Dealing with Smoking Nazis
 

In my introductory post to the board, I mentioned how my state is rife with anti-smoking Nazis who like to be passive aggressive in public, in my case often at the ferry docks. In general I tend to ignore them, or if that's not an option, I adopt a tit-for-tat attitude, responding to reasonableness with politeness and unreasonableness with obnoxiousness, especially if I'm trying to be unobtrusive and smoking at the end of the dock or something. I'm somewhat torn however, as my instinct is to respond to rudeness/unreasonableness with such an extreme escalation of the rudeness that the offender is startled into silence, but I'm also conscience of not besmirching the reputation of cigar smokers.

Anyone have similar problems or suggestions for dealing with them?

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F&*# 'em. ;)

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Claymores.

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Smoke Rings. Big Hairy ones!

Tim L. :ss

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Unless I am gonna get my arse kicked, I will ignore them.

I would ask them to call the police if they feel I am breaking the law, or I will call them to say you are harrasing me.

You can always go the, "me no understande da english" routine and just f--- with them. Have some fun.

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I had to double-check the name. I was sure this was Wolfgang.

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I am with the Admiral on this one.

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I'm pretty respectful of non-smokers so I've never gotten any grief. Most people are curious if they see me smoking and tend respond positively. We also can't smoke indoors here in Houston (except cigar shops) but if someone ever complained about me smoking outdoors I would tell them they were being f*cking ridiculous.

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Ignore them if you can, but I know how it can get on the Seattle Ferries.

I'd say something like, "Did you really come all the way over here just to be an ass? You could have been an ass all the way over there by yourself and left me alone."

Or maybe a true Seattle classic, "I feel that you are discriminating against be based on hate, please take your hate elsewhere."

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Perhaps I'll make some noises about them free riding off of my premium smoke, and me being so generous as to not even charge them for the privilege... Maybe I can actually make one blow a blood vessel with that one, I'd have to request some sort of "kill credit" icon on my account for something like that.:ss

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:tpd:

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This reminds me of my cruise for my 50th Bday this past April.
I was at the Viking Lounge, designated for smoking and specially for cigars.
They even had a cabinet with cigars to purchase.
I sit down with the wife to enjoy an after dinner drink and a great 70's Montecristo #2 Dunhill given by a fellow BOTL as my celebration smoke.
I light it up, am in heaven.
Suddenly, I hear snickering from a couple about the cigar smoke.
I looked over to them and then looked back and continued my cigar.
This went on for a while.
Occasional anti cigar snickering until finally, I could not take it anymore and had to ask.
I asked them why on Earth, if they knew they were in a smoking lounge, designated for cigars, would they go out of their way to sit there and antagonize me as I politely sat there to enjoy my drink, cigar and conversation with my wife.
Their response was they didn't know you could smoke cigars there.
My response was, well now you know.

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from what I've heard, people can get pretty bent out of shape about smoking in California, but I never ran into any problems when I was out there last.

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tell them that a cigarette is on the sign, you smoke a cigar + F off

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If they get near and start harassing you, just start puffing clouds of smoke their way.

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I've been known to tell the pushier Nazis that if they don't let me enjoy my legal smoke in peace, then I am far more likely to kill them than second-hand smoke. :r
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My sentiments exactly! If all those libs out there want their public programs for the indignant, smokers have to cover the tab through the bullshit taxes. I try to be unobtrusive when I smoke, but then again, it's still legal so, to borrow from our poet lauriet...F&*# 'em!

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Do unto other as you would have them do unto you.:2

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Be the bigger man and just ignore them if they're being unreasonable, no reason to be a jerk. Giving someone the cold shoulder will usually get the point across and you won't stoop down to their level. :2

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Here's a thought:
Offer them one. Or just a puff off the cigar you're smoking.
That should take them by surprise.

If you can't mess with their heads, then you're not trying hard enough.:)

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I sing this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7_3n7xyDg


MCS

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I don't know why, but that statement reminded me of the Red Green Show.:r

"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."

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So, you'd all approve the use of my "SteamPunk SpecOps Rifle" on them?

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...Me/RifleBW.jpg

:D

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This is perfect for Seattle. :r

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I like to smile and tell them that I like their opinion less than they like my smoke

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http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/10/1...ones-cigar.jpg
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/c/d...4b92bd1f4f.jpg

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Indy should have had a cigar in his mug on screen.

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If it's a woman doing the complaining, tell her that the smell of her perfume bothers you, and that you will gladly extinguish your cigar if she will go wash off her perfume.

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I try to be polite, but still stand my ground. If I am in a place that allows smoking and was there frist, I will kindly remind them of that. If they continue with their foolishness, I will kindly insert my foot in their ass. If they are rude when the approach me, I skip step 1.

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maybe this is the way to get even with them and freak them out.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...bong-squad.jpg

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We live in different times now.

Paying attention to wind direction and adjusting accordingly if possible is something I always pay attention to when smoking in a public place.

If folks harrass on principle .... because they are smoking nazi's there are a variety of one liners which may come in handy:

When I get the "chuffs" from women who choose to sit in smoking sections then make the rest of us feel bad..... just smile at them and ask... "Don't you love the smell of a good cigar?" Usually throws them for a loop.

Or

Hey I'm sorry, would you like a hit? My little dog chuffs like that when I'm not sharing the goodies and figured you were jones'n for some of my stick.

or

If they persist offer to let them buy the remainder of your cigar and you will put it out. Then you really find out how strong their principles are. Did it once with a 1492. :)

or

For the truly rude: Hey.. I didn't walk all the way over to you and interrupt your relaxation did I? Sumtin like... sorry mam don't mean to be crass, but you must be leaving town if your packing that much a$$..... and I was wondering. is your old trailer still for rent?

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:tpd:

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While walking down the streets, sometimes people will pretend to choke or cough. If they continue, I've turned to them and offered them cough drops or recommended that they go to the doctor for their cough.

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Haha. :r

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When someone mentions my cigar smoke to me, I have two stock responses:

If they say "That smells good" I reply "Want one?"

If they say "That stinks" I reply "So do your manners."

This seems to work.

On a further note, you get the health nuts that say "Don't you know that's bad for your health?" To them I say "Sticking your nose in someone else's business is also." That normally shuts their yaps, quick.

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I say we give them a new no smoking symbol to more accurately reflect their attitudes and beliefs:

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...ngswastika.jpg