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[–]Ialwaysuptoke 130 points131 points ago

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This is how society makes me feel daily...

but fuck 'em!

[–]FancyBandit 128 points129 points ago

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we can smoke cigs till cancer takes us... drink ourselves til we shit ourselves to death... we can eat until our hearts explode... but god fuckin forbid i enjoy an hour of blissful thought and discussion and harm NO ONE.

[–]Rusork 62 points63 points ago

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And it happens on so many other fields, brother.

Laws are not there for the people. They are there for a small minority with enough power to afford them.

You are lucky you have rights in your country. I don't :) The police may enter my house and even if I get to cause them some harm by saying they shouldn't have come inside, whatever they find WILL be used against me.

But soon they will fall, brother. They will fall and the world will rise anew. Countries will be guided by their own people.

[–]illHaveWhatHesHaving 9 points10 points ago

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I hope they fall=/ Lately I have been feeling pretty discouraged about the state of things. We do have rights here, but only to some extent. We have the right to remain silent but they will still tap your phone and bust up in your house without knocking and shoot your dog.. =(

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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lets riot

[–]AlwaysPostingStoned 6 points7 points ago

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Maybe we need to. Americans are at the poorest they've been in decades, our wealth gap just surpassed that of Egypt and we all know what happened there. Americans haven't been prone to taking to the streets for 40 years and I'm damn tired of it.

[–]MaximusNerdius 0 points1 point ago

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We may be poor but we still have more than enough crap to occupy us. Families can eat "well" off the dollar menu now even if they aren't eating healthily. Families might have to rent, or have multi generation homes but we generally have homes that aren't made of aluminum siding or some thatched hut and have electricity, plumbing and generally clean water. Libraries with internet access. And we still have the ability to get up close to our politicians and yell disagreements in their face without fear of being outright shot or imprisoned without trial and tortured. Unless you pull a weapon the cops in the area usually at least give you a chance or two to stop and go away without resorting to violence. Violent governmental oppression is probably the biggest key factor in inciting revolution.

[–]killer_tofu89 -2 points-1 points ago

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Cough Watts cough cough

[–]biggerx 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, that was 46 years ago. Pretty sure dude said "haven't been prone for 40 years"...

  • also the 1992 riots were more recent. Should hve mentioned that one. More people rioted & died in 1992.

[–]AmieeTO 1 point2 points ago

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we don't riot, we chill ... which is probably why not much has changed

[–]Rusork 2 points3 points ago

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Rioting is not the answer. When you Riot, you cause harm to your fellow citizens. Harm never convinces people. It will actually make the politician's role easier.

There are other ways. What needs be done is a change of habits. To become independant of the system. Not to use the banks. Not to pay for that which is more expensive than should. To speak truth to the people. Start convincing them that they are being manipulated. Participate in free speech forums.

It's about imagination. Creativity is what will take us all out of this mess.

[–]iShlappy 0 points1 point ago

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Heard that gets shit done.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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hey at America's rate, nothing gets done. we can at least say we tried.

but seriously, I think the economy would take a nice hit if we started big time looting.

[–]Rusork 1 point2 points ago

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They will fall, brother. The world is advancing towards great revolutions. The day will come in which we will all unite as one humanity. No man or woman left alone. We will have to face great problems through our history, and only as one world we will be able to survive. We just have to keep faith, and put pressure where needed.

[–]fondlemeLeroy 2 points3 points ago

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Sorry, but that is never, ever, going to happen. Ever.

[–]Rusork 0 points1 point ago

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Have you noticed how lately a lot of the news and events happen due to social networks or are covered first in social networks before the actual news?

The world is changing and the people are gaining voice.

[–]kangorr 0 points1 point ago

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I agree with you that the world is changing, and humanity is converging.

[–]fondlemeLeroy 2 points3 points ago

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I also believe that the world is changing and that humanity is converging. However, I find the notion that we will one day "all unite as one humanity" to be absurdly optimistic.

