Comments on: Blur everything http://varnam.org/blog/2005/06/blur_everything/ History, Current Affairs & Books Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:39:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Seriously Sandeep http://varnam.org/blog/2005/06/blur_everything/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 Seriously Sandeep Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:04:49 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=897#comment-1615 <strong>Smoking Ban: More Buffoonery</strong> When we're bored with mainstream entertainment---movies and all--we get treated to real life entertainment, courtesy our leaders, the motors that run the nation, that decide what's good and bad for us, and generally try to refine our tastes. And so t... Smoking Ban: More Buffoonery

When we’re bored with mainstream entertainment—movies and all–we get treated to real life entertainment, courtesy our leaders, the motors that run the nation, that decide what’s good and bad for us, and generally try to refine our tastes.

And so t…

]]> By: Hari http://varnam.org/blog/2005/06/blur_everything/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 Hari Fri, 03 Jun 2005 03:38:07 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=897#comment-1613 It will be interesting to see how Rajnikanth's cigerrette acts are blurred. That would required some technology. The <i>blur</i> would have a tough time following the butt It will be interesting to see how Rajnikanth’s cigerrette acts are blurred. That would required some technology. The blur would have a tough time following the butt

]]> By: Transport Phenomena http://varnam.org/blog/2005/06/blur_everything/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Transport Phenomena Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:35:07 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=897#comment-1614 <strong>Smoking Shahrukh ... no more!</strong> I watched Bunty aur Babli last night ... Abhishek Bachchan smokes several times, even shares a beedi with Amitabh in the movie. Heck even Rani Mukherjee had a few puffs in the movie Smoking Shahrukh … no more!

I watched Bunty aur Babli last night … Abhishek Bachchan smokes several times, even shares a beedi with Amitabh in the movie. Heck even Rani Mukherjee had a few puffs in the movie

]]> By: Manu http://varnam.org/blog/2005/06/blur_everything/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Manu Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:27:22 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=897#comment-1612 Well I think your post this time makes no sense at all. I think this is one of the few times government has done anything good and hope you see it in positive light. Yeah at average we are fools. Why do you think number of people who are smoking is going up every day if we were a nation of very smart people knowing all the risks involved. Either stupid or suicidal ? Yes this kind of ads work where it is made cool for heroes to smoke and I think any government with two bits of concern about its citizens and guts to stand against big tobacco should be lauded and not ridiculed. I hope you start wearing your thinking cap again :). Well I think your post this time makes no sense at all. I think this is one of the few times government has done anything good and hope you see it in positive light. Yeah at average we are fools. Why do you think number of people who are smoking is going up every day if we were a nation of very smart people knowing all the risks involved. Either stupid or suicidal ? Yes this kind of ads work where it is made cool for heroes to smoke and I think any government with two bits of concern about its citizens and guts to stand against big tobacco should be lauded and not ridiculed. I hope you start wearing your thinking cap again :) .

]]> By: Anil http://varnam.org/blog/2005/06/blur_everything/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Anil Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:21:23 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=897#comment-1611 It drives me nuts that in our democracy, the government still makes laws like a monarchy - on the whims and fancies of lawmakers, instead of going by consensus and discussion. Did they even bother to find out if blurring cigarrettes is sensible in any way? It's the most retarded law I can imagine! and to imagine that in our supposed democracy such laws will be passed without anyone standing up against it! Why would they.. after all there's no votes to be gained by protesting this law is there? What about the law in Karnataka banning live music in bars (since they are morally corrupting), or the Mumbai dance bar ban... We still have a long way to go before we learn what democracy really means. It drives me nuts that in our democracy, the government still makes laws like a monarchy – on the whims and fancies of lawmakers, instead of going by consensus and discussion. Did they even bother to find out if blurring cigarrettes is sensible in any way? It’s the most retarded law I can imagine! and to imagine that in our supposed democracy such laws will be passed without anyone standing up against it! Why would they.. after all there’s no votes to be gained by protesting this law is there? What about the law in Karnataka banning live music in bars (since they are morally corrupting), or the Mumbai dance bar ban… We still have a long way to go before we learn what democracy really means.

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