tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post4244153373775875264..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: Carsmoke and guilt.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-70109346696123827612010-03-28T16:55:17.913+01:002010-03-28T16:55:17.913+01:00Something I've not seen mentioned, I can absol...Something I've not seen mentioned, I can absolutely guarantee, and put up a good sized bet if you disagree, deaths due to road rage will go up significantly if this is introduced and enforced...<br />ZorroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-6891520803877531462010-03-25T23:15:31.719+00:002010-03-25T23:15:31.719+00:00Leg-iron said...
" Chief Sceptic - you'...Leg-iron said... <br /><br />" Chief Sceptic - you're doing a fine job of batting in there too. "<br /><br />Thank you, kind sir ! ...Chief_Sceptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480068808364375600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-78409713279311287092010-03-25T23:13:24.168+00:002010-03-25T23:13:24.168+00:00Chief Sceptic - you're doing a fine job of bat...Chief Sceptic - you're doing a fine job of batting in there too.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-53245129422626028502010-03-25T23:12:51.762+00:002010-03-25T23:12:51.762+00:00Closet England Lover said ...
I'm confused. I...Closet England Lover said ... <br />I'm confused. Isn't bacterial meningitis caused by ... bacteria?<br /><br />Exactly the point I made in the afore-mentioned Honda Civic Forum (I'm the [ J_D_R ] in there) !!!Chief_Sceptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480068808364375600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-27451931782069381932010-03-25T22:53:28.524+00:002010-03-25T22:53:28.524+00:00I'm confused. Isn't bacterial meningitis ...I'm confused. Isn't bacterial meningitis caused by... bacteria?Closet England Lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-23936264219606941412010-03-25T22:45:53.769+00:002010-03-25T22:45:53.769+00:00The “flat earther” one always amuses me slightly b...The “flat earther” one always amuses me slightly because those using it always seem to forget that in much earlier times, far from being the outdated, off-the-wall thinkers which the expression today insinuates, it was the flat-earthers themselves who believed unquestioningly when the “learned ones” of the day stated that the sun went round the earth - and in any case, everyone could see the evidence with their own eyes, couldn’t they (i.e. "the evidence was overwhelming")? In essence, then, everybody “knew” and agreed that the earth must be flat; and those fools or heretics who had the temerity to suggest otherwise were ridiculed, ostracised and, often, punished severely for daring to voice ideas which challenged the accepted viewpoint. Sound familiar? <br /><br />Oh, and don’t let’s forget who, ultimately, turned out to be correct between the flat-earthers and the much-derided round-earthers, either. Who knows, in a few years’ time maybe the term “to be smoke-fearing” will carry similar connotations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-60038768829544893142010-03-25T21:40:25.597+00:002010-03-25T21:40:25.597+00:00Asthma is an allergy, right?
What are the allergen...Asthma is an allergy, right?<br />What are the allergens in cigarette smoke then?<br /><br /><br />Anyone??<br /><br /><br />*tumbleweed*<br /><br />Bald headed JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-44871330593309753252010-03-25T19:46:26.283+00:002010-03-25T19:46:26.283+00:00Pogo - plus double glazing and central heating. Wh...Pogo - plus double glazing and central heating. Whereas complete changes of air in a house happened about every four hours a couple of generations ago, now it is about three days.<br /><br />Don't quote me on the exact figures, but the gist is correct.<br /><br />Targeting fitted carpets as a hate group isn't quite as good as targeting smokers, however.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-50586140105886360262010-03-25T19:44:36.344+00:002010-03-25T19:44:36.344+00:00If asthma is triggered by smoking, why is asthma f...If asthma is triggered by smoking, why is asthma far, far higher now than it was thirty or forty years ago when more people smoked and smoking was perfectly common in public places?<br /><br />As the rate of smoking has declined, asthma rates have sharply risen.<br /><br />Where is the science to link asthma to smoking?<br /><br />As for "third hand smoke", if particles on your clothing are so dangerous, how come we aren't all dead from spending twenty years drinking in smoky pubs and going on smoky buses and trains? We were inhaling doses thousands of times stronger, hundreds of times a day yet strangely life expectancy continued to grow and the streets weren't littered with dead bodies.