tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post2195579927608127219..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: Ash. (The cousins chapter)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-24700880575154316652010-10-19T10:04:09.175+01:002010-10-19T10:04:09.175+01:00Despite never having smoked in my life, I find the...Despite never having smoked in my life, I find the smell of cigarettes reminds me of old friends and good times. <br /><br />ACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-34618263572334581222010-10-17T18:11:12.376+01:002010-10-17T18:11:12.376+01:00Always nice to see one of the righteous like Daeda...Always nice to see one of the righteous like Daedalus popping in and spouting out the usual "I don't like smelling of smoke". <br /><br />There's a lot of things I don't like but I certainly don't support banning them.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-40988125164276734132010-10-16T23:51:06.619+01:002010-10-16T23:51:06.619+01:00Hey Daedalus.I'm a veggie. How about I reasona...Hey Daedalus.I'm a veggie. How about I reasonably ask you and the other carnivores not to breathe decayed flesh over me? Would I be reasonable in asking for all eating places to ban the consumption of meat on the premises? <br />No? I thought not. Why not? Because, if I was that bothered, I go go only in veggie cafes. (Assuming there where enough weirdos like me to maintain a trade locally). <br />Get the point? Do you support banning everywhere just in case you want to go there one day? <br /> Another thing, if they banned alcohol it wouldn't affect me much. But I would fight it. For you. You selfish bastard.Omarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-88052540694010066942010-10-16T10:17:34.876+01:002010-10-16T10:17:34.876+01:00Further to LI's comments about nicotine... Let...Further to LI's comments about nicotine... Let's hope that none of these ASH zealots eat potatoes - there more nicotine in one of them than they'll ever "sweat onto their babies" in the form of "third-hand smoke".<br /><br />ISTR that tomatoes also have a "high" nicotine content. :-)Pogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812765444160924585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-74402392663069444312010-10-16T04:40:53.128+01:002010-10-16T04:40:53.128+01:00Nicotine is not, and never has been, a neurotoxin....Nicotine is not, and never has been, a neurotoxin.<br /><br />It is, remains, and always will be, a precursor to a B vitamin. That's all it is.<br /><br />Nicotine causes no illnesses of any kind whatsoever. Never has. Never will.<br /><br />Or...<br /><br />We must immediately launch a class action lawsuit against the companies demanding we stick nicotine patches to our skin and chew nicotine gum, citing that ASH study which proves those companies are deliberately trying to poison their customers.<br /><br />If a trace amount of nicotine is deadly, imagine how lethal a sticky patch full of it must be.<br /><br />I say we turn it back on them.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-71703584865261753562010-10-15T22:06:00.184+01:002010-10-15T22:06:00.184+01:00It seems to me that the british people are having ...It seems to me that the british people are having their tolerance factor slowly eroded away. We used to accept difference. Now we are continously being coerced into a sheep like state where if you don't toe the party line, you are a social pariah.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-44186645478861766662010-10-15T21:57:31.978+01:002010-10-15T21:57:31.978+01:00Daedalus - interesting comment. I have just had a ...Daedalus - interesting comment. I have just had a look at your blog and the only post is about the injustice of the working time regulations. What you were saying is the same as what we are saying about the smoking ban. People who make a personal choice to do something are blocked by state intervention.<br />If a business owner wants to allow consenting staff to do overtime, they should be allowed to do so. Those who dont want to do it, dont have to.<br />If a pub owner wants to allow smokers in, they should be allowed to. Those who dislike the smell of cigarette smoke dont have to go in.<br /><br />I also nearly lost my job due to the smoking ban. I got out in time.<br /><br />It isn't right.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-63546985052277718112010-10-15T21:14:24.303+01:002010-10-15T21:14:24.303+01:00Quite happy for anyone to smoke anywhere as long a...Quite happy for anyone to smoke anywhere as long as they dont pollute me, my wife the kids or anyone else who quite simply does not like the smell of smoke on or around them. I was an engineer in the merchant navy for 13 years and due to the low cost of fags everyone but me seemed to smoke. The best thing about coming ashore was the lack of smoke in most places. Brilliant in pubs now even though the the smoking ban helped me loose my job as a senior engineer in a brewery due to loss of trade and restructuring. Smoke as much as you want but don't coat me in the tobacco smell and I promise I wont piss recycled Copper Dragon Pippin on you.Daedalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928101550998398087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-13518600011285803282010-10-15T20:51:29.933+01:002010-10-15T20:51:29.933+01:00They seem to be saying the researchers contaminate...They seem to be saying the researchers contaminated babies with radioactive nicotine. Sounds a bit desperate to me - even by ASH standards.Tuftynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-23682733064711768182010-10-15T20:46:38.998+01:002010-10-15T20:46:38.998+01:00WTF? is about all I've got left for stories li...WTF? is about all I've got left for stories like this.<br />And people still beleive this crap.<br />What gets me is they try to make out that second hand and third hand smoke is deadlier than first hand smoke.<br />How can a non smoker who interacts with a smoker be at so muck risk when the smoker isn't. And how can people fall for this bullshit?<br /><br />Hopefully, the "science" will get so stupid that people dismiss this crap altogether and we can turn back to normality.<br /><br />I'm not hopefull though. There are plenty of examples in history that would show this won't happen.<br /><br />Maybe the best course of action is to follow Leg Irons example and just scare the crap out of anti-smokersBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.com