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Sensible Smoker Says
...tobac-co-conspirators should stand up for their rights (at a reasonable distance, of course, and/or downwind.)
...smokers should show respect for their tobac-cohort. Solidarity among smokers!
...smokers shouldn’t combust when the well-meaning try to tobac-coerce you. Keep your tobac-cool!
Category Archives: Defending Rights
The Big Durian
Well, now we know. Secondhand smoke outdoors is as dangerous as secondhand smoke indoors! New York City’s $18 billion mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has used such “research” in his justification for pushing a ban on smoking in the city’s nearly 2,000 … Continue reading
Chilean Miners Given Smokes
Whew, someone screwed on their thinking cap! With a ventilation shaft now dug to the Chilean miners trapped a half mile underground, the bosses topside have agreed to allow two packs of cigarettes a day to be sent down the … Continue reading
Posted in Defending Rights, Mutual Understanding, Politics & Policy
Tagged censoring, censorship, Chilean miners, cigarettes, smokers, smoking, trapped miners
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The Good and the Bad
I saw two “Quit Smoking” advertisements in the same local newspaper – the Good and the Bad. The Good ad had the image of a WWII “Rosie the Riveter” type of upraised arm and clenched fist, with the slogan “You … Continue reading
Posted in Defending Rights, Health & Science, Mutual Understanding
Tagged ads, advertising, qutting, Rosie the Riveter
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Bad Example
Okay – this is the second time I’ve heard this recently, so I’ve got to weigh in. Al Gore (Tipper’s ex) and some local Rotarians both said that the anti-smoking campaign was a good model for changing the public’s mind … Continue reading