tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post8125867583688670913..comments2024-03-28T03:09:22.519-05:00Comments on My Ticket Confession: A Few Year-End Thoughts from Confessor Thomas, and a Happy New Year to All ConfessorsThe Plainsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-56776572216496028502014-01-11T16:42:06.049-06:002014-01-11T16:42:06.049-06:00"the absence of “even a blip in the incidence..."the absence of “even a blip in the incidence of schizophrenia in the US after millions of people started smoking marijuana in the 1960s.” The prevalence of schizophrenia in adults is about 1% worldwide and seemingly independent of whether or not cannabis use is wide-spread in a given country"<br />http://www.scribd.com/doc/50158634/Cannabis-and-Schizophrenia-Grinspooncactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-8197096832727316882014-01-11T16:18:10.081-06:002014-01-11T16:18:10.081-06:00Acknowledgement that he took the last shot is not ...Acknowledgement that he took the last shot is not returning fire, but if you want to carry on with it...<br /><br />Schizophrenia studies are very contradictory. <br /><br />Try this one on for size too. <br />http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/content/38/2/316.short<br /><br />T4, since Pman has posted up a new thread perhaps this won't scare off newcomers, but as long as they keep posting up replies I will keep returning fire. cactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-42811776544500073702014-01-10T17:43:18.975-06:002014-01-10T17:43:18.975-06:00Hey cactus I'm not the anon your battling with...Hey cactus I'm not the anon your battling with, but I just saw this while checking my yahoo acct. Looks like there's studies that go against your studies. Also looks like you're the one who got the last word in. <br /><br />http://ca.news.yahoo.com/daily-pot-tied-age-first-psychotic-episode-155332322.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-45486058132627060292014-01-10T05:08:25.666-06:002014-01-10T05:08:25.666-06:00Had to get the last shot? Fine, have it.
Had to get the last shot? Fine, have it.<br /><br /> cactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-92170978025600166282014-01-09T23:47:26.232-06:002014-01-09T23:47:26.232-06:00I've lived in Lakewood most of my life and wor...I've lived in Lakewood most of my life and worked downtown or in Uptown most of my professional life and I have NO idea about the underground tunnels until THL segment. And I'm still not entirely clear on where they are or what's in them. Maybe it was before my time but I swear I never heard of them. But now I'm intrigued!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-47786136514700116652014-01-09T21:37:59.918-06:002014-01-09T21:37:59.918-06:00Is this the underground tunnels y'all are talk...Is this the underground tunnels y'all are talking about?<br /><br />http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/downtown-dallas/headlines/20130216-downtown-dallas-tunnel-system-forgotten-but-not-dead.ece<br />T4 In Rockwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550624081817663889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-81802089436039278592014-01-09T21:10:42.593-06:002014-01-09T21:10:42.593-06:00Agreed, cactus. Pacis erit nobiscum.Agreed, cactus. Pacis erit nobiscum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-44504258192411227962014-01-09T21:06:05.836-06:002014-01-09T21:06:05.836-06:00Cactus, if you like, I too can cut and paste copio...Cactus, if you like, I too can cut and paste copious amounts of data supporting my position. This isn't the place for that. You know it, I know it. No one wants to (nor will) read it. This is a combox for a Ticket-centric blog; hence I used anecdotal evidence. Cutting and pasting cherry-picked passages from cherry-picked studies is the stuff of Dallas Observer comment sections--and poorly written research papers, I might add.<br /><br />I explained my use of prostitution. You are either a shoddy thinker who has difficulty with logical concepts and constructs or you are trying to put yourself in a "winning position" by way of attempting to reframe the intention what I said. The former is typical (graduate degree, I surmise?); the latter, uncharitable. Whatever the case, I could care less. <br /><br />Don't worry, T4, in the words of Craig Rosengarten, "I'm done."<br /><br />Corby and the underground world of downtown Dallas. <br /><br />You'd be surprised how many people are unaware of its existence. It wasn't until 2004 that I stumbled upon it myself. I've lived in Dallas for over 20 years! I found it to be pretty neat. At that time, there was a beauty salon, a barber shop, a FedEX store, a postoffice, and all sorts of high-end-ish specialty shops. There was also a Starbuck's and a various restaurants. I recall telling others about by "discovery," only to find them every bit as in the dark about it as I also once was. My guess is one has had to have spent a decent amount of time in downtown Dallas to have knowledge of its subterranean world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-8751166021844568562014-01-09T20:43:46.809-06:002014-01-09T20:43:46.809-06:00
Deal. pax.
