The 'truth' about tobacco smoke

oakridger.com ^ | January 28, 2005 | Ellen Rogers

[TOUGH STOUGH]

"Heck, I sit in non-smoking sections when out to eat, because I don't like having smoke wafting in my face when I'm trying to eat."

I have made the same kind of comments myself. Just because I smoke doesn't mean I Like smoke in my eyes.

Ditto to their rest of your post. And nagging when it has no chance to effect them (like when you are outside and far, far away from them).

[Humidston]

And I will enjoy some good old 2nd hand smoke and coffee! Take care my friend! I might even ax you for a drag...;-)

[Humidston]

Hey, where's a nice nose shot of Henry Nostrilitis Waxman??!

[exnavychick]

LOL! That's true enough. But then again, Christy Turlington is a big anti-smoking crusader, and she was a supermodel.

*shrugging*

[TexasCowboy]

"They do everyone a disservice by promoting their agendas while ignoring or downplaying the facts."

When I was a kid (before the Civil War) the prevailing thought was that if you couldn't trust our government and our leaders, who could you trust?

Now, we know if you trust our government and our leaders you really need to try to hitch a ride on Halle Bopp the next time it comes around.

[TOUGH STOUGH]

LOL, good job!

[Madame Dufarge]

Secondhand smoke: Not as unhealthy as some claim

But "some" have driven the campaign against private property rights, vis a vis businesses that allow smoking.

but still obnoxious as hell.

And there's the crux.

Property rights be damned, the give and take of what's left of a free society be damned, a poo-poo smell all of this

Why don't you people grow up?

[TOUGH STOUGH]

Very similar scenarios (for nonsmokers).

[exnavychick]

ROFL!!

[WildTurkey]

Famous smokers that died from lung cancer (in progress):

[SheLion]

The tiniest unhealthy reddish-browning of the tiny blood vessels in her skin, are so remarkable, they are a warning, yet go unnoticed

You're ridiculous!

[Madame Dufarge]

Let's have that list of non-smokers who lived forever

[SheLion]

i agree...i have always loved the smell of tobacco

I have always loved the smell of a clean man with after shave and the hint of tobacco on him. I am going to have a T Shirt made:

I LOVE A MAN WHO SMOKES!!

[SheLion]

You are right, you can tell a smoker, especially female, by her facial skin. It discolors the face and causes deep ugly wrinkles. That is true. I can spot a smoker from a mile away, after they are a certain age. And they do develop a terrible cough/hack.

You're full of chit. I have spent a lot of in tanning booths, and I smoke. And my skin is practically wrinkle free!

And I DON'T have yellow snaggly teeth either. And I don't stink. Where do you hang out? The east end of town where the cracks heads are? You're unbelievable buddy.

[SheLion]

All of you damn anti-smokers who CLAIM to be Conservatives wouldn't admit to the truth if it hit you in the head.

This is a very valid report. So you hate smokers. Tough!

Stay away from us then.

But take a little open-mindeness, if you have one, and read this report. It might open your eyes a little.

[SheLion]

I have been trying for years to explain to non-smokers that the cigarette smoke they breathe is so dilute it couldn't possibly cause the kind of health risks the EPA maintains.

You can't tell them nothing! The have blinders on. The hate smokers and that's just how it is. They have their FREE Republic minds made up.

[rmh47]

Secondhand smoke: Not as unhealthy as some claim, but still obnoxious as hell.

Apparently not to everybody, if you read the posts on this thread.

[SheLion]

Yesterday marked my 2nd year without a cig, after 40 years of puffing.

That's great for you Tom. Just don't get nasty about it. hehe!

I am sure you have read some posters in here that are absolutely BITTER about having to quit and then they come into our smoking threads and bash and trash us.

I doubt if you will ever do that though, TomGuy. You have always been a nice guy!!

[TOUGH STOUGH]

Yes, they do have on blinders. I just wish we could have an honest discussion about it (I know it's asking for too much)!

[SheLion]

Well, common sense is justified after all.

Yes, Joe, but as you can read by some our most illustrious posters in here, they STILL don't believe it and they will ALWAYS hate people who smoke.

I'd rather meet a smoker in a dark alley any day then a terrorist. But these hateful anti's think that we are STILL the worst on earth.