French smoking ban goes into effect today
Feb 1st 2007 | 4:36 am
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French smoking ban goes into effect today
Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
Thursday February 1
Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
Country's Smokers
PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
estimated 15 million smokers.
The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
smoke-free next year.
Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
it as attack on their personal freedoms.
Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
long.
"I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
smoking rooms inside the workplace.
With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
Thursday February 1
Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
Country's Smokers
PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
estimated 15 million smokers.
The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
smoke-free next year.
Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
it as attack on their personal freedoms.
Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
long.
"I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
smoking rooms inside the workplace.
With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
Feb 1st 2007 | 6:43 am
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Re: French smoking ban goes into effect today
Rien à cirer !
"Au revoir les fumeurs" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news: ko84s2t8bc27g17c51uq4rlh7i5es15ts2@news...
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
> Thursday February 1
>
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
> Country's Smokers
>
> PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
> Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
> estimated 15 million smokers.
>
> The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
> hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
> and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
> smoke-free next year.
>
> Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
> known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
> it as attack on their personal freedoms.
>
> Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
> train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
>
> Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
> enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
> to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
> long.
>
> "I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
> ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
> smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
>
> The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
> reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
> aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
> smoking rooms inside the workplace.
>
> With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
> and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
>
>
>
"Au revoir les fumeurs" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news: ko84s2t8bc27g17c51uq4rlh7i5es15ts2@news...
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
> Thursday February 1
>
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
> Country's Smokers
>
> PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
> Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
> estimated 15 million smokers.
>
> The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
> hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
> and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
> smoke-free next year.
>
> Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
> known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
> it as attack on their personal freedoms.
>
> Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
> train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
>
> Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
> enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
> to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
> long.
>
> "I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
> ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
> smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
>
> The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
> reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
> aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
> smoking rooms inside the workplace.
>
> With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
> and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
>
>
>
Feb 1st 2007 | 9:19 am
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Au revoir les fumeurs wrote:
>Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
>Thursday February 1
>
>Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
>Country's Smokers
>
>PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
>Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
>estimated 15 million smokers.
>
>The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
>hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
>and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
>smoke-free next year.
>
>Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
>known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
>it as attack on their personal freedoms.
>
>Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
>train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
>
>Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
>enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
>to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
>long.
>
>"I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
>ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
>smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
>
>The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
>reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
>aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
>smoking rooms inside the workplace.
>
>With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
>and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
Bravo! I'm going to eat some Freedom Fries to celebrate.
>Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
>Thursday February 1
>
>Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
>Country's Smokers
>
>PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
>Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
>estimated 15 million smokers.
>
>The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
>hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
>and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
>smoke-free next year.
>
>Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
>known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
>it as attack on their personal freedoms.
>
>Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
>train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
>
>Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
>enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
>to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
>long.
>
>"I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
>ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
>smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
>
>The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
>reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
>aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
>smoking rooms inside the workplace.
>
>With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
>and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
Bravo! I'm going to eat some Freedom Fries to celebrate.
Feb 1st 2007 | 4:54 pm
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About bloody time!!
When you are used to non smoking in meal areas of hotels and go to
a country where they still allow the filthy habit, it hits you like a
rocket,
making you realise what it was like before ones own country banned smoking
in restaurants.
Smoking should never have been allowed in workplaces anyway.
Aiurcfonditioning plants are only designed to bring in about 8-10% of fresh
air
where the remainer is recirculated and gets worse by the day if smoking is
allowed.
I nearly choked on my meal in a Paris restaurant in 2004
when the idiot at the table next to,me lit up on a cigar.
I am glad I can now eat without having to drown in smoke from
others disgusting habit.
People who light up while others are eating are inconsiderate oafs.
If you want to kill yourself, go ahead , but dont involve others in the
habit by making them passively smoke due to your lack of manners.
John H
Australia
"Au revoir les fumeurs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ko84s2t8bc27g17c51uq4rlh7i5es15ts2@news...
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
> Thursday February 1
>
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
> Country's Smokers
>
> PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
> Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
> estimated 15 million smokers.
>
> The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
> hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
> and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
> smoke-free next year.
>
> Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
> known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
> it as attack on their personal freedoms.
>
> Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
> train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
>
> Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
> enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
> to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
> long.
>
> "I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
> ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
> smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
>
> The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
> reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
> aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
> smoking rooms inside the workplace.
>
> With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
> and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
>
>
>
When you are used to non smoking in meal areas of hotels and go to
a country where they still allow the filthy habit, it hits you like a
rocket,
making you realise what it was like before ones own country banned smoking
in restaurants.
Smoking should never have been allowed in workplaces anyway.
Aiurcfonditioning plants are only designed to bring in about 8-10% of fresh
air
where the remainer is recirculated and gets worse by the day if smoking is
allowed.
I nearly choked on my meal in a Paris restaurant in 2004
when the idiot at the table next to,me lit up on a cigar.
I am glad I can now eat without having to drown in smoke from
others disgusting habit.
People who light up while others are eating are inconsiderate oafs.
If you want to kill yourself, go ahead , but dont involve others in the
habit by making them passively smoke due to your lack of manners.
John H
Australia
"Au revoir les fumeurs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ko84s2t8bc27g17c51uq4rlh7i5es15ts2@news...
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
> Thursday February 1
>
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
> Country's Smokers
>
> PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
> Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
> estimated 15 million smokers.
>
> The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
> hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
> and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
> smoke-free next year.
>
> Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
> known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
> it as attack on their personal freedoms.
>
> Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
> train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
>
> Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
> enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
> to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
> long.
>
> "I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
> ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
> smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
>
> The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
> reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
> aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
> smoking rooms inside the workplace.
>
> With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
> and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
>
>
>
Feb 1st 2007 | 10:11 pm
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"Au revoir les fumeurs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
> Thursday February 1
>
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
> Country's Smokers
>
> PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
> Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
> estimated 15 million smokers.
>
> The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
> hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
> and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
> smoke-free next year.
Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand smelling like
cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club with 50-100 people
smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
news:ko84s2t8bc27g17c51uq4rlh7i5es15ts2@news...
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
> Thursday February 1
>
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
> Country's Smokers
>
> PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
> Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
> estimated 15 million smokers.
>
> The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
> hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
> and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
> smoke-free next year.
Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand smelling like
cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club with 50-100 people
smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
Feb 1st 2007 | 10:37 pm
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Re: French smoking ban goes into effect today
On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:36:56 +0000, Au revoir les fumeurs
<[email protected]> wrote:
>With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
>and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
A fight we have so sorely lost to junk science and pleasure nazi
destruction.
CigarBaron
<[email protected]> wrote:
>With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
>and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
A fight we have so sorely lost to junk science and pleasure nazi
destruction.
CigarBaron
Feb 2nd 2007 | 3:38 am
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Gooserider wrote:
> Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand
> smelling like cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club
> with 50-100 people smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
It won't be an issue much longer, because we'll begin banning nightclubs as
well.
I mean, why stop at tobacco and trans-fats? I'm going to push legislation to
ban all *sorts* of activities. And then the only thing left will be The
Church.
> Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand
> smelling like cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club
> with 50-100 people smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
It won't be an issue much longer, because we'll begin banning nightclubs as
well.
I mean, why stop at tobacco and trans-fats? I'm going to push legislation to
ban all *sorts* of activities. And then the only thing left will be The
Church.
Feb 2nd 2007 | 5:21 am
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vex wrote:
> Gooserider wrote:
>
>
>>Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand
>>smelling like cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club
>>with 50-100 people smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
>
>
>
> It won't be an issue much longer, because we'll begin banning nightclubs as
> well.
>
> I mean, why stop at tobacco and trans-fats? I'm going to push legislation to
> ban all *sorts* of activities. And then the only thing left will be The
> Church.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
I thought was considering banning church.
> Gooserider wrote:
>
>
>>Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand
>>smelling like cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club
>>with 50-100 people smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
>
>
>
> It won't be an issue much longer, because we'll begin banning nightclubs as
> well.
>
> I mean, why stop at tobacco and trans-fats? I'm going to push legislation to
> ban all *sorts* of activities. And then the only thing left will be The
> Church.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
I thought was considering banning church.
Feb 2nd 2007 | 5:28 am
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"vex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Gooserider wrote:
>
>> Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand
>> smelling like cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club
>> with 50-100 people smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
>
>
> It won't be an issue much longer, because we'll begin banning nightclubs
> as well.
>
> I mean, why stop at tobacco and trans-fats? I'm going to push legislation
> to ban all *sorts* of activities. And then the only thing left will be The
> Church.
It's not the same, and you know it. You drinking next to me in a club
doesn't affect me. You smoking does. Want to smoke? Go outside. I don't need
to be subjected to it, and neither do the bartenders/waitstaff.
news:[email protected]...
> Gooserider wrote:
>
>> Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand
>> smelling like cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club
>> with 50-100 people smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
>
>
> It won't be an issue much longer, because we'll begin banning nightclubs
> as well.
>
> I mean, why stop at tobacco and trans-fats? I'm going to push legislation
> to ban all *sorts* of activities. And then the only thing left will be The
> Church.
It's not the same, and you know it. You drinking next to me in a club
doesn't affect me. You smoking does. Want to smoke? Go outside. I don't need
to be subjected to it, and neither do the bartenders/waitstaff.
Feb 2nd 2007 | 6:58 am
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Au revoir les fumeurs wrote:
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
> Thursday February 1
>
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
> Country's Smokers
>
> PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
> Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
> estimated 15 million smokers.
>
> The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
> hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
> and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
> smoke-free next year.
>
> Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
> known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
> it as attack on their personal freedoms.
>
> Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
> train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
>
> Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
> enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
> to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
> long.
>
> "I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
> ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
> smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
>
> The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
> reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
> aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
> smoking rooms inside the workplace.
>
> With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
> and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
About time for another revolution?
bernie
--
"Official ASC Shaman"
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France
> Thursday February 1
>
> Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect in France, to the Chagrin of Many of
> Country's Smokers
>
> PARIS (AP) -- A ban on smoking in public spaces went into effect
> Thursday in France, prompting exasperation among many of the country's
> estimated 15 million smokers.
>
> The ban prohibits lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports,
> hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places. Bars, cafes
> and restaurants are exempt for the moment, but are also to go
> smoke-free next year.
>
> Many in France fear the ban may alter the way of life in a country
> known for its smoke-filled cafes, and some French smokers have decried
> it as attack on their personal freedoms.
>
> Barbara Laru, a saleswoman at a shop in Paris' mammoth Saint Lazare
> train station, called the ban "ridiculous."
>
> Laru -- who risked a 68 euros ($88) fine from one of the ban's 175,000
> enforcement agents by lighting up -- explained she had no choice but
> to break the law because leaving the station for a smoke took too
> long.
>
> "I can't take breaks all the time," she said. Ironically, Laru's work
> ethic could end up costing her employer: Under the ban, bosses who let
> smokers light up in the workplace risk fines of 135 euros ($174).
>
> The French government has said it will help smokers kick the habit by
> reimbursing up to 50 euros ($65) per person per year for stop-smoking
> aids. It also will allow companies to invest in strictly regulated
> smoking rooms inside the workplace.
>
> With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
> and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
About time for another revolution?
bernie
--
"Official ASC Shaman"
Feb 2nd 2007 | 8:28 am
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In article <[email protected]>,
"vex" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm going to push legislation to ban all *sorts* of activities.
Suggestions for your first 100 days: ban public farting and extravagant,
nonsensical rants on Usenet.
"vex" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm going to push legislation to ban all *sorts* of activities.
Suggestions for your first 100 days: ban public farting and extravagant,
nonsensical rants on Usenet.
Feb 2nd 2007 | 8:29 am
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Re: French smoking ban goes into effect today
In article <[email protected]>,
"Frank F. Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought was considering banning church.
That's the second 100 days.
"Frank F. Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought was considering banning church.
That's the second 100 days.
Feb 2nd 2007 | 8:34 am
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Let is be knownst that on Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:38:41 -0800, "vex"
<[email protected]> writted:
>Gooserider wrote:
>
>> Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand
>> smelling like cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club
>> with 50-100 people smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
>
>
>It won't be an issue much longer, because we'll begin banning nightclubs as
>well.
>
>I mean, why stop at tobacco and trans-fats? I'm going to push legislation to
>ban all *sorts* of activities. And then the only thing left will be The
>Church.
You weren't at the top of your class, were you?
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<[email protected]> writted:
>Gooserider wrote:
>
>> Good. I had to quit going to nightclubs because I can't stand
>> smelling like cigarette smoke. Nothing worse than standing in a club
>> with 50-100 people smoking. Want to smoke? Go outside.
>
>
>It won't be an issue much longer, because we'll begin banning nightclubs as
>well.
>
>I mean, why stop at tobacco and trans-fats? I'm going to push legislation to
>ban all *sorts* of activities. And then the only thing left will be The
>Church.
You weren't at the top of your class, were you?
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Feb 2nd 2007 | 8:36 am
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Re: French smoking ban goes into effect today
Let is be knownst that on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:37:50 -0500, Marc
Schneiderman <[email protected]> writted:
>On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:36:56 +0000, Au revoir les fumeurs
><[email protected]> wrote:
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>>With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
>>and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
>
>
>A fight we have so sorely lost to junk science and pleasure nazi
>destruction.
Typical attitude of a hardcore smoker. I bet you don't even think your
smoke really bothers anyone, but they are just whining coz they have
nothing better to do.
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Schneiderman <[email protected]> writted:
>On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:36:56 +0000, Au revoir les fumeurs
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>With the ban, France joins the ranks of Italy, Spain, Belgium, Britain
>>and Ireland, which already have enacted broad anti-smoking laws.
>
>
>A fight we have so sorely lost to junk science and pleasure nazi
>destruction.
Typical attitude of a hardcore smoker. I bet you don't even think your
smoke really bothers anyone, but they are just whining coz they have
nothing better to do.
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Feb 2nd 2007 | 8:55 am
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Re: French smoking ban goes into effect today
In article [email protected] says...
> It's not the same, and you know it. You drinking next to me in a club
> doesn't affect me.
It does when you get in your car to drive home.
> It's not the same, and you know it. You drinking next to me in a club
> doesn't affect me.
It does when you get in your car to drive home.
