Hookah University Degree

[Sherwood]

Well, Sherwood, actually it was invented before the Ottoman Empire came into being.

I'ma just say it was. It's a long cherished tradition in Turkey to take credit for things you didn't actually invent. Like civilization, for instance.

[delSol_si]

Well, Sherwood, actually it was invented before the Ottoman Empire came into being.

Del_Sol...I was quoting Wiki, not you...

It doesn;t really matter, does it? If I were designing a Chemical Plant, I wouldn't rely on it, but can you rely on anything you read on the internet? I don't think so...That is, Wiki is not a credible source because its changeable and from the internet...so why are we interested in using an external source to make an inherently unreliable source (ourselves) less unreliable? I don't footnote my posts...what if I'm full of shit? How do you know anything factual somebody says is reliable here? If I hadn't have referenced Wiki, would my post have had more truth value? No, of course not, so my statement remains at the same truth value...uncertain. I'm certainly not going to footnote a book on the history of hookah...nobody does here, so what sources are we left with? People's sayso?

Your right, this is hookahforum, not college. You win.

btw, I liked it better when you were quoting those cocktail napkins lol

[delSol_si]

This whole situation escilated into something rediculous. Drop it and let's smoke some hookah and talk about how good Lime Tangiers is going to be

It didn't escalate, I was merely stating that Wiki isn't a credible source for the most part. I didn't take the context into consideration, that is it. I have total respect for Eric, my intent was not to defy him.

[Sonthert]

Here's my opinion:

Whatever. Love everybody for their diversity.

[TizaNabi]

I've been saying that about "Tangiers" for years.Minor in Tangiers

[Bookworm]

Question 4: This term was used to describe hookah by Air Force officials in Desert Storm and carried the stigma of an illegal drug that caused temporary insanity.

temporary insanity? I understand what stereotypes were being propagated at the beginning of NHT prohibition, but I would like to think that we live in a world where we've moved past antiquated thoughts such as "the mexicans are bringing in an herb that originated in the middle and far east that causes temporary insanity."


I understand that the Armed Forces have a very conservative view towards illegal substances, but I would prefer that they refrain from spreading blatant lies. Edited June 9, 2009 by Bookworm