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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:33 pm
by Black Sheep
now kids have the green light to smoke
they get caught and their parents asked why they did it
"nba player josh howard smokes it..."
they will not get into much trouble
howard might of just saved millions of peoples butts!
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:37 pm
by Duiz
I think this is huge... this should be a 6 month suspension for Josh Howard and full investigation by the league and the FBI in my opinion
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:38 pm
by wigglestrue
True. If a parent finds a dimebag in a teenager's jacket, the kid can just say, "But it's not my weed, it's Josh Howard's weed, I was just holding it for him, I didn't know what it was, I swear!"
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:45 pm
by Seattlesun
the biggest difference between the dudes my age who work out in the warehouse and shop and me being an executive is that they like to drink and smoke pot every day - that and my salary is about 3 times higher...
far be it from me to criticize people utilizing their freedom to choose how they want to live, but you'll always do better in life if you dont do drugs and abuse alcohol
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:47 pm
by greenbeans
Seattlesun wrote:the biggest difference between the dudes my age who work out in the warehouse and shop and me being an executive is that they like to drink and smoke pot every day - that and my salary is about 3 times higher...
far be it from me to criticize people utilizing their freedom to choose how they want to live, but you'll always do better in life if you dont do drugs and abuse alcohol
way to snub your nose!!
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:48 pm
by IanJames
jokeboy86 wrote:Josh Howard doesn't have eye popping stats so its not like a team will sign him regardless if he smokes weed.
you've gotta be getting me. EVERY TEAM in the NBA would sign Josh Howard regardless of him smoking weed. He's a great young player who anyone would want to have.
Also in response to everyone saying "ohhh, the kids will want to be like their role models and their start smoking to." I absolutely HATE that method of thinking. Kids aren't mindless drones, any child old enough to start handling drugs is old enough to stop blindly following media personalities.
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:56 pm
by wigglestrue
Seattlesun wrote:the biggest difference between the dudes my age who work out in the warehouse and shop and me being an executive is that they like to drink and smoke pot every day - that and my salary is about 3 times higher...
far be it from me to criticize people utilizing their freedom to choose how they want to live, but you'll always do better in life if you dont do drugs and abuse alcohol
[insert the names of thousands upon thousands of weed smokers more successful than you]
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:00 am
by No. 12
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:02 am
by Seattlesun
wigglestrue wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
[insert the names of thousands upon thousands of weed smokers more successful than you]
i dont doubt that for a second. just my observation being in the workplace. i work with people who i know could do better if drugs and alcohol werent so important to them.
again, i have no problem with it. like every choice we make, we deal with the consequences good or bad.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:07 am
by worthlessBucks
wigglestrue wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Perhaps you have it backwards, and doing better isn't so important to them.
That's the attitude, their stimulus check is in the mail.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:08 am
by wigglestrue
Seattlesun wrote:i dont doubt that for a second. just my observation being in the workplace. i work with people who i know could do better if drugs and alcohol werent so important to them.
again, i have no problem with it. like every choice we make, we deal with the consequences good or bad.
Perhaps you have it backwards, and doing better isn't so important to them.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:14 am
by greenbeans
yeah, what a bunch of morons they are. god forbid they enjoy the little time on earth they have. fools. ya cant count that money when your dead
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:18 am
by T-Spot
I'd smoke weed to if I was shooting 27% for the play-offs.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:20 am
by Seattlesun
wigglestrue wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Perhaps you have it backwards, and doing better isn't so important to them.
obviously you are correct. although these dudes are always the ones sitting in the lunch room complaining they are broke all the time wishing they didnt have to still live at home or with roommates. if your way to enjoy life is getting high, well i dont even really know where to start. i guess i say, enjoy.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:23 am
by greenbeans
Seattlesun wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
obviously you are correct. although these dudes are always the ones sitting in the lunch room complaining they are broke all the time wishing they didnt have to still live at home or with roommates. if your way to enjoy life is getting high, well i dont even really know where to start. i guess i say, enjoy.
and i say, I will!!
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:26 am
by Seattlesun
greenbeans wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
and i say, I will!!
by the way, the warehouse is hiring right now. start ya at $10 an hour
just kidding, enjoy your narcotic usage and good luck
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:31 am
by kevC
JoshB914 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Well said. The "effects" of weed are anotehr story. There is no doubt in my mind that plenty of NBA players (and succesful people in general) light up and don't allow it to effect their work. It's just like alcohol in that respect (although less destructive to the body and not physicall addicting), doing it casually is perfectly fine as long as you are responsible with it and still get work done.
But the fact that Howard said this in public is idiotic. He's opening up the league to an awful period of PR from the ridiculous sports media (ESPN) and also threw fellow players who smoke under the bus as well. Why he decided to say this on the radio is beyond me.
Um alcohol is much more destructive to the body and is just as physically addicting.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:31 am
by wigglestrue
Seattlesun wrote:obviously you are correct. although these dudes are always the ones sitting in the lunch room complaining they are broke all the time wishing they didnt have to still live at home or with roommates. if your way to enjoy life is getting high, well i dont even really know where to start. i guess i say, enjoy.
What you're describing is a subset of "Loser", the loser who likes to get high. There are a multitude of
winners who like to get high, too. It's not enjoyment itself. It's just one way to
enhance enjoyment of life, like a scotch on the rocks or a hike through the mountains or lube.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:33 am
by greenbeans
Seattlesun wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
by the way, the warehouse is hiring right now. start ya at $10 an hour
just kidding, enjoy your narcotic usage and good luck
like i said, ill enjoy what little time i have left here. ive learned from friends dying that the clean and narrow life aint all its cracked up to be. id much rather be poor and worry free than rich and stressin stupid s*** day in, day out. to each their own though
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:35 am
by casey
Don't change the subject, we're talking about
people getting high here.