Couch potato lifestyle is worse for your health than smoking

News.telegraph.co.uk ^ | September 3, 2002 | Celia Hall

[Just another Joe]

Carol, do you believe that lifestyle choices CAN be an added risk to your health?
I'm not saying that many things that you postulate are not true but there ARE other things which can add risk.

[Just another Joe]

You know what, Carol, I've been on this forum for about 18 or 19 months. I've sat by and watched you say this to almost everyone associated with any type of property rights/smokers rights threads.

I don't really care if you think I'm on the other side or not!

You consistently drive away anyone that doesn't agree entirely with YOUR premise.
You almost always claim that they must be on the "other side" because they DON'T agree entirely with YOUR premise.
At this point I don't really care whether you agree, disagree, or abstain entirely.
Infection may cause many things but you will NEVER get people to agree that it causes EVERYTHING.
So give it a rest and don't try to cut people down at the knees that are trying the best way they know how to turn the tide of an anti-smokers ocean.
If you want to HELP then tell the anti-smokers that we debate with constantly on this forum the things that you tell US.

[maxwell]

WELL WELL WELL, whaddya know. Guess the lifestyle gestapo needs to concentrate on a DIFFERENT bunch of sinners, huh.

Of course, then, the smoking couch potatos are, hence, doubly screwed...

Yours Truly runs half marathons in between cartons, however. HOOYAH!

[maxwell]

You consistently drive away anyone that doesn't agree entirely with YOUR premise.

Dude, if you can even SEE a premise in her posts, you are a better man than I...

Personally I think she's whacked. I haven't seen anything yet to convince me that the conclusions drawn above are totally bogus-- does she have inside info that we don't? Of COURSE lifestyle and health are VERY closely correlated. If I didn't run like I do, I'd be a hell of a lot sicker b@st@rd than I already am as far as respiratory infections, cardiac conditions, and whatnot.

[SheLion]

TEDDY? DID YOU SAY "TEDDY?" heh! Talk about Big FAT:

Imagine waking up with THAT in the morning. ~GAG

[maxwell]

I'm a MAAAAAAAAANIAC, I'm a MAAAAAAAAAANIAAAAAAACCCC!!!

[Just another Joe]

What a laugh to claim that I "drive away" anybody who doesn't agree.

That's right. Anyone that doesn't agree with you 100% is, "on the enemy's side.".
You do more bashing of the people that are trying to refute the anti-smoker than you do the anti-smokers themselves.
Just a hint, you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.
Again, maybe you should be telling the anti-smokers instead of bashing the rest of us for not following your way 100%.

[Just another Joe]

But your kind refuse to learn any new tricks, and YOU try to drive away people like me who dare to challenge your ossified rule.

Maybe that's because you call us, "the enemy".
I would welcome your help, if only you would help by challenging the antis instead of us.
You seem like an intelligent well rounded person who would do wonders in some of the threads that get a heated response from the antis.

[Just another Joe]

CarolASThompson, I'm sure you've heard the expression, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend".

Well, with that reply you have just made up my mind.
YOU are my enemy. I have tried to be civil. I have told you that I don't believe that you are necessarily wrong. I have tried to have, in essence, a conversation with you and you have done nothing but berate and insult me and any friends that I have.

CarolASThompson - F**K YOU.

I'm tired of being nice.