Smoking Kills, Mmkay?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-05-14 10:06am

Smoking soldiers cause ammo dump to go up.

Dear oh dear. I doubt cigarette breaks will be tolerated now.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-05-14 10:15am

I guess they didn't see the danger and explosion drawing on the front door

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2004-05-14 10:17am

What gets me are the folks who sue the cigarrette companies after years of ignoring the words right on the box that the things will kill you.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-05-14 10:18am

C'mon, this is funny! I'd expect to see this in an episode of the Simpsons or something...

The Ukrainian army has seen its reputation battered in recent years following a series of disasters.

Yeah, I bet...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-05-14 10:19am

jegs2 wrote:What gets me are the folks who sue the cigarrette companies after years of ignoring the words right on the box that the things will kill you.

Those warnings are pretty new though, aren't they? People who have been smoking for 40 years (since the days when tobacco companies denied the smoking/cancer link) might have a case for negligent misrepresentation.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2004-05-14 10:23am

Darth Wong wrote:Those warnings are pretty new though, aren't they? People who have been smoking for 40 years (since the days when tobacco companies denied the smoking/cancer link) might have a case for negligent misrepresentation.

The words "Cigarrette smoking is dangerous to your health." have been on the boxes for at least 25 years, so those who started puffing since the warnings came into play have no valid excuse. Those who started before the warnings do. Certainly, anyone who gets cancer from second-hand smoke has a resounding case.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-05-14 10:29am

A series of blasts hurled debris as far as 25 miles after fire broke out last Thursday at a warehouse complex where 92,000 tons of artillery ammunition was stored

what kind of braindead assclown lights a cigarette in a warehouse filled with 92,000 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES! Even fucking medeval peasants understood the concept of 'fire make gunpowder go boom'.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-05-14 10:41am

I can just imagine what was going through their heads..

"Hey Yuri, I have a great idea. Need a light?"

"But Yevlinov, we are surrounded by 92000 tons of high explosives, are you sure that is safe?"

"Of course, what is the worst thing tht can happen? It isnt like a cigarette will cause a series of explosions that destroys buildings in a two mile radius"

"But the warning sign says that could happen"

"DOnt be such a panzy Yuri, those warnings are just there so the government has its ass covered. They dont mean anything"

"Alright Yevlinov hand me your lighter"

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2004-05-14 10:49am

If it wasn't for the fact that five people died, this would be funny.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-05-14 10:49am

"In America, you smoke cigarette. In Russia, cigarette smokes you!"

(Yes, I know it was the Ukraine but that ain't a funny place).

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-05-14 10:51am

Man, the sad thing is, there was this hot exchange-student type from the Ukraine in my English class this past semester...

And this is in Kiev? I think that's where she was from, but not 100% sure...

Damn, don't know if she went back or not, but that would suck if her family got hurt, they lost some property or something.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-05-14 11:10am

RogueIce wrote:Man, the sad thing is, there was this hot exchange-student type from the Ukraine in my English class this past semester...

And this is in Kiev? I think that's where she was from, but not 100% sure...

Damn, don't know if she went back or not, but that would suck if her family got hurt, they lost some property or something.

Kiev is fucking cursed. Chernobyl and now this.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-05-14 11:40am

ya know. . .it should be common sense not to have open flames around anything flammable or highly explosive. haven't gas stations and the like had warnings such as that since they've existed? 'no open flames permitted within 20 feet' or some such?

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2004-05-14 12:23pm

jegs2 wrote:The words "Cigarrette smoking is dangerous to your health." have been on the boxes for at least 25 years, so those who started puffing since the warnings came into play have no valid excuse. Those who started before the warnings do. Certainly, anyone who gets cancer from second-hand smoke has a resounding case.

Recently (at least here in Canada) there has been harsher language in cigarette warning labels, like "Smoking can kill you".

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » 2004-05-14 12:43pm

Ma Deuce wrote:
jegs2 wrote:The words "Cigarrette smoking is dangerous to your health." have been on the boxes for at least 25 years, so those who started puffing since the warnings came into play have no valid excuse. Those who started before the warnings do. Certainly, anyone who gets cancer from second-hand smoke has a resounding case.

Recently (at least here in Canada) there has been harsher language in cigarette warning labels, like "Smoking can kill you".

Don't forget all the horrible pics of blackened lungs, deformed teeth, and kids on the packs.

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2004-05-14 01:17pm

Cpl Kendall wrote:
Recently (at least here in Canada) there has been harsher language in cigarette warning labels, like "Smoking can kill you".
Don't forget all the horrible pics of blackened lungs, deformed teeth, and kids on the packs.

Cigarettes induce pregnancy now?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-05-14 02:15pm

So there's the Kaboom, the Earth-Shattering Kaboom!!

GySgt. Hartman · Post by **GySgt. Hartman** » 2004-05-14 03:17pm

Darth_Zod wrote:ya know. . .it should be common sense not to have open flames around anything flammable or highly explosive. haven't gas stations and the like had warnings such as that since they've existed? 'no open flames permitted within 20 feet' or some such?

Exactly. Have you never seen people smoking at gas stations? Most of the time they don't even understand what you are trying to tell them.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-05-14 03:29pm

GySgt. Hartman wrote:Have you never seen people smoking at gas stations?

HELL NO! And if I did, I'd get the fuck out of there!

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-05-14 04:00pm

Keevan_Colton wrote:
Cpl Kendall wrote:
Recently (at least here in Canada) there has been harsher language in cigarette warning labels, like "Smoking can kill you".
Don't forget all the horrible pics of blackened lungs, deformed teeth, and kids on the packs.
Cigarettes induce pregnancy now?

Once in Niagra Falls a buddy of mine and I were very drunk and ran out of cigarettes. And because we'd both gotten wiped out in the casino, we had to buy Canadian cigarettes instead of American. The box we got had a picture of a pregnant woman on the box. I had to spend the rest of the damn night reassuring him he wouldn't get pregnant from smoking Canadian cigarettes.

Thank you Canada. Thanks a lot.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2004-05-14 04:41pm

Well this certainly gives "lighting up" a whole new meaning.

But man can you imagine what footage of the explosion from a chopper would have looked like?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-05-14 04:45pm

Sir Sirius wrote:Well this certainly gives "lighting up" a whole new meaning.

But man can you imagine what footage of the explosion from a chopper would have looked like?

92 kilotons going off would make only suicidal chopper pilots go anywhere near it.

sketerpot · Post by **sketerpot** » 2004-05-14 11:31pm

Ma Deuce wrote:Recently (at least here in Canada) there has been harsher language in cigarette warning labels, like "Smoking can kill you".

I was thinking of something a bit stronger than that, along the lines of, "Don't smoke, you fucking morons!"

In any place with explosives nearby, the warning should include something about how "WE WILL EXECUTE THE TREACHEROUS GOATFUCKER WHO DOES ANYTHING WITH A FLAME AROUND HERE!!!!" It's a bit stronger than most people are used to, but explosions are much stronger than most people are used to, and I'd say that should take precedence.