4/11/2002: Bloomberg enjoyed pot

This ad, which ran in the NY Times, has been a remarkable example of how to get free press. It features NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg's response to a question asked of him during last year's campaign.

I know - strangely enough, to get free press, you have to buy an ad in the NY Times? OK, sure, so the first day of the campaign was very expensive. But since then, this ad has been endlessly reproduced and shown to people. During the day yesterday, CNN aired their report on it about 4 times. Other newspapers and broadcasts have picked it up.

It's even appeared on the Cellar IotD. So I would say this was a pretty awesome job by the NYC NORML folks, who are overacheiving despite likely being just a bunch of stoners.

Bloomberg noted that he wasn't happy about it, but that there was nothing he could do, since those were his words and the NORML folks can say whatever they like given the 1st amendment. That's more respect to the amendment than the previous mayor allowed, but hey.

The next question is: if there is no political fallout from this, will more politicians feel OK about admitting their own dips into the killer weed?

(PA Libertarian <a href="http://kenk.org">Ken Krawchuk</a> says: "Yes, I inhaled. <i>And I held it.</i>" Now THAT'S an honest politician.)

Word up. When I run for President, I'll be able to honestly say "Nope, I didn't. But I do enjoy a good steak. Mmmmmmmmmm, steak."

Steak is good.

That "Alfred E. Newman" look certainly suggests he had a toke just before the pic was taken. :-)

Man. I just read most of KenK.org and I must say... I'mma move to Pennsylvania and vote for that guy. He's spot-on on drugs, abortion and gun control. Amen.

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Q: what is NORML?

fark, 4 or 5 hundred?
over how long?
/me staying tight lipped

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Originally posted by jaguar /me staying tight lipped [/b]

No...you DON'T want to move to Pennsylvania.

Sometimes, I miss pot.

I also freely admit to past use. I won't ever run for office, but if I did, and was asked, I'd admit it. If we don't have honesty, what do we have left?

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Originally posted by sycamore No...you DON'T want to move to Pennsylvania. Sometimes, I miss pot.

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You are of course correct. I blame our education system for producing an electorate and a press which doesn't have the background or moral authority to recognize unconstitutional actions or expose hypocrisy.

D. Ham and M. Russotto - President and Vice Presidential candidates for 2016. Yeah!

Sorry but you boys are unelectable. American voters prefer to elect people whose standards are lower than their own. It makes them feel better about themselves.

nd, it's not dishonesty, it's civil disobedience!

And that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

I'm down with him, in fact I'm quite high right now and feeling very normal. Thanks for your time.

*reads Maggie's post*

Hmmm...a false statement...a few assumptions. Another classic Maggie post.

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Originally posted by sycamore *reads Maggie's post* Hmmm...a false statement...a few assumptions. Another classic Maggie post.

You two oughta get high together. I think it would solve things. If you want I can make my place available as a safe house. Kidney patients and any and all dykes are perfectly allowed to accompany.

Damn Tony...that was indeed funny. I almost spit my beer out.

While I appreciate the offer, I must decline.

That's dirty pool, Parm, unless you are willing to submit a photo of yourself.

Here's one of me for example.

OK, OK, I take it back. I'm having FAR FAR FAR too much fun on this thread! Still, Syc and I do resemble each other in too many ways. If you don't like him for his looks, don't leave me out of it! Hate me too!

Thanks for the free publicity Parmenion. I'm always trying to get more people over to the site, so that might help.

Look...I even smile in some pics!

Yah, but the weird thing is, I don't look much like that. They say I look a little like that Michael Moore, is what they say. And that was before I put on some weight and started wearing ball caps everywhere. I guess I wanna be like Mike.

This guy:

Man you to a way...too similar. Syc loosk roughly how i expected (i think i may have seen a pic before) UT...i donno..*laughz

I'd post a pic of me but the only ones i have on the comp are incrimination ones from a formal afterparty and i'm posting those over my dead body.

Parmenion do you a fetish for baptisms of fire or are you just one of natures natural bitches?

If it's just an old-fashioned flame war you want, there's one thing I don't understand. How come your posts don't rhyme?

The "flame limerick" was explored by us here in about 1994. The concept: flame someone using wit, humor, and rhyme. Ordinary flames like the above don't really get it done, y'see. Everyone knows it's just ridiculous, empty nonsense. But put it into a limerick and it becomes a devastating blow. There's no responding to a limerick.

