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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:51 AM Original message |
WHO: Smoking kills 5 million every year |
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endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. another effective idea : |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. All cartons and packs sold in the EU look like this |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. And has smoking gone down in the EU? |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 04:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Yes, by quite a lot at least in Western Europe (still high in Eastern Europe) |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. Maybe we can put those kind of labels on cars, alcohol, and bathtubs |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Smoking kills 10x as many people as die in car accidents every year |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. Mixed feelings |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. ...and the 600,000 nonsmokers they kill annually along with themselves? NT |
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Altoid_Cyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. This is the link that I give to people who deny the dangers of second hand smoke. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Alcohol kills brain cells... |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Alcohol only kills THE DRINKER'S brain cells. No second hand booze! |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Drunk drivers. . . |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. No it fails because it's not an analogy |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Who advocated banning smoking, or anything, for that matter? |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
31. No. It doesn't. Alcohol does not kill brain cells. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Smoking is not permitted in workplaces or bars or restaurants where I live |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. Cancelled out an unRec. Kicked it, too. N/T |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. Time to legalize weed. It kills 0 each year. 0. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. As long as its not smoked in bars... |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Fine by me. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Inhaling burning matter is detrimental to your health no matter what it is. nt |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. True, but people smoke way less weed than they would cigarettes. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Everything is toxic. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. Cigarettes make a great gift for your Republican friends. n/t |
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beyond cynical (150 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. A little natural selection based population control. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. Merry Christmas, Republican Friends, Family and Neighbors! |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. Of course, if you smoke and die they will say you died from smoking- no matter the real reason |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Yeah, like those climate scientists cited in those emails. They inflated the numbers for Al Gore. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Yep - segmentation and statistically significant divergence are just figments |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. One death is a tragedy... |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Lol! That's' true. Not everyone who smokes dies of it |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. Thinning the herd. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
24. So. The world is still over-populated. |
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