[–]Himmelreich 8 points9 points ago

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Countries will be guided by their own people.

This is stupid. Allow me to rebut:

"Any society that is self-governing will be inevitably totalitarian; very few people actually believe in free speech or free love or free anything.

Fifty percent of Americans believe in creationism. Do you think that these people will teach their children to uphold free thought and free inquiry? In essence, anarchist societies are uniformly homogeneous and inevitably xenophobic to opposing ideals to the point of violence. Be a tranny and walk into a small Deep Southern town in your country wearing only a bikini bottom and you'll observe the reality of my thesis."

[–]Rusork 1 point2 points ago

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If all idiots in a city believe in creationism, then let them teach that shit to their children. It's democracy.

Now, I will ask you. Why do they believe in that? Have you ever seen how this people's minds have been manipulated? This ideas will start getting old and they will no longer be viable knowledge. But they are still encouraged to believe in that shit because they are fearing the world. They need that kind of nonsense to keep themselves mentally sane. Go figure.

Countries are not guided by their own people because the system makes them think that the sum of every person's own individualism will create the greater good. This is the ultimate "Divide to Govern". You make everyone just care about themselves. And then frighten them with religion. With terrorism. What do you get?

I will only tell you one thing. I don't want to look for the guilty on the 9/11, but consider the results of that. People got frightened. Patriotic Act comes in. People pass it. People now have their phones bugged, their lives invaded, and their children sent to fight a war in Iraq. Now the US is lord of Iraq's oil. And the price of the oil in the US is?

Fear is what causes xenophobia. Fear is what causes violence. Fear and Rage. Politicians are the people who know how to channel rage into more fear, and into more rage.

[–]underattack86 2 points3 points ago

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You're using the deep south as an example of an anarchist society? That doesn't make any sense. Furthermore, who mentioned anarchism? He's talking about a country "guided by their own people", which sounds like direct democracy to me. Democracy is not anarchy. If you were talking about democracy I'd agree that it eventually results in totalitarianism, due to the willingness of man to vote away another man's rights, but that's an argument for anarchy, not against it.

[–]Rusork 1 point2 points ago

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I can't upvote you as much as you deserve man.

Democracy is pretty much the opposite of the systems we have in each of our countries. It's a facade to make people think they guide themselves. So if the country does something awful "we did something awful", and if the country did something good "we have great leaders". It's amazingly easy to cause this impressions.

[–]kalhan 3 points4 points ago

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... where do you live?

[–]Rusork 1 point2 points ago

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Santiago de Chile.

[–]HyeR 2 points3 points ago

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Omg I love you man. This right here. Spread that shit man, god yes.

[–]Rusork 0 points1 point ago

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I love you too, bro :)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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You are lucky you have rights in your country. I don't

Are you african american?

[–]Carl_Fucking_Sagan 10 points11 points ago

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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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the letters on this image may or may not be visual shepherds tone.

[–]Kohitzu 1 point2 points ago

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Right Click, Save as

[–]FancyBandit 1 point2 points ago

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hahaha, right on bro, thanks! uptokes!

[–]Murray92 1 point2 points ago

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One day I'll be flicking through a book with famous historical quotations in and I'll find this and smile :)

[–]Jelly_Cube_Zombie 4 points5 points ago

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JUST THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

THE CHIIIIIIIIILLLLLDREN

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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[–]underattack86 4 points5 points ago

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ARROW'D!

[–]theSinlessSinner 1 point2 points ago

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I cannot uptoke this comment enough. As someone who smoked heavily for two years, along with smoking weed. Now that I haven't smoked a cigarette in more then half a year, I cannot understand why cigarettes are legal and weed isn't.

[–]HyeR 1 point2 points ago

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hahahahaha, this right here. In the most simple and logical form ever. Haha, fuck this worlds bullshit, its so comical.

[–]Idk_unkown -1 points0 points ago

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so true my friend its crazy how far out of the way i go not to bother anyone when i partake. Buts its keeps getting harder to find places

[–]CowFu -1 points0 points ago

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Don't worry, there are people trying their hardest to take those things away as well.

