Smokers suck and smell like ass.
Before I start in on the blog/smokers etc. - can I just say that although I'm a complete newbie when it comes to blogging, I've already learned it is a complete pain in the ass. Don't believe me? Ask Dan. I have said it before...I will say it again...and it will be the name of my first book that I will probably never write.
Anonymity BREEDS Cruelty.
The biggest breed of moron whose parents were ever lucky enough to figure out how to mate exists on the Internet in blogs. That said, blogs and bloggers can be quite amazing/wonderful. See here. Don't get me wrong. Anonymous callers on talk radio(Bill, Joe, John...from Nowheresville, USA) can be as cruel and wacky as they come...but you bloggers take the cake.
Now. On with the blog...
For whatever reason, as a "talk show host blogging" (Dead Man Walking), I feel a desire to share graphics with you on whatever subject I am discussing. Why is this? Aren't you smart enough to get it on your own? I don't have this problem on the radio. Maybe I am feeling an interior self peer pressure. Perhaps I simply want to catch up with the cool kids. Maybe it is this.
I remember the old CNN/Headline news formats from a number of years ago. These talking heads and their producers could NOT read the news without showing you what they were discussing. i.e. if they're talking about a tank contract they show you a file video from 1983 of a tank running through the desert. Then there is the proverbial story on fat people that ALWAYS shows headless fat people walking. Don't believe me? This guy does. Has this phenomena infiltrated the blog world? Exhibit A.
Anyway. For no particular reason...
Or this:
For those who didn't read the above...it says: "Blow it in her face and she'll follow you anywhere." Who were these people?? An ad exec approved that line? really??
Now Then. For those who know (or care) I've been in radio since I was fifteen years old. My first job was at WTHO/WTWA in my hometown of Thomson, Georgia. I was a weekend warrior, ready to fill-in at a moments notice (or when I wasn't in school). It was also at WTHO that I REALLY learned to be a proper smoker. I started at 15 and smoked until 32 (I turn 35 September 1st...cash is a good gift) Seventeen years I sucked down that filth and defended it every second. Now don't get me wrong. If you want to kill yourself in the privacy of your own home, etc, that's your business. My attitude about public smoking has changed somewhat over the last 2 1/2 years, however.
Simply Put...
Smokers are rude and smell bad. Smokers think the world revolves around THEM smoking. Smokers REGULARLY expect us to drop WHATEVER conversation we're having...to walk with them to smoke. Or for them to go smoke where we are going. Or for them to go smoking by themselves...leaving us to wait to continue the meeting/conversation. Or for us to go with them into the smoking section. Or for us to be okay with them smoking in a restaurant. For us to tolerate sitting in the STUPID smoking section, even. Or for us to so to the store with them for smokes. Or for fellow smokers to loan smokers smokes. Or for smoking smokers to buy smokes for dudes not smoking at home, or for smoking later when the smokers' smokes run out.
Really?
REALLY?
You people KNOW it is the truth.
And EVERY time non-smokers are asked by their friends to just be cool and "It's cool that I smoke, right?" and the James Dean/Bogart crap that I used to talk about all the time, EVERY time, the smoker always talks about FREEDOM and MY RIGHTS and SMOKERS RIGHTS and all that bullshit. I argued this when I smoked. Successfully. And I could still make a VERY convincing argument today if I wanted. Actually. In theory (...and I believe in "theory") the Constitution is with the "smoker's rights" crowds. I Believe theory. I believe in the Constitution.
...But let's be honest.
Smokers use that argument (and all of them damn coffin nail suckin' SOB's know it, deep down) as a smokescreen. (Pardon the pun/play on words)
Smokers are just dumb. DUMB. ...given that their habit makes them feel bad and less attractive, they're dumb. Smokers tend to have poor personal habits, too. Not always, mind you. Just sometimes. stinky, etc. ...know what I mean?
Understand. I was ALL of these things as a smoker. Dumb. Stinky. all that. Now I see the light and want to help.
Although I'm a libertarian (with a small 'l'), I'm beginning to agree with and believe in these smoking restrictions we see popping up all over the place. Smokers are currently bringing these things on themselves. It is their attitude, I think. It USED to be their world...now it's not. The smokers long ago could smoke anywhere and everywhere. In businesses of all stripes. Come on. I'm for "business freedom" and laizze faire and all that. The Constitution and all that, but it is long time you people realize your moroniac positions and purposeful jerkishness.
I'll share evidence (hotels) and examples (my hotel room in Birmingham this past Sunday night) of this "smoking gun" phenomena in the next blog. Hope you join me then.
TTFN.
Anonymity BREEDS Cruelty.
The biggest breed of moron whose parents were ever lucky enough to figure out how to mate exists on the Internet in blogs. That said, blogs and bloggers can be quite amazing/wonderful. See here. Don't get me wrong. Anonymous callers on talk radio(Bill, Joe, John...from Nowheresville, USA) can be as cruel and wacky as they come...but you bloggers take the cake.
Now. On with the blog...
For whatever reason, as a "talk show host blogging" (Dead Man Walking), I feel a desire to share graphics with you on whatever subject I am discussing. Why is this? Aren't you smart enough to get it on your own? I don't have this problem on the radio. Maybe I am feeling an interior self peer pressure. Perhaps I simply want to catch up with the cool kids. Maybe it is this.
