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Statikk HDM 11-20-2007 04:23 PM

People who smoke and put their butts on the ground...
 
Should die by having 10,000 cigarettes put out on every part of their body.
Man, I've spent like 50 hours the past month cleaning up fucking cigarette butts and I'm about to go insane. The worst thing about it all, aside from having to fucking police call gallon bag upon gallon bag worth of cigarettes instead of learn my language so I can get more money and rank? On our breaks all the people who clean up with me take smoke breaks.
Jesus Christ, if it weren't for Thanksgiving break getting me out of police call I'd shiv smokers just on the principle of it all.
If you do this you are a prick.

OANST 11-20-2007 04:31 PM

I use ashtrays if there are any. If not I'll use your face. Take that public servant.

Nate 11-20-2007 05:18 PM

Police call?

Havoc 11-20-2007 05:26 PM

I don't smoke so don't blame me. I agree with you though.

Mac Sirloin 11-20-2007 05:35 PM

A coworker of mine (OH YA I GOT A JAWB AT A&W GUISE) told me that someone was smoking in the restaurant (non smoking place, it was) and the guy came in dily stinking the place up, so eventually he put out some cigarettes in the guys food and told him he was banned.

That guy was voted employee of the month.

Disgruntled Intern 11-20-2007 05:36 PM

Maybe this will sway you on your apparent choice of careers.

I mean if you can't handle this, how are you going to handle getting paid to clean up peoples messes for the rest of your life?

The police are janitors with guns.

Mac Sirloin 11-20-2007 05:39 PM

I want to be a Janitor, actually, don't ask why, it's just a weird sort of goal.

Disgruntled Intern 11-20-2007 08:47 PM

I'd still love to be a garbage man.

Havoc 11-21-2007 04:37 AM

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The police are janitors with guns.

In what country? If someone litters the place up around here and gets caught, you get a ticket and a polite request to clean it up. The day the police starts going around town with a garbage bag in one hand and a garbage picker in the other is the day I do not want to join the police force anymore.

Hobo 11-21-2007 05:05 AM

Peter Deardry Kavagabagavag this thread is looking right at you.

Alcar 11-21-2007 08:11 AM

True true. It is...

Alcar...

Zerox 11-21-2007 08:14 AM

These people or obviously n00bs, alot of this sort of person in town likely being underage.

I'm still surprised smoking hasn't been banned altogether. Thank God hospitals don't treat smokers anymore, I want my effing tax (when I start paying it) to be used for something...useful. Not that it will likely be for anything remotely useful anyway, but, there you go. That's society for you.

OANST 11-21-2007 09:40 AM

Since when do hospitals not treat smokers? I'm a smoker. I've been treated at hospitals. What are you trying to say?

Bullet Magnet 11-21-2007 09:51 AM

Perhaps he means for lung complaints? It is rather like treating the liver of an unapologetic drunk. But I've never heard of it.

OANST 11-21-2007 09:57 AM

I'm sure that is what he means but he is quite mistaken. Hospitals will and do treat patients for lung ailments.

Havoc 11-21-2007 10:04 AM

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These people or obviously n00bs.

Obviously!

Alcar 11-21-2007 10:39 AM

Transplants people. It is more difficult to get a lung transplant if you are a smoker, or you have a heart disease (I suppose they want some assurance you won't die anytime soon and waste that lung).

Alcar...

Bullet Magnet 11-21-2007 10:43 AM

They want some reassurance that you won't abuse and destroy your new organs like you did with your originals.

Hobo 11-21-2007 10:59 AM

You'd think people would learn wouldn't you.

Alcar 11-21-2007 11:01 AM

Not really. We are all slaves to habit ;)

Alcar...

Statikk HDM 11-21-2007 11:11 AM

Yay, I'm on base break! And since its Thanksgiving I get to take leave at 1415! Fuck Yeah!
Only 1 and a half hours of garbage detail left until I can see my mom for the first time in over half a year. Effing sweet. And I'm not a cop, I'm PV2 Morrow, Guardian of Freedom and the American Way of Life(tm).

Disgruntled Intern 11-21-2007 11:33 AM

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In what country? If someone litters the place up around here and gets caught, you get a ticket and a polite request to clean it up. The day the police starts going around town with a garbage bag in one hand and a garbage picker in the other is the day I do not want to join the police force anymore.

I guess I should have been more clear.

When I said cops were janitors with guns, what I was trying to say was that all they do is spend their time cleaning up other peoples messes. Emotional or violent, a mess is a mess.

Hobo 11-21-2007 12:15 PM

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Not really. We are all slaves to habit ;)

Alcar...

Not me. I still owe you for those drinks though...I'M GOOD FOR THE MONEY MAN I SWEAR.

OANST 11-21-2007 01:32 PM

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Transplants people. It is more difficult to get a lung transplant if you are a smoker, or you have a heart disease (I suppose they want some assurance you won't die anytime soon and waste that lung).

Alcar...

I'm not sure that this is exactly what he meant as he was talking about his tax money being wasted. Anyhow, yes. Smokers would be put much further back on the waiting list to get a new lung. They would still be on the list, though.

Disgruntled Intern 11-21-2007 03:01 PM

The idea of banning smoking made me laugh.

I think we all know how well prohibition turned out.

Bullet Magnet 11-21-2007 04:58 PM

Society as a whole is not nearly as dependant upon tobacco as it is on alcohol. It could be weaned off tobacco (as much as it has from any illegal drug, at least). But it is hopelessly addicted to alcohol.

Disgruntled Intern 11-21-2007 06:18 PM

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Society as a whole is not nearly as dependant upon tobacco as it is on alcohol. It could be weaned off tobacco (as much as it has from any illegal drug, at least).


These sound like the words of someone that's never tried to quit smoking.

The point I was trying to make about prohibition was that the 'naughty' factor of alcohol being illegal actually led more people to drink. Making tobacco and illegal substance would mean that people would still throw their butts on the ground...They'd just do it secretly.

But while we're banning things that are bad, let's get rid of fast food, television, nuclear power and gays. Gays are the w o r s t!

Ha.

Nate 11-21-2007 09:22 PM

I disagree. Even people who smoke acknowledge that it's bad for them. It's doesn't provide enough of a rush to make tobacco a common illegal drug, like marijuana. In fact, that's what I suspect will happen; tobacco smoking will drop to nil but pot-smoking will sky-rocket.

Disgruntled Intern 11-21-2007 10:34 PM

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I disagree. Even people who smoke acknowledge that it's bad for them. It's doesn't provide enough of a rush to make tobacco a common illegal drug, like marijuana. In fact, that's what I suspect will happen; tobacco smoking will drop to nil but pot-smoking will sky-rocket.


Well I disagree with you sir.

Although tobacco lacks a crystal meth-esque rush, many addicts, when given the choice between giving up a substance or working a little harder to get their hands on it, will usually go the extra mile.

I wasn't saying that secret tobacco clubs would form in small businesses after hours. What I was saying is that for some, the allure of taking part in an illegal activity is too great to resist.

Nate 11-21-2007 11:01 PM

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Although tobacco lacks a crystal meth-esque rush, many addicts, when given the choice between giving up a substance or working a little harder to get their hands on it, will usually go the extra mile.

True, but in a generation there won't be many new addicts as people won't see it worth the effort of committing a crime.

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What I was saying is that for some, the allure of taking part in an illegal activity is too great to resist.

I agree, but, once again, surely you'd just go do something equally illegal and much more fun, like Ice or train-surfing?