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I've asked how is that relevant to the reason why it was banned from public places due to the health risks of passive smoking?

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I already have.

And you appear to have no issue with my having done so.

No Gary, you're not under any obligation to answer - as I stated earlier, it's an adult thing.

Re: Ban the burkha ?
 

Having a debate with Gary is like trying to catch mist.

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Wanna bet? ;)

LOL except for the last PM maybe? :D

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Did 'passive smoking' get mentioned before or after I said that? I can't be bothered to check for you anymore.

Re: Ban the burkha ?
 

I think perhaps it's a difficulty he has with one to one engagement.

That said, I'm pretty sure he'd be quite good at mass debating. ;)

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Good.

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First you saidAnd I quote "So many assumptions on your part" :D

How is it obvious? - you did not state you did not mean that, or were we supposed to assume you meant that.;)

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Because we all know that they sell tobacco in the shops? and the fact that we're all intelligent enough to know Gary didn't mean totally banned?

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But Gary, you keep complaining that people keep making assumptions about what you post - or should we only make assumptions that support your premise?;)

When you stated that tobacco was totally banned, it may have been one of the many mistaken assumptions that you keep providing as facts - how were we to know which it was?

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So when you said
You were definitely saying that smoking was banned because it was thought to be anti-social?
After all, it was posted in the context of Russ' comment about there being no rationale for banning something because it is anti-social.

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I'd prefer if you were to stop acting dumb and questioning the obvious ;)

Because I don't always assume that everbody is as dumb as they come across.

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I would prefer it if you stopped being dumb, and acting innocent, but it's unlikely to happen.

I don't assume that you are as dumb as you make out, but the consistency is making me doubt my assumption.;)

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No. it was said in the context of things can be banned because people regard them as anti-social. if you read the sentence out loud you will see what I clearly meant.

would you have worded it any other way. without the knowledge you have now of it being seen as meaning something else?

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Oh this is logic chopping that only a teenager can indulge in..:rolleyes:

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You used smoking being banned because you thought it was a good example in the context of things being banned because people regard them as anti-social or because you thought it was a bad example?