It's not their brains that are talking, it's the addiction that's talking.
***DISCLAIMER: Since so many people needlessly took offense to this, i will clarify:
- This is specifically meant to target those smokers who think their rights are being violated by being told they can't release a carginogenic poison into the air-space of people who have chosen not to do the drug called tobacco
- To the smokers who have the disregard and disrespect and outright resentment towards people who do not smoke, and smoke in their presence just to assert the points listed in the above signs
- ESPECIALLY to those who smoke in a house, or in a car with children right there with you
- And for all those who fight for the rights of smokers against non-smokers: these signs are exactly what you sound like!
To those smokers who DO respect their families enough to walk down the block from your house to smoke, who DO respect their friends and peers enough to not smoke around them:
- This image doesn't apply to you - beyond the idea that you should still try harder to quit because your family and friends don't want to see you get horribly ill, and frankly, neither do you! ***
It's not their brains that are talking, it's the addiction that's talking.
I got this idea while replying to some old comments i'd skipped out of laziness, and came back to my Smoking = Attempted Murder/Suicide rant, and it was something lonelycrow said that triggered this idea in my head, hehe. She's awesome.
Anyhoo, yah. I hope this paints a clear mirror back to you people who get all pissy about the smoking bans, thinking your private rights are being violated - when you're the ones who are violating the private rights of everyone around you who are smart enough to choose NOT to smoke cigarettes.
And i hope this makes those of us who are smart enough to choose not to smoke cigarettes have a good depressing laugh, because we know that all those smoke clouds in the background are gonna trigger that "idiot who's gotta prove something" reaction in too many smokers, who'll give this image a cheer with a puff...
SMOKING IN THE VICINITY OF ANY CHILD, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE IS CHILD ABUSE!!
Hah. So true. Both of my parents smoke, and one's an alcoholic too - and they're kinda dying for decades now... everybody's sick in the house except me... and even I've got learning disabilities... well, congrats, idiots.
Those faces made me smile.
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"Blame it on the Atheists, it's always our fault - except it never is. So don't get mad at us, we're just showin ya'll the evidence." - Greydon Square
I really respect you, LimeGreenSquid, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree with your tone here.
I'm not a smoker, and I've never done any kind of drugs outside of Ritalin, caffeine, and tiny amounts of alcohol, but I have to say that this strikes me as off, especially the part about smoking outside still being bad.
Car exhaust gives off far more pollution than the individual cigarette, and inhaling that carbon monoxide certainly isn't good for the individual health. The problem with gas indoors is that it stays around for a lot longer, and ensures that it stays in your lungs instead of, you know, rising into the air.
Not to mention that labeling people as "idiots" for disagreeing with you won't really do anything more than antagonize. But it seems like that's your goal here...
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. -- Kahlil Gibran
Heh, I like it, and I totally agree. While, like the others said, this might be a little harsh on smokers, I still think that smoking is not a good idea in general.
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"Life is an occasion. Rise to it." --Mr. Magorium
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Sure. Just like I'm selfish for having a brand spanking new computer that cost me $2000, while I could be spending it on charity.
Or how I'm selfish in buying expensive foods that aren't good for me because I like their taste, when I could be buying ramen every night, while buying food for other people.
I guess that wanting to buy an SUV so that I could carry weapons and armor for SCA meetings, and be able to carry around the odd tool (that's not necessarily work related) is also selfish, too.
We all do selfish things. It's a part of being human.
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. -- Kahlil Gibran
Neither is it necessarily easy to quit once you get started. And there are ways to mitigate second hand effects, so then it becomes a question of what the person who's doing it is willing to undertake for their own health.
I'm overweight, because I like food. Overeating in general is not a good idea. It's bad for the health, and if I keep this up, I may end up with back problems. Considering the artist in question's tendency to draw women of a certain proportion, it strikes me as interesting as how smoking is considered the worse evil.
Diabetes is a pretty bad thing, very wide-spread, and it's primarily caused by lots of kids being fed sweets from parents, and raised up on things like coca cola. It's not like smokers have a monopoly on bad ideas.
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. -- Kahlil Gibran
As I said earlier, no I don't. I just don't like incendiary language and holier-than-thou attitudes. As well, I have known many smokers who have been very responsible with their habits.
And I said before, there are methods to mitigate second hand smoke.
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. -- Kahlil Gibran
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Word of the day: Lazy
Used in a sentence:
"I am too lazy to make an actual word of the day"
Both of my parents smoke, and one's an alcoholic too - and they're kinda dying for decades now... everybody's sick in the house except me... and even I've got learning disabilities... well, congrats, idiots.
Those faces made me smile.
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"Blame it on the Atheists, it's always our fault - except it never is.
So don't get mad at us, we're just showin ya'll the evidence." - Greydon Square
I'm not a smoker, and I've never done any kind of drugs outside of Ritalin, caffeine, and tiny amounts of alcohol, but I have to say that this strikes me as off, especially the part about smoking outside still being bad.
Car exhaust gives off far more pollution than the individual cigarette, and inhaling that carbon monoxide certainly isn't good for the individual health. The problem with gas indoors is that it stays around for a lot longer, and ensures that it stays in your lungs instead of, you know, rising into the air.
Not to mention that labeling people as "idiots" for disagreeing with you won't really do anything more than antagonize. But it seems like that's your goal here...
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Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. -- Kahlil Gibran
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"Life is an occasion. Rise to it."
--Mr. Magorium
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“The corgi has spoken!"
Or how I'm selfish in buying expensive foods that aren't good for me because I like their taste, when I could be buying ramen every night, while buying food for other people.
I guess that wanting to buy an SUV so that I could carry weapons and armor for SCA meetings, and be able to carry around the odd tool (that's not necessarily work related) is also selfish, too.
We all do selfish things. It's a part of being human.
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Some writing groups on dA [link]
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. -- Kahlil Gibran
I'm overweight, because I like food. Overeating in general is not a good idea. It's bad for the health, and if I keep this up, I may end up with back problems. Considering the artist in question's tendency to draw women of a certain proportion, it strikes me as interesting as how smoking is considered the worse evil.
Diabetes is a pretty bad thing, very wide-spread, and it's primarily caused by lots of kids being fed sweets from parents, and raised up on things like coca cola. It's not like smokers have a monopoly on bad ideas.
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Some writing groups on dA [link]
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. -- Kahlil Gibran
Hurt yourself all you want, if you must.
Don't hurt others.
Do you smoke?
Did I hit a nerve?
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“The corgi has spoken!"
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“The corgi has spoken!"
And I said before, there are methods to mitigate second hand smoke.
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Some writing groups on dA [link]
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. -- Kahlil Gibran
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