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graybeard · 05-26-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by STOMP

I'm in a similar state of denial about my gambling addiction. 4-5 years ago I played cards for money on a ski weekend. Just when hope was on the horizon for me I agreed to get together with some friends for a Texas hold 'em tourney next Friday.

Pray for my wicked soul

STOMP

Hey, everybody's got to start somewhere.

There will be room in hell for both of us. Keep yer back against the wall, buddy, and never draw for an inside straight.

(edit) That might not hold true for Texas hold 'em, but it's all I know about poker.

zagsfan20 · 05-26-2008, 07:29 PM

Vlade Divac use to smoke like a chimney as well.

It sounds like Noah was a little drunk when he got into trouble. Many people in my generation (Noah falls into that category) like to smoke when they drink. I know I've been guilty of doing such, maybe thats what he was doing and he isn't really addicted. Sounds like greybeard thinks that because he was/has an addiction to cigarettes that everyone else does too. Simply not the case.

graybeard · 05-26-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by zagsfan20

Vlade Divac use to smoke like a chimney as well.

It sounds like Noah was a little drunk when he got into trouble. Many people in my generation (Noah falls into that category) like to smoke when they drink. I know I've been guilty of doing such, maybe thats what he was doing and he isn't really addicted. Sounds like greybeard thinks that because he was/has an addiction to cigarettes that everyone else does too. Simply not the case.

And you sir might want to educate yourself on how addictions get started. I'd suggest a class at your fair college. Also, interview a few addicts to see how they got started. It doesn't matter what they're addicted to, they all thought it was harmless at first. I'm outa this thread.

zagsfan20 · 05-26-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by graybeard

And you sir might want to educate yourself on how addictions get started. I'd suggest a class at your fair college. Also, interview a few addicts to see how they got started. It doesn't matter what they're addicted to, they all thought it was harmless at first. I'm outa this thread.

And you sir might want to think that everybody doesn't have the same kind of problem you do with addiction. My aunt Nadine has been smoking a couple cigarettes a month since she was in her early 20's. I have a coworker, an older guy named Dan who has 1 Pall Mall a day.

Personally I've been chewing since I was a senior in high school and its a ***** to quit. But, I'm not going to think that just because I have a problem with it that other people must as well. Or that because Noah got caught with cigarettes while drunk that he must be addicted. He could easily be a social smoker and could just as easily of quit by now.

**HispanicCausinPanic** · 05-26-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zagsfan20

And you sir might want to think that everybody doesn't have the same kind of problem you do with addiction. My aunt Nadine has been smoking a couple cigarettes a month since she was in her early 20's. I have a coworker, an older guy named Dan who has 1 Pall Mall a day.

Personally I've been chewing since I was a senior in high school and its a ***** to quit. But, I'm not going to think that just because I have a problem with it that other people must as well. Or that because Noah got caught with cigarettes while drunk that he must be addicted. He could easily be a social smoker and could just as easily of quit by now.

Your co-workers name is DAN huh? Did he used to go by HAP?

barfo · 05-26-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kinks

Dan is a fan and he lives for our music
It's the only thing that gets him by
He's watched us grow and he's seen all our shows
He's seen us low and he's seen us high
Oh, but you and me keep thinking
That the world's just passing us by

Dont' want to spend my life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy

barfo

zagsfan20 · 05-26-2008, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by HispanicCausinPanic

Your co-workers name is DAN huh? Did he used to go by HAP?

How'd you know? I think he puffs on those marijuana cigarettes though.

**B_&_B** · 05-27-2008, 10:31 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/ten...ory?id=3413698

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PARIS -- Yannick Noah is perplexed by "all that fuss" surrounding the arrest of his basketball player son, who was charged with marijuana possession and having an open container of alcohol.

Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah was arrested Sunday in Gainesville, Fla., after an officer spotted him on a sidewalk holding a plastic cup. Police said that during a search at the station officers found marijuana in his pocket.

"I don't understand all that fuss for just drinking a beer on the street," Yannick Noah said Tuesday at the French Open.

The elder Noah won the title at Roland Garros in 1983. He created a sensation a few years before when he told a magazine writer he smoked marijuana.

Joakim Noah was released after signing a notice to appear before a judge -- standard procedure for such offenses. He could face up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for the marijuana charge.

"I talk to him every day on the phone," said Yannick Noah, who was at Roland Garros on Tuesday for the dedication of a walkway named after him. "He'll soon come over to France to see me."

wizmentor · 05-28-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by STOMP

My resting heart rate is about 45-50 beats per minute because I bike, hoop, swim and hike regularly. It is possible to use tobacco and not be an addict.

STOMP

Just curious, do you tri?

ehizzy3 · 05-28-2008, 06:35 PM

oh wow he smokes the violent devil weed?..ban him from the nba! do you know the side effects that will cause???!

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