Smoke Less Weed - Drink More Red Bull

Mar

2009

Smoke Less Weed - Drink More Red Bull

Did you know that in 2006, they did a study and found that 46.9% of college students said they had used Marijuana. I live in a college town and hang out with mostly college students, and unfortunately I don’t know many students that don’t get high.

I pulled a quick quote from StateUniversity.com about the effects of the drug.

“Sustained marijuana use may directly affect academic achievement for those that experience difficulty in problem solving and poor memory. Long-term use might also lead to “amotivational syndrome”. This is where users are extremely unmotivated in their lives and their achievement of academic, career, and personal goals. Long-term use may also lead to a decreased ability to deal with the stressors that often accompany personal growth and achievement. Marijuana is the “do nothing” drug.”

On the other hand, I pulled a quote on the side effects of Red Bull and it stated “consumption of Red Bull poses the risk of raising of the energy levels within the body to dangerous proportions”. I would personally rather be on the side of “energy levels within the body to dangerous proportions” with Red Bull than contracting “Amotivational Syndrome” from smoking weed.

I’m amazed that with the economy in the shitter and unemployment growing, I still see college students wasting away their time on the couch with their bong. If you are really serious about getting ahead and succeeding, put down the bong, hit a few Red Bulls and start hustling your ass off. Weed isn’t getting you any closer to your goals, no matter how many times your high friends try to tell you different.

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Rollinswollen 3 weeks ago 1 point
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Honestly I think energy drinks are a gift to the world. They are way less harmful than alchohol and I personally don't believe any HEALTHY adult would suffer ill effects (ie, dying) from 100mg of caffeine a day. In fact, studies have shown that <300mg/day has NO ill effects (healthy adult) on your heart.

That being said, I personally enjoy a Redline 3+ times a week. It is non carbonated, which IMO makes it 10x healthier than many other energy drinks, and it has 0 sugars and 0 calories

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Coyote 3 weeks ago 1 point
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I can't stand the smell of pot smoke, and I really REALLY don't want to inhale it, second hand. Which is why I'm glad the recent legalize-it initiative didn't get enough signatures to make it to the ballot. The last thing I want is to be unwillingly subjected to smelling/inhaling wafting pot smoke when I'm walking around town or hanging out in the park.

I agree that pot affects people in different ways, from completely lazed out to hyper. I, personally, have seen far more of the former than the latter. For me, it's weird to watch folks become overly concerned about little things, and unconcerned about important things. Which, from my observations, is what smoking pot does to people. Not my cup of tea, but everyone has the right to pick their poison.

I'm a think-outside-the-box person, and I have no trouble being creative, productive or deeply insightful without the use of mind altering substances. So, I've never understood the 'need' to ingest mind altering substances for the purpose of creative or spiritual ventures. Everyone is different though. Each to his own. Just don't blow smoke in my direction.

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Frankly, I believe that it is better to smoke weed, but drinking Red Bull. At least weed is natural and doesn't have any chemical substances in it. So, my advice is: Drink less Red Bull, smoke more weed!

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OOHHHOOO I HAS SEEN DA FUNNIEZ

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Weed made me high for a night and slow for a month, while red bull gave me the sudden surge of energy I needed in a b-ball game but gave me allergies along with palpitations 30 minutes after. So that's good a remembrance already. I don't want to end up like the kid I read about in an article who jacked off to a centerfold at a public comfort room and then passed out.

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I was reading an article that said,"One can of Red Bull contains 80mg of caffeine - equivalent to one cup of coffee. Three years ago, Ross Cooney, 18, from Ireland, died after he shared four cans of Red Bull and played in a basketball match. An inquest into his death ruled that he died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. Lyndel Costain, a dietician, said: 'The problem with caffeine is that the effects can vary, so it is difficult to say what is a safe level. High levels of caffeine can be dangerous for people with high blood pressure or anxiety disorders. Not much is known about taurine and glucuronolactone, but high levels of them could affect the body." After this happened France, Denmark, and Norway have banned the product! Shows how safe they are, hope you know you are slowly killing yourself when you drink red bull.

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I'll have to disagree with you Derek.
In order to be an entrepreneur you need not be "on the hustle 24/7," in fact I believe that would more than likely place you into a peon group.

To be an entrepreneur you need innovative ideas, out of the box thinking, and compassion.
Marijuana can be a beautiful teacher that many can learn from.

I found this webpage because I was indeed trying to "smoke less weed"
I found I cannot abuse the buds effectively, but taking it in moderation could prove to be benificial, mentally and spiritually.

Regards,

tc

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Interesting take on smoking weed and being a CEO. I think you can be an out
of the box thinker though without the help of weed, that's just my thoughts.
Thanks again for the comment.

