in 15 years of using it i've never had the munchies when smoking. maybe i'm alone here, but i think not.   i think we need an unofficial survey on this....   the net effect in any given 24-hour period is it decreases appetite.

it never makes me hungry for food, but it always makes me wanna get 'busy'...

the net effect for me is it reduces appitite.

the hair coloring kit i use costs about half as much at wal mart than at my local grocery or drug stores.   i think people are just spending less, period. i think the lower income people are being squeezed more than ever. we have a declining wage rate at the low end.   as for their clothes i can't judge. i always ...more

some states hold the owner responsible for a dog bite injury even in the case of someone who is trespassing. but generally, if  a person is on someone else's property as a trespasser and gets bit, that's their fault. now if the person is a guest that's a very different matter. i that case the owner is liable.   -kick...more

sorry if you don't like it, but it's a fact.   no pit bulls or bull mixes allowed on military base housing.   period.   they studied the matter in depth and came to a decision.   also, my local humane society will not adopt out pit bulls or bull mixes.

dog bites give plastic surgeons a lot of patients.

when i was in grad school i didin't have a car for a time and had to do a lot of walking.    more than once i was met by a snarling dog who'd gotten out of its' yard.   typically, the people didn't latch the gate correctly when they left for work.   accidents do happen, but a dog owner still has to bare the fin...more

i love dogs. all kinds. but...   dog bites are the #1 reason for visits to a plastic surgeon.   my advice:   if you don't know it really, really well OR if it's not your own dog, NEVER put your face near a dog's face.   people will sometimes get in a dog's face and smile. big mistake. the animal views your t...more