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Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Hooligan on January 05, 2003, 06:44:08 PM

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/dave_barry/4069054.htm

Just too juicy to miss reading IMO.

Hooligan

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Curval on January 05, 2003, 07:48:50 PM

:)

He's right too.

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Toad on January 05, 2003, 09:22:23 PM

Sometimes Dave Barry actually lives up to his rep.

This is definitely one of those times.

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Saurdaukar on January 05, 2003, 11:11:34 PM

Theres a war on tobacco?

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: lazs2 on January 06, 2003, 08:16:57 AM

oops... hooli emailed me that article and I posted it in another thread.
lazs

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Suave on January 06, 2003, 09:52:22 AM

I'm waiting for the "buying tobacco helps terroritsts" comercials .

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: midnight Target on January 06, 2003, 09:57:46 AM

Hehee!

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To actually stop smokers from smoking would be to kill the goose that is coughing up the golden loogies.

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: AKDejaVu on January 06, 2003, 11:36:21 AM

Its nice to see the BBS come to gether and realize the true worth of government.  This crap transcends parties.  It makes you realize that the only real difference between the two parties is what people they give all our money too.  And I got news for ya... neither give it back to us.

AKDejaVu

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: lazs2 on January 06, 2003, 02:45:17 PM

yep deja... allways best to vote for the party with the least new programs tho.
lazs

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: -ammo- on January 06, 2003, 04:31:35 PM

I am just glad to see that hooligan lives!

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Hooligan on January 07, 2003, 01:44:40 AM

Yes there is a "war on tobacco".  And just like the "war on poverty" and "war on drugs" and the various other "wars", it mostly seems to involve taking you money away so that you don't hurt yourself with it.

Hooligan

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: rod367th on January 07, 2003, 03:18:05 AM

The U.S. Gov.  is Responsible for most men addicted to  cigarettes. In ww2 They would put Cigarettes in with C-rations. a man would get Cigarettes when ever resupplies came.


 My father Flew in WW2 nd Korea. Lived thru both wars. Died to lung cancer. Doctor told him after first lung removed" Stop smoking you could live 5 to 10 years more".  year later on his last day on earth, He looked up and last words I ever heard from him were " Guess I shouldv'e Stoped smoking" I'm still Pissed to this day that he never Got to see his grandson Who can't get to know him by reading his diary.


 So Please if you smoke STOP!!!!!!!!!!!! If Not for your life, do it
for those around you who have to watch you wilt away.

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Suave on January 07, 2003, 08:24:52 AM

Those tobacco farmers are an axis of evil !

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Ripsnort on January 07, 2003, 09:32:32 AM

Suave, the Lawyers that milked the tabacco industry were the axis of evil, my friend. ;)

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: narsus on January 07, 2003, 10:26:21 AM

Hey Hooly glad to see your still around.

The article is correct the amount of tax on cigarrettes is appaling, paid $6 for my pack this morning. When I started smoking 11 years ago packs we $2, all this extra tax is so the government can make some extra cash. "They" will never make smoking illegal, and they are not stupid enough to make alcohol illegal either. They make too much money off of smokers, I figure the government makes at least $1,100 a year off of me for smoking.

BASTARDS.

Hey Hooly when is the next get together, must go to the range again.

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: AKDejaVu on January 07, 2003, 10:34:33 AM

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Originally posted by rod367th
The U.S. Gov.  is Responsible for most men addicted to  cigarettes. In ww2 They would put Cigarettes in with C-rations. a man would get Cigarettes when ever resupplies came.

This is one of the stupidest things I've read on the BBS.

You have no idea what you are talking about here.

AKDejaVu

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: lord dolf vader on January 07, 2003, 10:39:39 AM

hes refering to the fact that lots of men started their habits in the u.s. army navy ect.

cigaretts were part of every soldiers rations.

Title: The War on Tobacco
Post by: Suave on January 07, 2003, 11:36:23 AM

"We've got to tax tobacco and alcohol."

"Why"

"We need revenue for the ATF bureau and it's employees salaries"

The ATF, there's a lame horse that should've been put down when prohibition died .