Posted on 06/18/2004 7:50:16 PM PDT by Just another Joe
Welcome Friends, foes and associates to the completely remodeled Free Republic...
Smoker's Lounge
Here you will find a comfy place to smoke, drink, joke or whatever. We always have a great time, so sit back, relax and...
The video was me in a devil costume. Go to my FR homepage and you can see me and the missus.
I gotta get up tomorrow so I'll see ya later.
Good morning! I didn't get by last night because my next door neighbor came by, but I'll help myself to coffee, if you don't mind, before I'm off to read for awhile...
"I am still (pleasantly) surprised they actually did the smart thing and shot down a ban here."
God Bless my adopted state of New Jersey for that one. It's one great reason to continue to call it home. And the legislature moved swiftly and unanimously to re-instate Ladie's Nights at bars, etc.
Hey, a few years ago I might not have supported that, but now my atitude is, if the left is for it, i'm against it, no matter how sensible an idea it might, on its face, seem. Because I have learned that no matter what the left says it is doing, in its heart of hearts it is trying to destroy our civilization.
Congrats!!!!!
I hit the old sackaroo real early last night I was practically asleep on my feet.
We're taking Jax to a kids fishing tournament this morning and then going to head for our favorite spot for surf fishing for a picnic. hubby's gotta work tomorrow - so we're doing fathers' day today.
Oops. Hi Bye
Congratulations Joe!!! I wish them many years of happiness!
Sorry I missed the ping. I got involved in a thread about Paul Johnson. Sickening.
Lost 4 more teenagers. Drinking and driving and speeding. The young driver lost control, went off the road and wrapped his vehicle of steel around a tree.
But the state can be proud.......none of the young men smoked! /rant off
I love it!
how sad.
But you're right - at least they weren't smoking.
This goes right over the anti's head.
To the anti's, everything else is a "condition," but smoking is just plain evil. Have to get rid of the evil you know.
IMHO, the anti's are worse then the Taliban......wanting complete control no matter HOW they get it!
If a smoker dies, he will have "75" nicotine patches waiting for them in Heaven. heh!
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
States Moving to End Tribes' Tax-Free Sales
(Delaware)State trooper sues governor
Emotions flare on 'front line' of smoking war
Stupid Debating Tricks -- 9 Of My Least Favorite Debate Tactics
Maine: Foster parents' smoking may be curtailed-A Man's Home Is His Castle?
Mission Considers Banning Smoking In Public Places
Cherner Version VS Reality Version: (NY Smoking Ban)
Senate Bill S.1177; To prevent internet purchases of cigs.
SMOKING BAN ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE, OTHER THAN BURDENING BUSINESSES
Senate Bill S. 1490; Tax increase on cigs
Smokers' houses harder to sell Here's one of the hot ones this week
WORLD OF TROUBLE ERUPTS OVER SMOKE BAN AT U.N.
Maine: Tobacco curbs need more time for results
N.Y. Indian Tribes Oppose Proposal to Tax Cigarettes
Philip Morris pays damages to burned girl
Talks on Capitol Hill to Regulate Tobacco Industry Break Down
Tough love: Tax cigarettes, alcohol and the rich, by: Cruz Bustamante
ANSI Denies Appeals to ASHRAE Smoking Space Ventilation Addendum
Smoking ban delayed again (Lexington, KY)
Imperial Tobacco Denies Link Between Smoking, Cancer (It's a myth)
Smoking a power struggle
Maine: Bingo ad touting no smoking targeted
CDC: Smoking Rate Among Black Males Down
Non-smokers, workers enjoy breath of fresh air in area restaurants (CT Smoking Ban)
Maine:No smoking in the Sanford casino (Then What Good IS It)
And of course, don't forget to stop and bump The Free Republic Fourth Quarter FReepathon is Underway!! Thread 2
His Dreams Go Up In Smoke
Longtime flight attendant loses secondhand smoke suit against tobacco companies
Ban Turns Tobacco into Prison Prize -- Colorado move spawns black market, arrests
NY smoking ban leads to job losses
Record Liquor License Applications in California (what about the smoking ban hurting businesses?)
