New York City aims to ban cigarette sales to under 21s

Started by garbon, April 22, 2013, 03:50:56 PM

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MadImmortalMan

If you're only 19 and you want some smokes you don't have a choice. Other than fake ID or something.
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garbon

My point is that I don't think it is a likely choice. Especially for a city where many residents don't know how to drive / don't have a car.
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Josquius

To normalise fags with booze this sort of makes sense. Though the best way would be in lowering the alcohol age to 18 rather than raising the tobacco age to 21.

New York seems to be doing a lot of nanny state type stuff lately. :hmm:
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garbon

Quote from: Tyr on April 23, 2013, 08:36:16 PM
New York seems to be doing a lot of nanny state type stuff lately. :hmm:

Well Bloomberg does need to make his last push.
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jimmy olsen

I hate cigarette smokers with a passion, but this is pointles and will onely promote smuggling and organized crime.
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garbon

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 24, 2013, 05:18:19 AM
I hate cigarette smokers with a passion, but this is pointles and will onely promote smuggling and organized crime.

:lol:
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I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

CountDeMoney

You hate cigarette smokers so much, how the hell'd you wind up in Asia?

garbon

Someone though it'd be good to make sure people in Asia continue to use only broken English. ;)
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Eddie Teach

Quote from: Tyr on April 23, 2013, 08:36:16 PM
To normalise fags with booze

Are you still going on about garbon making out with a chick?  :hmm:
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garbon

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 24, 2013, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: Tyr on April 23, 2013, 08:36:16 PM
To normalise fags with booze

Are you still going on about garbon making out with a chick?  :hmm:

Some people are still going on about me having "pink" hair.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

HVC

Quote from: garbon on April 24, 2013, 08:10:56 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 24, 2013, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: Tyr on April 23, 2013, 08:36:16 PM
To normalise fags with booze

Are you still going on about garbon making out with a chick?  :hmm:

Some people are still going on about me having "pink" hair.
if you're not constantly reminded of your mistakes you might repeat them :P
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garbon

Quote from: HVC on April 24, 2013, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: garbon on April 24, 2013, 08:10:56 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 24, 2013, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: Tyr on April 23, 2013, 08:36:16 PM
To normalise fags with booze

Are you still going on about garbon making out with a chick?  :hmm:

Some people are still going on about me having "pink" hair.
if you're not constantly reminded of your mistakes you might repeat them :P

It's hard to repeat something you never did. ;)
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

HVC

Quote from: garbon on April 24, 2013, 08:19:31 AM
Quote from: HVC on April 24, 2013, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: garbon on April 24, 2013, 08:10:56 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 24, 2013, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: Tyr on April 23, 2013, 08:36:16 PM
To normalise fags with booze

Are you still going on about garbon making out with a chick?  :hmm:

Some people are still going on about me having "pink" hair.
if you're not constantly reminded of your mistakes you might repeat them :P

It's hard to repeat something you never did. ;)
denial does no one any good :D
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

garbon

Quote from: HVC on April 24, 2013, 08:24:01 AM
Quote from: garbon on April 24, 2013, 08:19:31 AM
Quote from: HVC on April 24, 2013, 08:15:06 AM
Quote from: garbon on April 24, 2013, 08:10:56 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 24, 2013, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: Tyr on April 23, 2013, 08:36:16 PM
To normalise fags with booze

Are you still going on about garbon making out with a chick?  :hmm:

Some people are still going on about me having "pink" hair.
if you're not constantly reminded of your mistakes you might repeat them :P

It's hard to repeat something you never did. ;)
denial does no one any good :D

Hey, I'll gladly own a whole spectrum of colors: Red, "natural red", blond, light brown, white, blue, green, orange, black and that one time it turned out lavender and I refused to leave the house till someone bought me new dye. Pink though? Never made the list.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.