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Old 02-11-2011, 03:34 PM   #1
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Figured it was only a matter of time....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110211/...Vwb3J0YWxjb2hv
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Old 02-11-2011, 03:35 PM   #2
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they make to much money from alcohol to ban it.
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Old 02-11-2011, 03:59 PM   #3
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This will amount to nothing alcohol and cigarettes are a great source of government revenue. They won't do a damn thing about it.
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Old 02-11-2011, 04:07 PM   #4
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They can't afford for the black market to take over and loose the revenue
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Old 02-11-2011, 04:10 PM   #5
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Another WHO study.... like those numbers weren't tweaked like a coke whore on New Years Eve...
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Another WHO study.... like those numbers weren't tweaked like a coke whore on New Years Eve...
I wouldn't doubt it for a second. Check this article out. It show just how biased the WHO is.

This article was published in the UK Telegraph in '98.

http://web.archive.org/web/200211282...08/wtob08.html
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Never happen.....
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Old 02-11-2011, 05:35 PM   #8
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Lenina Huxley: Bad language, chocolate, gasoline, uneducational toys and anything spicy. Abortion is also illegal, but then again so is pregnancy if you don't have a licence.
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Old 02-11-2011, 05:40 PM   #9
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Good movie (Demolition Man) , but that would never happen.
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If this is true Ireland should be deserted by now......
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Good movie (Demolition Man) , but that would never happen.
....it's been deemed that anything not good for you is bad; hence, illegal...

DON'T ARGUE Arguing is bad, hence illegal...
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Old 02-11-2011, 05:53 PM   #12
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Never happen.....
again......
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Old 02-11-2011, 05:53 PM   #13
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again......
Exactly.
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Old 02-11-2011, 05:54 PM   #14
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Lenina Huxley: Bad language, chocolate, gasoline, uneducational toys and anything spicy. Abortion is also illegal, but then again so is pregnancy if you don't have a licence.
So...How do the three shells work?
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....it's been deemed that anything not good for you is bad; hence, illegal...

E-cigarettes banned

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Old 02-12-2011, 08:16 AM   #16
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Old 02-12-2011, 08:20 AM   #17
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Another WHO study.... like those numbers weren't tweaked like a coke whore on New Years Eve...
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Old 02-13-2011, 08:43 PM   #18
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From the comments section.

"Yes, but how many births is it responsible for? Maybe it's a wash..."


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Old 02-13-2011, 08:50 PM   #19
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