tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post845517674108613741..comments2023-10-30T07:45:43.656-04:00Comments on Thoughts and Ideas: Smoking Gets an R for RepugnanceA Wiser Man Than Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-65937754483350910762007-05-13T13:04:00.000-04:002007-05-13T13:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link Ron. It looks like you got a ...Thanks for the link Ron. It looks like you got a chance to check out their new album. I'll need to give it a couple of listens myself.A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-9902976645890522242007-05-13T13:02:00.000-04:002007-05-13T13:02:00.000-04:00You tend to see things from an economic perspectiv...You tend to see things from an economic perspective, which I appreciate, but I think you're wrong on this one.<BR/><BR/>It's not about money; it's about control. I don't see smoking bans as increasing the profits of bars and restaurants, though the money spent there must go elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Also, I recall reading somewhere (Larry Elder's book I think) that smokers are actually good for the economy, what with the dying early and all.A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-74291022840700090652007-05-13T09:23:00.000-04:002007-05-13T09:23:00.000-04:00Its about the money,wiser, not the soul.The whole ...Its about the money,wiser, not the soul.The whole medical system, insurance through hospitals, is now threatened, the workforce is less productive, tobaccos profits will be sacrificed for the Greater Profit.troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-55166971407821935452007-05-12T14:29:00.000-04:002007-05-12T14:29:00.000-04:00Hey Eric, I forgot to tell you.I remeber some time...Hey Eric, I forgot to tell you.I remeber some time ago we talked about Type O Negative. <BR/><BR/>Check out the lyrics to this song from their new albumn. It's about as Pro-Life as it comes...<BR/><BR/>http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/type_o_negative_lyrics_980/dead_again_lyrics_42528/these_three_things_lyrics_460524.htmlRegularRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943494214247213345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-80837022120556836392007-05-12T10:34:00.000-04:002007-05-12T10:34:00.000-04:00Fighting for freedom? Who's freedom?That's my atte...<I>Fighting for freedom? Who's freedom?</I><BR/><BR/>That's my attempt at a joke Ron. Or maybe it's there's. But it's not all that funny.A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-90250553807472153872007-05-11T14:19:00.000-04:002007-05-11T14:19:00.000-04:00I tell ya Eric, it's getting uglier and uglier out...I tell ya Eric, it's getting uglier and uglier out here. Not seein Bogey smoke, or even Joan Crawford with that sexy raspy voice of hers, holding a lucky strike is down right communistic, fashists, and every other despotic crap we've been fed to believe is wrong.<BR/><BR/>Fighting for freedom? Who's freedom?RegularRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943494214247213345noreply@blogger.com