too many words

I drank in two very busy pubs for 13 years, and they went quiet after july last year, and now they are shut

It isn't because they are crap pubs, it's because the smoking ban drove people away

Posted By: pants on June 17th 2008 at 14:53:43

Message Thread

Particularly pleasing (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:07:03
- How about a ban on cars so I don't have to inhale smog (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:10:50
  - now you've bluddy done it (n/m) (Other Football) - Tomblander, Jun 17, 14:14:09
    - He started it guv (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:15:31
      - Just speaking for the strong majority (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:17:06
        
        Except on the death penalty (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 17, 14:30:19
        
        True (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:51:23
        
        the masses of pubs closing evidence that on a weekly basis (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:17:57
        
        just demonstrates how sh*t those pubs were (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 14:20:50
        
        more likely it shows a protest at the ban, as people switch (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:28:10
        
        "a protest at the ban" (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 14:33:57
        
        Spot on (n/m) (Other Football) - HoofinHughes, Jun 17, 14:37:03
        
        or, that people like to smoke when they drink, and the two go together (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:36:56
        
        why can you "not enjoy yourself" without a cigarette? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 14:46:15
        
        THe fact remains that smoking is legal, if the government want people to stop (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:49:05
        
        same with fox hunting (Other Football) - Tomblander, Jun 17, 14:39:18
        
        That still goes on though (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:47:26
        
        Yes but aren't they allowed to chase them and only accidentally rip them to shreds still ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 17, 15:02:24
        
        I dunno, I guess like microsoft, the rich don't care about the consequences (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 15:09:18
        
        Every time I see a beagle I shout "get a job"! (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 17, 14:40:34
        
        beagles are awesome (Other Football) - lurd, Jun 17, 14:44:01
        
        persecuted like no other dog (Other Football) - Tomblander, Jun 17, 14:42:58
        
        To be fair, dogs can't suck. If they could, the missus would be out the door. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 17, 14:47:45
        
        Pubs have been closing for the last 50 years or more (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:20:48
        
        If you say so (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:24:51
        
        I do (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:51:44
        
        too many words (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:53:43
  - Ban cars, halve the support (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:13:56
    - But at least everyones health won't be at risk, isn't that the main issue? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:15:24
      - Whinging on about cars to justify smoking (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:18:06
        
        Banning smoking on health grounds, and then telling us nuclear is safe (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:19:31
        
        how many deaths in Britain were caused by the nuclear industry last year? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 14:24:11
        
        So in a world of global terrorism, every country can go nuclear and it will all be fine (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:31:12
        
        It is a damned sight safer than smoking (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:22:04
        
        that'll take him ages though (Other Football) - Tomblander, Jun 17, 14:23:41
        
        pants isn't a smoker though (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 17, 14:19:15
        
        Cos you enjoy standing outside all night when you go out? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:20:39
        
        In the summer - yes (Other Football) - Cannydc, Jun 17, 14:22:56
        
        So you enjoy the smell the of the bogs instead? (Other Football) - pants, Jun 17, 14:26:06
        
        Ban the bogs (n/m) (Other Football) - Tomblander, Jun 17, 14:26:42
        
        so, ban everything you don't like then? (Other Football) - Tomblander, Jun 17, 14:24:35

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