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Smoking is totally gross and makes me sick when I have to smell it, but big buses and trucks with bad exhaust are much much worse. Its not even close. That's kind of what I was saying, I was establishing that my perspective on smoking is fairly extreme. Despite that, I'm still trying to listen to the alternative arguments, I'm just not finding the attempts at deflection to be all that strong. The numbers on smoking have stalled in the last 10 years. They are no longer on the decline, they have been stuck at about 25% for awhile now. Did you know that the tobacco companies are also the ones that produce most of the stop smoking aids? Apparently they make an absolute killing off that stuff.

Right.. because the fact that coal-power plants in Australia are pumping out unimaginable amounts of pollution to satisfy your AC units, computers and whatever cheap polluting electronic you have - is sooo much cleaner than cigarettes. How do you justify polluting the air I breathe just because you want ice in your water? I think it's a fair argument - why not drive a hybrid car? Why choose the SUV or 4 wheeler unless it has an actual purpose. Why not promote clean energy instead of building more coal or gas plants? If it's so important to have clean air that you are stabbing at smokers, why not do something that really makes a difference? Society does make steps towards cleaner technology. It has to be cost effective, of course. If you ruin the economy while trying to save the environment, then you are just creating more problems. Again, all these things you folks keep throwing out serve an actual purpose to society, even the BBQ. Wood burning fireplaces are a good example, most of the cities in our area no longer allow you to build them. All new construction has to choose a different alternative, such as gas fireplaces. We also have save the air days where you are not allowed to use wood burning fireplaces, and there are restrictions on the wood you can burn. The idea is that eventually everyone will simply move towards a different heat source that does not have such an environmental impact. I would like the same thing to happen with smoking. Move away from the habit because it is simply unhealthy. Change the whole culture around it so people do not even start. I'm not talking about making it illegal or shooting anyone who smokes, that wouldn't even work.

Again, the car and other general smog pollution argument has a flaw in that they serve an important function in our society. I'm not a fan of car exhaust either, but I put up with it because everybody benefits from them. I'm also not talking about banning smoking or whatever. I really want to figure out why people even start smoking and figure out how we can change the entire culture of it. I mean, we used to store toothpaste in lead tubes, but when the health concerns came out, people stopped using them. It just seems like a completely insane habit to ever pick up. It's bad for you, it's bad for people near you, and it's even bad for the people that come in after you've left. What is the appeal there?

Hey, I did attach a disclaimer

I'm paranoid about how that might affect my save when I import it to ME3.

That is good to hear about the publishers.

I did feel pretty guilty whenever a planet hit the depleted mark. I'd feel better if these were resources that replenish over time or something. Ah well, it's not cheap to research new ammo carrying pockets on your armor, I guess. Realistically, you are probably just scraping the surface area resources with your probes. They probably still have plenty underground. That makes me sleep better. I drink your milkshake!

That item spam thing is the reason I absolutely love the ME2 system. Graphically, I believe DA looks a bit obsolete because of the extended development cycle. It's just a guess, but I bet DA2 will look a lot cleaner. That's what seems to have happened with ME to ME2.

Did you read the article? 3rd hand smoke is simply the name they are giving the residue that is left behind. You know, that yellow stuff that stains everything.

Disclaimer: I'm really anti-smoking, by the way. I don't even like it when a smoker is driving in front of me and I catch a whiff, I find it more obnoxious than one of those big buses. It is definitely one of my pet peeves.

The problem with comparing smoking to cars or obesity is it does not work at all. I don't go outside and drive around in circles in my car to relax, I also don't drive my car into the house and just leave the engine running while my children are sleeping. The car gets me to work and serves a valuable purpose to society. We need food to survive, so again that is a lousy comparison. I do fully support schools teaching good nutrition and physical activity in order to combat bad eating habits that people are raised with, but children don't die just because their parents eat too much. I have asthma as well. I am one of three children. My mother smoked when she was pregnant with me, but not my two siblings. My siblings have never had an issue with asthma. It is super lame that I have to deal with an inhaler for the rest of my life because of a bad habit. My big problem is you still have a ton of people who start smoking every day. What is that about? It just seems like the drawbacks outweigh the benefits tremendously. I just don't get it.

Grunt's was pretty fun, particularly how all the Krogan respond to him afterwards. I have no clue who Legion is.

I actually have that week off, and it is only a 6 hour drive or so.

Do you mean smoking is ridiculous?

http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthust...0209102313.html So basically the residue smokers leave behind is toxic. This really isn't surprising, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is significantly higher when there is a smoker in the household. It's fairly sickening.

This company doesn't have a publisher paying the bills, so they are basically using their own money to fund the projects. Given that it is also not a genre that is considered commercially viable, there is very little chance they will attract a publisher anytime soon. So relying on donations seems pretty reasonable.

Most of the time they check them in. Some also wear symbolic pendants or bracelets that fill the requirement. I just read that in California they can legally wear them to school if they are dulled and riveted into the sheath.

I have quite a few Sikh students and I have asked them about the ceremonial dagger on occasion. Maybe they are just too Americanized, but none of them have an issue with not bringing it to school when the time comes for them to wear it. One of my students also said he has a wooden dagger to wear around the house and at community events, which seems like a pretty reasonable substitution.

Yes, forget story and character development, this is what makes a game good.

When a problem comes along You must whip it Before the cream sets out too long You must whip it When somethings goin' wrong You must whip it

I'm taking credit for this. We better need to urinate, or it will be Fallout in NAME ONLY!

Yes, I'm glad I didn't get married when I was 10. I take occasional breaks from hockey. Like right now, I've been out for seven weeks with a broken leg.

I think we all better do better. Volophilosophy at its finest.

"In Today's News, Progressives are lauding the decision by Iran to allow Music Television back on the airways."

*screams in denial* I'd say it's almost exactly like Star Trek. They just needed Kaiden to wear a red shirt and it would be a dead ringer. I do think Geth sounds better than Borg.