torn asunder

wait, you're comparing smoking with child molestation? you're kidding, right? i was disagreeing with the statement you made that "if one of us is wronged, we're all wronged". you're predicating your argument on the idea that smokers are being wronged, and i'm just saying that that's not *necessarily* true. as for the contact buzz issue, just because you haven't had it happen doesn't mean it doesn't. i'm talking about non-*smokers* getting a buzz. if someone is already stoned the point is moot. lastly, if you don't want people to be angry with you for smoking, maybe it would be a good idea to not intentionally blow smoke in their face!

hey, first of, drop the attitude, dude. "i don't have a fucking link"? settle down... what's wrong with you? i asked a simple question, because i was doubtful about the credibility of your statement. you need to stop taking things so damn personally, & just lighten up, ok? secondly, you're using faulty logic. people have been getting tonsillitus for centuries. just because your friend used these things, it *in no way* proves that they were the cause. i mean, if that were the case, i could say that "i started lifting weights a couple months ago. then i got a really bad sinus infection. weight lifting causes sinus infections, so i'm not gonna work out any more!!" now really, does that make any sense? just because you believe it doesn't make it true...

what if i don't consider it being wronged? selfish? really? second hand smoke obviously has an effect on people - ever been at a party where people are smoking weed & gotten a contact buzz? how do you think that happens? yeah. the same shit that the active smoker takes in, is also taken in by people who are just around it. hearing all of these smokers complain about "not being able to do as they wish" with their bodies is irritating as hell. you know, i really don't care what people do to themselves - they can smoke all they want. thing is, a smoker *can't* restrict their habit to only themselves. it's not like liquor, or orally ingested drugs, where the effects are self-contained. who the hell do smokers think they are? what gives them the right to say, " you don't like smoke, go somewhere else!", but yet, complain about non-smokers saying the same thing? it doesn't make any sense... and for the record, i've mentioned before that i do think there are better ways to go about this, such as air filtration requirements/inspections for smoking establishments, or the creation of "smoking licenses" for businesses. i do think there need to be better accomodations for smokers, such as separate rooms, or outdoor patios, etc. this business about "25-100 ft from a public building" is fucking stupid...

heh, i was just thinking the same thing, minus the long day part...

that's precisely what i'd like to know - sources, rev? because it sounds like b.s. (not that you're making it up, but that someone fed you false information...)

i'll tell you what - if someone intentionally blows smoke at me as i'm walking in somewhere, there likely to get their ass kicked. why the hell do you think it's ok in any way to treat people with such disrespect? people who, for all you know, had absolutely nothing to do with this, and maybe even were against it? that's so immature it's pitiful.

OMFG i want one of these!!!

ah, i see - it's also a line in a cherry poppin' daddies song, called "drunk daddy". anyway... the pope, cuz robertson's a giant pansy! umm... mel gibson's character in "mad max", or mel gibson's character in "lethal weapon"!?

cherry poppin' daddies reference?

i confess to still having active crushes on a few dgn'ers, but i'm still unable to share the details. (not much of a confession, is it?)

liftin' weights, biotch!! *flexes*

i'm willing to bet that the doctors to whom you're referring are MD's - i always go to DO's as they tend to lean more towards/are more open to a holistic approach to health. my last Do even did spinal manipulations, which is how i decided to pursue chiropractic care. MD's, in my experience, just prefer to throw meds at every single issue the come across.

i used to know someone named achilles - he was really a heel... (waits for collective groan)

no welcome for you!!

dgn, because they'd just revel in the chaos caused by a tornado! chuck norris, or lemmy from motorhead!?

heh... dude, it's not "continue the thirteen word story from the previous post"!!

you know how, if you're on a busy street, like in a major city, and you're walking along, part of the crowd? then you step out, stand against a wall, and watch people go by - people who don't notice you, pay absolutely no attention to you, because you're out on the fringe and not in with them? kind of like that, but more isolated...

*thud*

"skip to the fireswamp, that sounded good!" "you're sick - i'll humour you..."

drive a total of 3.5 hrs (round trip), just to pick up something so i can work today. at least i'm getting paid for my drive time!

"...i think you're bluffing..."

in general, i'd say it's because most people have no idea what they want out of life - they vaccilate between desires on a whim, and they want satisfaction *now*, so they indulge their wants as they come, but are always unsatisfied, and so begin looking for "aomething else". that elusive "something" that will make everything better, make it all "alright". most people don't understand this: that's my personal take on why people are so confusing, anyway...