[–]Maxplatypus -2 points-1 points ago

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You guys need a new argument, this one ain't workin.

[–]hoo_ya 19 points20 points ago

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buttfuck 'em!

[–]whosmav 5 points6 points ago

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I hear that too. Every time.

[–]theflu 7 points8 points ago

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Butt Fuck em

[–]Tirau 1 point2 points ago

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You said it, boss.

[–]ojolejano 0 points1 point ago

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BUTT FUCK 'EM

[–]JoelQ 44 points45 points ago

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[–]Nuggetry 4 points5 points ago

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That fat kid gave me a good idea. We should totally employ the military to prevent people from over-eating and becoming obese! It's much more of a problem then drug use is! See a fatass going in for his 8th Big Mac? Simply unload on him with an M16 like you would a drug user!

[–]DifferentPlanes 5 points6 points ago

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It's the only sure way to preserve his freedom.

[–]Keith 2 points3 points ago

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That's awesome and totally relevant!

[–]mc42069 4 points5 points ago

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Fuck yes.

[–]biolage -5 points-4 points ago

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That show is so trashy

[–]tyrghast 43 points44 points ago

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I don't disagree with the sentiment behind this picture, but its disengenious to both sides to portray the pot smoker as a suited businessman and the opposition as fat and obnoxious.

I don't disagree that they are ignorant and that making your child fat, either through neglect or example, is child abuse however this image is doing the same thing that the anti-legalization crowd does when they portray stoners as jobless bums.

[–]underattack86 26 points27 points ago

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Yeah, the cartoon's stupid. It's puerile and obvious. It's the lowest rung of satirical cartoon, and like a lot of stupid shit on reddit it gets up-voted for no clear reason.

[–]MrKerouac 1 point2 points ago

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The clear reason is this is r/trees, a place for upvotes to thrive. I say that with good intention.

Edit: forgot a letter.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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so you're saying you like it?

[–]underattack86 0 points1 point ago

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Like I always say: the pueriler, the better!

[–]thedude42 3 points4 points ago

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I believe that part of the cartoon's appeal I that it is a juxtaposition, and for the audience who Fonda it humorous that is definitely part of the apeal.

[–]4rch 4 points5 points ago

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I wear a suit every day. I also smoke every day, sometimes while wearing 'businessman' type clothes. I feel as thought this accurately portrays my thoughts about this topic.

[–]blahblahblahdkjdfgj 0 points1 point ago

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I think the point tyrghast was trying to make was that it was cherry picking which usually makes for a bad argument because it can be done about anything. You could just as easily show a fit business man and child criticizing an overweight, slobbish smoker.

[–]Rusork 1 point2 points ago

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Why can't it be a lawyer? An artist selling his job? A guy on a prom?

You don't need to be a businessman to wear a suit.

[–]luckymick 13 points14 points ago

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honestly, how many of us have ever smoked pot in a suit?

[–]januszealClub MFLB 18 points19 points ago

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Wedding.

[–]D4an1el[!] 9 points10 points ago

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Suit up

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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birthday suit

[–]AliasRomanian 2 points3 points ago

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Wetsuit

[–]whatwouldjayzdo 10 points11 points ago

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Every weekday after work, and certain nights out.

[–]poserkidsrus 2 points3 points ago

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suit? try tuxedo.

[–]goddamnferret 0 points1 point ago

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Absolutely. My brothers wedding was a hoot!

[–]JEMisico 0 points1 point ago

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I'm the best man for a wedding coming up soon. Once my speech is over, time to party! I'm sure I'll have plenty of company when I step out the back door for a few minutes. Should be a good time.

[–]goddamnferret 0 points1 point ago

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I was a little bit high, then I drank a bunch of champagne. I was the only guy out dancing, so all the girls danced with me, and there was no backlash from the boyfriends because of the whole liking men thing. Good times :)

[–]Not_On_My_Watch 0 points1 point ago

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Prom. Wedding. So twice. It ain't too bad.

