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VegasMirage
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Posted - 2013.12.14 07:48:00 -
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Please stop this bad habit. It's amazing how many of you still smoke cigarettes.
Come on, it's not the 70's even the tobacco companies advertise you're gonna die if you do it. Stop now. Ok. no more games... it's real this time!!! |
VegasMirage
Side Effects. Serious Space Holding Alliance
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Posted - 2013.12.14 09:44:00 -
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Magna Mortem wrote:People will also die if they don't. Actually, more people die from not smoking than from smoking.
Think about it.
it's smart guys like you that make the dumb guys smarter
Think about it. no more games... it's real this time!!! |
VegasMirage
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Posted - 2013.12.15 04:05:00 -
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Everything is calculated risks, so why take on so much risk with absolutely no benefit? You've been brainwashed to think cigarettes are "cool", make you look "cool" or go well with things like coffee or alcohol. Your self perception is bent.
Brainwashed by 'The Marlboro Man' and killer logos like Camel "Turkish Blend"... and you accept this by making excuses for the product and their advertised perceived "benefits".
You're a product of a mediated reality. You are not free, you are a slave to somebody else's profits. no more games... it's real this time!!! |
VegasMirage
Side Effects. Serious Space Holding Alliance
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Posted - 2013.12.15 16:09:00 -
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Smoking cigarettes also satisfies an oral fetish or desire to have something put in one's mouth. no more games... it's real this time!!! |
VegasMirage
Side Effects. Serious Space Holding Alliance
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Posted - 2013.12.17 03:06:00 -
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Slade Trillgon wrote:VegasMirage wrote:Please stop this bad habit. It's amazing how many of you still smoke cigarettes.
Come on, it's not the 70's even the tobacco companies advertise you're gonna die if you do it. Stop now. Ok. Stop over eating please, it is a bad habit. Come on, it's not even the 80's, even the food industry is telling you you will kill yourself if you don't control yourself.
I agree with you. Making trans fat illegal was a great move on our govts' part. More responsible decisions like this and health care costs may go down on their own.
Also, government should reimburse you for your gym membership if you use it 120 days out of the year. no more games... it's real this time!!! |
VegasMirage
Side Effects. Serious Space Holding Alliance
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Posted - 2013.12.17 18:25:00 -
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Slade Trillgon wrote:VegasMirage wrote:Slade Trillgon wrote:VegasMirage wrote:Please stop this bad habit. It's amazing how many of you still smoke cigarettes.
Come on, it's not the 70's even the tobacco companies advertise you're gonna die if you do it. Stop now. Ok. Stop over eating please, it is a bad habit. Come on, it's not even the 80's, even the food industry is telling you you will kill yourself if you don't control yourself. I agree with you. Making trans fat illegal was a great move on our govts' part. More responsible decisions like this and health care costs may go down on their own. Also, government should reimburse you for your gym membership if you use it 120 days out of the year. The insurance companies should do the reimbursement as they are the ones that are making more money on you staying healthy. The society (government included) benefit in totality from a healthier society, but if the 'change' is spear headed and controlled by the government then we are one step closer to the fascist end of the social spectrum. Me no like that.
How do you make the leap from public safety like controlling what corporations put in our food or using the tax system as an incentive to motivate people to exercise into fascism? What are you the missing link?
And besides that the US is already a fascist state; "when governments and corporations collude against the betterment of the public" defined. And just because it's fascists doesn't mean WE shouldn't try and get some good out of it. no more games... it's real this time!!! |
VegasMirage
Side Effects. Serious Space Holding Alliance
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Posted - 2013.12.17 22:06:00 -
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Kairavi Mrithyakara wrote:Khergit Deserters wrote:I have a relative who swears by e-cigs. He smokes his gadget exclusively now and never touches actual tobacco. And they even let him puff his e-cig in his regular hangout bar. I've got a friend who's managed to stave off smoking all together the same way. I always figured she was one of the lucky ones, who just needed the nicotine. Me, I haven't managed it yet. I've been trying to switch to e-cigs for months, now, but I keep going back to actually baccy. It just feels so much better than a silly plastic thing that glows on the end when you pull on it. Maybe that's what it is, the feeling of the cigarette, not just the taste. When they can come up with an e-cigarette that's as light as a hand-rolled cig, that cackles when you light it, and doesn't feel like you're masticating a ball-point pen, then I'll switch to them. In the mean time, I'm going to have to make these herbals work..
With all due respect, it's called being Self Destructive. no more games... it's real this time!!! |
VegasMirage
Side Effects. Serious Space Holding Alliance
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Posted - 2013.12.18 19:58:00 -
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Recently, MGM Resorts in Las Vegas (where I'm from) did a study about second-hand smoke and the effects on non smoking employees who work in the casino and hospitality industry.
The study determined that there is no safe level of second-hand smoke and that the genetic make up of non smoking employees was changed due to the presence of second-hand smoke.
So, a smoker who does not have a predisposition for heart disease is smoking in public and a person with the genetic predisposition of cardiovascular disease is standing there waiting in line to enter the restaurant as you blow smoke in his face could actually be the beginning of a long hard life shortly after. You don't know what you're doing to others and it seems from some of your responses you frankly don't care.
This is NOT preaching it's scientific fact that is no longer debated even by the largest tobacco companies.
It's not fair that you stand on a ledge and while jumping to your death grab the lady watching you. Smoke e-cigs when in public, chew tobacco, eat hash brownies I don't care - stop blowing smoke up my ass when you're killing yourself.
Also, I don't mind paying the higher tax for all your health issues, but at least don't try to sicken sane individuals who care about their quality of life.
That's to the immature few who see this as a soap box opportunity from a "church lady". Also, the tough guy/sexy lady thing you think your projecting is a lie. Grow up.
So, explain now why you still smoke anything but smokeless options. Also, please understand I write pretty terse and to the point, but I don't mean to be rude. This is written with all respect due an Eve capsuleer.
no more games... it's real this time!!! |
VegasMirage
Side Effects. Serious Space Holding Alliance
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Posted - 2013.12.26 19:39:00 -
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Just wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. Thanks for all your insights and healthy discussions AND the sprinkle of hate, which I thrive on btw >_< ISD should leave the posts, nothing on this thread was as bad as what you get from Hi Sec Mercs chest beating in C&P, which should also be regulated by local government
I'm not trying to brow beat anybody who smokes. I apologize if I came across as a wet nurse, but come on people the research is in. The chance to sound intelligent, funny or cool while promoting the benefits of smoking is over. It's senseless.
Thank you to the posts who were honest about the reason they smoke. Perhaps somebody who hasn't started will see it and decide against starting...
I don't think banning everything is the way forward, but controlling how and where it's done is important for me. The reason I started the thread was because I had a really bad month surrounded by smokers at my new job.
In a board presentation they chain smoked. Then in the parking garage, 4-5 analysts smoking next to my car... in a freaking busy parking garage. I get in my car and rev the engine for 10 minutes smiling at them... here have some more... for free.
All the while, No Smoking Signs everywhere. I finally told the CEO I couldn't work there anymore. I was contacted and told smoking would be stopped in all non smoking areas, if I didn't leave.
I was actually sick for 2-3 days from Bronchitis from the smoke. Can't remember the last time I was sick. So, I started this thread.
Yes, go home and smoke your cartoon of Pall Malls, Davidoffs or hand rolled shag while sipping on your balloon snifter of cognac and pray your child doesn't pick up the habit of chain smoking Marlboro Reds or Unfiltered Camels (because it's healthier without a filter).
no more games... it's real this time!!! |
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