boulderkid303 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 So after reading a NY-Times article, I emailed this lady, it was about a month ago, and today I got an email back.What was said to her-Your article on hookah smoking if awful to say the least. 100 cigs eh? Thats not possible dear. I would throw up for days. Also if that was true....wouldn't I need to smoke everyday which I don't.... You have no facts backing you up. Bottom line is you are wrong miss!Response-Yes, excellent point. I cited no "facts" other than scientific research by the World Health Organization. Thanks for clearing that up. Her article was just like any other. Giving awful info about hookahs health risk, and making hookah look like a drug. She is a dumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racemyghost Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 When she said "like smoking a 100cigs", she probably ment volume of smoke from a hookah is comparable to a 100cigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zildjian Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 the funny thing is, ironically in her response SHE STILL CITED NO FACTS. she gave no statistical data, she gave no title of the research so you can look it up on your own, nothing! i would skip right by her and go striaght to the editor of the paper or her superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racemyghost Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 QUOTE (Zildjian @ Oct 22 2007, 06:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>the funny thing is, ironically in her response SHE STILL CITED NO FACTS. she gave no statistical data, she gave no title of the research so you can look it up on your own, nothing! i would skip right by her and go striaght to the editor of the paper or her superior.there is nothing ironic about it, she has NO facts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) Hookah is bad for you, we accept that. It has done terrible damage to my endurance when i wrestle and my sinuses (over 4 years of smoking), but I will assert that it is better for you than cigarettes. Definitely not like 100 cigs, whoever says that is out of their mind, you should send her a letter asking her to try it for herself! The scary thing is that articles like these are read and make it harder for good people hookah smokers to smoke their hookahs! Edited October 23, 2007 by [LB] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenSilk Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) Wow, smoking tobacco is bad for you. Geeze, i had no idea! Why doesn't she stop wasting her time bitching about hookah smokers and bitch about cigarette smokers in public places.Granted, i enjoy an occasional Mint Nat Sherman while i'm chilling at a party. But i do not smoke in public. Cigarette smokers are a dime a dozen, smoking openly, blowing it into your face when your behind them. They smell bad as well. Hookah smokers are in private, smoking socially or for their own pleasure, but always privately. I don't walk around with my 29 " Amer in my hand and blow smoke out. Smoking is bad for you, thanks, that's very helpful information, i'm glad you unearthed that slight bit of useful knowledge. I don't care how much smoke I inhale from my hookah, as long as i'm having fun, and doing what i enjoy with the people i enjoy, leave me the fuck alone. I'm not doing anything illegal.In the words of Ben Harper.."My choice is what i choose to do, and if it's causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you." Edited October 23, 2007 by ZenSilk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shisha fan Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) newspapers and other news-sources do this kind stuff alot, there is no news like bad news. Edited October 23, 2007 by shisha fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnite Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 exacly another research by WHO, the majority of news articles get there information from them... weres all the other shisha research (for e.g the middle eastern researchers?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushbr Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 just goes to show that in this day in age you can not attack any social group except for Christians and smokers.....I am bothgod, im hatedoh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheetz Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Did anyone else say this before me?Its the NY Times!!!!!! They are so far up their own ass they don't bother to cite facts. Their word is a fact according to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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