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Its obscene to make money at the expense of people’s health. And they have had the ability to take the nicotine out of cigarettes since the 50s. And the only reason people get addicted is because of the nicotine. People could then smoke or not and wouldn’t have got addicted. They didn’t because they thought it would drive cigarettes with…[Read more]

I don’t know the ins and outs of marketing…. but when so much money is spent on branding and advertising, you have to assme that companies do it because it works. Without any branding at all companies may well decide that the product is no longer sustainable and stop making them. Less brands to choose from will push pricing up as the…[Read more]

Ask the companies who spend millions on branding and image.

I guess the only people who will care are the people who are addicted to cancer sticks, and the companies who make vast fortunes out of their nicotine habit.

Went to see it last night.. was beautiful. I saw it in 3D. The plot line in my opinion was a bit weak, and some of the characters were caricatures, but there was not a dull moment, i was on the edge of my seat for a lot of it, and I even got a bit tearful at one point too.

I loved it. I deliberately didn’t read up much about it before I went,…[Read more]

@ForumHostPB wrote:

I may well be “elderly & confused” but i STILL dress to go shopping. Why only the other day I put on my Dinner jacket to buy supper at Sainsbury’s.

Were you singing?

I’d do more than that if I thought it could make a difference Gaz.

I think it is time to ask the next Government to get in in May to make us all a promise.

thanks folks :) I enjoyed those links…. Innocent Man is one of my faves from Billy Joel and using your links led me to find some other tracks I’d not listened to for ages.

:) bliss

Kate Bush.. Running up that hill

It doesn’t hurt me
Do you want to feel how it feels
Do you want to know, know that it doesn’t hurt me
Do you want to hear about the deal I’m making
You
It’s you and me

And if I only could
I’d make a deal with God
And I’d get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that…[Read more]

@GAZLAN wrote:

well i need the latter for my next trip to the supermarket with only a fake fur coat on

I think the idea is for you to wear them minim…. :lol:

You can’t wear doggie treats!

I think very small children need clear instructions and boundaries. Mixed messages and wavering boundaries make them insecure, and insecure children grow into insecure adults. My one cardinal rule was to keep the tough stance for the important things, and on them to never waver. My god pester power tested me to the limit though!!!! And still…[Read more]

@rubyred wrote:

/pings good boy drops at mims :)

*catches treats and pants*

well i need the latter for my next trip to the supermarket with only a fake fur coat on :D

………………..stop fidgetting :wink:

i drive a diesel… would prefer a van diesal though

I agree with you both that ADD has become a kind of excuse for bad behaviour. And I also agree that some parents don’t discipline their children effectively. I love the idea of talking to them like puppies, when my daughter was tiny, thats what i did too!!! :) The sit and stay command doesn’t work any more although she still responds to NO if I…[Read more]

Forum 3 message threads are a small part of this message board. Yet you restrict your posts to this area?

Thats quite sweet.

Love comes in many shapes and sizes. I think it is possible to love more than one person, but not be in love with more than one person at a time. But, I am only speaking for myself because I am sure there will be people out there who can. The human spirit is capable of many things.

Nurture certainly can make monsters!!! Spoiled brat type ones, and ones who lash out and become wife beaters.

But Nurture, as panda says, can also give us good people, kind caring wonderfully emotionally mature adults who contribute to society in a very good way.

Let us not forget that we are talking about a small minority.
But that minority…[Read more]

@(f)politics? wrote:

*have worn my slippers in the yard and my wellies to tesco’s many a time so ner :!:
A question though to the perfect dressers out there, if you wear your slippers around the house, but you need to walk down your garden path to get your washing off the line on a nice summers day, do you change out of your slippers into outdoor…

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I think that is the point some of us have been making Pete… that some people have good upbringings and still turn out bad. Some people have terrible childhoods full of pain and deprivation and become nobel prize winners.

I don’t know what makes some people do what they do, but i do think that you will find children who pull the legs off…[Read more]

Whats wrong with a decent pair of white silk pyjamas and some feather adorned mules? Nobody would complain in Tescos if people went shopping with a fake fur coat and nothing underneath!!! I do tend to agree with you kenty about the slippers though… you should have two pairs, one for round the house and the other pair for shopping in.

:D