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Begging Cigarettes ?

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    #122
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,780 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    generalmiaow wrote: »
    I've not seen that in 10 years except for university professors and the like.
    Maybe some of the people you've seen weren't university professors or the like. Did you ask for ID?

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    #123
    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,633 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    BeerNut wrote: »
    Maybe some of the people you've seen weren't university professors or the like. Did you ask for ID?
    Hush up, I'm enjoying the promotion.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #124
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,780 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    /buys gown

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    #125
    silverhare
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭silverhare


    generalmiaow wrote: »
    That's amazing. Do you smoke a pipe in public in Dublin? I've not seen that in 10 years except for university professors and the like.

    Yes! :D I smoke a pipe in public in Dublin's city centre. I've a really nice 'factory second' rustic briar from Peterson's. I believe it was meant to be one of the St. Patricks day 2007 pipes but the staining went a bit funny and it came out a lovely blue colour rather than dark green.

    I do get the occasional funny look, but more often I have people coming over to me to compliment the aroma. It's a great conversation starter. I'm now tempted to get myself a large meerschaum octagonal (or hexagonal if I can find one) calabash. Think classic Sherlock Holmes with a twist.

    I definitely don't look like a professor...


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    #126
    AVA_Steve
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭AVA_Steve


    Tuam is a nightmare for this, I was getting ready for a gig, and I was having a fag for the nerves as you do, and this complete stranger who genuinely looked as if he'd punch me the first chance he got said, jesus give us one of those would you? No please no nothing, so I just said sorry mate, buy your own, he tried 4 more people after he moved on from me, the pub ended up closing the outer door of the smoking area because of it just so he couldn't get in that way (Closed function he wouldn't get in without an invite)


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    #127
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    generalmiaow wrote: »
    That's amazing. Do you smoke a pipe in public in Dublin? I've not seen that in 10 years except for university professors and the like.
    Sometimes smoke a pipe in Fibbers. Depends on the mood.

    If you see a tall lad with a beard and shaved head, wearing a full length black trenchcoat, smoking a black shiny pipe, nearby a place playing heavy metal, it's most likely me.


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    #128
    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,633 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    OT and aside...
    Did I meet you (very briefly) going into to Amanda Palmers 'Evelyn Evelyn' gig with Thaed?

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #129
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    OldGoat wrote: »
    OT and aside...
    Did I meet you (very briefly) going into to Amanda Palmers 'Evelyn Evelyn' gig with Thaed?
    No idea. Most likely not. Saying that, I forget who Thead is IRL.

    Actually, no, not me. Just checked out who "Amanda Palmers" is. Doubt I'd ever be near that sort of gig. I have glasses. There is a mod who is tall, bearded (forget his name) who also smokes (dunno if he smokes a pipe, though), who you could be thinking of, though.


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    #130
    kkdela6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 414 ✭✭kkdela6


    i have a good trick. i smoke rollies, but on a night out i have my rollies tucked away nicely in my back pocket and i keep an empty 20 box in my shirt pocket.
    so when someone comes up and says 'sorry blud do ye have a spare smoke?' i whip out the empty box and say 'sorry bud none left!'. they always nod and say no bother. it has never but never ever failed me!

    call me scabby but hey, times are hard... ;)


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    #131
    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,633 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    So much easier just to say 'No.'

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #132
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    OldGoat wrote: »
    So much easier just to say 'No.'

    + 1 ..... I dunno why anyone should feel embarrassed at refusing cigarettes to complete strangers , I don't ask strangers for ciggies so I feel 100% justified in refusing them to other strangers .
    Times are bloody hard and they are now very expensive , I reckon if you cant afford cigarettes then give up smoking.

    I'm not a mean person but Jesus I'm sick of being approached constantly by people looking for smokes.


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    #133
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    silverhare wrote: »
    Also, I look like a homeless guy most of the time. It really helps.

    Yeah, I only ever get asked for cigarettes when clean shaven. When sporting a rough beard or a good week's worth of stubble no one bothers me. On a pipe now, so less of a bother.


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    #134
    kkdela6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 414 ✭✭kkdela6


    from past experience, saying no has gotten me a broken nose and 3 black eyes. a modern approach has seen me leave the club with my body intact. works for me :)


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    #135
    saa
    Registered Users Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    When strangers and more predominantly 12 year olds ask me for one I always say its my last one, doesn't happen that much. One guy asked me if i had a smoke i said I was out and he saw me rolling a minute later and gave me a dirty look for lying, like hello of course I would be because I'm not working, not getting dole, and you don't need need a cigarette.. if you smoke go buy some the shop is just there.

    But I can't say no to friends :( I don't mind if they've just realised they ran out and not near a shop that's fine but when they let themselves run out or pretending they don't have any then using massive wads of my tobacco rolling minute cigars when they always make them thin with their own, people are so transparent.


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    #136
    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    kkdela6 wrote: »
    from past experience, saying no has gotten me a broken nose and 3 black eyes. a modern approach has seen me leave the club with my body intact. works for me :)

    Jesus that's though going kkdela6, I tend to just say no, if pushed I'll follow it up with a fu*k off and if that fails a good puck always works.


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    #137
    kudos73
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭kudos73


    Best I've seen is a bloke walking in front of me with his kid, a bloke comes over and asks the dad for a 'spare cigarette'. The dad bluntly said, No.

    the guy walked off and as the Dad and his son walked on the son turns to his dad and says, 'but dad you have a box of em' and

    the dad said...
    'I know, but I have none to spare'

    made me chuckle

    But 2 main things bug me...

    1. is when a youngfella passes me and taps me for a fag, with a bag of cans in his hands

    2. when your out for a drink and have to go for a smoke outside... It must be like shooting fish in a barrell for the tappers!


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    #138
    patdshaker
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭patdshaker


    OT slightly but the worst are the scumbags in school uniforms standing outside shops asking everyone to buy them fags (especially when the shopkeeper is looking out the window at them the whole time)


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    #139
    Faith+1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭Faith+1


    I remember about a year ago I was having my usual king edward and Black Coffee :cool: by the corner of Dawson St. Anyway cue the dirtest looking scumbag to grace our streets approach me " Stooooory buuuuud, got a spare cig"? Sorry I said, I don't smoke cigerattes these are cigars.

    To which he made the campest of poses whilst saying "Eeeeewwwwww"
    That made my day! He deserved a carton of 200 for that!:D


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    #140
    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,633 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    Zombie thread is zombie.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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