Monthly Archives: October 2012

The Moral Simpletons

Posted on October 31, 2012 by the archivist

A comment from smokervoter yesterday quoted a question that was asked of Republican candidates during the campaign. A couple of words jumped out at me. I’ve highlighted them: Q: Healthcare consumes up to 17% of our GNP. It appears that … Continue reading →

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Banquo’s Ghost

Posted on October 30, 2012 by the archivist

With a US Presidential election just days away, I ought to be interested in it. In the past, I’ve almost always been more interested in US elections than UK or EU elections. I guess that was probably because I regarded … Continue reading →

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Asymmetric Warfare

Posted on October 29, 2012 by the archivist

A comment from Walt earlier today set me thinking about the differences between myself and other (for want of a better word) ‘pro-smoking’ activists. And I think that the principal difference is that they want, at every possible opportunity, to … Continue reading →

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Michael Mann, Nobel Prize Winner?

Posted on October 28, 2012 by the archivist

Weird story via Mark Steyn, who is being sued (along with several others) by Dr Michael Mann of global warming Hockey Stick fame: I was intrigued to see in Dr. Mann’s press release of his suit the following biographical detail: Dr. … Continue reading →

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Tobacco Mixtures

Posted on October 27, 2012 by the archivist

I’ve been building up a stock of dried tobacco leaves, mostly from around the base of my plants (which are still growing). When my tobacco shredder arrived a couple of days ago, I shredded all the dry ones I had, … Continue reading →

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Perception Management

Posted on October 26, 2012 by the archivist

In respect of smoking bans, it seems to me that there are two worlds: public and private. The public perception of the UK smoking ban is that it’s been a great success, and has been welcomed by everyone, smokers included. … Continue reading →

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A Tobacco Shredder

Posted on October 25, 2012 by the archivist

I ordered a tobacco shredder from PureLeaf a few days ago, and it arrived today. I promptly used it to shred the growing stack of small dried leaves from my plants. It went through 10 – 20 leaves in 5 … Continue reading →

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Transcript 22 Sep 2012

Posted on October 24, 2012 by the archivist

The following transcript of a recent Tobacco Control Industry meeting has come into my possession. I don’t have a list of the participants. It’s incomplete, but is nevertheless informative. Transcript of Forum on Blogosphere Counter-Measures. Richard Doll Building 22 Sep 2012. … Continue reading →

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KILL or CURE

Posted on October 23, 2012 by the archivist

I’m no medical insider, but it’s my belief that, some time during the last 25 or so years, the medical profession got taken over by a bunch of antismoking, healthist zealots. I read a news report to that effect about … Continue reading →

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Beer, Tobacco, and F-type Jags

Posted on October 22, 2012 by the archivist

I needed to set up a PayPal account today. In fact, I already had one. So I resuscitated it and used it to buy what I wanted. It reminded me that, after several suggestions in the comments, I’ve been meaning … Continue reading →

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