[–]SickSalamander 0 points1 point ago

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Tons of times. Basically every time I wear a suit.

[–]aCrab 0 points1 point ago

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I smoke after six... So every day obviously?

What am I a farmer?

[–]DuckTruck 17 points18 points ago

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This is kinda classist imo

[–]underattack86 8 points9 points ago

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Poor people are stupid man, you didn't know that?

[–]tyene_sand 6 points7 points ago

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I agree, also, realllly fat phobic. People are calling her a "fat bitch?!"

[–]Esteam 30 points31 points ago

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JESUS DIED FOR YOUR POT, YOU BETTER SMOKE IT

[–]GeorgeTaylorG 2 points3 points ago

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I love the comic, but let's be honest, the majority of smokers aren't wearing ties while smoking.

[–]ctzl 1 point2 points ago

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I am sometimes.

[–]GeorgeTaylorG 0 points1 point ago

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Now that I think about it, I have once too.

[–]Wednesdayayay 2 points3 points ago

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I always smoke my pots in a suit

[–]DepGrez 1 point2 points ago

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To paraphrase someone incredibly right.... "Perhaps this Universe is another universe's Hell"

Think about it.

[–]kalhan 2 points3 points ago

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aldoux huxley. for those about to google.

[–]Zomgondo 3 points4 points ago

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*Aldous

[–]kalhan 1 point2 points ago

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sorie.

[–]Zomgondo 4 points5 points ago

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no prolim :)

[–]TweeSpam 1 point2 points ago

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The irony i see is that in my country, parents that have obese children and refuse to alleviate the situation with the social support the government supplies, ends up having their children taken off them for child abuse.

[–]thecatinabox 1 point2 points ago

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Nothing annoys me more than people too proud to get help. Pride truly is the deadliest sin.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Straw man. I'm 100% down for reform (shit, I love trees) but this is pretty much what they do with us ("I'm not a burnout, maaaaaannnnnn"). Sometimes I'd like to think the right side is in fact righteous... But oh well.

[–]bananapple -2 points-1 points ago

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We're righteous because we're right.

[–]DirtyPresley 1 point2 points ago

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LESLIE HALL! I thought you were cooler than that!

[–]asterliberi 4 points5 points ago

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So. True.

[–]StavTheImpaler 4 points5 points ago

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I'm not gonna lie, I would be so high off that personal joint I would steal the kids ice cream. I am a bad influence:(

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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If that pot smoker and that fat bitch had a kid it would look like this : http://i.imgur.com/0CwGq.png

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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i like that t-shirt.

hell throw an xplosion in the background and put the eagle in a f-150 and you've got a shirt baby cakes!

[–]seeasea 1 point2 points ago

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To be fair, the guy on the right looks more like the average stoner than the other one

[–]Durpadoo 0 points1 point ago

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Maybe get out and meet stoners that arent fat and lazy? Not sure where that "average" would come from.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago*

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Q: What am I supposed to tell my kid?

A: I don't care, it's your fucking kid.

Said by Louis CK. Taken out of context and paraphrased, he was talking about homosexuality. The point stands, however. I found the video. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPvVnrV1tow

[–]HomelessHamSandwich 1 point2 points ago

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I'm pretty sure it was Louis CK, but the point still stands.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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That's who it was! Well, I'm in the right place to be absent minded.

[–]voodoomindslave 1 point2 points ago

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Might've been Louis CK, but then again, Louie might have been quoting Ricky...

don't quite care really; both men are fucking genius

Have my uptoke =D

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Vote Ron Paul

[–]i_cant_fap_to_that 1 point2 points ago

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Ron Paul is a religious nutter. No thanks.

[–]Htown_ent728 1 point2 points ago

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got any better alternatives? we dont have much of a line up this time around..as if we ever did before.

