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Originally Posted by datatank
Actually it was the people that I consider friends and I have met that inspired this post
If it can make 1 of them smoke 1 less cig then it was worth it for me.
Have a great weekend
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Ah.
And that's why you started out your OP by saying:
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Originally Posted by datatank
Checking out some Fubar pics and I am shocked at all the people smoking still.
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You were "shocked" at all the people you consider "friends" who still smoke (but you didn't know they still smoked). They really must be great, close friends whom you meet often. And, of course, the best way to express your concern for the health of friends - is on a public forum.
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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn
Smoking is a grotesque habit and worst of all one that directly affects other unwilling participants nearby by poisoning the atmosphere all around for dozens of feet forcing everyone around to breathe carcinogenic fumes. blah blah blah
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1. You consider it a "grotesque" habit. Many others don't. You're not stating a fact - you're stating an opinion - and not even an opinion about smoking. It's an opinion about second hand smoke, which understandably annoys you. However, that opinion has nothing to do with the OP. BTW, if people smoke in their own homes, only with other smokers around, is it still "grotesque?"
2. He wasn't saying anything about being around smoke or smokers. He was just telling people who happen to be reading his post on a messageboard, that they shouldn't smoke. I don't think people should do drugs, but I don't go around lecturing people who I don't know, or just know in a "business/social" way about it. That would just be an annoying thing to do, most likely to make the point that "I'm better and smarter than all of you people who do drugs."