Cigarettes

Zeke · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: Cigarettes

So Dee wanted to hear what I had to say about the MPAA giving more severe ratings to movies with smoking in them?
Well for starters I've been smoking or chain smoking for the better part of 10 years now. Where did I pick up the influence? Who fucking cares? A movie is a movie for no other purpose than the personal enjoyment of those that go and see them. Why the fuck does the MPAA believe that putting a harsher rating on movies that present smoking in a glamorized fashion means ANYTHING!? There are studies out there that show if a person has not started smoking by the age of 18 then they most likely will not develop the habit, something like 95% will not. So these studies may actually give credit to the MPAAs actions of harsher ratings, BUT isn't it the job and duty of the parental figures in the household to guide their children not to begin detrimental habits? Now I look at the way youth are being raised everyday at work and believe that the way we are raising youth today is the problem. The fact that the parental figures are NOT present and are NOT guiding their children, not a fucking cigarette in a movie that the child probably shouldn't be watching anyway.
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Parsifal · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject:

Though it would be kind of ironic if either Joel or the person who influenced him to start had subconsciously done it because of movies.

Just saying:P
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Zeke · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject:

Well the problem with the subconsciousness is that we'll never know the truth. Anyway if you want to trace my own personal thoughts on where I picked it up from I'll explain. Grew up around it, as in uncles at family gatherings not movies or TV. Parents never explained that it was a bad thing, never had an education about them being bad for me; so how was I supposed to know any better? Ignorance is definitely something I detest, which is why I wish I could go back to my senior year in high school and slap the shit outta myself. Confused

Why don't I quit? Good question. Here's the answer, why? For my health, sorry my job stole that. Image, I could give a rats ass about. Friends healths from second hand, they never seemed to care about it. Money, I end up spending almost as much on a gallon of gas as I would on a pack of cigs. So all in all you might say I don't really care anymore.
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Zeke · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject:

What happened here? No responses?
I have now reestablished "Forum Dominance" Shocked

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James · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: no

Just no one smokes...is that so hard to believe, you know most of us...
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Dan · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:36 am Post subject:

Dave · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:55 am Post subject:

Ah, but as you can see, your so called "dominance" was short lived.
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Dan · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:04 am Post subject:

I still went from 60 to 80 posts in one day, If I Keep this um I'll get to where you and Joel are in no time.
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Dave · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:12 am Post subject:

Careful. I couldn't care less, but Joel might take that as a personal challenge Wink

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Dave · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:15 am Post subject:

I also realized that we're nearing 1k posts. Neat.
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Aranthos · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:42 am Post subject:

How near are we? I wanna snag the 1000th on my 2nd or 3rd post. Smile

Dan · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:04 am Post subject:

You can track our posts on the front page of the forums, underneath all the topics in the "Who is online" box. As I post this we're at 925.
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Parsifal · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:06 am Post subject:

"Writer-sense Tingling!!"....or maybe thats just lunch.
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Aranthos · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject:

I guess I shoulda noticed that... Looks like I've some time to wait if I want to get the 1000th. Not sure I can be bothered waiting that long, maybe I'll just be a normal forumite until then.
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Fuego · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Cigarettes