Boo
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The food and drink options are going to be better at Nancy's thing. The Vol Navy is set up for first-class tailgating. At the Ocoee, we have a lot of cold beer and just enough food to sustain ourselves for a day of mindless hell raising. Hang on Doreen, we're coming up on Mikey's Ledge...
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-18 Morning. I like making memorable contributions whenever possible.
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Thank you Doreen and here's hoping Nancy has a good time on the river. I was trying to think of some double entendre about getting wet, but it's too early for all that.
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-15 Both. Saturday is the last scheduled release on the upper Ocoee. Fun run in the raft first thing in the morning and spend the rest of the day in the canoe. Last hurrah of the season. Farewell Godzilla. Adieu Humongous...
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-14 Belly button gifs are weird. I'm moving on...
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-14 Not ideally. Not really. To each his own. Hell no. Probably not.
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Happy 19th to you and the missus Jimmy.
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-14 Things started to get a little weird in the man cave...
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Tennessee is a great state with some of the most awesome people anywhere. (non-paid and unbiased endorsement)
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I must admit when I wrote about young people today and smoking, I totally forgot about e-cigs. Sleek new delivery system, same old poison. That being said, I still have great confidence that Doreen's grandson will steer clear of nicotine. The young fella has great mentor to keep him on the right track.
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Yesterday is over. The moment is now. The future lays ahead. That's one of the great things about life, no matter the turns we made in the past we can always change direction. Right now. The people here on Quit Train all have good intentions. They set themselves free and want to show others the way. Some use a velvet glove others use a hammer, but the intentions are the same. Onward and upward Evelyn.
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NOPE!
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-7 I'll make room. May be a bit cramped, but it'll be fun.-7 My personal favorite mode of transport, the Mohawk Maxim canoe...Fortunately, young people in Great Britain and America are far less likely to smoke that first one than the generations that came before. The societal views of smoking have changed dramatically. The tobacco industry's smoke and mirrors have been replaced with the harsh light of truth concerning the realities of smoking. Doreen, I feel confident that your sporty grandson will not fall into the same trap we did.NOPE!Awesome job Sunnyside. Great message as well: change is always an option.Edward Bernays. I heard Duncan Trussell mention Bernays in a podcast today and decided to do a bit of reading. Bernays was the founding father of "public relations", a term he coined as "propaganda" had too many negative connotations. The work of Bernays did everything from shape modern consumer culture to pave the way for violent overthrows of democratically elected governments in Central America. What does any of this have to do with smoking? In 1928 the American Tobacco Company hired Bernays to reshape smoking culture. Specifically, destroying the societal taboos of women smoking cigarettes. Tobacco company executives no longer content with selling their poison to half the population wanted to spread that poison to the other half. During the Easter Sunday Parade in New York, Bernays paid a group of debutantes to light up on his command. In 1929 this was news and a new trend was set. Cigarettes were dubbed "torches of freedom." Women smoking was seen as a strike for equality and a shot against the patriarchy. The number of female smokers increased exponentially over the course of the next decade. Torches of freedom may sound ridiculous now, but the same basic mode of operation in selling cigarettes to women continued for decades here in America. Compare torches of freedom to a Virginia Slims ad from the 1990s...when you get past the gloss and shine, the message is identical. It is interesting to me to actually look at the strategy and psychological manipulations employed by the early merchants of death. Bernays held the public in contempt. Bernays was, unfortunately, quite successful in swaying large swaths of the public away from rational thought and towards decision making based solely of base instincts. The tobacco companies learned to sell their product under the guise of cigarettes as a symbol of freedom, strength, and individuality. All the while using the psychology of irrational herd mentality to lure people into voluntary slavery.Looks like a good movie. Hopefully it will introduce some young people to the work of the Beatles. UMG has blocked all of the original Beatles catalog from the internet and streaming services here in America. Since people now overwhelmingly find music on the internet and streaming services, UMG is in effect erasing the music of the Beatles for future generations. It's a damn shame and a terrible business model.Tennessee has a pro team as well, the Titans. They're not very good right now.
