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Started by Korea, March 10, 2009, 06:24:26 AM

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Quote from: Admiral Yi on January 09, 2017, 11:20:30 PM
I got a Facebook account activation code text. Guess somebody out there is fucked.

Or saved.  :)
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Syt

About 1/3 of the 16-18 year olds in Austria are smokers. There's now talk of raising the minimum age for tobacco purchase to 18.

I doubt that raising the minimum age will do much, since inability to buy is not keeping plenty of U16s from smoking now.

The complete smoking ban in establishments that serve or prepare food or drink, coming in 2018, might help a bit more. Other than that there's little anti-smoking campaigning in Austria, neither from the government nor from NGOs or health institutions.
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Valmy

Quote from: Syt on January 10, 2017, 07:29:10 AM
About 1/3 of the 16-18 year olds in Austria are smokers. There's now talk of raising the minimum age for tobacco purchase to 18.

Wow. How stupid can you be?

'Here is a well known dangerous, expensive, and highly addictive hobby that is not even that much fun. Everybody around you is trying to stop doing it. Sound good?'
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garbon

Quote from: Syt on January 10, 2017, 07:29:10 AM
About 1/3 of the 16-18 year olds in Austria are smokers. There's now talk of raising the minimum age for tobacco purchase to 18.

I doubt that raising the minimum age will do much, since inability to buy is not keeping plenty of U16s from smoking now.

Can help though as it makes it less likely that those under 16 will have friends or acquaintances who might buy them packs.
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Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Valmy on January 10, 2017, 09:44:22 AM
Quotemy sister is about to have a baby and my brother showed up to the hospital in a suit because "first impressions matter"

Unusual bit of wisdom from twitter -_-

Never want to lose a job because you shit the baby interview.

derspiess

Quote from: Valmy on January 10, 2017, 07:53:25 AM
Quote from: Syt on January 10, 2017, 07:29:10 AM
About 1/3 of the 16-18 year olds in Austria are smokers. There's now talk of raising the minimum age for tobacco purchase to 18.

Wow. How stupid can you be?

'Here is a well known dangerous, expensive, and highly addictive hobby that is not even that much fun. Everybody around you is trying to stop doing it. Sound good?'

"Don't do this.  It's bad." 

Yeah, that always works with kids.
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: derspiess on January 10, 2017, 10:15:11 AM
"Don't do this.  It's bad." 

Yeah, that always works with kids.

"Just Say No" worked for an entire generation.

Valmy

Quote from: derspiess on January 10, 2017, 10:15:11 AM
"Don't do this.  It's bad." 

Yeah, that always works with kids.

I never smoked not because people told me smoking was bad but because I saw the Boomers and GIs out there killing themselves trying to stop this habit that made their teeth turn yellow and get cancer and shit. I mean shit I know you are a kid but open your damn eyes.

Plenty of my fellow Xers did the same damn thing though. I just don't get it.
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