The fact that you started the account to flame is evidence: you have nothing to offer otherwise. You have nothing of substance to add. You read thoughtful interesting posts and did not reply. (I know: I checked the IP logs and your account looks unique. You aren't someone posting from a second account, unless you've gone to a lot of trouble to do it.)

Poking at people from behind anonymity is pathetic. Putting someone down for what they look like? Weak! Most people quit that kind of crap at some point during adolescence.

<i>the only way to deal with obnoxious jerks is to be one back at them</i>

If that's the only approach you understand, this speaks leagues about your own personality. For instance, I'm dealing with you an an entirely different way. And please don't leave me out of your mass replies; I don't want to feel left out.

Hmmm...troll...insecure individual...or poor misguided soul?

We may not know the answer, but I'll pray for him/her tonight.

Back to the topic...

Jay Leno had this on his show the other night. For his Thursday and Friday shows, he had "Mike Bloomberg's Pot-Smoking Tip of the Day."

Thursday's tip: During a drought, put a brick in your bong.

Flaming Flamer

After a little research, (I was actually looking for photo shop material ) it appears that Parm thinks you are a gay baiter. He takes his name from a Macedonian general who "served" under PhilipII.

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Originally posted by Griff After a little research, (I was actually looking for photo shop material ) it appears that Parm thinks you are a gay baiter. He takes his name from a Macedonian general who "served" under PhilipII.

and that gives him a right to be rude after a few posts? is that all it takes... cool

YOU ALL SMELL!!! :P

Glad I got the rules straight before I did that now if only I could remember where I put my flamex suit as I think that I'm about to get a vaugely warm breeze aimed in my general direction... perhaps I should get the suntan lotion on instead ?

It's been unusually warm on the US East Coast this year.

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(Maggie returns from a short trip out-of-town to Lisa's new place...nice)

Parmenion i don't follwo you..what do you find so funny about syc's picture? Geez even your average troll can make *some* sense...
Where do you usually post, slashdot or something?

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Originally posted by datalas and that gives him a right to be rude after a few posts? is that all it takes... cool YOU ALL SMELL!!! :P Glad I got the rules straight before I did that now if only I could remember where I put my flamex suit as I think that I'm about to get a vaugely warm breeze aimed in my general direction... perhaps I should get the suntan lotion on instead ?

hey each to their own....

not sure what you mean by "touchy", if you mean slow then yes...

then again mine was built ten or eleven years before I was

*yawn*..

in my short (just over a year and some) time of lurking here, I think that we've had like... maybe ONE 4-page discussion that wasn't someone flaming someone else..

so lame.. I like undertony's idea of poetic flames...




pretty pictures sit
hidden in the background
as angry flamers flame


Little duckies climb.
Why so angry Parmenion?
Do you need a hug?



or something.



btw, that one actual 'discussion' that comes to my mind is the one about that taxidermist girl.... i don't even know why that sticks out.. tee hee.

The short wheelbase on those jeeps used to make them overly "responsive" on the highway, if you had to swerve or brake quickly you could flip it pretty easily. They were not geared that low (they have a low range for off road) so you could maintain highway speeds if you had a gentle touch. You could get the older smaller CJ-5s with an 8 cylinder engine, that must have been a scarey machine. I actually find the LRs to be pretty attractive machines but I had to flame something.

There once was a lurker named Parm
Who obviously went off his Pharm
He flamed Sycamore, and Hubris whats more
and done squandered all of his Kharm

I also bear a strong resemblance to sycamore and Undertoad. Picture taken in July 2000.

Bloomberg's Pot Tip of the Day from last night's Tonight Show:

If you entrust your stash to Snoop Dogg, you will never see it again.

I'd say out of everyone, I look most similar to Chris Simon of the Capitals. Dham, you're what? 6'2"? 6'3"? You dwarf me.

Eh, I didn't really pay too much attention to how tall you were or what you looked like. I was too busy thinkin' about pad gai. In my shoes I'm about 6'2" or 6'3", yeah. I'm somewhere between 6'1" and 6'2" barefoot. I think. How tall are you?

It wouldn't be <b>that</b> difficult...

(proof of concept)

Absolutely. I'm not going to ask for such information, nor should it be given to me. But a certain administrator could certainly make a comparison between a few individual handles and determine, with a reasonable amount of certainty, whether or not two of them were the same person.

Nah. All my friends are vegetarian. Well, most of them.