tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512716256533133364.post8920475009399844160..comments2023-09-19T15:00:39.811+03:00Comments on A Nomadic View: What do Tin Tin and Mad Men Have in Common?Nomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686282358562565742noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512716256533133364.post-70159739898299709212010-02-18T15:22:58.558+02:002010-02-18T15:22:58.558+02:00Like so many silly things, it takes a little push ...Like so many silly things, it takes a little push to make the whole thing farcical. I remember when Reagan wanted every worker to have urine tests. They encouraged employers to have these tests done regularly. Then workers who did not use drugs would sell their urine and so, the only way to be sure that this urine came from that person was to have some poor person watch as the worker urinated in a cup. Everybody then claimed (rightly) it was a violation of their privacy. That's when the whole thing went belly-up and became a big joke. <br />It's getting close to this point already.Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686282358562565742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512716256533133364.post-22347059422818994572010-02-18T14:00:48.125+02:002010-02-18T14:00:48.125+02:00Last night, we watched a show where the cigarettes...Last night, we watched a show where the cigarettes were all blurred out but not the joints. :)Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933997864575809110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512716256533133364.post-49432244586247649462010-02-17T18:37:08.451+02:002010-02-17T18:37:08.451+02:00The blurred cigarette is so flawed in so many ways...The blurred cigarette is so flawed in so many ways. For one, it reminds me of smoking and makes me want to smoke.<br /><br />I generally don't subscribe to the sliipery slope to Iran theory of AKP, but these insidious, judgmental little things make me nervous.Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933997864575809110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512716256533133364.post-2185967563379765072010-02-17T16:35:27.349+02:002010-02-17T16:35:27.349+02:00As an ex-smoker, I probably have a pretty balanced...As an ex-smoker, I probably have a pretty balanced view of things. If you want to quit, it is a lot easier now because you don't have so many people smoking around you. Personally, I rarely went to bars for health reasons so I didn't think much about smoke there. I do recall being on a bus- in the olden days when smoking was permitted- and, even as a smoker, I really felt as though I was going to keel over. It was hard to take a breath because there was so much smoke. Seriously. I had to take baby breaths.<br />But all this silliness about blurring out people smoking in film and programs is ridiculous and my "dander" is up if anybody goes messin' with my Mad Men. Tin Tin has to fend for himself, I'm afraid.Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686282358562565742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512716256533133364.post-50180246849589292142010-02-17T04:43:09.480+02:002010-02-17T04:43:09.480+02:00Nomad, I got your blog from another one I was rea...Nomad, I got your blog from another one I was reading from Turkey,,, I live in a couple of locations in Turkey many years ago and I'm afraid much has changed from when I was there. When I first arrived In Istanbul I could smell the Turkish tobacco as the door to the aircraft opened. The pungent smell permiated the air throughout the area. Now to read that even smoking a cigarette earns a fine from the authorities....Wow!! I would say they are really infriging on the individual's rights as they have done here in America. They chip away constantly and have done so for many many years. stay well....Taplinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161842191574184492noreply@blogger.com