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consumption of Red Bull poses the risk of raising of the energy levels within the body to dangerous proportions.

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I totally agree on this matter. Thank you for encouraging the people to stay away from bad weeds. Success is always sweet if you've worked hard for it.

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This is nonsense. How can you reply an addiction with another? Red bull is as dangerous as marijuana. The only method is to try going to marijuana rehab centers where they don't give you pills to get addicted to in order to make you think you got rid of marijuana temptations.

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TheDerekJohnson 7 months ago 1 point
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Your totally missing my point, one is an upper, one is a downer... In this
economy you need an upper, it's that simple.

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Just cause you drink a red bull doesn't mean that the economy is going to improve. What kind of sense does that make, the economy is only get better if there are jobs. Jobs are not just going to appear just cause you drink a red bull. And personally I think energy drinks are way more addictive than weed anyway. And weed is way more safer than an energy drink, I'm sure if you drank 5 red bulls it would be your last energy drink. You smoke 5 bowls you are just gonna be hunger, happy, and sleepy. This is from the web site called around the world, and it says,"Just one can of Red Bull could raise the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, researchers have warned. A study of university students found drinking one 250ml can of the sugar-free version of the energy drink that 'gives you wings' increased the 'stickiness' of the blood and raised the risk of life-threatening clots. Researcher Dr Scott Willoughby said: 'One hour after they drank Red Bull, (their blood systems) were no longer normal. They were abnormal like we would expect in a patient with cardiovascular disease." Dated FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008

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I'm sure you smoke so much weed because you have no clue about how smoking affects your health. I'm sure that if you will get to die you will most probably give anything in order to turn back the time and never begin smoking again. So do what the title says. Less smoking and drink more Red Bull.

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OMG, this joeanne is so funny. rrrrrr.... Then let smoke more weed together and die together. hahaha....

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TheDerekJohnson 8 months ago 1 point
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Were you smoking weed while writing this? :)

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There should be a law that would give the death penalty for drug smugglers, dealers and resellers or what ever they are called. This way, the drug market would decrease very fast because the death penalty would scare many people away.
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They sell some kind of legal weed in online pharmacies now so I don't think that is the real answer, but I would rather invest more money in education and drug consumption prevention.

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TheDerekJohnson 9 months ago 1 point
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Your right on that one, you may it a crime punishable by death to smoke
weed, not very many people would smoke weed. Might be a little too extreme,
but who knows.

- Derek

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I still see college students wasting away their time on the couch with their bong. all these post are not going to make any changes until they realize two of the top ten causes of death are Smoking cigarettes and Drinking liquor.

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I MYSELF AM A NORMAL PERSON AND I SMOKE WEED ON A REGULAR BASIS. I FURTHER MORE HAVE A GREAT EDUCATION BOTH IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND I ALSO WENT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL, ALL WHILE SMOKING A MINIMUM OF 4 TIMES A DAY. I DONT WORK IN EITHER FIELD NOW BY CHOICE AND I STILL MAKE GREAT MONEY. I OWN MY HOME SINCE I WAS 18, I DRIVE A NEW CAR AND NEVER WORRY ABOUT MONEY. NOT TO MENTION THAT I ALSO SUPPORT MY FRIEND WHO HAS HIT SOME HARD TIMES RIGHT NOW. SO BEFORE YOU PUT DOWN STONERS, AND YES EVEN US SUPER STONERS, DO SOME RESEARCH. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WEED WHETHER SOMEONE IS LAZY, TRUST ME ITS THE PERSON SMOKING THE WEED.

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TheDerekJohnson 11 months ago 1 point
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So what has weed done that is positive in your life?

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WEED ITSELF HASNT DONE ANYTHING, POSSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IT IS JUST ONE OF LIFES GREAT PLEASURES. IT DOESNT IMPAIR ME IN ANY WAY. IF ANYTHING IT MAKES ME RELAX AND THINK THINGS THROUGH. THE BEST WAY TO DO ANYTHING IS TO SPEND TIME TO PLAN OUT EVERY DETAIL, AND SMOKING ALWAYS HELPS ME THINK OF WAYS TO IMPROVE MY BEST PLANS.

SO WHAT HAS WEED DONE NEGATIVELY IN YOUR LIFE BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME YOU ARE DOING FAIRLY WELL FOR YOURSELF

GIVE THE HARDEST JOB TO THE STONER AND HE WILL FIND THE EASIEST AND FASTEST WAY TO IT

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From athletes abusing red bull to employees blazing weed during break, we serve as shocked witnesses as they ruin their careers and lives. Better clean and sound, than see myself go down.

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It would be wiser to try none, I am not saying that Red Bull is not good when you need some energy boost but only in normal quantities. As for marijuana, I agree, "it's a special kind of stupid".

