ND: Ron White Faces Charges For Violating Smoking Ban

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ND: Ron White Faces Charges For Violating Smoking Ban

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http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/comedi ... age_in_no/
Comedian Ron White sold out two shows in Bismarck last week.

However, its not his jokes making news…but his onstage activity.

A Bismarck Police report states White could face charges of smoking in public places prohibited.

White’s comedy routine includes him holding a glass in one hand and a lit cigar in the other.

A Bismarck resident sent a letter to the police department informing them of the routine.

An offier dressed in street clothes documented the incidentduring White’s routine on April 30th.

The police report indicates White came on stage puffing the cigar.

Part way through the routine he relit the cigar and took a puff and did the same at the end of the show.

The charges have been sent to the City Attorney for review.
I love what the blogger says about this one:
Wow. I’m sure glad my tax dollars are being spent to pay cops to protect us from dangerous on-stage smoking. Not to mention purchase a Ron White ticket for some cop to enjoy while on “official business.”

I wonder who the brown-shirting twerp was who sent the letter to the cops? And whose bright idea was it down at the Bismarck PD to actually respond to such a dumb letter?

If I were Ron White, I’d ignore the cops and any prosecutor bringing charges and just never come back to North Dakota again. Let’s see the idiots extradite him.
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a blog commenter has the best line of all
We live in a sick and twisted society where cigar smokers are criminalized and pole smokers are legitimized.
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mekender wrote:a blog commenter has the best line of all
We live in a sick and twisted society where cigar smokers are criminalized and pole smokers are [strike]legitimized[/strike] glorified.
There...fixed it.
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I betcha Ron White will have some new jokes for his show soon. :D

Will the extradition warrant name him Tater Salad?
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Johnnyreb wrote:I betcha Ron White will have some new jokes for his show soon. :D

Will the extradition warrant name him Tater Salad?
Well, at least he wasn't wearing a hat... :lol:

I was in my car the first time I heard that bar story. I laughed so much I had to stop the car so I wouldn't cause an accident...
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"pole smoker?"
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"pole smoker?"
Think of the thing you whiz out of as a "pole". And someone who puts these things in their mouth with frequency as the "smoker". Often used as a pejorative term for homosexuals.
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Then, there are always the classics...Peter Puffer, for one.
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