Air is clear, patrons scarce after smoking ban
Second Hand Smoke Scam
State cracks down on cigarette prices
Florida: Complaints over restaurants not complying with smoking ban
Second-Hand Gas Kills 130,000 Americans a Year -
Nicotine And Memory Loss-testing nicotine patch-may help those suffering Mild Cognitive Impairment
Maine: New rules anger cigar smokers who direct-order
Maine: Tobacco rules facing lawsuit
Second Hand Smoke Scam
UPS may have given customer data to state in cigarette tax probe
Mass: Vote puts state close to smoking ban
California Town Banning Smoking on Beach
Florida: Accommodating TIA's Smokers
Merger Could Close Brown and Williamson
Honor Indian Treaties - Get Involved
NYC Firefighters and EMS Workers Go Tobacco-Free
Austin may pull teeth out of smoking ban
City repeals smoking ban (Austin, Texas)
Former Texas Attorney General Morales sentenced to 4 years
Paying the way with property Cash-strapped cities eye more taxes, fees on real estate
Texas: New smoking ordinance passed
Maine: Lawsuit fights AMHI smoking ban
Online Sales "Rob" States Of Taxas (Beware the pro-taxation propaganda)
Hub law firm's bid to collect $1.25B in tobacco fees raises ire
Modified lung donor standards decrease mortality
Lawyer Preps For Fast Food Fight (Blames fast food for obesity)
BLOOMY RAPS RUDY
Mass:Taxachusetts Robs Lawyers Who Helped It Rob the Tobacco Industry
Ford limits where workers can smoke -oh brother
A single cigarette can get you hooked, study finds
Air pollution may increase stroke risk
The Facts About The Smoking Ban. If your a business owner or not, this is a must read! This is a hot one
Study: Higher Tobacco Use for American Indian Students
Anti-Smoking Campaign Is Anti-Freedom
Stogies under the stars
Close, But No Cigar For Strip Club
Europeans Outlaw Net Hate Speech
Smokers Bury Health Warning Under Humor
Indy: Councilwoman Revives Smoking Ban Proposal
Protestors Say Hummers Are As Harmful As Cigarettes
Restaurants Going Smoke Free
SC Tobacco tax group ready for 3rd legislative battle
Nicotine studied as treatment for brain disorders
The Smoke-filled boat?
Taxpayers propping up Big Tobacco
Scientist hits a Homer with 'tomacco' creation
Taxpayers propping up Big Tobacco
Study: High Schoolers Smoking Less, but Middle Schoolers Stay the Same
Groups butt in on public smoking
Limbaugh returns after drug treatment (Says, "More honesty to come") Don't know why this one is here
Operation Hero Miles I thought this one deserved a Puff bump
Smoking ban starts uproar :Lawmakers seen smoking on the House floor, don't support a ban.
ALBANY-SMOKING BAN OFFICIALS
It would be appreciated.
Let them smoke in peace
Harm is a 2-way street/Walter E. Williams: Private property rights key to liberty
Harm's a two way street I think this one is a repeat of the one above
Smoke-easies offer cover from puff police
Smoking ban vote was part of a statewide effort
Smoking Ban Smoke Screen
Smoke-free bars mask cowardice
For Some, All the World's an Ashtray
Pols' Permit Proposal Could Extinguish Law
'Fat tax' for Austrian health service
Smoking helps prevent schizophrenia: study
Alcohol Industry Faces Suit Alleging Marketing to Teens (ANOTHER CLASSless ACTION!)
Exercise is as addictive as booze and fags, say scientists
Smoking ban heats up as LCC prepares campus crackdown
No Smoking, and Don't Try Putting It Out
G.O.P. Drops Plan to Use Luxury Liner for Convention
D.C. Leaders Consider Smoking Ban [Proposal Would End Smoking In D.C. Bars, Restaurants]
British Medical Journal Proposes Tobacco Ban
DROP THAT ASHTRAY!
Freddy Comes Out Smoking
State probes Brigadiers bingo
Who's to Blame? Obesity in America
The deadly butt-leg war: 3 slain as cig street trade booms
Unwelcome Surprise on State Income Tax Forms, New York
Freedom Is In The Air (cough)(SMOKEFREE D.C. CREMATED) Common sense breaks out in, of all places, Washington D.C.
RJR, Brown & Williamson Win Florida Smoker Suit
WANTED: A FEW GOOD LAWYERS TO HELP FIGHT HEALTH DEPT.'S SMOKING SLEUTHS Good press?!
Hotel charged under smoking bylaw
A snapshot of tobacco-related messages relayed in pediatric offices in Delaware. The lies never stop
Taverns brace for smoking ban in different ways
Virginia Wants To Know How Much You Smoke In Your Home Cherner alert
Riverside, CA:Smoking by deputies under arrest BARF ALERT More prejiduce against smokers
Doug Moe: Get serious, ban those ashtrays Some satire thrown in
HEALTH CZARINA RULES FROM ON HIGH, LEAVING COUNTY EXPOSED TO LITIGATION
Jury caps fees owed tobacco law firms: "This case strikes at the heart of lawyering"
CDC director calls U.S. flu outbreak epidemic
You can't go without a fag. You need it for your hash."