[–]i_cant_fap_to_that 0 points1 point ago

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I dont right now. I can assume RP is soft on MJ laws but the other pain he would bring is not worth it to me. Il start to watch as we get closer to the date.

[–]zeebs92 0 points1 point ago

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Yes, this fits the stereotypes rather well....

[–]zeebs92 0 points1 point ago

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OMG THE UPVOTE/DOWNVOTE ARROWS.

[–]InMySecretLife 0 points1 point ago

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Sadly, weed has done more to make me get munchy and put on pounds than anything. You don't "smoke yourself thin."

Still good though. :)

Plus, it got me off the booze, which represented some serious calories, and other ill effects.

[–]bananapple 0 points1 point ago

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If you've never seen a stoner in a suit before, I suggest you visit Toronto sometime.

[–]Sequoioideae 0 points1 point ago

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the current generation of parents makes me nauseous. not every parent.. but most

[–]C4ndlejack 0 points1 point ago

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Who's ever seen a three piece wearing pot smoker? I haven't. I live in the Netherlands so you'd think I'd have seen one if they existed.

[–]johnstonchron 0 points1 point ago

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I smoked with three very successful insurance brokers on long island in New York. they all were very well dressed people.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Oh yeah, because so many pot smokers look more like the guy on the left than the right.

[–]hobdodgeries 0 points1 point ago

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i hate comics like these. its just preaching to the choir that HEY WEED ISNT BAD 4 U BUT OtHER THINGS R LOL.

It's not even clever.

Or maybe im just really sober.

[–]blazingbowl 0 points1 point ago

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Weed was here for all to smoke, so we'd have world peace and be fucking laughing our asses off meanwhile we're eating munchies

think about it man

[–]pmaist 0 points1 point ago

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This graphic is from the book You Will Die. Would recommend it to anyone and everyone.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, because you're all wearing suits and all that.

No wait. You're a bunch of potheads who don't do jack.

[–]slash09 0 points1 point ago

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In all fairness, smoking pot might make the kid eat even more delicious ice cream and tasty snacks....Mmmmmm

[–]viciousmonkey92 0 points1 point ago

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Brilliant! Uptoke for geniusness

[–]blackgrrl23 0 points1 point ago

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She probably has beer in that cup....

[–]GottaLoveHemp 0 points1 point ago

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Makes me think of Super Size Me and Super High Me... why is the safer one legal?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Realistically, they're not nearly obese enough. I bet her friends make fun of her for not buying a Rascal.

[–]skielyfe 1 point2 points ago

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studies show that pot users might actually have a less chance of getting obese. there might be something in marijuana that helps do all that shit. so tell that fat lady to fuck herself with that ice cream

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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I don't even need a source man, that's common sense

[–]ReesesForBreakfast 0 points1 point ago

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Haha, anyone else think the pot smoker looks like Stu from The Life and Times of Tim???

[–]WalterEKurtz 0 points1 point ago

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YES. I came here, did Catarl-F to see if anyone already posted it. That's Stu! Man I wish they brought that show back, brilliant.

[–]mpchester 0 points1 point ago

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It didn't get canceled. Season 3 premieres on December 19, 2011! :)

[–]FoundPie 0 points1 point ago

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Just because the mother has clearly influenced her kid negatively does not negate that the man is a bad influence as well. It's just tu quoque, y'all.

[–]timestamptortoise 0 points1 point ago

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The hypocrisy amazes me. The tens of thousands of deaths from alcohol, death from pharmaceuticals has just passed traffic accidents as the #1 cause of death in the USA... weed who has never killed one person in world history.

[–]Vee_Vee 0 points1 point ago

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I get the point, but this comic is fucking stupid. If the cannabis user looked just like that fat lady it would be more plausible. I promise there might only be three people in this entire thread who own a fucking suit, let alone ever wear one.