I remember the old CNN/Headline news formats from a number of years ago. These talking heads and their producers could NOT read the news without showing you what they were discussing. i.e. if they're talking about a tank contract they show you a file video from 1983 of a tank running through the desert. Then there is the proverbial story on fat people that ALWAYS shows headless fat people walking. Don't believe me? This guy does. Has this phenomena infiltrated the blog world? Exhibit A.
Anyway. For no particular reason...
Or this:
For those who didn't read the above...it says: "Blow it in her face and she'll follow you anywhere." Who were these people?? An ad exec approved that line? really??
Now Then. For those who know (or care) I've been in radio since I was fifteen years old. My first job was at WTHO/WTWA in my hometown of Thomson, Georgia. I was a weekend warrior, ready to fill-in at a moments notice (or when I wasn't in school). It was also at WTHO that I REALLY learned to be a proper smoker. I started at 15 and smoked until 32 (I turn 35 September 1st...cash is a good gift) Seventeen years I sucked down that filth and defended it every second. Now don't get me wrong. If you want to kill yourself in the privacy of your own home, etc, that's your business. My attitude about public smoking has changed somewhat over the last 2 1/2 years, however.
Simply Put...
Smokers are rude and smell bad. Smokers think the world revolves around THEM smoking. Smokers REGULARLY expect us to drop WHATEVER conversation we're having...to walk with them to smoke. Or for them to go smoke where we are going. Or for them to go smoking by themselves...leaving us to wait to continue the meeting/conversation. Or for us to go with them into the smoking section. Or for us to be okay with them smoking in a restaurant. For us to tolerate sitting in the STUPID smoking section, even. Or for us to so to the store with them for smokes. Or for fellow smokers to loan smokers smokes. Or for smoking smokers to buy smokes for dudes not smoking at home, or for smoking later when the smokers' smokes run out.
Really?
REALLY?
You people KNOW it is the truth.
And EVERY time non-smokers are asked by their friends to just be cool and "It's cool that I smoke, right?" and the James Dean/Bogart crap that I used to talk about all the time, EVERY time, the smoker always talks about FREEDOM and MY RIGHTS and SMOKERS RIGHTS and all that bullshit. I argued this when I smoked. Successfully. And I could still make a VERY convincing argument today if I wanted. Actually. In theory (...and I believe in "theory") the Constitution is with the "smoker's rights" crowds. I Believe theory. I believe in the Constitution.
...But let's be honest.
Smokers use that argument (and all of them damn coffin nail suckin' SOB's know it, deep down) as a smokescreen. (Pardon the pun/play on words)
Smokers are just dumb. DUMB. ...given that their habit makes them feel bad and less attractive, they're dumb. Smokers tend to have poor personal habits, too. Not always, mind you. Just sometimes. stinky, etc. ...know what I mean?
Understand. I was ALL of these things as a smoker. Dumb. Stinky. all that. Now I see the light and want to help.
Although I'm a libertarian (with a small 'l'), I'm beginning to agree with and believe in these smoking restrictions we see popping up all over the place. Smokers are currently bringing these things on themselves. It is their attitude, I think. It USED to be their world...now it's not. The smokers long ago could smoke anywhere and everywhere. In businesses of all stripes. Come on. I'm for "business freedom" and laizze faire and all that. The Constitution and all that, but it is long time you people realize your moroniac positions and purposeful jerkishness.
I'll share evidence (hotels) and examples (my hotel room in Birmingham this past Sunday night) of this "smoking gun" phenomena in the next blog. Hope you join me then.
TTFN.
Labels: aaMatt Murphy, Dale Jackson, Matt Murphy, other blogs, radio, smoking
posted by Matt Murphy at
8/05/2008 02:13:00 PM
5 Comments:
"Anonymity BREEDS Cruelty."
Amen. That is why I blogged using my real name from day 1. Keeps me honest.
Blogging has shown me just how many crazy people own computers with internet connectivity.
notice to post a blog when i can, just checking the correct way to do it. you see, i am a trial and error guy. see ya.
i started smoking at age 15. back then, there was no push to ban smoking. it was just a thing. i made the decision and i now accept the consequences, knowing its causing my ill health and early exit from terra firma. in fairness, i understand the current onus against smokers. sure, i understand i have to go away from non smokers, outside buildings and homes and children. i do not object.
however, i do object to the depiction of smokers as low life, stupid, non caring riff raff. fact is, i am and have been as productive as any of you. i have been to war and equated myself honorably, received an education, been employed most of my life, raised a family and a vairety of other accomplisments like voting. paying taxes and serving the public.
i take umbrage at your insults. i will continue to observe the restrictions placed on smokers. but if you insult my integrity or honor because i smoke, you can kiss my ass.
that blog entry is why i no longer call matts show, he shows how utterly childish he is as a human with that false characterization of people he has never even met.
matt is of slightly above average intelligence but thinks he is a far superior being to the rest of the population.
of course some of us recognize he is merely a limbaugh clone and not very good at it.
limbaugh may have at one time had some resaon to be arrogant, matt has none yet is even more4 arrogant then his mentor.
--from deovindice--
.....stinky.....smell like ass.....stinky, stinky, etc., etc., ad nauseum.
Makes one wonder where that nose spends most of its time.
This sounds like a case of internalizing a manufactured, yet perhaps a justified, hatred of smoking to prevent a former smoker from reverting to said habit.
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