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[hardbern]

...or any bar or casino. This bill has passed the LA senate, now it goes to the house. This would be a nice time to scream in your state congressman's ear about it.

I don't love a massive cloud of cigarette smoke, but legislating this in bars and casinos is BS.

There also should've been a link to a Laffy newspaper about this, but not the case:
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20090528/NEWS11/90528024/1007/OPINION/Senate+approves+ban+on+smoking+in+bars++casinos

[christopher_slim]

HAHAHAHA!!!!!
you smokers are about to be in a bind, bruh.


i'm just fucking around...the smoke never bothered me.

[Mister Toups]

I feel deeply conflicted about this. On the one hand, if there was no smoking at the caffe, I'd probably hang out there way more. But none of my friends would...

I dunno. I hate cigarette smoke and have been plagued by breathing problems my entire life. So it'd be a huge relief for me personally. But I think it's shitty overall. People go to bars to smoke! Where are they gonna smoke now!

["W-hi-gle"]

good point, toups.

[OR Chasms]

When the no smoking kicked in here it was awesome (for me). So many formerly unpleasantly smoky bars became awesome to hang out/play at. Sucks for smokers, but rules for non-...smoking outside ain't so bad. Can't be any more unpleasant for y'all than it was for me to breathe your effluvium for the duration of my time in a bar.

Sorry dudes, but these laws are pretty darn popular for a reason.

[Beards of Canada]

I understand that there are health benefits for a number of people with banning smoking in bars. On the other hand, I'm not for taking away the rights of a private establishment to allow smoking and with the regular Caffe crowd consisting heavily of smokers, this could be a very bad sign. However, with no bars having smoking, where else would the regulars go?

[eschaton47]

I will miss it, but it's inevitable.  Also, smoking is a terrible thing to do, so if I'm forced to do it less, then so be it.

Plus, I still have my garage.  And J Burton's porch.

[Phil Is Phil]

Why did you all start smoking anyway? Did you get hooked while stationed in the European Theatre? Was there that big of a need for a social crutch? Did you all cave that easily into peer pressure from all the other cool dudes?

[eschaton47]

I was the first cool dude and everybody else followed.
Also, it tastes and feels delicious.

[alicia]

How come this thread isn't 28 pages long and filled with typed all caps fights?

[eschaton47]

No Fogle, Cuddles, Jade, John L., etc.

[Jake Spoon]

Why did you all start smoking anyway? Did you get hooked while stationed in the European Theatre? Was there that big of a need for a social crutch? Did you all cave that easily into peer pressure from all the other cool dudes?

I tried it, liked it, and kept doing it. Why do you start doing anything?

[Jake Spoon]

How come this thread isn't 28 pages long and filled with typed all caps fights?

BECAUSE NO ONE STARTED DOING IT YET, ALICIA!! SCREW YOU!! I'M SOOOOOOOOO ANGRY!

[alicia]

Thank you!  I can't understand message board discussions anymore unless someone is yelling at me!

[Jake Spoon]

YOUR WELCOME, AHHHHHHH!!!