tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post113997427991561304..comments2023-10-29T09:23:00.444+00:00Comments on <center>Life. Leben. Vie.</center>: Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140200088736344302006-02-17T18:14:00.000+00:002006-02-17T18:14:00.000+00:00AlwaysOnWatch:Shortly after 9/11, some neighborhoo...AlwaysOnWatch:<BR/><BR/><I>Shortly after 9/11, some neighborhoods were disturbed by the sight of all the American flags. And the home-owner's association made those patriots take down their flags.<BR/><BR/>Hey, it bothers me to see the hijab on a bank teller's head. Can I then snatch that hijab from her pate?</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, I agree with you, AOW. <I>One man's meat is another man's poison.</I> Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140195870253341762006-02-17T17:04:00.000+00:002006-02-17T17:04:00.000+00:00Once you start banning things because they disturb...<I> Once you start banning things because they disturb others, then there's no end to it!</I><BR/><BR/>Shortly after 9/11, some neighborhoods were disturbed by the sight of all the American flags. And the home-owner's association made those patriots take down their flags.<BR/><BR/>Hey, it bothers me to see the hijab on a bank teller's head. Can I then snatch that hijab from her pate?<BR/><BR/>IAlways On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216119321836479641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140042920351291042006-02-15T22:35:00.000+00:002006-02-15T22:35:00.000+00:00Mark,I think they should leave an enclosed smoking...Mark,<BR/>I think they should leave an enclosed smoking area in pubs and bars for those who wish to smoke. There is too much government interference in our lives already. A short article from Townhall columnist Paul Jacob says it best:<BR/>~~<BR/>"The "smoking debate" exhausts me. Anti-smoking activists may oppose smoking on health grounds, but their attempts to stamp out smoking are making our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140022627065143822006-02-15T16:57:00.000+00:002006-02-15T16:57:00.000+00:00Bld:I thought I was a lone travellerBy the way, Bl...Bld:<BR/><BR/><I>I thought I was a lone traveller</I><BR/><BR/>By the way, Bld, never think you are "a lone traveller". You are CERTAINLY NOT alone. Take comfort from that.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140020669598208902006-02-15T16:24:00.000+00:002006-02-15T16:24:00.000+00:00Bld:Thank you for coming over to visit. You are ve...Bld:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for coming over to visit. You are very welcome here, my friend. You seem to share many of my ideas. Blair has made a dog's dinner out of the UK. He is turning it well-nigh into a police state. I can think of no other prime minister in living memory who has banned so much, and in such a short time. Interestingly, the Queen is said to find him "vexatious". Vexatious indeed!<Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140019449578552272006-02-15T16:04:00.000+00:002006-02-15T16:04:00.000+00:00Heather:I have just read that excellent thread you...Heather:<BR/><BR/>I have just read that excellent thread you sent me. Very interesting! Pretty much similar to what I have been saying here this morning, isn't it?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140019225835251302006-02-15T16:00:00.000+00:002006-02-15T16:00:00.000+00:00Heather:They are banning smoking in ALL public pla...Heather:<BR/><BR/>They are banning smoking in ALL public places.<BR/><BR/>You might well dislike having to tolerate 'second-hand' smoke. But shouldn't I, as a light smoker, also be allowed to have my place in society, too?<BR/><BR/>Whatever happened to mutual respect and tolerance?<BR/><BR/>It has got to the point now that I do not like going out for an evening's pleasure, because there is Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140017284886165792006-02-15T15:28:00.000+00:002006-02-15T15:28:00.000+00:00You probably saw the post by the EU Referundum who...You probably saw the post by the EU Referundum who is in agreement with you. He really drives home the point about over-regulation and the insane way things are enforced. <BR/><A HREF="http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006/02/freedom-go-to-hell.html" REL="nofollow"><BR/>Freedom go to hell!</A><BR/><BR/>I am certainly not a liberal or a Nazi, but second-hand smoke is deadly, and you shouldn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-1140007299865657222006-02-15T12:41:00.000+00:002006-02-15T12:41:00.000+00:00Eyesallaround:No, I certainly cannot blame Muslims...Eyesallaround:<BR/><BR/>No, I certainly cannot blame Muslims for the smoking ban. And I wouldn't want to. One thing I could do for enjoyment when I lived in the Middle East was smoke! Just about everything else was banned!<BR/><BR/>Where I make the connection is here:<BR/><BR/>This God-damn awful prime minister we now have has spent his years in office banning everything in sight. His theory Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.com