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...
WI:Eateries protest city smoking ban
Indians Trying to Save thier Reputation
Lobbying Day in Albany..this coming Tuesday
Nightclub owner ready to rally against ban (Greeley, CO Smoking Ban potential re-vote coming!)
Maine: Next round of youth cigarette ads is unveiled (Get Ready!)
What are they smoking on Capitol Hill?
One budget hole filled, another springs a leak
Price discrimination
House Narrowly Passes Tax and Tobacco Bill
Collins Says New Jobs Creation Act Contains Good News for American Tobacco Industry
U.S. Finds Fewer Teens Smoking (Anti-Tobacco Ads, Rise in Taxation Cited in Drop-Off)
Free Republic Smokers' Lounge theme song
Click on "I love this bar"
Sorry about the late opening....But how many times does a guy get to see his daughter married for the first time?
Congratulations, Joe !! :^D
Smoking and Property Rights (http://www.mises.org)
State ban against online cigarette sales begins today This one carried over from last week.
Little support for smoking ban at Hoboken bar
Police officer fired for smoking tobacco
Small minds the mark of Big Liberals
Florida Gov. Bush Signs Smoking Ban Bill
Fired [For Smoking] cop speaks out
Now Maine bars smoking too
Former TX Attorney General Dan Morales Jailed After Bond Is Revoked
Maine: Groups rally AGAINST smoking ban
WEB SELLERS BURN TAX-DODGE PUFFERS
Ban Plan Should Go Up In Smoke
PRAISE NEW JERSEY: Bill to ban smoking is filtered some more. Assembly sponsor: It's now toothless
Freep This Poll - Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect Today
Fla. restaurant smoking ban takes effect Tuesday
Lawyers Putting Their Weight Behind Obesity Cases
Anti-smoking lobby steams over report
Council's logic hazy on Denver smoking ban
For Bart's, ban on smoking is a killer (smoking ban drives restaurant out of business)
Up in smoke
Bar owners seek relief from ban on smoking
Cigarette tax has smokers fuming
Mark Steyn: Cambodians deserve better than the killing fields of tobacco
The Fascist Epithet
No farting, please (Grade school kids who fart will be disciplined)
City Bans Smoking in Unlikeliest State
Florida's Smoking ban...class action suit
Smoke Nazis Strike Again: "Insider" Jeffrey Wigand Continues His Assault on Individual Liberty
Vegetarian Advocate: A New York Ban on Meat Consumption in the Workplace [Hidden Agenda Warning]
Beer blaze in Bellingham bar (Hurry! Save the beer!)
Good for you ! :^D
And I'll have something to knock me out of my senses. That'll be a jackhammer on the rocks. (Think that's a triple shot of JD) Thankew.
Her next two won't cost ya nearly so much.
Just teasin ya, Joe! Put that stick down!
Thanks for posting the old articles, I enjoyed reading the old New Jersey ones, I am still (pleasantly) surprised they actually did the smart thing and shot down a ban here.
Wholesalers sue Philip Morris YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Safety of children in grocery carts (The dumbest health/safety Nazi, anti-tobacco study ever)
BARS GO PUB-LIC WITH SMOKE SUIT
Debate on cigarette ban is still smoking
And, of course, the most important thread of the week
Free Republic 3rd quarter FReepathon underway! Stop by and bump the FReepathon!
Of course water is bad for you: think of what fish do in it
Puffin' pariahs: America's relentless war against smokers
Measures intended to disrupt user access to substances may contribute to the spread of their use
Dorchester activist is dragged to his death
Cigarettes now leading cause of death in developing world
And, of course, still the most important thread:
Free Republic 3rd quarter FReepathon underway! - Thread 3
STATE MAY GO AFTER TAX-FREE TOBACCO BUYERS (NYS)
Irving moves closer to ban on smoking - restaurants foresee, warn council of economic hardship
Smoking or Cheating?
IT'S MOB RULE!
Smokers Suing To Stop NY Smoking Ban
[New York]City Hall Plays Host To Pro And Anti-Smoking Rallies
Lawyers scream about ice cream
WHY SMOKING BAN BURNS BUSINESSES
Smoking bylaw charges laid
Coffee Capital Eyes Tax On 'Designer Drinks'
Ca: Raucous rally kicks off campaign - Recall 2003
Blood oozes out of apartment walls (Nice place, too bad we gotta go...)