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TheDerekJohnson 11 months ago 1 point
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Yea, everything in moderation.

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Yeah, I like the tone of your piece (funny) but really the substance you need to worry about people drinking is alcohol. THAT is where you start to see lives come apart at the seams. Not that excessive caffeine consumption is good, but it doesn't rival alcohol in terms of destructiveness.

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Great point, couldn't agree more. Thanks for the comment!

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Check out Jose Silva's research into the amazing possibilities of Alpha Brainwave State, how to achieve it and put it to use, etc. (no drugs necessary, just headphones).

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TheDerekJohnson 11 months ago 1 point
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Interesting, I will definitely have to check that out.

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I'd stay away from both as much as possible, and live a straight-edged lifestyle despite looking old fashioned. Been there, done that, and having experienced both is already enough to make me smile while looking back at it. Weed made me high for a night and slow for a month, while red bull gave me the sudden surge of energy I needed in a b-ball game but gave me allergies along with palpitations 30 minutes after. So that's good a remembrance already. I don't want to end up like the kid I read about in an article who jacked off to a centerfold at a public comfort room and then passed out. Worse thing was that he was too high that he forgot to zip his fly back up before he dozed off so the guards woke him back to his senses while his dick was still out of his jeans, as if sleeping in his lap. Ugh.

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Wow, that is definitely the story! I think the moral of the story is everything in moderation so you don't look like a complete jackass in public like that guy... hahaha

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okay, that would be a good idea also.. a proper timing..

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okay, there is a lot of chatter here. The point that should be made is: its all about timing. There is time for a redbull, as you upper your way into the $GREEN$ and possibly time for a J when you want to enjoy some of that green. :)

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I can agree to that... hahaha

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for me it is better to use the marijuana than redbull. As far as i know marijuana is more healthier to use because we can gain a lot of benefits using this weeds. It has an anti cancer components which can help our body to fight cancers and that it can also use as medicine..

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Your missing the point, it's not wether one is more healthy than the
other, it's that one is a downer and one is an upper. In my opinion,
to be an entrepreneur, you need to be focusing on uppers, not downers.

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Unfortunately this is a reality, despite all the efforts of lowering the drug use, students seem to be immune. What does marijuana has to give that these people don't get their lives? For sure is not happiness, you can say you are happy just because you smoked a joint. Considering the way things go now I think marijuana will become even more popular than alcohol in just few years and the is nothing we can do to stop it.
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Interesting take, thanks for sharing.

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I think everything affects not good to our healthy body is bad. That is why, I dont drink nor smoke.

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Yes. I agree with you.
I don't smoke too. But I often drink.
And I think that smoking is worse than drinking.
And you?

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You sure you weren't smoking something when you left this comment...
hahaha

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Maybe he wasn't stoned or drunk when he left that comment. Which leaves us the option that he is high from too much dental anesthesia upon leaving that comment. hahaha

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Some people amaze me... I have no clue what that guy was thinking.

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Hi Derek,

I agree you point smoking is worse than drinking but people will know everything but they will not avoid smoking the mentality of the people is like this only we can't do anything more except advising.

But drinking alcohol or liquors is also affects on our healthy body.

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Although there are studies that shows the benefits of Marijuana, not only in heightening our senses, it is still a must to be very careful on not toking too much, or else it could trigger other hazards such as those related with smoking or turn oneself into a sloth.

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Marijuana had certain uses in fields of medicines but when misused can be dangerous, we should be considerate for our health in doing certain activities such as drinking or smoking, well having assured for your health is definitely one of the god moves you can do, just loke having or getting a health insurance

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Did you actually know that there have been no accounts of death from marijuana, and two of the top ten causes of death are Smoking cigarettes and Drinking liquor?

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You're totally missing the point, marijuana is a downer drug, which
won't help you live an entrepreneur lifestyle. That's all I was trying
to say.

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This two past times should be prevented but it's really true that smoking is worse than drinking liquors. Thanks for posting this very helpful post.

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Pot could be unleash one's creativity and could even help overcome med conditions such as nausea. However, it could also make sloths out of someone who'll limit himself to be. Whereas energy drinks could make addicts out of sports enthusiasts and poses a threat about raising one's energy levels to cataclysmic proportions. True, there are debatable facts about the pros and cons of marijuana and energy drinks, but gaining which benefit from these products mainly depend on the discipline of the person using it.

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This argument goes back and forth. There are many people that have smoked marijuana, and have never had any issues. On the other hand their are people with an addictive personality, and once they begin smoking pot, they turn to something else, and the spiral begins. I have helping people with a marijuana addiction, and some are just as dependent as people with other more "serious" addictions.