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-6585338083184404232010-03-25T17:02:37.182+00:002010-03-25T17:02:37.182+00:00YouGov has just completed a survey on attitudes to...YouGov has just completed a survey on attitudes to smoking in the car and public places.<br /><br /><br />Peter Jon Kellner (born 2 October 1946) is a journalist, political commentator and President of the YouGov opinion polling organisation in the United Kingdom. <br /><br />married to Labour lacky Baroness Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-16938924647087250222010-03-25T15:31:54.909+00:002010-03-25T15:31:54.909+00:00"...even if they were laburnum leaves dipped ...<i>"...even if they were laburnum leaves dipped in cyanide."</i><br /><br />Listen, I think a lot of this banning nonsense would end if we held out an olive branch to the MPs. Seriously, we've been giving them hell over their expenses and so its only natural they want to hurt us back.<br /><br />Let us all come together in friendship and broker a peace by offering a nice box of posh cigars to our hard working politicians.<br /><br />Hands up all those with a Laburnum tree in the garden? ;-)John Pickworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166443099429490782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-6935409924236617902010-03-25T14:16:21.397+00:002010-03-25T14:16:21.397+00:00"Big Mango"... One of Prof Brignell'..."Big Mango"... One of Prof Brignell's ("Numberwatch") books looked at the rise in childhood asthma and found that it correlated strongly with the increasing use of fitted carpets in homes. Carpet is the preferred environment of the ubiquitous housedust mite - which is known as a strong asthma trigger.Pogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812765444160924585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-32694845538338701672010-03-25T13:58:51.593+00:002010-03-25T13:58:51.593+00:00No controls for the blow into this research? LMAO!...No controls for the blow into this research? LMAO! So totally invalid. Non smokers on the street should have done the same. Also the air should have been sampled and any CO data subtracted from both the controls and the smokers. Funny, I would have thought most CO would be locked up as methaemoglobin anyway.Dr Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176521760477086914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-65932145204660622162010-03-25T12:26:28.927+00:002010-03-25T12:26:28.927+00:00As a non-smoker I'm starting to think that I n...As a non-smoker I'm starting to think that I need a t-shirt saying that I'm not smoking because I don't like it, not because I believe any of their fucking lies.<br /><br />What the fuck has happened to honesty in this country?<br /><br />Perhaps we need to start henna tatooing 'LIAR' on the forehead of anybody telling lies.<br /><br />Obviously this would get expensive for politicians and climate 'scientists' - I recommend branding them insteadGendeaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-53752056000600476772010-03-25T12:06:39.373+00:002010-03-25T12:06:39.373+00:00" The Honda Forum " - that would be me t..." The Honda Forum " - that would be me then ... ( :< } ...<br /><br />However, I was batting 'for' - not 'against' - I'm the J. Derek Riddell in there ! ...Chief_Sceptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480068808364375600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-75516923418852823232010-03-25T10:44:35.080+00:002010-03-25T10:44:35.080+00:00And don't forget Leg-Iron that YouGov has just...And don't forget Leg-Iron that YouGov has just completed a survey on attitudes to smoking in the car and public places.<br /><br />You know because a "push poll" will generate far more news than anything boring like, erm, facts.<br /><br /><a href="http://simbits.blogspot.com/2010/03/surveys.html" rel="nofollow">Just remembered another question which asked if smoking should be banned where there are children's play areas!</a>Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798954949633278383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-6899867161818161992010-03-25T09:40:47.711+00:002010-03-25T09:40:47.711+00:00@ Leg ...At speed? :) yeah , that won't work b...@ Leg ...At speed? :) yeah , that won't work but when you've arrived at your destination, say a resort by the sea, it's easy to do just cruising along the seafront. Good to get the bloody crash helmet off too! :)Spartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845586501410364657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-41400477648905441372010-03-25T09:26:53.643+00:002010-03-25T09:26:53.643+00:00Follow the money ;)
