Posted on 09/02/2002 4:03:14 AM PDT by SheLion
You are never a disapointment.
Which fact ? that tobacco smoke is the vilest smell on earth or that smokers who complain about the taxes end up paying whatever they have to because they cannot control themselves ?
If I do, I won't have to worry about losing my investment in a recently lit cigarette.
Not half as thankful as me. I would hate to have to complain about your smoke.
Please tell what lies ? BTW, is redundancy a consequence of chain smoking ?
I am with you. I opted out of the tax program too. In various ways. Roll my own, and internet. California "for the children" smoker's tax....not from me.
No it never did. How anyone can find pleasure in filling their lungs with smoke while stinking up everything they own is not something that occurred to me. Maybe I just don't understand your definition of pleasure.
No. But maybe its because I'm not a masochist.
But just wait, you are the next tax victum. They are already putting the pieces together for a "Twinkies" tax. Then it will be your automobile with a miles driven tax. There will be no end to it.
Perhaps you will learn then that your complicity and approval and pushing for a cigarette tax, opened up this pandora's box in the first place.
You might want to rethink that statement, I don't think anyone here pays with their blood, we have found ways to have our cake and eat it too. :-}
Somehow the founders didn't think it was a right that needed to be protected, thank God." Wrong. Tobacco was a export crop and its money, even then, was very much needed. So in as much as they thought about it, it would have been positive. Tobacco leaves decorate many state seals, and capitals. I doubt they gave any political/philosophic thought to tobacco smoking as a right, not that it is, or should be, and enumerated right.
All this aside, you didnt answer any of the real instances I listed of todays government and its agents increasing the states power over the individual under the guise, real or imagined, of public heath, safety, and the environment. But I doubted that you would, or could.
I quit smoking for 5 days. It was the most MISERABLE 5 days of my life. I said 'Never again.'
I Love to smoke and it enhances the quality of my life. heh! I love to smoke before and after EVERYTHING I do!!LOL
I can't even imagine my life with coffee and cigarettes. May as well shoot me..........
Listen " ---- weed"........smokers LOVE the smell of burning tobacco. A lot of times, when I light up, Bubba says "Oh wow, that smells good!" And grabs one for himself.
Complain about taxes? WHAT taxes? We buy off of the Net, the Reservations or roll our own. So NO taxes, "my pain in the ass."
Control? Oh dear! I can control not butchering YOU with a virtual SLEDGE HAMMER!
And control? I control myself to not to drink and DRIVE!
I control myself by not throwing the neighbors dog do-do back into their yard. Oh yes, "I" have control, "my pain in the ass!"
But apparently, YOU have no control to come into a smokers thread and show your ass to everyone.
What will the panty waists that hate second-hand smoke do now?
Idiots like VRWC_minion and looneylynn won't ever be able to leave their protective bubbles. :`)
You just don't get it, do you. I have told you COUNTLESS times that we ROLL OUR OWN! Read this very carefully now:
A bag of tobacco that makes one carton of cigarettes cost $5.75.
One box of filtered tubes costs $1.99.
We ordered the Supermatic cigarette machine from the net which makes up a beautiful carton of cigarettes.
After buying the Supermatic machine, we can get a carton for UNDER $8.00!!
A carton of cigarettes in this state can cost anywhere from $44 dollars up to $50!
The savings are WONDERFUL! So OUR investments are just fine, thank you.
Oh my God! Listen. We have Air Purifiers in every room plus ceiling fans!
I bath daily and wash my hair daily. I never wear the same clothing twice.
Damn! Why am I justifying myself to you!!!!!!!!!!!
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