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40. sorry I always thought of Paul as the candy ass Beatle

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 01:40 PM

May 2015

you know the cute Beatle and all that .

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McCartney Says He's Given up Pot Now That He's a Granddad [View all] FrodosPet May 2015 OP

Reality check: booze is not a better example. PeaceNikki May 2015 #1

Traded a drug that has killed no one for a poison/drug that has killed millions? Sir Paul, what are you thinking? Fred Sanders May 2015 #3

Amen. PeaceNikki May 2015 #6

He's thinking marijuana is still against the law. n/t malthaussen May 2015 #7

There are bad laws just as there are bad men who wrote them. A sudden affection for the law? No. Fred Sanders May 2015 #9

Affection? I doubt it. malthaussen May 2015 #10

The law is more important than health and safety? PeaceNikki May 2015 #13

He still likes to tie one on, presumably. malthaussen May 2015 #14

I get that, it's just some of us find his choice a bit ludicrous. PeaceNikki May 2015 #16

That's why I figure he must be concerned with legality for his grandchildren. malthaussen May 2015 #17

Right, it's the example for his grandchildren he said. PeaceNikki May 2015 #19

It depends whether its a glass of wine, or becoming an alcoholic. karynnj May 2015 #31

Personally, I think some of the greatest music ever heard was created while high. Caspian Morgan May 2015 #2

If that's the case he must have stopped smoking Politicalboi May 2015 #11

Give Tug of War and Flowers in the Dirt another try oberliner May 2015 #15

Thanks for the tip Wilms May 2015 #29

He had some really great songs on his last album. Caspian Morgan May 2015 #44

LOL treestar May 2015 #47

I don't know about that. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #27

Heh Jesus Malverde May 2015 #4

Yeah, I always thought that sucked. malthaussen May 2015 #18

Slightly too old to be a boomer. Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #20

Really! Phentex May 2015 #22

But using booze is okay Politicalboi May 2015 #5

he waited until he was 150? well, ok. good for him. booze? never took it up. nt seabeyond May 2015 #8

... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #12

Yeah, cause alcohol is so much better for you. GeorgeGist May 2015 #21

"Paul is dead"? WTF Cha May 2015 #25

Google it. Wilms May 2015 #30

That one went over your head. Egnever May 2015 #42

Yeah, I remember something like that. Crazy times. Cha May 2015 #43

Look, a 72 year old pot user. hunter May 2015 #23

Really? Paul McCartney is "a loser" because he's saying what he's doing? He's not telling anyone Cha May 2015 #24

I'm not saying he is a loser FrodosPet May 2015 #35

No, sorry.. I wasn't talking to you, Frodos.. even though it looked like it was. Cha May 2015 #36

That's what I was thinking FrodosPet May 2015 #38

Yeah, I should have just gone there but what's the use.. Cha May 2015 #39

I like Mick Jagger. Gregorian May 2015 #26

How the mighty have fallen-- Jackpine Radical May 2015 #28

That would be a significant change MannyGoldstein May 2015 #32

It only took fifty years. nt MrScorpio May 2015 #33

yeah, so it's not like he rushed into anything. lol Cha May 2015 #37

What about Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds? (nt) Nye Bevan May 2015 #34

sorry I always thought of Paul as the candy ass Beatle olddots May 2015 #40

I know right. After all, imagine what Paul could've accomplished without the pot! nt Romulox May 2015 #41

God...for Alcohol? Thats silly. Joe the Revelator May 2015 #45

As a parent I get it because of the legal (booze)/illegal (weed) issue. aikoaiko May 2015 #46