Re: Cigarettes (completely OT)

From	felix_unger <me@nothere.biz>
Newsgroups	aus.tv, aus.computers
Subject	Re: Cigarettes (completely OT)
Date	2015-08-28 09:55 +1000
Message-ID	<d49mbaFqnbgU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	(3 earlier) <d3l3rhFmr0tU1@mid.individual.net> <d3pr7rFsj88U1@mid.individual.net> <d3q95oF1197U1@mid.individual.net> <d46shkF5e5nU2@mid.individual.net> <mrnfae$7hd$1@dont-email.me>

Cross-posted to 2 groups.

Show all headers | View raw

On 28-August-2015 2:55 AM, BruceS wrote:
> On 08/26/2015 04:23 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>> On 22/08/2015 1:38 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message
>>> news:d3pr7rFsj88U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> On 20-August-2015 2:37 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote in message
>>>>> news:mr3j06$9an$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:d3k4k1Fft2rU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:d3ip05F4p4kU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It occurred to be recently.. How do ppl know what brands of
>>>>>>>> ciggies are available these days, and their characteristics
>>>>>>>> (strong, mild, filter, etc.,), since packets are not longer on
>>>>>>>> retail displays, and there's no cigarette advertising anymore?
>>>>>>>> sure, if someone has been smoking the same kind (like forever)
>>>>>>>> they would know what they want/like.. but otherwise?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Presumably they get real radical and check that stuff on the net or
>>>>>>> compare with other smokers when they are standing around outside
>>>>>>> wherever they work killing themselves with their cancer sticks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just like they do with their weed or ice etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cigarette are not allowed to advertise on the web (or even have
>>>>>> websites) in Australia.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wasn’t talking about advertising.
>>>>
>>>> governments are hypocritical.
>>>
>>> Nope.
>>>
>>>> they discourage smoking as much as possible because of the huge
>>>> health cost,
>>>
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>>> but they still want the revenue tobacco products generate
>>>
>>> In fact the bulk of the fag tax is imposed in an attempt
>>> to use the price you pay to encourage people to stop
>>> smoking. And when they are doing that, it makes sense
>>> to penalise those who don’t pay the duty on fags.
>
> The essence of a "sin tax", to simultaneously discourage the sin while 
> profiting from those who still engage in it.
>
>> Victoria is now banning smoking in all outside eating areas in line with
>> other states
>
> We have some of that in the U.S. too, where smokers are being given 
> fewer and fewer places to legally smoke.  Some even ban the e-cigs, 
> that supporters claim have none of the risks to non-users and far 
> lower risks to users.  Here in Colorado, where we legalized marijuana

how is that working out? a lot of talk here in Oz about legalizing it.

> , it's illegal to smoke *that* anywhere in public.  Tobacco is illegal 
> in any "public" (i.e. privately-owned but open to general public) 
> buildings, with a few politically-motivated exceptions.
>
> BTW, why did you mark the topic as "completely OT"?

because if I didn't some pedant would be sure to complain. I cross post 
also since there are so few ppl on usenet these days, and I like to get 
more input, and ppl engaged. makes for more interesting discussion. ppl 
complain about that too.

> Since I came here (a.t), following Our Hero Graham, it seems to me 
> that the overwhelming majority of threads have been completely off 
> topic, and some of those few that actually related to Australian TV 
> quickly got sidetracked.


-- 
rgds,

Pete
-------
"When tolerance becomes a one-way street it leads to cultural suicide" -Col. Allen West
http://thereligionofpeace.com
https://themuslimissue.wordpress.com/
http://pamelageller.com/
"No need for concern. Only 5-10% of muslims are extremists. In 1940 only 7% of Germans were Nazis. How did that turn out?"
"ISIS's actions represent no faith, least of all the Muslim faith"
-Barack Obama, idiotic President of the USA

Back to aus.computers | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-19 17:19 +1000
  Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-08-19 15:49 +0800
    Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-08-19 21:41 +1000
      Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-19 22:11 +1000
        Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2015-08-19 23:03 +1000
        Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-08-19 23:57 +0800
  Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) 116e32s@gmail.com - 2015-08-19 05:04 -0700
  Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-20 05:43 +1000
    Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2015-08-20 07:02 +1000
      Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-20 07:12 +1000
        Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2015-08-20 07:58 +1000
          Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-20 08:31 +1000
          Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-20 10:12 +1000
            Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2015-08-20 12:45 +1000
      Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-22 00:19 +1000
        Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 06:08 +1000
          Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) Buzz <buzz_bee@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 19:44 +1000
            Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-08-24 18:30 +0800
            Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 20:46 +1000
    Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-08-20 11:53 +0800
      Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-20 14:37 +1000
        Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-22 09:40 +1000
          Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 13:38 +1000
            Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-27 08:23 +1000
              Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-27 10:55 -0600
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-28 09:55 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-09 08:24 -0600
              Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 06:22 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-28 09:57 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 13:35 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-28 17:39 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 19:33 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-29 07:08 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 09:27 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-29 09:44 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 14:14 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-29 19:00 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 19:24 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-08-29 20:53 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 06:26 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-08-30 06:51 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-30 07:59 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 08:36 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-30 08:45 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-29 12:29 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 14:58 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-29 15:22 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 17:10 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-30 07:53 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 08:31 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-30 08:52 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-29 19:04 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 19:26 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-30 07:57 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 08:35 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-30 08:54 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-30 07:55 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 08:33 +1000
                Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-30 08:56 +1000
          Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2015-08-22 16:00 +1000
          Re: Cigarettes (completely OT) Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2015-08-22 16:20 +1000

csiph-web