Will go back to my personal moratori...<br />Deal. pax. <br /><br />Will go back to my personal moratorium on political topics here. I should have kept it going. <br /><br />cactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-2396955728423106442014-01-09T20:00:10.034-06:002014-01-09T20:00:10.034-06:00Alright, let's cut out the arguing and flaming...Alright, let's cut out the arguing and flaming. This is a Ticket related site, which is why I like to peruse it. Seeing this crap will keep most people away.T4 In Rockwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550624081817663889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-35638789661720492692014-01-09T18:14:56.912-06:002014-01-09T18:14:56.912-06:00You want the WHO report from 2011? Still stuck on ...You want the WHO report from 2011? Still stuck on personal experience outweighing the studies? There are plenty more out there and the recurrent conclusions are that increasing the penalty does not decrease use and that decrim or legalization does not increase it. Your point on prostitution is to misrepresent my point and present a false comparison. I am making no claims concerning prostitution. It is to attempt a distraction to the question at hand. cactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-83053122359004040442014-01-09T18:12:18.987-06:002014-01-09T18:12:18.987-06:00Just a note on Mike's recommendation of AMC Va...Just a note on Mike's recommendation of AMC Valley View theater. It is a nice theater and not very crowded. But the day I took my son to see the new Hunger Games movie, we sat in the theater for about 10 or 15 minutes past the posted starting time. Then an employee came in and announced that the projectionist had just gotten there and the movie would start shortly. What started was all the previews - another 10 minutes worth - curiously promoting R-rated movies. The reason for that soon became clear. After a total delay of almost 30 minutes, the feature finally began. About 10 seconds into the film someone near us said "This is the wrong movie." They were showing "Twelve Years a Slave." So someone got up and went to tell them that they were showing the wrong movie. We got to see about 10 minutes of that before they cut it off. Then another delay until they finally got the right movie started.<br /><br />You would think after putting us through that the theater would have given us a token gesture - like a free pass or a $5 AMC gift card. But no. So I will think long and hard about going to another movie at Valley View. But they're probably not going to be around much longer anyway.<br /><br />But back to Corby. He's lived in the area all his life, he's worked practically downtown for almost 20 years, and he was totally unaware of the downtown tunnels. I guess Switzer never told him they were there.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-29250485713322228042014-01-09T17:32:52.309-06:002014-01-09T17:32:52.309-06:001. Corby isn't racist. Trust. Entitled? Ab...1. Corby isn't racist. Trust. Entitled? Absolutely. Opinionated? Sure. But trust me, dude isn't racist. <br /><br />2. Let's put it this way: which one would you rather see coming your way on a two lane highway at 2:30am...someone who's been drinking or someone who just smoked a joint? Also, I'm trying to remember the last news story I heard where someone got stoned and got into a fight with a stranger and shot them? Alcohol is far more dangerous yet we are completely ok with selling it with VERY few restrictions (age and limited hours). I say this as someone who likes a drink and very rarely if ever smokes weed. I honestly thought the only people who might still be against legalization were people my grandparents age (though my actual grandparents support legalization) so it's shocking to hear that there are people under 80 who still have some weird ass Reefer Madness paranoia. Apologies if you actually are 80+ and congrats on being a pretty hip octogenarian with good taste in sports radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-61871443175690295532014-01-09T17:06:10.456-06:002014-01-09T17:06:10.456-06:00Given our state's reluctance to decriminalize ...Given our state's reluctance to decriminalize marijuana, and the state's extreme stance on prosecution for small amounts, the costs to arrest, prosecute, convict, house and feed someone for possessing 8oz's of marijuana is astounding. Because I don't own a prison, I think it's an idiotic use of funds. blergoyennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-69859890451556470662014-01-09T16:50:41.328-06:002014-01-09T16:50:41.328-06:00By all means, cut and paste excerpts from studies ...By all means, cut and paste excerpts from studies all you want, cactus (especially ones so old, they likely ante date some of the commenters' DOB). It doesn't change the fact that the Dutch government is indeed altering its drug