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Safe Cigarettes?
CDPatten writes "The UK Times Online is reporting that we could see a 'safe cigarette' next
year. From the article: 'BRITISH American Tobacco
(BAT) is to launch a controversial 'safer cigarette' designed to cut the risk of
smoking-related diseases such as cancer and heart failure by up to 90%.'
I wonder if this will have any impact on the no smoking bans we have seen in recent years?"
I thought the tobacco industry said that their products already were safe? So these would be just the same again, right?
If you really want people to quit smoking, make them 100x more lethal, so that smoking a year will kill you. Then we'll see how many people actually have a motivation to quit.
the safer cocaine!
Rich And Stupid is not so bad as Working For Rich And Stupid.
And they're DELICIOUS!
Not only would it encourage people to quit, all those who were dumb enough to keep smoking would be dead quick enough not to become such a horrible drain on our medical system. Yes, I do know that cigarettes are taxed, blah blah blah.
Maybe we could comprise any make every 1000th cigarete cause instantenous death?
To all you puritan non-smokers, I say good luck - hope you enjoy the old folks' home!!
Haaaaaa-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaarggghhhhh!!!!
*cough*
Yeah. Those damn deer should be kept well away from roads and sidewalks... They are a nuisance.
The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake those, you've got it made. (Marx)
You're still bitter that smokings cool an your to much of a chicken to do it.
Regards
Peer
Morris, is that you?
...sound ridiculous to me. Compulsory smoking? Yuk!
>By the way, I ran a half marathon while smoking 10 cigarettes,
All at the same time?
It is also just unsightly to see them all over roads and sidewalks.
What, do you expect smokers to put the butts in their ashtrays or something? They smell terrible and stink up the car. It's much better to throw them out the window where you don't have to worry about those nasty, filthy things anymore.
Hey! I predicted this.
No, to make them so hard to use that only /. geeks would be smokers.
It makes you cough, stink and die. What's not to like?
why should other drugs be banned and not tobacco?
Because the marijuana lobbists are too stoned to be effective in Washington...
Next time you want to quit smoking here is my tip:
When I first tried to quit I was just like you psycotic. I realised I needed to mellow out so the second time I tried I made sure I masturbated... heaps. It kept me calm, mellow and collected and was fun at the same time.
I SMOKE THESE THINGS TO RUIN MY LUNGS! Would you stop trying to make them safe?!
NO, I advocate pissing in their beer. Won't harm them, either.