Indeed, it is an ET bong, CB - A fine tool for a galactic buzz. ... D'accord, M. Yu - frankly, this hysteria over a little smoke is so early 20th century.
It's not like it's a performance enhancement, or an egregious purity clause violation.
That said, I would have insisted on deletion of the pics from the camera had I been in Phelps' place, knowing the moral panic that would surely have ensued from some quarters upon viewing the sight of an 'American hero' taking a little mental refreshment. The reliable predictability of professional moralists never surprises one.
I know DB, if anybody deserves a relaxing toke, it is him. By achieving such a "high' level of accomplishment, he is now vulnerable to the petty dated mores of the asshole media and corporate sponsorship. This guy is just a kid. This society is so out of touch with itself it is scary.
If he came out about unfair criminalization of pot laws and the suppression of hemp in the US, he could really throw his weight around. But he is just a kid and his life exists in a pool.
I hope he does more than Mark Spitz. He became a caricature, poor guy. (Though I did see him on the Sonny and Cher show once. Wonder if he ever became a dentist?)
"The reliable predictability of professional moralists never surprises one."
Well said, mon frere.
As for the ubiquitous cameras in today's world, I imagine that you're never going to find a "safe" place from peeping throngs if'n you're as famous as our young friend, Mr. Phelps.
My advice to Mike; stay home and smoke your blunts for the next 5-10 years until you're no longer a megawatt celeb.
It's going to take even more people, like Phelps, to stand up and say "So, What?". Much like Harvey Milk successfully convinced gays to come out and be heard, this must happen with marijuana.
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BTW, is that an ET bong?
Ye Mon... in the water wit de ganja. My kinda place
Indeed, it is an ET bong, CB - A fine tool for a galactic buzz.
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D'accord, M. Yu - frankly, this hysteria over a little smoke is so early 20th century.
It's not like it's a performance enhancement, or an egregious purity clause violation.
That said, I would have insisted on deletion of the pics from the camera had I been in Phelps' place, knowing the moral panic that would surely have ensued from some quarters upon viewing the sight of an 'American hero' taking a little mental refreshment.
The reliable predictability of professional moralists never surprises one.
;>)
I'm going right now to get my vaporizer fixed. Short of that I want an ET bong, whatever the hell it is.
I know DB, if anybody deserves a relaxing toke, it is him. By achieving such a "high' level of accomplishment, he is now vulnerable to the petty dated mores of the asshole media and corporate sponsorship. This guy is just a kid. This society is so out of touch with itself it is scary.
If he came out about unfair criminalization of pot laws and the suppression of hemp in the US, he could really throw his weight around. But he is just a kid and his life exists in a pool.
I hope he does more than Mark Spitz. He became a caricature, poor guy. (Though I did see him on the Sonny and Cher show once. Wonder if he ever became a dentist?)
"The reliable predictability of professional moralists never surprises one."
Well said, mon frere.
As for the ubiquitous cameras in today's world, I imagine that you're never going to find a "safe" place from peeping throngs if'n you're as famous as our young friend, Mr. Phelps.
My advice to Mike; stay home and smoke your blunts for the next 5-10 years until you're no longer a megawatt celeb.
It's going to take even more people, like Phelps, to stand up and say "So, What?". Much like Harvey Milk successfully convinced gays to come out and be heard, this must happen with marijuana.
I'd like to see a picture of Obama and Phelps smoking pot together. ;)
Much ado about nothing and so on, and so on.
If I was judged by the things I inhaled at age twenty-three, no one would sponsor me in the slightest.
Agreed, Datacine - Babylon will not fall without the massed voices of the people.
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Clothed, or tastefully nude, Freida?
;)
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That air thing was the hardest one for me to conquer personally, CK. The rest came easy after that.
;>)
you know if i won 14 golds medals - i would do what the hell i wanted to do
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