laws. It does not change what one actually sees going on at the street-level in Amsterdam--and not from the lofty perch of a bureaucrat cum social scientist, be she and her cohorts from Den Haag, Connecticut, or Texas. <br /><br />Prostitution, per se, is not a straw man. A subject, etc., can only be a straw man if used in such a way that it brings about said fallacy. I did no such thing. I merely brought it up to illustrate that the Dutch government is rethinking its more progressive (and some might say controversial) policies and laws. So please understand what a fallacy is before you accuse another. Furthermore, neither I nor anyone else has made the claim that a comedian hasn't the right to be offensive, profane, or unfunny. I only retorted to your (and I guess Jake's) implicit claim that it appears as if no one takes issue when Chappelle, an African-American comedian, uses certain racial terms/tackles racial topics. My retort in no way made reference to anyone's First Amendment rights. Hell, my retort didn't even express my views on the subject. I merely stated that the assumption is yours alone and no one else's.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-46140162081449687102014-01-09T16:08:37.698-06:002014-01-09T16:08:37.698-06:00"It has been demonstrated that the more or le..."It has been demonstrated that the more or less free sale of [marijuana] for personal use in the Netherlands has not given rise to levels of use significantly higher than in countries which pursue a highly repressive policy."<br />- Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. 1995. Drugs: Policy in the Netherlands: Continuity and Change. The Hague.<br /><br />“Scientific evidence overwhelmingly indicates that cannabis is substantially less harmful than alcohol and should be treated not as a criminal issue but as a social and public health issue”, said Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, Chair of the Special Committee, in a news conference today in Ottawa. “Indeed, domestic and international experts and Canadians from every walk of life told us loud and clear that we should not be imposing criminal records on users or unduly prohibiting personal use of cannabis. At the same time, make no mistake, we are not endorsing cannabis use for recreational consumption. Whether or not an individual uses marijuana should be a personal choice that is not subject to criminal penalties. But we have come to the conclusion that, as a drug, it should be regulated by the State much as we do for wine and beer, hence our preference for legalization over decriminalization.” OTTAWA, September 4, 2002 The Special Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs<br /><br />"The Law Revision Commission has examined laws from other states that have reduced penalties for small amounts of marijuana and the impact of those laws in those states. ... Studies of [those] states found (1) expenses for arrest and prosecution of marijuana possession offenses were significantly reduced, (2) any increase in the use of marijuana in those states was less that increased use in those states that did not decrease their penalties and the largest proportionate increase occurred in those states with the most severe penalties, and (3) reducing the penalties for marijuana has virtually no effect on either choice or frequency of the use of alcohol or illegal 'harder' drugs such as cocaine."<br />- Connecticut Law Review Commission. 1997. Drug Policy in Connecticut and Strategy Options: Report to the Judiciary Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly. State Capitol: Hartford.<br /><br />"The available evidence indicates that the decriminalization of marijuana possession had little or no impact on rates of use. Although rates of marijuana use increased in those U.S. states [that] reduced maximum penalties for possession to a fine, the prevalence of use increased at similar or higher rates in those states [that] retained more severe penalties. There were also no discernible impacts on the health care systems. On the other hand, the so-called 'decriminalization' measures did result in substantial savings in the criminal justice system."<br />- E. Single. 1989. The Impact of Marijuana Decriminalization: An Update. Journal of Public Health 10: 456-466<br /><br />Not going to address the strawman of prostitution. Nor am I going to defend the right of comedians to be offensive, profane or unfunny. They have the First Amendment for that. <br />It isn't like I can't go right now to West Dallas and find a needle park, but I will let the studies speak for themselves rather than bring anecdotal evidence.cactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-91765353966039469332014-01-09T15:58:19.439-06:002014-01-09T15:58:19.439-06:00The Ticket finally put together a full schedule fo...The Ticket finally put together a full schedule for Ticketstock...<br />http://www.theticket.com/common/page.php?pt=Ticketstock+2014&id=5793&is_corp=0T4 In Rockwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550624081817663889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-1390276620327225682014-01-09T15:53:14.215-06:002014-01-09T15:53:14.215-06:00I think you make 1146's case, Shaggy. Love me...I think you make 1146's case, Shaggy. Love me that drop. YOKO YOLOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-34522766156223936702014-01-09T12:37:17.337-06:002014-01-09T12:37:17.337-06:00My take:
