Bar patrons receive free cigarettes from tobacco companies

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[ArneFufkin]

``Selling something that is killing people is bad enough, but to give it away is kind of unbelievable,'' said Andria Bentley, a 19-year-old call girl at the "Universal Blondies" escort service who was talking about losing her virginity

[SheLion]

``Selling something that is killing people is bad enough, but to give it away is kind of unbelievable,'' said Andria Bentley, a 19-year-old call girl at the "Universal Blondies" escort service who was talking about losing her virginity

Too funny. LOL!

[Madame Dufarge]

``The Camel fairies are wonderful,'' said smoker Conner Bambrick, 24, who works for a nonprofit group. He has seen them in many settings, including concerts. He said he has often thought of quitting smoking, treating a pack of cigarettes as though it were his last, but then the ``fairies'' appear.

This giveaway must be stopped, not just for the children, but for Conner, who's often "thought" of quitting, but keeps getting tricked by fairies.

[metesky]

Thay, those fairies are thneaky!

[SheLion]

who works for a nonprofit group

Non profit my arse!

[SheLion]

but then the ``fairies'' appear.

I hear they are getting their rights now. LOL! Can't discrimnate against FAIRIES! haha

[laredo44]

Funny, She has big problems with other people enjoying a legal product but seems to have no problem breaking the law to enjoy an illegal product for herself.

Or she's simply heard about the give-aways and is lying. We all know there is nothing these types wouldn't resort to in order to gain power over others. Quite honestly, it wouldn't surprise me one bit to learn that Andria started a give-away program herself so she could condemn it and boost her own "heroine" status.

[Madame Dufarge]

A Google search links Andria's name with NYPIRG and Environmental Advocates of New York, but I can't seem to find her specifically when searching these sites.

Probably a gopher they sent out to make statements to the press.

[DumpsterDiver]

... call the free smokes a way to get the casual smoker to puff regularly.

"Their purpose is to get social, ´once in a while´ smokers to become regular customers," she [Nancy Wamp] said.

Wamp compared the free samples to those given out by cookie companies, except cookies are not "highly addictive substances."

If cigarettes contain "highly addictive substances" how can there possibly even be such things as "casual smokers" and "social, once in a while smokers"?

These little control freaks get on my nerves!

[SheLion]

These little control freaks get on my nerves!

Exactly! If tobacco and smoking is so darn dangerous, why don't they just BAN the darn stuff and save everyone all this grief.

We know the answer to that, though, don't we??

[Eastbound]

"And when the dust smoke settled all the townsfolk patrons gathered and spoke with wonderment about the stranger redhead armed with a clipboard and fire extinguisher who disappeared from their midst.

"Who was that masked man chick", someone dared ask? A bold voice from the rear of the crowd answered, "That was the Lone Ranger! "Carrie Nation's granddaughter!"

"Figures," one commented while stacking the corpses wiping the foam from his face and trying to re-light a wet cigarette.

[timestax]

Well, my God, how many times have you gone into a super market, and someone has a table set up to "try their product?" Little samples to eat! What's the difference I ask you? Tobacco IS a legal commodity for heavens sake!!!!!

DITTO !!!!!

[finnman69]

Hmmmm..who else hands out smokes to influence opinions....oh I remember. DEMOCRATS

[timestax]

anti Dims bump!!

[Max McGarrity]

Can someone please tell me that if tobacco is so deadly, why aren't the anti's banning it instead of spewing all their stupid lies??!!

SheLion, they are banning it completely...they're just doing it a little at a time.

Remember, antis and politicians are not necessarily one and the same. But once the frog's in the pot and the heat is on (if the frog doesn't fight back), by deceiving the non-participating part of the population who then pressure the politicians, they "tax, restrict and humiliate" us into de facto prohibition. Then it's just a short step to total legislated prohibition. Stan-the-Sham Glantz predicts that tobacco use will be illegal within ten years. If people (not you, m'dear, or the others here who see the truth) don't wake up and say "ENOUGH!" he'll be right.

[Hildy]

OH MY GOSH...The Lark Tavern, Albany, New York! Back in the early '80's I formed a comedy club in the back of that bar! It made so much money the owner took it away from me to do himself!!!!! I love Albany...I loved my college years!

[Mr Ducklips]

Non profit my arse!

Maybe if they worked a little harder, they'd make a profit.

[brewcrew]

If only nicotine was half as addictive to smokers as tax revenue is to a politician....

[Equality 7-2521]

``Selling something that is killing people is bad enough, but to give it away is kind of unbelievable,'' said Andria Bentley, a 19-year-old political science major at the University at Albany student who has seen the sampling at local bars.

Of course Andria is absotively correct in her assessment. And since this product is so deadly and everyone who smokes knows it, the obvious thing to do is to arrest every smoker for attempting suicide. </sarcasm>

[SheLion]

SheLion, they are banning it completely...they're just doing it a little at a time.

Max, I didn't word that right. I meant "Tobacco." If smoking and tobacco is so deadly after hundreds of years, why don't they just ban TOBACCO and save everyone all this grief.

But! We all know WHY they won't ban TOBACCO! Too much money lining their pockets.