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Offline Highlander

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There's no smoke without fire
« on: May 25, 2014, 22:05:30 PM »
Does the fact that what seems like half the cast of series like Quirke smoke, dilute the ban on advertising cigarettes on television.



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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2014, 22:09:11 PM »
A very clever marketing ploy.

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2014, 22:11:06 PM »
But presumably Jim, the series wasn't commissioned by Cigarette Companies

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2014, 22:15:15 PM »
It's quite strange Jim - as an ex-smoker (I hope) one of the times I miss cigarettes is when I see someone lighting up on television.

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2014, 08:18:17 AM »
Isn't Quirke set in 1950s Dublin when almost adult smoked anyway ?

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2014, 09:24:25 AM »
I read somewhere last year that the Welsh had banned smoking on set in the film industry. Seems they agree it promotes smoking and have even banned the fake cigs as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22538699

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2014, 10:50:35 AM »
I must admit that if watching an actor smoking in a film or soap, I find it noticeable, and odd that I do. I was brought up in a house where everyone smoked, and in an era when it was the norm.

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2014, 11:48:34 AM »
I remember when you could smoke upstairs on a bus but you couldn't spit. !!
    The signs said so.

     Bring back spitting I say.

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2014, 12:47:15 PM »
Bring back spitting I say.

Obviously the Football League are supporting your cause. There's nowt beats the feeling of sliding through a gob of spit, except of course a nice fresh snotter.

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2014, 14:37:41 PM »
KKOB just reading about your snotter when Turkish neighbour came out and laıd a couple down ,at least ıt was in his vegetable patch I don't take veg from him
I am still laughing over that post .that's going to up set someone. ;D




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