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<title>Gregg</title>
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"in which case you can fuck yourself in the ear thrice over while stuffing a porcupine up your ass"

^^^ Smoking ads .. no way !  now this is acceptable media :(]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c250444</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:58:57 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Adam</title>
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In fact, I can attest that a certain Ninja-bot would in fact tell me to jump off a bridge into a pit of fire if I smoked cigarettes.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249914</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:15:07 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Chris Orbz</title>
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Yeah Ryan, quit being so anonymous :P]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249910</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:04:13 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Machinator</title>
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"Someone smoking a cigarette next to me at a bus stop? That shit is giving me cancer, and there's no denying it, unless you feel like calling the WWII holocaust a work of fiction, in which case you can fuck yourself in the ear thrice over while stuffing a porcupine up your ass."

And you wonder why people laugh at you. What ridiculous hyperbole. You are far more at danger from the exhaust being spewed by the various and sundry automobiles infesting our streets or the pollutants released by certain - common - kinds of plastics than you are someone smoking OUTSIDE next to you.

"Every last smoker on the planet (and as a former high school smoker myself, I understand what I'm saying) can jump off a bridge into a pit of fire."

While I am glad you feel proud and smug in your self-righteous attitude, theres a reason schnooks like yourself only mouth off behind anonymous monikers on the internet - you don't have the nerve to say what you really feel to anyone's face. Sad, and woefully ill-informed.

I would say some Paxil might help you with your aggression. Or, heh, have a smoke?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249899</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:45:07 PST</pubDate>
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<title>philip m.</title>
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@Ninja-bot
you are so fucking witty! how did you get to be so witty?! i wish i could be as snarky as you. you go girl!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249800</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:34:10 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jerrold</title>
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Is EYE so desperate for advertising dollars that they need to take on this ad? Are they publishing it to benefit from it's controversial nature (even bad press is press)? Does EYE even have a say?  

So many questions I'd love to hear answered...]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249795</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:16:45 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Phil</title>
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Just what everyone needs, a hazardous product that smells nicer. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249794</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:10:25 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Colonist</title>
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I didn't see the ad in Eye, but thanks for writing this article, I will check out 'Mirage' Cigarettes, they sound pretty good.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249733</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:19:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Ninja-bot</title>
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If someone's drinking next to me, the alcohol fumes invading my nasal cavity won't do me any harm. Granted, they might start touching my hip (no complaints!), but it will never do any physicial harm to me directly, drunker driving retards aside.

Someone smoking a cigarette next to me at a bus stop? That shit is giving me cancer, and there's no denying it, unless you feel like calling the WWII holocaust a work of fiction, in which case you can fuck yourself in the ear thrice over while stuffing a porcupine up your ass. Cigarettes are guaranteed to kill you if you smoke enough of them, and anyone standing next to you gets to have a taste of the unfiltered smoke which is worse for biological health.

Every last smoker on the planet (and as a former high school smoker myself, I understand what I'm saying) can jump off a bridge into a pit of fire. Your $8 a pack is better spent on  an impromptu present for a loved one than it is on a pack of Du Mauriers. There's absolutely ZERO benefit and about a billion consequences to smoking. If you drink enough beer you AT LEAST get a buzz. You might also annoy anyone standing near you, but they won't die from your beer breath, at least.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249684</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:35:34 PST</pubDate>
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<title>pavel</title>
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lol @ mark posting irrelevant civil liberty factoids. The question isn't whether or not free speech is super awesome for products we hate/dislike - the supreme court of Canada has already conceded that corporations do NOT have the same freedoms of expression that individuals have in advertising their services. Do a little research on the Molson indy and some of the problems Kool and the like have had. 

Personally, I find nothing wrong with advertising cigarettes. If they frankly and honestly present the health information then the civil libertarian in me supercedes paternalistic nanny-ing. I noticed the ads for this product ever since the Food Bank issue of Eye, though, and was shocked they'd make such a poor image decision, frankly. Just like these companies have the freedom to advertise this poison, we have the freedom to destroy a significant portion of their ad revenue by refusing to read it. I don't smoke tobacco, and this ad put me in a bad mood - By definition, I'm not a big fan of bad moods, so I likely won't be picking up Eye until they fix this crap.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249625</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:40:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title>nate</title>
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Does eye editorial have any say over what ads run? Or does Torstar / Toronto Star just dole it out? It would be interesting to know the mechanics behind the decision to run the ads. 

[as contrasted with NOW, which has more independence (but also seems to occasionally make some questionable choices in ad content)]]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/12/a_cigarette_in_my_eye/#c249616</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:54:12 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Mark</title>
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The US has a First Amendment that guarantees the rights of companies to advertise LEGAL products, not just those that are politically popular. Canadian-style ad bans have consistently been struck down in American courts. 

Smoking is not healthy, but smokers have a right to know about the products they consume. I've seen plenty of drunk Canadians in my times visiting Ontario bars, and I still see plenty of ads for Labatt and Crown Royal. Maybe they should be banned, too. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:41:38 PST</pubDate>
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