[–]Azurphax -2 points-1 points ago

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My #1 argument to people who won't listen to reason about cannabis:

Food is a drug
Definition: A substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body

[–]veisc2 0 points1 point ago

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source? in the medical and legal definitions, at least in the U.S. and probably any U.N. nation, a drug is

"A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic is a chemical substance that crosses the blood–brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it affects brain function, resulting in changes in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior."

food is not a drug. food can be abused, but it is not by definition psychoactive. every substance that you can possibly ingest will have an effect on your body.

your #1 argument is terrible so please don't make it worse on pot users by telling it to people irl

sauce

[–]lalophobia 2 points3 points ago

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good thing alcohol (and coffee and chocolate) are still drugs according to that :)

[–]Azurphax 2 points3 points ago

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Are you telling me you've never been high from a food? Have you even been to five guys?

Seriously, I get one bite of cheesecake past my lips and I'm in wonderland.

I'm shocked at the downvotes, kind sir. As I mentioned, this is used only after all the regular discussion topics fail, such as:

-Prohibition keeps the police in business
-Cannabis is quite safe, especially compared to alcohol (a food)
-No possibility of overdose, withdrawl symptoms are minimal (decreased appetite, depression)
-The black market for cannabis is a gateway 'sales item' for other drugs
-causes relief from pain, nausea, and a variety of other symptoms

The list goes on, and I'm sure someone like yourself knows these things quite well. I just want to reinforce that "FOOD IS A DRUG" is used as a last ditch effort, when everything else has been exhausted. It typically works pretty well for me, as people then think of foods that have given them an effect. Sure, eating cake can't be compared to psychoactives like DMT or Psilocybin (also food),
but tell me now, would you consider McDonalds addictive?

[–]veisc2 0 points1 point ago

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Mcdonalds probably has MSG which is addictive. Psilocybin is not a food. Just because you eat arsenic doesn't make it food.

[–]Azurphax 1 point2 points ago

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Mushrooms are food! They contain carbohydrates and protein, just a bit of lipids.

Certain varieties contain this psychoactive chemical. They also contain B vitamins, selenium, copper, potassium...

So, in a way, you are correct, that chemical itself is not a food, but it is found in something that is a food.

Here you go, have a list of fast foods that contain MSG

[–]ctzl 1 point2 points ago

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His source

First definition: A substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body

Also, are you telling me food has no effect on brain function and has nothing to do with "changes in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior"?

[–]veisc2 0 points1 point ago

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are you serious right now? this is so weak. is tripping on a rock now a drug? it will certainly change your mood and behavior.

[–]ctzl -1 points0 points ago

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No, a rock affects you from the outside. Anything you ingest and that your body processes is a drug, by definition.

[–]veisc2 0 points1 point ago

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please find me your definitions... you're INCREDIBLY weakening the definition of drug, and if that's your intention, congrats, you've argued with someone while using your own unclear definition and caused confusion needlessly.

everything that goes inside you gets processed. not everything is a drug. ugh.

[–]ctzl 0 points1 point ago

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Look up, I linked it already.

[–]Azurphax -1 points0 points ago

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I know man... I know...

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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My #1 argument: I don't give a fuck. I do what I fucking want and don't have to justify it.

[–]Azurphax 1 point2 points ago

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Touche, guevara... WAIT

[–]dnauqram_zil[!] 0 points1 point ago

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Eating food definitely changes my mood and behavior! Once eating food, I become content, happy, and tired. When I use trees, I become content, happy, and tired. Hmmm...

[–]Azurphax 0 points1 point ago

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I would also care to argue that while food is rarely phsychoactive, it can easily fall into the depressant/stimulat categories, which you have conveiently left out of your description.

Your source:
"for the purposes of this resource, we consider a 'drug' to be any chemical substance, natural or synthetic, that changes a person's mental state and that may be used repeatedly by a person for that effect."

[–]veisc2 1 point2 points ago

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what foods are depressants or stimulants? are you talking about sugar?

[–]Azurphax 1 point2 points ago

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Caffeine is an obvious stimulant.

I always get depressed after I eat eggs benedict... Not the scientific answer you were hoping for, but come on, we are in r/trees. Let's not fight. Here, have an upvote.

