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[JayJ79]

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Though everyone who sits in the Dome's West stands will surely remember when "Our Boarding House" first appeared in our nation's papers in 1921 , for the benefit of those in the East stands that was the comic strip that featured Major Hoople as its central character. Whenever piqued or frustrated, which was often, "Harumph" was one of the Major's common expressions.

Over the years, various Courier sports writers have assumed the Major's identity when writing the weekly football contest column. The strip last appeared in 1981.

http://www.toonopedia.com/hoople.htm

that's awesome. I've always found the courier's football prediction column rather amusing (though I'd wish they'd use the UNI game for the tiebreakers instead of Iowa or Iowa State). But I never knew the origin of hoople.

[JayJ79]

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It's not letting people while they're tailgating that's the issue. It's being on State of Iowa property that's the issue. If they tailgate OFF CAMPUS, then they can smoke.

I'm not aware of any good tailgating locations off-campus.

[JayJ79]

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I don't smoke and am a big supporter of the INDOOR smoking ban. That said, this is getting completely ridiculous. Not allowing people to smoke while they are tailgating outdoors is going way too far. I also think they should be able to smoke in any parking lot, state-owned or not. Restaurants and bars should be able to designate an outdoor area for smokers separate from any outdoor dining patio. It is stupid that some can allow it outside and some can't based on how they serve food, they just need to split the two areas.

If they write so much as a single ticket at any of the state universities for smoking while tailgating, or even outside of the stadium before or after the game, it will be totally asinine. If they have time for that, they should lay off about half of the campus police force and save some money in the university budgets.

However, it should be a $500 fine for every cigarette butt on the ground. If it is good enough to inhale into your lungs, it's good enough for the ashtray of your car!

Great post!

I'm not a fan of cigarette smoke (or pipe/cigar/whatever smoke either). it bothers my allergies. However, as long as the person is outdoors when smoking, the smoke is never an issue (at least as long as they're being halfway polite and not blowing smoke directly into someone's face).

But I HATE smokers who leave their butts laying all over the ground. Ugh.

[clenz]

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The butts on the ground piss me off. I have a little 9 week old puppy, and I hate it when we go on walks and there are hundreds of them for my puppy to try to eat

[English77]

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I'm not aware of any good tailgating locations off-campus.

You're absolutely right, at least for Cedar Falls.

In Iowa City (and no, I'm not advocating going to any football games in Iowa City; I am a fully recovered Hawkaholic), you can park/tailgate on an entrepreneur's front lawn and the smoke ring from your fine cigar will float intact to the pristine U of I lot across the street.

Now that's funny right there; I don't care who ya are.

[01PantherFan]

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Guess I have to side with DRP on some of what he said, I have just gotten sick of the oh we are looking out for you and your health from the phony law makers, if you believe they care I have some land to sell ya in Florida as well. I think its totaly silly to ban it outside and no one can tell me walking by someone smoking has a bad effect on their health because if that is the case there is many more things we better be a banning. As far as the bars well that is private property and should be up to the bar owner, again I doubt that a hour or two exposure will scar someone for life, I beleieve its more the constant long term exposure that does that but Matt and his medical knowledge could probably determine that better then me I guess if the law makers were so concerned with all of our health issues then why allow it in casino's still ?? oh thats right we dont want to mess with all that money ! just my 2 cents now back to the show

*Side note* I dont smoke

[TH1974]

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Guess I have to side with DRP on some of what he said, I have just gotten sick of the oh we are looking out for you and your health from the phony law makers, if you believe they care I have some land to sell ya in Florida as well.

WTF do you think their reason is, then?

[DomeRanger Posse]

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It's neoprogressivism. The average person doesn't have the common sense to take care of themselves, so we need specialists from universities and legislators to take us by the hand and lead us to a better life.

[clenz]

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WTF do you think their reason is, then?

If they cared about our health enough to ban smoking everywhere but private land, why not just ban smoking period? I mean tobacco is one of the leading causes of death.

They've already started banning trans fats...

What's next? Alcohol? Snuff?

[TH1974]

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So they DO care about people's health.

[Matt Trump]

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People can smoke all they want alone, but second hand smoke does affect innocent bystanders. The data is starting to pile up showing the benefits of smoking bans. In a big study in Scotland just published, there were statistically significant less heart attacks after a smoking ban was placed compared to a similar area in England where there was no smoking ban.

[clenz]

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Indoors fine. In a parking lot? Give me a damn break

[FerociousCat]

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So if it's banned on state owned property...then smoking is banned on all streets??? Yet it's legal to drive & smoke? Could people who are tailgating stand in the street & smoke?
Don't care, just curious...and I in no way endorse smoking, or standing in the street, or combining the two.

[JayJ79]

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So if it's banned on state owned property...then smoking is banned on all streets???

only if it's a State Highway. ;op


Standing in the street is dangerous.
but what about the "right of way" that is the first however-many feet next to the street, where sidewalks, utility lines, etc. run. I wonder if that is considered state property, or is it city property? haha

[TH1974]

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Smoking on city sidewalks or on the street is okay.