"It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke while participating in a carnival parade or truck parade."
~New Orleans Code Sec. 34-18 [yes, this is a real law]
Things That Go Boom: The two things that go boom being both of my laptops, and fixed only recently. Mad gratitude especially goes to three of our Leaders of the Pack for holding down voting, as well as scouting for up and coming smoking art:
Linda Marie Ansone,
Christopher Cote, and
Julia Foeteria.
Thank you!A Win Against the FDA: Many European smokers have already seen images put on their smokes showing the possible negative side-effects of smoking. When they tried to do the same in America, the tobacco companies fought back using the 1st Amendment. As of Monday, November 7, a win was made in court in favor of smokers and the tobacco companies, and against the FDA, halting the attempts to add these labels in September of 2012. Not only are the labels offensive, but it has already been shown that smokers
overestimate mortality risks, the risk of lung cancer, and life expectancy loss ["Risk Beliefs and Smoking Behavior", Viscusi and Hakes, 2008,
PDF]. American smokers can celebrate the win, and won't be seeing half their pack covered up by these labels as long as the ruling holds. Read the full article [
Here on The Washington Times], and thanks to Ren for the link!
1000+ Members Strong: That's right, deviantART's first and largest pro-smoking group is more than a thousand members strong. That's you! That's everyone who contributes art, who watches and faves, our Leaders of the Pack, and with smokers and non-smokers alike united behind the art. That's you and that's me! The Members and Watchers widget has been moved up and directly under Featured Art, to feature
you and this crazy community we've got going on here. And a special welcome to Kendra, who tipped the thousand members mark:
Dark sets the winter on the north of the world. Gather your fire and hold it near, so that Bone Frost's fingers pass overhead. Cheers y'all, and much love!The Leaders of the Pack
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`TimberClipse's dedication to our community is without question. From developing helpful tutorials, to being a community leader in groups such as #fella and #deviant365, you can always find Zev connecting with all areas of our community in order to spread his infectious enthusiasm and inspiring positivity. We are delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2012 to `TimberClipse, congratulations! Read More
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