smoothvirus Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hey guys, just joined the forum, also bought my first Hookah.So anyway I live in Washington DC where there are lots of hookah bars and hookah smoking is very trendy. So I was surprised when I read some threads about the police showing up when you guys were smoking hookah in public.Out of curiosity I did a google search and found this story:Carmel shuts hookah loungehttp://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...EWS01/908160353It's about a lounge in some small town, when the local parents found out about the Hookah lounge they flipped out. The comments to the story are freaking hilarious. Especially the overly concerned mother who gets hugely offended by....wait for it... purple windows! The HORROR! http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section....NEWS01&s=aI can only laugh.. I grew up in a small town with similar attitudes - however my hometown has grown quite a bit in the intervening years and attitudes have changed quite a bit. And yes, there is a Hookah lounge in my hometown, but I don't know if it has purple windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I had to comment on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakur001 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Aug 25 2009, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I had to comment on that one.Glad someone did...Can't say I'm in the least bit surprised by their reaction though, people just don't want to bother learning the facts. I liked how one person made an off-handed comment about prostitution in the comments section, and then everyone started decrying the business for promoting prostitution. People are unbelievably suggestible.Again, glad you took the time to say something, I wasn't even sure where to begin with this one...edit: Oh, and 500 different types of beer? Holy shit, I'm jealous. Edited August 25, 2009 by dakur001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothvirus Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Aug 25 2009, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I had to comment on that one.I thought your comment was to the point and well thought out. Suburban parents fear the unknown. I think the owner of the shop probably messed up a bit by marketing to teenagers/young adults, with the predictable result of flipping out all the overly protective parents.Very different from the kind of crowd in a hookah bar here in DC - it's all young professional people here, 20s-40s with college degrees and 9-5 jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delSol_si Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 and morons aren't anywhere near the endangered species list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakur001 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (delSol_si @ Aug 25 2009, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>and morons aren't anywhere near the endangered species list...Sadly, no. Quite the opposite, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahwahoo2006 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Theres a good group of people in the DC area who get together on a fairly regular basis to smoke. Let me know if you would like to join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1024 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 they deserved to be shutdown anyways-they used herbal shisha....fail fail fail.naw im just kidding...the "concerned" parents keep removing everything thats great about this country...im glad that i live here and not some other places but still, its getting a little out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhineholt Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Wow, this is ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 New York kind of sucks ass. No handguns, no hookah shops, no hookah bars. Luckily I live in Orange County and not lame westchester/putnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjacksm Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Tom16689 @ Aug 25 2009, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>New York kind of sucks ass. No handguns, no hookah shops, no hookah bars. Luckily I live in Orange County and not lame westchester/putnam.OC kind of sucks too you have to drive 20 min to get somewhere! Then again Thats my Long Island in me bitching....I am in OC like maybe once or twice a month...All of NY sucks.. You forgot to add high taxes on your list too.. I know I wont be living here once I get my life started as far as living by my self, career and all that jazz...P.S.I've thought about opening up something hookah related in Orange County between Middletown-Monroe. Only because there isn't anything good! Edited August 25, 2009 by newjacksm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I have plenty of access to HH/Jewels/rosetta/QL coals! There's a place that sells al waha and romman in middletown, also got a razan hose there, it still sucks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 QUOTE (smoothvirus @ Aug 25 2009, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Aug 25 2009, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I had to comment on that one.I thought your comment was to the point and well thought out. unlike half the shit i say on here! welcome to the forum btw, we're a nutty lot that disagrees regularly, but we keep a civil tone as we all know the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Its all fine when they disagree with something that other people are doing, but if somebody came in and tried to regulate the color of stained glass in their churches, or the colors they painted their houses, they'd be shitting their own pants screaming about violating their rights. There's a serious Facist chord running through parts of this country. They should remember "Live and let live." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 i don't understand why parents are blaming advertising/clubs/whatever for "influencing" their children...shouldn't it be the parents responsibility to instill morals, ethics and responsibilty into their kids?honestly, if your kid gets into trouble, does drugs, smokes, or drinks...the fault is squarely on you as a parent. don't blame your children's friends, teachers, strip clubs or gas stations. blame yourself for not teaching them right and wrong. it seems like some parents don't want to be hassled with the actual job of parenting, so they would rather eliminate any and everything that they deem "bad". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyj316 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 QUOTE (Arcane @ Aug 26 2009, 04:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i don't understand why parents are blaming advertising/clubs/whatever for "influencing" their children...shouldn't it be the parents responsibility to instill morals, ethics and responsibilty into their kids?honestly, if your kid gets into trouble, does drugs, smokes, or drinks...the fault is squarely on you as a parent. don't blame your children's friends, teachers, strip clubs or gas stations. blame yourself for not teaching them right and wrong. it seems like some parents don't want to be hassled with the actual job of parenting, so they would rather eliminate any and everything that they deem "bad".No... its the job of cable TV to make those decisions...Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, MTV (2)...Damn kids...GET OFF MY LAWN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thats dem boys who been whackin in my shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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