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07-14-2009, 05:20 AM #1lost
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smoking ban preposed for the military
What are yalls opinions on doing away with smoking in the military?
Ban on tobacco urged in military - USATODAY.com
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07-14-2009, 05:21 AM #2Usagi Yojimbo
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Let Obama quit first.
Lead by example I say.
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07-14-2009, 05:24 AM #3Senior Member
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Glad I'm 60. (puffing on my tobacco pipe) The world is getting to be where I'm glad I'm on my way out.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em the smoking lamp may not be lit for much longer once the smoke nazis have their way.
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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07-14-2009, 05:26 AM #4Usagi Yojimbo
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"The smoking lamp" is a term I haven't heard in 20 some odd years!
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07-14-2009, 05:29 AM #5Senior Member
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You ain't no spring chicken either.
Originally Posted by JMS
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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07-14-2009, 05:31 AM #6Usagi Yojimbo
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Thanks a lot for reminding me Gramps. Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
You ain't no spring chicken either.
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07-14-2009, 05:35 AM #7Senior Member
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heavens, we wouldn't want a soldier to die of cancer. Not when there are perfectly good bullets and improvised explosives to die from.
Seriously? What idiot wants to take away the one little comfort these guys have?
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07-14-2009, 05:40 AM #8Dapper Dandy
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I think it's hogwash. Those poor guys over there can't even have a freakin' drink, you can't take away the tobacco.
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07-14-2009, 05:29 AM #9The only straight man in Thailand
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There will be a lot of angry, irritable, heavily armed soldiers craving a smoke. Some one could get hurt.
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07-14-2009, 02:58 PM #10Senior Member
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I guess it is a good thing if they start recruiting non-smoking military personnel. People who do not smoke generally enjoy better physical fitness and condition. As the armed forces need the fittest they could use non-smoking as a recruiting criterion.
However, those employed now should not be forced to kick the habit.
A smoking President as Commander-in Chief of fumeless armed forces looks a bit funny though.Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.
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