Boston MA - Some pubs rebel at Somerville smoke ban
Fighting for freedom -- Super-size lawsuits whittling away our rights
Univ. of Minn. Study 1st to Detect Tobacco-Specific Carcinogens in Nonsmokers in Public Setting
New Recruit
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
G.O.P. Congressman Seen as Possible Bloomberg Challenger
Suit: Smoke ban ash-backward (Another Lawsuit to overturn NYs Smoking Ban)
Smoking rate world's lowest, but Swedes love snus
Can I Buy You a Drink and Light Your Cigarette? (Cathryn Crawford)
Maine bans smoking in bars
CT: Bar closing worries other owners
Ind: New Year brings new rules for smokers (BARF Alert)
Toxins lead to healthier lives? A good read
Upstart brands hurt Big Tobacco
Vanity Fair kicks Bloomberg's butt
Cigarette tax hurting profits of retailers - Smokers changing brands, not quitting What did they expect?
Many States Not Funding Tobacco Prevention The hypocrisy
SMOKIN' CRIME WAVE
Smoking linked to breast cancer
County ban on hiring smokers draws notice (BARF Alert!)
Cigarette Thief Drives Car Into Storefront- Police: Crime 'Not Worth Risk'
WA:Smoking clash goes to court
Stub it out, Kim tells Koreans
Hitler writes from the grave
Don't lose bad habits -- find study to support them
'Personal Responsibility Bias'
Local businesses await word on smoking-ban waivers
Michigan Smoke Free Dining Act Petition Drive
(Smoking) Ban puts bars in the red
Maine: N.B. bars attract Maine smokers (Lawmakers Choking Maine's Economy!)
NY:Hotel, Club Owner Turning To Internet To Net A Sale
Overweight? Blame McDonald's! Smoke? Blame Marlboro!
Smoking ban forces magician to scrap cig trick
Pubs warned of legal action over staff passive smoking With anone else this would be extortion or blackmail
RI: Smoking ban expected (Are ALL the CONTROL FREAKS coming from NEW ENGLAND??)
Smoke-free eateries recognized [Smoke-Free restaurants see increase in business]
Smoking ban taken out of the rule book at local sports grill
Seneca suit targets Internet tobacco ban
California: Placer bails on health program. 97% drop in tobacco fund receipts cited
Small tobacco cutting states' settlement
Fitch Lwrs Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA to 'BBB'; Rating Watch Continues
Bars try fishbowl smoking lounge
Smoking bans face new threat in Senate
MIKE: SMOKE OUT CIG-TAX DODGERS
Private property smoking ban poll that needs help (in my area)
Congress to Ban Mail Order Cigar Purchases!! (Action Needed TODAY!!!!)
Taxpayers saddled with obesity costs
Mail Order Cigar Purchases May be Banned!
Where There's Smoke, There's Congress
Take your butts outside: No smoking in new Karras Bros. Tavern in Detroit
We need more laws that invade our homes
If ya gottem, you can still smoke 'em! Pierce county, WA. State smoking ban update...
Couple demands halt to neighbor's smoking
Bars form charity; patrons light up
Maine: Maine Smoking Ban Drives Smokers Over Border
Cigarette Maker Loses Supreme Court Appeal
Urgent action is needed to tackle smoking in armed forces
SMOKING BAN AMENDMENTS HOT TOPIC AS ALBANY LEGISLATIVE SESSION OPENS
Maine: Attorney tries to block AMHI smoking ban (Don't go nuts in Maine if you smoke!)
U.S. raid targets smuggled smokes
New Patch Nixes the Liquid Lunch (Big Brother Alert!)
Maine:County bars bemoan ban on smoking
Lawmaker Wants SUV Restrictions
Former U.S. Surgeons General Have Plan to Cut Smoking ($2 per pack)
Burlington, VT moves ahead on smoking ban
Citing Livelihood, Musicians Announce Opposition to City?s Ban on Smoking
Tax smokers -- and 5 million will quit, health chiefs say (Barf Alert)
Ga. Legislature Mulls Law on Smoking in Cars
Caribbean cruise ship gives in to nicotine cravings
CigarWise Launches On-Line Magazine
Nymox's TobacAlert Product Attracts World-Wide Attention (HAVE YOU BEEN EXPOSED TO 2ND HAND SMOKE??)
MAYOR MIKE'S MYOPIA
CIG BOOTLEGGER'S 'BRIBE' AND BUST
Come May, no fags for schoolkids
Come May, no fags for schoolkids
NYC: THE SMOKING GUN ~ Bloomberg Again
Tourism offers healthy future for 'cigar capital' / Tampa's forgotten Ybor city enjoys a renaissance
Public smoking may be snuffed (Georgia)
Granholm's Solution: Raise Cigarette Taxes
AZ: Legislature faces big load; Immigrants, smoking hot-button issues
Cigar story sends readers up in smoke
Get Ready For The Twinkie Tax
Bid to collect taxes from Senecas halted
Maine:State investigates smoking in two bars (And so it starts)
(Michigan) New fees, taxes to add $391M (Early Collection, DEATH TAX, Smoke Tax, Booze Tax)
Ban on smoking bans OK'd
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