Free Republic Smokers' Lounge

Puff List ^ | 8/02/02 | francisandbeans

[SheLion]

No need to be so sad, dear - I'll share..........

Your so sweet , sis!

[SeaDragon]

I didn't say disgusting, I said revolting. It took an impressive amount of energy and dedication to put on what became a revolting display, see?

You are only digging the hole deeper, cupcake.

;-)

[kcpopps]

Whaddya think of this? huh?

---

Shame on you, teen smokers' mom says - Woman posts fliers to keep her twins away from cigarettes

West Bend - Karen Paape has a simple request of anyone who sees her twin 16-year-old sons smoking: Call the police.

No Smoking

Photo/File

Quotable

You'd think you could shame them, wouldn't you?

- Karen Paape,
mother of
16-year-old twins

Angry that her sons Gavin and Bradley Belunes continue to smoke cigarettes, she snapped a couple of pictures of the boys, made up a flier and posted it at two gas stations near their West Bend home.

"If you see them smoking, please call the police on them. Signed, their loving parents," the poster says.

"I told them I was going to slap their mug all over the city," she told a reporter when asked about the posters. "You'd think you could shame them, wouldn't you?"

Mom's guerrilla tactics - which also include surprise inspections at friends' homes and a sniff test when her sons come through the door - don't sit well with at least one of the boys.

"I tore one of them up," Gavin said of the fliers, "and I joked it off with my friend, like I didn't care. But I'm pissed. I tried being honest with her, that I smoked, and then she does this."

A good idea?

Is all this tough love - executed in public - a good idea?

John Hyatt, assistant director of IMPACT Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, isn't convinced. He called Paape's approach "interesting."

"I'm not sure I would necessarily recommend it," said Hyatt, whose firm runs a number of rehabilitation programs. "The reason I like it is it says she cares, that she is concerned and she's involved in her kids' lives." ...

rest of story here

[Argh]

I AM your friend.

And we all know you're such a lady.........

Nice shot!

[SheLion]

So, what DID you shave? Enquiring minds want to know.

Golly gee. I THOUGHT that was your chin! ~whew

You weren't bending OVER were you?! :)

[SheLion]

I'm not sure if your delicate sensibilities could have handled it - it got pretty down and dirty. And we all know you're such a lady.............

Oh YEA?????????

[Argh]

the hole deeper

You never quit, do you? I remember those words being used a lot that night, too. That's what I call impressive dedication! :^)

[Just another Joe]

You weren't bending OVER were you?! :)

I'm not even sure I was THERE!

[SheLion]

And we all know you're such a lady.........Nice shot!

Was that directed at ME?!!

[Just another Joe]

Well, to tell you the truth, I think this is better than the govt getting into it.
She's obviously a parent that cares and if the boys are under 18 I'd say let her go for it.

[Just another Joe]

Argh, if I were you I think that I would "duck and cover".
Especially if Bella shows up.

[SheLion]

Joe! Here's what I invision the Smokers Lounge to look like. You like it?

[SeaDragon]

That's what I call impressive dedication! :^)

You are insane............

:)

[Just another Joe]

That's pretty close except that you only got a shot of the side room.
To the right is a movable wall that will let the side room become a part of the main floor.
On the left is a door that leads to the game room. That's where the notorious pool table is.

[Argh]

Well, let's see, response # 76:

To: SheLion

booohoooooooo I missed it.

I'm not sure if your delicate sensibilities could have handled it - it got pretty down and dirty. And we all know you're such a lady.............

76 posted on 8/2/02 10:38 AM Pacific by Gabz

Yup, looks like it was addressed to you.

[kcpopps]

The boys are 16. Every parent should be free to do as they see fit, but I personally think she could handle it in a more effective way, not so publicly. These boys are going to catch hell in school you know.

I just thought it was interesting because of the twist on the turn your parents in routine.

[Gabz]

EUREKA - I have solved the mystery of how and why antis behave the way they do!!!!!

Absinthe (WormWood) Making a comeback in US and Europe - linked to convulsions, madness, and death.

From the article:

Side effects from consumption of wormwood include renal failure, convulsions, involuntary evacuations, abnormal respiration, and foaming at the mouth.

And this:

Around the turn of the century, it was noted that heavy absinthe users had a propensity toward madness and suicide.

[Argh]

BWWAAahahahahahaha....

[Just another Joe]

MAN! You're just trying to get ALL the ladies pi$$ed at you today, aren't you?
Feeling your oats, or what?

[Argh]

Hah, I have lectured Miss Bella for hours about the nauseating quality of her love chats with Mr. GOP. The sex stuff, no matter how revolting, was a relatively pleasant break from THAT mushy muck.