From the Royal College of Phy...Follow the money ;)<br /><br />From the Royal College of Physicians website:<br /><br />Educational grants have been received from pharmaceutical companies for the independent furtherance of the Unit’s aims and objectives.<br /><br />Grants received from:<br />Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (formerly the Healthcare Commission)<br />NICE<br />The Health Foundation<br />Department of Health<br /><br />No bias there then.Snakeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-8681028879675328792010-03-25T08:43:59.839+00:002010-03-25T08:43:59.839+00:00Yo Smoky,
I`m not the fearful type but when I fir...Yo Smoky,<br /><br />I`m not the fearful type but when I first read about this in the MSM a shiver ran up my spine,the righteous are coming for us big time....we smokers,drinkers,salt enthusiasts,fried food nibblers and photography buffs(add your own) will soon be rounded up and taken away for re-educating!!!!!I am Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101757111187294588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-6381795395334907662010-03-25T07:54:12.738+00:002010-03-25T07:54:12.738+00:00WTF "thoughts" vs evidence - "The r...WTF "thoughts" vs evidence - "The report found more than 20,000 chest infections, 120,000 bouts of middle ear disease and 200 cases of meningitis in youngsters are also thought to be linked to the effects of second-hand smoke both inside and outside the home."<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_10070000/newsid_10072200/10072238.stmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-55976280724229057092010-03-25T01:52:38.316+00:002010-03-25T01:52:38.316+00:00Big Mango - the incidence of almost every disease ...Big Mango - the incidence of almost every disease has increased as smoking has decreased.<br /><br />As a scientist, I'm not stopping just yet. While the non-smokers around me drop from diseases I have never experienced, I will continue to light up and laugh.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-14809657391297380342010-03-25T01:49:12.369+00:002010-03-25T01:49:12.369+00:00Spartan - on a motorbike? Do you have a little hol...Spartan - on a motorbike? Do you have a little hole drilled in your helmet to put the cigarette through? If not, it must be absolutely hysterical when you take it off and the cloud appears. I might get one just to do that.<br /><br />And do you have a Politician on your bike - who would be as much use as an ashtray...Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-43505070205966889052010-03-25T01:45:38.671+00:002010-03-25T01:45:38.671+00:00One of the main scares in the original story was t...One of the main scares in the original story was that passive smoking triggers asthma. Which is odd as there are a lot of studies that say that it is the too high levels of hygiene in modern homes that leads to allergies (best way to avoid allergies in kids? Buy a dog) <a href="http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/dailycare/canyoubetooclean/" rel="nofollow">Here are a few details</a>. And what about in the old days when everyone puffed away and hardly any kids had asthma or peanut allergies come to that.<br /><br /><br />In other words this bollocks is a LIE, christ how can I trust doctors after this eh? Especially considering how many people they kill in their filthy hospitals (more than those that die from lung cancer that's for sure).And to think I used to respect Doctors.Big Mangonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-28462632468691609922010-03-25T01:44:56.262+00:002010-03-25T01:44:56.262+00:00Hoonsquared - throat caner has many causes, one of...Hoonsquared - throat caner has many causes, one of which is plain bad luck. The antismokers don't get that. Anyone with cancer must be blamed on a smoker.<br /><br /><i>Allegations have been made that the NSW Labor government accepted help from tobacco companies in fighting Sharp's claims.</i><br /><br />Anyone denying the antismoker case must be a heretic or in league with heretics...<br /><br />The methods never change.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-70198621143059205192010-03-25T01:04:37.769+00:002010-03-25T01:04:37.769+00:00l smoke in my car, in my house, in my clubhouse an...l smoke in my car, in my house, in my clubhouse and on my motorbike. <br /><br />So if they pass legislation to ban smoking in cars etc they can come and get me because l'll carry on smoking.<br /><br />... however l'll make it extremely difficult for them to say the least!Spartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845586501410364657noreply@blogger.com