As the smoke clears
Smoking and Property Rights
ALL JOBS WOULD BANISH CIGARETTES (NOW..ARIZONA)
Restraunt Fights Smoking Ban in Tampa, FL
L.A. Jury Rejects Damages Against Philip Morris
More fallout from the smoking ban. An upstate NY story.
New York's smoking ban is a boon for out-of-state bars and restaurants
Germany to sue over EU tobacco advertising ban
Please enlighten the new comer. Exactly what do you do here in the smoker's lounge?
Governor Releases State Police Report On Smoke-Shop Raid -Police Defend Actions (W/Photos of raid)
Ithaca considering anti-smoking law as backup to state ban
A match for the challengers
Herbal cigarettes at issue in Delaware ban
SMOKING SCARE TACTICS - Cigarette packs may carry pictures of cancer-ravaged organs.
Why Do Gays Smoke So Much
'Whoopi' Ignites Furor (Anti-smoking goons upset with Goldberg & NBC)
Prisoner Sues Over Secondhand Smoke
N.C. tobacco settlement money may lure high-tech firms
Smoking ban and Judicial Tyranny
Mike's so out of touch, it hurts (Bloomberg)
A very slow week so I'll add a couple of other threads that highlight some other FReepers and their actions this week.
Kansas City Hillary FReep After Action Report Just another Joe
Post-Freep Report. Hillary in Cleveland. One arrested. dubyaismypresident
Entering the belly of The BEAST. My day with Hillary Hillary's Lovely Legs
The Third Sector (The Threat of NGOs To The US)
'Sober bar' must sell Booze to allow smokers
'Sober bar' must sell Booze to allow smokers
I snuffed out his life for giving me hell
Taking it outside Restaurant owners hope patios will lure back smokers
Living in a state of disrepair: California (Dave Barry)
Toledo bar owners jeer smoking ban
Bans on Smoking in Prison Shrink a Coveted Market
No-smoking issue dominates Springfield City Council meeting again
Toledo bar owners jeer smoking ban
Universal Leaf plans grand opening [1000+ jobs - Nash County, NC]
UN Envoys Fume Over New York Smoking Ban
Feds will put confiscated cigarettes back on market
Flawed road to smoking ban vote
McDonald's obesity lawsuit thrown out
The Buzz Across Canada: Coffee Houses Go To Pot
SMOKING LAWS TOO HARSH, VOTERS SAY (New York)
Smoking Cited in Iraq Pneumonia Cases
We drink, smoke, joke, discuss tobacco related happenings around the country, chat, flirt, you name it we've probably done it.
Go to reply #14 and click on the 'KC Hillary FReep' look for the link to the video and you can see me, if you want.
Well I don't smoke tobacco but chatting and flirting I do. whatcha all drinkin?
Envoy Slams Puff Ban (Hold ma stoggie)
UK: Smoking Vaccine "A Step Closer"
California passes Internet cigarette bill
Flawed road to smoking ban vote
Smokers 'Taking it to the Streets' to protest ban [restaurants suffering a 20 to 60 percent loss]
Smoking Kills
Second-hand Smoke is Harmful to Science
Study Links Teen Use of Tobacco and Pot
SMOKING COPS HIT BARS WITH 524 TIX
Rudy sez Bloomy blew it on city's total smoking ban
EU Mulls Smoking Ban in Cafes, Bars, Restaurants
GIULIANI BUTTS IN AND RAPS CIG BAN
Smoking ban on private businesses
Hotels Across the U.S. Going Smoke-Free
Politics prevents women from learning about abortion/breast cancer risks
Onondaga Indian Nation threatensI-81 toll if state orders taxes
NEXT: NO CIGS IN YOUR CAR
NY SENATOR PROPOSES BAN ON SMOKING IN CARS
France Hikes Taxes on Smokers, Manufacturers Gripe
First tobacco, now fat
Underage drinking
20 Bars Agree To Enforce Smoking Bans After Judge Threatens Jail Time
Printer FriendlyPage Cigarette smuggling funds terrorists
What would you like?
My current favorite in the adult beverage catagory is Tequila and orange juice. But I will settle for a cold beer.
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