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As a former pothead, I'll chime in and say Derek is dead on. Yes prescription drugs and alcohol are worse. Yes pot should be legalized and taxed. Yes plenty of normal people smoke pot. And yes, for the vast majority of people pot will vastly decrease productivity (and keep them from writing great code too).

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Thanks for the comment. I think a lot of people took what I was saying a little too literal. I used weed as an example of a downer, and downers are not what is needed right now. You need uppers in an economy like this, you need to be on the hustle 24/7 and weed or any other downer isn't going to help.

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I think you're way off on this subject.

Red Bull, and the caffeine contained within it, is a physically addictive substance. Enough use of the drink can cause a dependence.

On the other hand, marijuana has no proven physically addictive properties.

Additionally, the claims made about marijuana are both false and irresponsible. Most users of drug are regular citizens who hold full-time jobs. They're not the standard hippy potheads.

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There's a lot that can be said here but what I'm going to say is great post.

People don't realize that the real world is a place that for the majority of time and for the majority of the people, they need to work to get somewhere in life.

Also, people have more power and control over their own life and "destiny" than they think. Wake up people and take control of your life and your future.

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to call out pot when doctors are subscribing prescription pills like candy, Ryan Martin has the right idea

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I think your missing the point. Right now during these times people
need to be finding ways to increase their energy, not use downers like
weed.

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It seems to me that the logical answer would be to habitually use both (JK). Realistically, I think that the biggest drug abuse in college right now is Adderall and/or Ritalin. The study drugs allow students to focus long enough to get their work done, so they can go get stoned afterwords.

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Hrm...unfair comparison imo. Pot = recreational drug (that's its main function, you can abuse anything if you want), Red Bull = energy drink. Getting stoned on a friday night isn't fucking shit up too bad. You could easily replace "weed" with "beer," or "red bull" with "cocaine."

Maybe rather than making a lash-out over-reactive statement about one specific drug that only a minority abuse (not use, *ab*use), you could write a more informed piece on addiction or substance abuse? I'd wager that if you took pot away from these 'super-stoners,' as someone put it, they'd just pick up a beer or find another easily accessible drug.

imo, if you're gonna waste your time on something to force yourself from reality, pot is a much better choice than alcohol or Rx abuse. Don't believe me? Just google it. Compare being lazy with failing organs....hrm....lemme see.. Pass me the roach.

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I am not a pot user myself but I do believe that marijuana does not have the same effects on every person in the same way. I personally know people that are very self motivated and smoke pot. I also know people who drink a lot of Red Bull and get tummy aces.

A study done by Yahoo! Answers shows that people experience different things differently, "People are raised believing in different morals and norms. All cultures are different and teach variations of whats right and wrong and whats good and bad. That said there could be an endless possibility of perceptions." http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200...

And a study on the health risks of Red Bull done by Google Answers reads, "Following the deaths of an Irish student who had drunk three cans of Red Ball after strenuous exercise, and three people in Sweden in 2001 who drank it combined with alcohol and/or exercise, the product came under scrutiny.”

I think more research should definitely be done on proper habits and diet for a motivational lifestyle. What do you think about trying to level it out by smoking pot AND drinking Red Bull? I bet 46.9% of the college students wouldn’t mind research the effects of that!

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Hey Derek!

You chose a great topic that affects many folks within and without the 20-somethings. I agree that pot CAN BECOME the 'Do Nothing Drug' if one chooses to utilize it for that kind of 'work'. Pot can also be used as a stimulant. Pot actualizes Alpha Brainwaves compared with Red Bull's Beta Brainwaves. Either work appropriately for different sorts of work.
Either Mary-Jane or Red Bull, used in extreme, will harm the user.
You make great points for the super-stoners who 'wish they could get off the couch and do something' but I think you side with extremism to make your point against extremism. I don't appreciate the company of stoners any more than tweakers and non-stop energy drink consumption turns anyone into a tweaker.

Check out Jose Silva's research into the amazing possibilities of Alpha Brainwave State, how to achieve it and put it to use, etc. (no drugs necessary, just headphones). If you want to get juiced-up, you can just as easily use his methods to put yourself into the same high Beta Brainwave State without the harmful effects of caffeine! (google: brainwave entrainment, binaural beats, alpha, beta)

Enjoying TaTango TV and all y'all's progress! Rock On with your Startin-Up Selves!

Cheers Derek!
j

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Derek Johnson 1 year ago 1 point
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Thanks for the comment. Yea, I definitely took an extreme view, but it was more to highlight the underlying problem that people need to get off their asses and do something to make things happen.

Glad you are liking Tatango.TV!

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J. Wong 1 year ago 1 point
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Wish I could've showed this article to the guy sitting next to me at the library last weekend. The kid smelled like he was growing a garden in his coat pocket.

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