The Ban on Flavored Cigarettes: Too Little Too Late? - HealthKicker

Recently, the government banned flavored cigarettes because it seemed to target minors. The F.D.A. said that a lot of children were smoking chocolate and fruit flavored cigarettes, so it got banned. That's a load of bullshit.

You see, when people start smoking and they're underage, it's usually because someone, probably a friend, offers them a cigarette. They accept, and then become addicted to it. They don't accept the cig because it'll taste like cinnamon, or whatever. They accept it because they don't see anything wrong with smoking. They don't see it as immoral. In fact, most people who offer a cigarette won't say what it tastes like. They might say what they have (Newports, Marlbort Lights, Camel Crush, menthol or non-menthol, ect), but then it's up to the person being offered to accept or decline.

Also, flavored cigarettes are such a small part of the tobacco market. I, being a smoker myself, hang out with a lot of people who smoke. Most of them smoke regular cigarettes. In fact, none of them smoke flavored cigarettes on a regular basis. If we're in the mood, we might smoke a Black, but I smoke about a pack of Reds every three to five days, depending on how bored I am, and a pack of Blacks will last me well over a month. Somehow, I don't see it as being the cause of me getting addicted, or getting anyone else addicted.

It doesn't make any sense to me that they would ban the flavored cigarettes. It screams "Let's make America a more moral place by taking away the freedom to choose what to smoke despite the fact that doing so is more immoral than smoking in the first place." It's not logical. It's not smart. F.D.A., you can get hit by a bus, fall off a cliff, get raped by a sea lion, and finally eaten by sharks, because that would make my day. Douchebags.

So give me my Blacks back, because it's fucked up to take them away from me.

Disclaimer: I/We (John Kuzlak is the voice inside my head... he's usually the violent one) wrote this as a response to Vanedave's post "Who's the Biggest Idiot?" from earlier today. He deserves a lot of credit where it is due. Go, Dave! Also, I don't know if someone else has created the Dumbass Awards or not, because I didn't type it up on Google to see what showed up. I'll probably do that after the post.

Andy: I'm Andy Bowers, here with John Kuzlak, at the first ever Dumbass Award, posted from Herndon, Virginia. John, it's great to have you here inside my head.
John: It's great to be torturing you today, Andy. It seems there are a lot of dumbasses who are worthy competitors for this month's Dumbass Award.
Andy: I'd have to agree with you on that point. For those of you at home reading this for the first time, the Dumbass Awards are given to people who have gone above and beyond the ranking of stupidity and have become official dumbasses. The biggest dumbasses are given the Dumbass Award.
John: It's probably the only reward they actually deserve, Andy.
Andy: I couldn't agree more, John. This month, on the list of possible Dumbasses, we have Serena Williams, Lady Gaga, fat girls in bikinis, Kanye West, 90% (and counting) of other rappers, Steve (a neighbor and friend of ours, his last name will remain unknown to you because I don't want to get bitched at later), and white people.
John: White people?
Andy: Yeah. We're incredibly stupid. We're the guys dumb enough to try to sled off the roofs of our houses, or jump off the roof of the church because it seemed like a good idea at the time. We're also the ones stupid enough to do it again after our bones have finished healing.
John: Fair enough. So, we have Serena Williams, who cussed out a line judge and was penalized a game-losing point, Lady Gaga, for her incredibly bad fashion sense, fat girls in bikinis because no one wants to see that much jiggle unless it's Jell-o, Kanye for his antics at the VMA, the other 90% of rappers for their sucky music (you can't make crap without rap) , white people, and... Steve. Why Steve?
Andy: Steve's the biggest pothead I know. He also happens to be the least functioning pothead I know. He literally can't go 24 hours without saying the words "I really need some weed." He has no job, he constantly tries to get money from his parents, and he says and does stupid shit that isn't even funny. He spent five minutes just shaking a tree because he thought it would be funny. But, don't get me wrong. He's a good guy, and when he takes his meds he's even remotely enjoyable. He's just on the list because I wanted someone from Herndon on it. He was the best choise. Go, Steve!
John: O... Kay... Anyways, the Dumbass Award for September 2009 is...
Andy: Drumroll, people!
John: Kanye West! Though it was only barely ahead of fat girls in bikinis, his antics at the VMA and his retarded blog forced us to give him the Dumbass Award. Kanye West, you are the weakest link. Please shoot yourself in the face, because you seem like you'll never have an IQ above 3.

I've decided to take a quick break from blogging about my views on various things, and am not writing this as a response post. Nope. I'm just extremely happy right now, and it's all because of money.

You see, I have two jobs, but one of them is about to go under, due to my bosses idiocy (it's all your fault Scott) and the other is just hard to do because I don't have a car. The first one I mentioned is my job at Entertainment Connection. The other... I sell knives. I think they have a massive copywrite thing up in Olean, New York, so I'm not sure how wise it would be to say the name of the place. I enjoy both of those jobs. However, I have almost no hours. This has led me to seek a third job, which will soon be a second job. One might think that I should be unhappy about this. There's a low amount of income coming in, and I find myself with very little to do after a while.

Where's the part where this is making me happy? It's almost saying that I'm unemployed, but am fond of not having money. I'm a fatass. I can't survive without bacon (seriously, I didn't have bacon for a month and people thought I'd quit using cocaine, which I've never used), which I can't get without money. So where's the happy? Well, I started a Forex trading micro-account with FXCM (I actually really like them), and I've successfully earned over 12 times what my initial deposit was. It started at $25, and I worked it up to $327.25 before withdrawing $50 from the account. I got the $50 earlier today. It's a wonderful thing. It's taken me a little bit less than a month of working the account, and I have lost money on some trades (even got a margin call at one point), but it's been profitable. From here on in, whatever I earn is pure profit.

 I'm hoping to make enough money from this to (eventually) be able to quit both of my jobs. I'll probably keep selling knives once I've decided my vacation (that's what I'm calling it) is long enough, but right now, my expences are pretty low, and my bank account is rising in available balance. So, I'll just keep doing this for now. If anything changes, I can always walk to my appointments. And my parents thought I was on crack for doing this...