Yesterday I got high and started thinking about cannabis vs. alcohol in strictly economic terms. I was trying to figure out which substance costs less to our society through not only the inputs in its production but externalities as well. Someone needs to sponsor a study to determine the energy requirements to produce and distribute say, a 6 pack of beer or bottle of wine and 1 gram of good quality shit. Weed requires lots of energy to grow, but alcohol requires countless glass and aluminum containers, not to mention the boiling and distilling processes. Paraphernalia is made from glass and metal but will have a much longer lifespan than a glass booze bottle which is essentially a one time use. Weed is distributed locally in plastic baggies and bought in small quantities and alcohol is distributed from a hub, probably more efficient in the long run. Then again, I know people who take 3 or 4 trips to the store a week to stock up on booze while I buy weed every couple of weeks. What about externalities? Well, when you live in a college town you can see them everyday for alcohol. Old beer bottles and cans everywhere you look, red solo cups littering peoples lawns, the occasional shoe-less person passed out on the sidewalk. How many people are hospitalized for alcohol related conditions? Alcohol poisoning, liver failure, etc. Drunk driving incidents, domestic abuse and assault cases that involve intoxicated people, and general alcohol related inefficiencies (hangover anyone?) probably cost us billions a year. In contrast, nearly all the negative externalities for cannabis are associated with its legality. Jail and prison terms for users and growers, the wasted resources spent arresting users and dealers, the money it funnels into black market operations. Other than that, lost productivity (likely no more than alcohol), secondhand smoke and smell, and listening to Phish are the only ones directly involving the substance itself. There's no doubt in my mind that LEGAL weed, where the black market is gone and firms can establish economies of scale, would cost society FAR less than alcohol does every year. Coming from someone who rarely drinks, I don't really have a problem with people who get drunk and have fun on weekends or the occasional weekday. I do have a problem with the far higher percentage (anecdotal) of drinkers I know who have put themselves in dangerous, humiliating, and unhealthy situations because they're fucking wasted and have no control over their basic bodily functions. I have never seen someone - even wasted on brownies and hash - shit or piss themselves, pass out IN THE GUTTER, attempt to fight a policeman and get tazed, have their stomachs pumped, destroy public and private property for no reason, or die. I have seen friends and dorm mates do all those things and more while drunk. So yeah...that kind of turned into a rant about drinking but I guess I'm just bitter about the whole "we need a day for weed? grow up stoner" mentality. Every weekend, anniversary, birthday, and holiday is an excuse for drinkers to go out and get smashed but we can't have one day where we can openly celebrate weed (a far less dangerous and costly substance)? Fuck those assholes.
I am confused by your statement, as it would seem to imply, for some reason, that dragons are not real. Explain.
It's good to see us rise from the primordial ooze of Lion vs. Gorilla to the higher plane of enlightment that is Wolf vs. Dragon. Also, clearly, Dragon wins. It's called "How To Train Your Dragon" for a reason and that reason is that Wolves aren't as cool.
I think it's clear that in a Dragon vs Wolf fight, dragon wins every time. But wolves do work well in packs so I guess the real question here is...How many wolves would it take to bring down a dragon?
Not going to happen, new guy. Dragons can fly and breathe fire. That's like asking how many African bushmen does it take to shoot down an F-22 with their bow and arrow. Unless the wolves can somehow form a towering wolf cheerleader pyramid and make the dragon choke from laughter, it ain't gonna happen. Some people just don't have any grasp of reality.
We watched that movie in middle school on some rainy recess day. It freaked me the fuck out and I had no idea what was happening. All I remember was some kid's horse getting depressed in a swamp and tragically dying, some scene with a flying puppet dragon, and then an evil wolf that everyone was terrified of. It's appropriate that you mention that movie in the 4/20 thread, because I'm pretty sure the creator of that movie was floating on some of the good stuff.
Guess I forgot about the whole flying deal. Doesn't matter how many wolves you throw at a dragon then, all it's going to accomplish is making the pile of charred wolf carcasses that much bigger. Isn't Falkor sort of a cross between a wolf/dog and a dragon though? It's probably the wolf part that makes him a pussy, if he was pure dragon Gmork wouldn't stand a chance.
"I know, to show an example of a badass wolf, I'll use a character that gets his ass killed by a prepubescent boy wielding a jagged rock, it's bullet proof." Bitch, please.
Alright Beej, let me educate you: 1. His name is "Falcor" not "Falkor." Cmon now. 2. He's not a dragon-wolf hybrid, he's a luck dragon. He's built by the dreams of all the children in the universe with wonderful imaginations. not some unholy abomination as you suggested. As for you Frank, 3. He's still not as powerful as Gmork. Gmork was in cahoots with The Nothing, and was only killed by that pre-pubescent Injun Atreyu by accident. Ateyu didn't even fuck the Empress after, what a loser.
Correction: because he has fewer posts, and is not a dragon expert. Wait. I just made it worse, didn't I? Shit.
Give it a rest. Everyone who even knows the littlest bit about dragons know that luck dragons are the male figure skaters of the dragon kingdom. And as far as luck dragons go, Falcor was like Johnny Weir.
Whatever dude, that fucking rock wouldn't even be able to pierce a dragon's scales. Why the fuck do you know who Johnny Weir is?
You obviously know who he is, too, or you wouldn't have been so quick to call me out on it. I love watching the Olympics. Sometimes you have to sit through a bunch of lame-ass figure skating to see little snippets of curling. In that time, I watched Johnny Weir and thought he was so over the top that he was kind of funny. He was a caricature of the gay stereotype. That, and I was sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for the inevitable hissy fit after his shitty score.
I personally had always been a fan of the blunt. If you mix a little flavored hookah tobacco into the weed, it smokes a lot slower and you get to really enjoy the full experience. Take it a step further and get a chocolate blunt wrap and seal it with chocolate syrup. Microwave for about 8 seconds and you are golden. Retrieve your copy of 'The Big Lebowski' and let the evening begin.