28-10-2005, 18:06
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by orangebird
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28-10-2005, 18:07
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#467
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by SlackDad
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Don't forget;
Humphrey Bogart
Walt Disney
Sammy Davis Jr.
Clark Gable
Carl Wilson
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28-10-2005, 18:09
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#468
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by clarie
To be completely fair I do agree with what you say Bifta in that an ex-smoker does have a right to complain about smoking, and even perhaps has more insight than a non-smoker, but I would say that most smokers do not deliberately harm other people with their smoke, more that carelessness and lack of consideration often leads to the harm of others as a side-effect.
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But, if you KNOW that you could be damaging your friends health by (for example) smoking in front of them in the pub yet you continue to do it, that's more than just carelessness or a lack of consideration, that's a deliberate "I don't give a toss about your health" attitude
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28-10-2005, 18:31
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#469
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by andyl
Wot about the fat ones? That'll be Ken Clarke  |
Well, that's backfired then. .
Last ditched attempt Hicks quote:
"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your ****in' mouth."
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28-10-2005, 18:54
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by SlackDad
Last ditched attempt Hicks quote:
"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your ****in' mouth."
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I'll only shut my "****in mouth" when I can do nothing about whatever it is which affecting my health.
Sounds like a charming bloke, this Hicks.
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28-10-2005, 19:01
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Re: smoking and the pub
Hicks was brilliant. Foul-mouthed, in yer face, opinionated brilliance.
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28-10-2005, 19:03
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Re: smoking and the pub
Yeah...that'll win reasoned debates won't it....
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28-10-2005, 19:05
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by Russ D
Yeah...that'll win reasoned debates won't it....
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Well, I'm actually in the ban public smoking lobby, but I loved Bill Hicks. And his act was highly politicised and effective in a preaching to the converted kind of way.
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28-10-2005, 19:06
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Re: smoking and the pub
I'm sure there are better ways to gain the respect of those who oppose you.
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28-10-2005, 19:08
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by Russ D
I'm sure there are better ways to gain the respect of those who oppose you.
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Lighten up Russ. He was a comic. The act needs to be seen rather than read IMO as well.
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28-10-2005, 19:09
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Re: smoking and the pub
It's just if he's held in such apparent high esteem by non-smokers for just being offensive, I really don't see the appeal.
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28-10-2005, 19:15
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by Russ D
It's just if he's held in such apparent high esteem by non-smokers for just being offensive, I really don't see the appeal.
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No, noooo. Please listen or watch some of Hick's performances. He was more than simply offensive. There was a savage truth and intelligence to much of what he was saying, which revealed many of the world's contradictions, and incidentally still resonate today. In the words of John Cleese he was, "savage, brilliant, funny, tremendously intelligent", and for me sadly missed  . To fully appreciate, his work needs to be viewed in the context of his performance.
EDIT: But of course, like everything he was not to everyones taste.
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28-10-2005, 19:18
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Re: smoking and the pub
Hmmm, I'll bet.
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28-10-2005, 20:21
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#479
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by Angua
It's niccotine withdrawal or even the threat of withdrawal that is the problem, as it is one of the most instantly addictive substances known.
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I thought that was crack cocaine ?
Mind you, with the price of ciggys what they are it will soon be cheaper to become a crackhead and have social workers calling round to make sure you have enough methadone and spliff for the weekend, all for free on the NHS.
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28-10-2005, 21:50
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Re: smoking and the pub
Will a taxi be deemed to be a public place?
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