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1 Oct 2007, 05:24

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What's the point in this? (Well, actually I know what the point is but it's a farcical one).

You can still smoke at 16, but you now can't buy fags till you're 18?!

Absolutely pathetic. Seems like it's gonna cause more grief than good. What about all the 16/17 year olds already smoking who now suddenly aren't allowed to buy their own fags?!

If you're gonna do something, do it properly. No one can buy (or smoke) till they're 18. At least that wouldn't be a half-measure.

I feel sorry for kids today. Eroding their rites of passage. :nonono:

1 Oct 2007, 06:22

Here mate,gonnae get me 20 Regal?

1 Oct 2007, 07:22

daft aint it.it means 17 year olds will have to get trips aboard to bring back fags.well,just like the rest of us then :laugh:

1 Oct 2007, 08:06

El Jarvo wrote: LINK

I feel sorry for kids today. Eroding their rites of passage.

Indeed

Next thing, they will be creating special council units to remove all ripped up porn in hedges.

1 Oct 2007, 08:43

There's porn in British hedges??? I thought it was only us dirty old men... :eek3:

1 Oct 2007, 08:54

Me and my mates used to stumble upon it quite often. Would be the highlight of the school day. Except the ones where some cnut had removed the tits and fanny :(

1 Oct 2007, 09:00

been that way in Canada for a while now.

Basically, it means you are allowed to smoke if an adult buy it for you.

But come on, I'm sure sure 3/4 of the stores are checking if that person is 17 or 18.

1 Oct 2007, 09:57

It is now commonplace in Corby that teenagers take an E after a shag instead of a fag.

1 Oct 2007, 09:59

That's silly. So you have to wait outside the store asking older strangers to buy you cigs now? Reminds me of the ol' beer runs in college, where it would take you an hour to find someone to do it for you....

1 Oct 2007, 10:35

First customer i got to today was in a heavy shouting match with someone over not having proof of age.

And Spotnick, the local councils are always trying to catch out shops re: selling alcohol and cigs to minors. Consequences are severe, and can lead to removing the shop licence after two offences.

1 Oct 2007, 11:29

Edd wrote: Me and my mates used to stumble upon it quite often. Would be the highlight of the school day. Except the ones where some cnut had removed the tits and fanny :(

"Stumble upon it"?

I've never heard it called that before.

:laugh:

1 Oct 2007, 11:49

BIGINOIL wrote:

Edd wrote: Me and my mates used to stumble upon it quite often. Would be the highlight of the school day. Except the ones where some cnut had removed the tits and fanny :(

"Stumble upon it"?

I've never heard it called that before.

:laugh:

they may even have come across it

:laugh:

1 Oct 2007, 11:50

Some ropey cnut at school today (he looks canny hard mind for 16)! offered me a fiver at lunchtime if id nip inside corner shop :laugh: I actually thought about it (seeing as i haven't got rnd to buying that itoons package yet)

1 Oct 2007, 14:33

BIGINOIL wrote:

Edd wrote: Me and my mates used to stumble upon it quite often. Would be the highlight of the school day. Except the ones where some cnut had removed the tits and fanny :(

"Stumble upon it"?

I've never heard it called that before.

Yeah, I deliberatly chose a different verb to 'come' there as well, for fear of creating an ejaculation pun.

Next time I must remember to have 'discovered' or 'found' hedgerow Johnny Vaughn

1 Oct 2007, 14:33

Interesting argument for cd piracy, that.

Send me a moody copy or the teenager gets fags!

1 Oct 2007, 14:51

Edd wrote:

Yeah, I deliberatly chose a different verb to 'come' there as well, for fear of creating an ejaculation pun.

Next time I must remember to have 'discovered' or 'found' hedgerow Johnny Vaughn

You have you get up veeery early in the morning to avoid wank gags here