might be considerate but there's a hell of a lot who aren't)

i agree that non-smokers should not have to put up with having their clothes/hair smelling of my smoke

As you said, you're in the minority.

Within days the cigarette workers were out of work

We could use this argument against closing down crack dens and cannabis 'farms'

and claiming unemployment benefits from the government

Maybe they could get jobs producing the things that 'fag money' would now be spent on? Just a suggestion.

the anti-smoking lobby were finished in one fell swoop

After they got everything they wanted, why not?

the public were revolting

No comment.

they had had their RIGHTS violated (freedom of choice)

I totally support the right of folks to smoke- just so long as I don't get affected by it.

the government were forced to increase income tax to make up the short fall.

Misguided economics- whatever the fag money gets spent on (fuel, alcohol, takeaways, school fees......) will have vat and/or duty on it so the shortfall is nowhere near as big as you'd first think.

Similarly, all the house fires started by cigarettes would disappear, litter collection would reduce and there's a thousand other tiny savings made in the process. The book ignores these in its calculations.

Smoking will be forced underground thus making it more desirable to young people.

American experience of prohibition does tend to support many of your arguments, to be fair.

It's all about freedom of choice..........I will respect yours if you respect mine.

Totally agree PROVIDED you can get all smokers to be considerate about where they smoke.

RH

 

[mick the knife]

and if by magic























































Shame it was all bollocks.

 

[rovinghawk]

Shame it was all bollocks.

Which part is wrong? I agree with him in a couple of places, disagree in others.

Live and let live; I disagree with totally banning smoking but I agree with a ban in enclosed spaces.

RH

 

[valhalla]

MTK, thats damn fine bait yer using

 

[mick the knife]

Which part is wrong?
RH

Not contrivershal (sp) enough from you, you dissapoint Sir.

 

[rovinghawk]

Not contrivershal (sp) enough from you, you dissapoint Sir.

You caught me in a serious mood- I'll try to not let it happen again.

Helluva coincidence, though- you mentioning me just as was typing my thoughts.

RH

(ps- Controversial )

 

[derek kelly]

A guy on the radio today was trying to justify why smoking should be acceptable, he quoted the tired & warn out adage that smokers only cost the NHS so many millions but they pay so many more millions in tax thereby sustaining the NHS, however what the myopic twat failed to realise is if he is in a room of 20 people & he lights up his dirty cigarette he is putting 19 other people at risk of smoking related illnesses/diseases, personally I don't care if you smoke 100 cigs a day as long as you do it where I am not forced to breathe in your obnoxious fumes.
Now lets look at the benefits of smoking
a] your breath stinks
b] your clothes stink
c] your hair stinks [baldies, your heads stink]
d] you've no sense of taste or smell
e] your teeth are manky
f] your fingers are yellow
g] your lungs are black & full of tar

So remind me, why did you decide it would be a good idea to stick a rolled up bit of paper full of shit into your gob & light it

 

[Aidey]

You can just imagine it cant you if all this had happened during the first world war. There they are, all the troops massed for an all out assault just about to go over the top, when some nervous private lights up to calm his nerves a bit. Then a sergeant major voice booms out "Hoy, you 'orrible little man, put that fag out, dont you know they could kill you!"

 

[mick the knife]

a] your breath stinks
b] your clothes stink
c] your hair stinks [baldies, your heads stink]
d] you've no sense of taste or smell
e] your teeth are manky
f] your fingers are yellow
g] your lungs are black & full of tar

I've had all them before I smoked.

 

[derek kelly]

I've had all them before I smoked.

Sorry is this the anti smoking thread I thought it was the bog dwellers description thread

 

[Aidey]

Sorry is this the anti smoking thread I thought it was the bog dwellers description thread

Probably both isn't it? :neenaw: