Our "enlightened" Governor Bev Perdue and state legislators in Raleigh have decreed that as of midnight tonight, smoking will be banned in all restaurants and other places of dining in North Carolina.This new "law" sucks donkeys balls to no end.(Longtime readers will recognize that as my personal "worst possible epithet" for something.)I'm not a smoker. It's one of the nastiest, filthiest things that a person can do to himself or herself. And believe...
Showing posts with label smoking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smoking. Show all posts
Friday, January 01, 2010
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Bev Perdue - AKA "WORST NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR EVER" - signs smoking ban into law
It's a scene I've watched on television damn too many times: a chief executive like a president or governor sitting behind a desk and smugly signing away another right or liberty, with a backdrop made up of the sorry-a$$ed legislative bastitches, also grinning like they've just made some legitimate contribution to the betterment of mankind, who passed the effin' law to begin with.In today's case it was Bev Perdue - who I have already declared to...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
No jokin' about no smokin': North Carolina to ban lighting up in public
For the record: I don't smoke. I don't recommend anyone taking up smoking. It's a nasty habit and I've seen what it can do to one's health. It's not something I'd wish on anybody.But I'm also of the mind that it's left to the individual whether or not he or she chooses to smoke. And that means that it should be up to business owners to decide whether or not they allow smoking in places they own like restaurants and bars.And I also have come to...
Friday, February 27, 2009
Warner Bros. made Zack Snyder cut out smoking in WATCHMEN
Alan Horn, head of the movie studio at Warner Brothers, demanded that the smoking be cut out of the film adaptation of Watchmen to such an extent that Laurie won't be enjoying that weird but neat-looking pipe of hers. According to director Zack Snyder, it was either remove the smoking or "the movie wouldn't have been made, literally." Although the Comedian will still be puffing his cigars because he was deemed "evil" enough.So let me get this straight:...
