Comments on: Why Are We All Still Here?

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:18:05 +0000

*lol* was it NEVER a victim? However, I have been telling those around me that I was going to quit on Friday – just never stated which Friday, so as everyone started to give the impression that they didn’t actually believe me, I thought I’d give it a go just so that I could feel superior and use that wonderful phrase *I told you so* which, incidentally, is VERY satisfying – for now – if I get bored I’ll probably start up again……

Jans last blog post..An insight

By: Andy @ Yellow Swordfish

Andy @ Yellow Swordfish — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:15:32 +0000

Oh Jan… don’t tell me even Australia has fallen victim to the Nanny State….

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:03:45 +0000

Well Andy, it’s quite simple. All the package says is ’smoking kills’. It doesn’t say ’smoking kills everybody’. If 5 people of every 20 smokers gets killed by smoking then smoking kills, and that you are probably among the 15 survivors doesn’t make smoking suddenly a got thing to do.

As you can read in this article on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulović you can see that Vesna survived a drop from an airplane from 33.333 feet. Well simple conclusion would be then: Droping from the sky at 33.333 feet isn’t lethal and we now can all safely leave aircrafts at that height.

Good luck next time you travel by plane.

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:37:24 +0000

way to go Andy – you gotta just keep being you – never ever compromise that. And if that means smoking, go for it. My nephew has written a brilliantly funny book called how to start smoking: http://www.startsmoking.org/index.htm (gratuitous plug)
I myself, I am ashamed to say, have given into pressure and it’s been 7 weeks since I had a cigarette, but now I am hooked on the patches. Now here’s an interesting conundrum: the packaging for the patches states they contain “therapeutic nicotine” does that mean that SOME nicotine is good for you? If so, why don’t they put that kind in the fags and leave everyone the fuck alone for God’s sake? YES I can smell things I couldn’t smell before, and yes I don’t cough any more (hang on, I didn’t cough before) yes, I am saving money and will be healthier blah blah blah but know what? I have turned into a real grumpy old woman and I think I’d rather be happy than grumpy! I don’t know why or how we’re still here, that’s probably a DNA question (Do Not Analyse) Light one up for me xJ

By: clutch68rs

clutch68rs — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:38:37 +0000

I would expect that, back in the day, folks used to smoke real tobacco…not this processed chemical-laden “tobacco dust” that is sold in cigarettes today. Mayhaps that has something to do with increased illness. Just my .02

By: Silverback

Silverback — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:34:27 +0000

I guess it depends on how long people have been exposed to smokers and of course many may not have been exposed at all. Then it could be argued that plenty of people affected by smoking and smokers may still be alive today only thanks to modern medicines and medical developments. With the number of smokers declining and those that remain being basically forced to only smoke in private, I'd have to hope that the peak has been reached for smoke related deaths although nature has a way of dealing with this by 'creating' more ways to see us off. And of course we continue to help out by killing each other in huge numbers. Oh get me ! Gone all serious and political ! Silverbacks last blog post..Spot The Music Site