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Thursday, June 23, 2005

Smoke THAT, Bitches!

I am a non-smoker and hater of cigarettes. That's just the way it is. What I'm about to say may piss off some people, but you know what? I don't care. The same way a smoker doesn't care where their smoke goes once they blow it out of their mouths.

Missouri has finally figured out that smokers trample the rights of non-smokers a hell of a lot more than non-smokers trample the rights of smokers. Public smoking has been banned! At least, it's going to be. It's a bit too early for me to go to the bars again as the law hasn't taken effect. But it's coming.

I couldn't be happier. Oh, those poor, under-privileged smokers are having conniption fits all over the place, but I think it's about time they felt what it was like to be a prisoner of society. They won't be able to smoke in bars or restaurants. Bowling alleys, airports, and casinos will have limited space for them to move around in (if they want to smoke). They won't be able to go outside and smoke anymore. They'll have to wait until they get into their car or home before they can light up. Why does that sound familiar? Let me think...oh yeah, it sounds like ME! I couldn't get any fresh air until I got in my car or home. I couldn't go outside least I be enveloped in a cloud of stench. I couldn't go to bars, casinos, or restaurants without having some pimply-faced Marlboro man wanna-be blowing smoke in my face.

Table have turned, bitches, how do you like it? Huh? How do you like it? How do you like knowing that every day, every damn day, you'll have to face this situation of picking and choosing where you eat, play, and drink?

I will finally have freedom. I will finally be able to go anywhere I want and not have to think about taking a shower afterwards. Or sucking on some pure oxygen to clear out my lungs. I will finally be able to enjoy myself without having to continuously move around avoiding the assholes who think smoking cigars makes them look cool.

I know, you're whining "We won't have anywhere to go-oo." Yes, you will. Cigar bars, smoking emporiums, and a few other tobacco related places will still be free zones for smokers. Go there. Have a ball. Stay the fuck away from me.

Cigarettes should be treated the same as joints. Lot's of people smoke them, they just don't do it in public.

2 Comments:

Blogger frangelico77 said...

I SO agree with everything you just said. Atlanta passed a non-smoking bill,( but think there might be some exceptions to some bars?) but it includes restuarants. I can't wait for it to take effect. I hate the wah wah of the smokers complaining, not like banned it totally, they can still smoke in thier homes. I hate walking out my condo and there are a bunch of cig butts and cloud of smoke outside the building door stairwell. Wish they would ban smoking outside as well.

12:31 PM  
Blogger Barbarian02003 said...

Torren,
I kill plastic plants. There hasn't been a plant to survive in my house in decades. My little lily outside looked a bit wilted, so I watered it yesterday. Am I supposed to water it everyday when it's this hot? Will it fry? Thanks for the tip.

9:07 AM  

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