[–]veisc2 1 point2 points ago

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upvotes to you as well.

[–]januszealClub MFLB -1 points0 points ago

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Thank you. I hate it when people go around like they can make up definitions for words. Like this guy.

[–]Azurphax 0 points1 point ago

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I copypasta'd.

[–]xDaedalusx -1 points0 points ago

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Anyone else thinks that looks like a fat version of Peggy Hill? Anybody?

[–]Lambchops_Legion 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like a fat Peggy/Luanne hybrid

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

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Just think: Without Christinsanity, NASCAR, professional sports, World's Scariest Things That Somehow Pass For Entertainment, fast food, corporate radio, and the fallout from slavery, the US would be an incredibly awesome place to live.

[–]underattack86 7 points8 points ago

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You forgot "People Who Think They're Better Than Everyone Else". Lots of those in America. "Professional sports"? Really?

[–]VikingRule 1 point2 points ago

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Yikes. Am I in r/trees right now? I like professional sports, NASCAR, fast food, and radio. Guess I'll leave... :(

[–]Spectro87 0 points1 point ago

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Nah. Enjoy whatever you want. It's just one guy who's full of shit calling out the other guy for being full of shit.

[–]hobdodgeries 0 points1 point ago

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Wow, you don't get out much, do you?

[–]Facehammer -1 points0 points ago

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That woman doesn't have nearly enough chins, and her eyes are entirely too close to facing in the same direction

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[–]clayverde 6 points7 points ago

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Yup - no one but college aged kids smoke pot. And they are always such shit students. And everyone knows you can't be successful as a college drop out.

Just because that is your (VERY limited) experience, doesn't mean it's the norm. There are tons of people that smoke - all different education levels, types of jobs, cultures, ages, etc and many of them are very successful in their lives.

[–]ChrisFish 5 points6 points ago

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You are a college aged kid, you've therefore seen it all by now for sure. How depressing that you think your life ends after college.

[–]Htown_ent728 1 point2 points ago

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Please just be quiet. I absolutely hate when people use this argument. It isin't the weed's fault that those kids can't handle their own life. To think that weed affects them so severely is downright ignorant. I'm a "college aged" kid too, bud. I know plenty of pot smokers who are model students... It depends on the PERSON if they will keep making good grades. It was their choice to smoke, and obviously they are too weak-minded to smoke in moderation..Or maybe they decided to be slackers. It's all about choice.

[–]johnstonchron 0 points1 point ago

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You are retarded. My brother makes the same argument. the only reason he does was, when he was smoking weed as a teen, he and his friends would do stupid stuff. Dropped out, slacked, be lazy. All his friends have a tough time now and he stopped his old ways. Has a family, but constantly condescends me with this statement. I tell him, all my friends who smoke weed are either getting honors at the moment. Or are very hard working people. The reason they are capable to offord smoking so much weed so often. (mostly everyday) is because they work so hard so they can come home and relax how they want to.

[–]Spectro87 0 points1 point ago

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I seriously can't believe anyone is this dumb. You think everyone who smokes marijuana is the same exact person? You put people into groups and stereotype them as if you really believe it.

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truthbombed

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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hysterical and couldn't be truer!!!

[–]TweeSpam -1 points0 points ago

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The irony i see is that in my country, parents that have obese children and refuse to alleviate the situation with the social support the government supplies, ends up having their children taken off them by children's protective services.

[–]enderpanda -1 points0 points ago

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Is that supposed to be... Obama?

[–]z999 -1 points0 points ago

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I don't always go on /r/trees/ but when I do

They're usually right.

[–]Gzalzi -1 points0 points ago

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Both sides of this picture are highly exaggerated.

[–]technosasquatch -4 points-3 points ago

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Arrest That Bitch!, she's dumb

[–]dasredditore -5 points-4 points ago

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If only stupidity were a crime...

[–]Synackaon -3 points-2 points ago

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Fuck that bitch.