Hey Texas! Let's get high togetha!My take:<br /><br />Hey Texas! Let's get high togetha!Shaggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-80063026994792811242014-01-09T11:46:48.508-06:002014-01-09T11:46:48.508-06:00Cactus
Who ever said it was OK when Chappelle doe...Cactus<br /><br />Who ever said it was OK when Chappelle does it? <br /><br />Drugs. Cactus, your first statement is meaningless. So what if it is easier to obtain? When I was a kid it depended on who you knew/what crowd you ran in. My friends that did use drugs had absolutely no problem, ever, getting beer. Kids that use drugs (marijuana included), in most all cases, are usually more "advanced" than their non-using peers. They know how to "make things happen." Again, so what if what you say is true? It has no bearing on the subject. It's illegal for someone underage to drink. It's illegal (in varying degrees/states/etc.) for someone underage to use marijuana. Your point is meaningless. If you intend kids are going to get high, so you might as well deal with it, then let's throw out all laws. Anarchy in the USA, I guess. Sorry, but I find that line of reasoning childish, silly, and dangerous. Human nature lends itself, on the whole, to do what pleases itself, which in many if not most cases is done at the expense of another/others (in the long or short view/intended-untinended consequences). Additionally, (you implicitly made this claim) the notion that alcohol is destructive and it's legal so why is marijuana the bad actor argument is asinine. If one thing is acknowledged as destructive and yet legal, why would anyone want to have two legal yet destructive things thrust upon society<br /><br />As to Pandora's Box: Where does one begin? I'll try to be brief-ish. My wife is Dutch (from Utrecht). We visit her family in the Netherlands at least twice per year--we've been married 12 years. If you honestly believe nothing bad has happened due to the legalization of marijuana and hashish, you either haven't spent any significant amount of time there, or you are willfully blind. Every single night, each and every park/public space throughout Amsterdam becomes a campground for the stoned and doped homeless (a chosen homelessness, by the way). They number in the thousands, during the summer months, even more. You have entire generations lost in a haze (hashish is a major player--it will be the next "cause" for the Pot Freedom Fighters" here in the US, mark my words). They do not work. They live off the dole. The Dutch government realized this early on, but once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's almost impossible to put back in. The same thing happened with prostitution. Both prostitution and legalized drug laws are being slowly, incrementally, but methodically altered by the government. The goal is to eventually have them either out and out abolished or significantly denuded (the latter being more realistic). As to the correlation between marijuana usage and harder drugs: I invite you to stroll through any park in Amsterdam in daylight. You will find syringes galore. Now does that necessarily mean there is a connection? No. Is there a probable, a likely connection? I don't think it's too far fetched to say there is. <br /><br />Also: One can abuse alcohol. One can also have a single beer or glass of wine or whiskey and sour and not be impaired. When one uses marijuana, once gets high. It is the sole reason to use it. Lastly, it is understandable that those who are college/highly educated and at least semi-well-to-do/comfortable/well-to-do socio-economically would think that the normative usage would mirror their own (or at least their own idea of it). After a hard day or week at the office, one winds down with a joint or some bong hits; no driving; no "gateways" to harder drugs being opened; nothing but a responsible citizen relaxing in the way s/he chooses, not infringing on another's rights, etc.. The problem is, this projection on to the vast majority of society does not, in any way whatsoever, comport with reality. That is not the way in which marijuana is used. The effects of usage in most of society are deleterious on many levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-72513207737674398022014-01-09T06:58:10.392-06:002014-01-09T06:58:10.392-06:00Didn't anybody hear the finish to the report a...Didn't anybody hear the finish to the report about the toddler? When Jake said it was the same story that Dave Chappelle told? "Baby go home!" "N..trying to sell some weed here!" It's ok when Dave tells the story, but not Corby. I took it as a smh moment and not a derogatory one. But, I am white on rice so it isn't my ox being gored and yeah they skewer the dumb ass rednecks just as much as anybody else. <br /><br />I'd put better odds of the Cowboys going undefeated next year than I would a Greggo appearance at Ticketstock. <br /><br />Slinky, it is easier to get weed illegally for a kid than it is to get beer. There is no Pandora's box opened up in places where it has become illegal. Check the addiction rates to hard drugs in places like Amsterdam. Less than ours. Oh and expect the hard drinkers to drink less and not more, particularly males. Welcome to the modern world. Might as well get used to it. <br /><br />I have gotten used to Corby's self-centered ideas of music. I dismiss them entirely. Since he isn't programming my radio or Spotify his opinions count for exactly the same as my dad's concerning what goes into my ears. My dad still cannot stand Mick Jagger, will never ever recognize the greatness of Jimi and if Corby is completely ignorant of the world around him that is on him and not me. <br />Congrats on the promotion Pman. cactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-81307665009646810332014-01-09T02:51:31.188-06:002014-01-09T02:51:31.188-06:00...btw, I agree with anon 9:58! There's always......btw, I agree with anon 9:58! There's always been jokes about race. Try watching some old All In The Family, and The Jefferson's shows! Grow a frickin sense of humor! I crack up at Danny's redneck voice, and you don't see me bichin about it!slinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514615546479356807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-21911457654653156502014-01-09T02:41:43.758-06:002014-01-09T02:41:43.758-06:00Ok,I'm not commenting on Corby but more of the...Ok,I'm not commenting on Corby but more of the subject they were discussing. That being the legalizing of pot in Colorado. Im prolly in the minority here, but just don't feel this is a good idea. Talk about a Pandora's box! First off, pot is a mind altering substance. Medical purposes, that's fine. It's not enough that we have alcoholics on the streets, let's flood them with a bunch of stoner kids too! What is the legal age for it anyway? Pot is easy and cheap to grow yourself, and if not, there's plenty of friends willing to do it for you! That pretty well eliminates all the supposed tax income the government is going to earn. How about the unsupervised children exposed while the home growers may be out. Sorry Corby, I know you and Danny are super cool with your "whatever dudes" atitudes, but this is a huge mistake. Lesser penalties maybe, but keep it illegal or prescriptioned! Like I've said, we're losing all common sense in this country!slinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514615546479356807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-89131065552655997102014-01-09T00:50:51.007-06:002014-01-09T00:50:51.007-06:00Spot on, T4 and 1242. Spot on. When Danny and Co...Spot on, T4 and 1242. Spot on. When Danny and Corby start doing the "___ you can't call them THAT!" "___ don't call them the n-word!" dance as they're wont to do, a line has been crossed. It's all a part of that insipid Comedy Central Roast culture that allows for one to utter the vilest, most taboo thoughts they are capable of. All in the name of comedy. Sure. More like unimaginative filth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-46649706309416783262014-01-09T00:42:05.781-06:002014-01-09T00:42:05.781-06:00T4
I'm with you on the sort of soft racism tha...T4<br />I'm with you on the sort of soft racism that goes on with Corby, Danny, and Gordo. Though Gordo has toned it down over the years when compared to the way he once was. There's a difference, 9:58, between not being kowtowed into PC bulsh and telling it like it is, even if it means pointing out that yeah stereotypes are there for a reason---and using a situation to gratuitously play the part of the funny oh you know I don't mean it because I'm progressive but somehow I find myself doing it all the time racism for comedic effect guy. A big difference. If you and others can't see that, can't tell the difference, then that's your problem. Their year in and year out partaking in such "humor" is insulting to those groups they're "imitating" and to those groups they're "telling" you how much they aren't a part of, how stupid they are. Ultimately, it's insulting to the listener.<br /><br />I can't make it to Ticketstock, but T4 and anyone else who does get to sit in on the pulling back of the curtain session, please do share with us some of the goodies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com