Jon Fell
@jonfell73.bsky.social
Corsica, Article 36, charities, pedantry.
Incidentally, quite a few of the markets featured in that WHO report, including some with reportedly high adolescent / adult consumption ratios, have e-cigarette bans in place according to the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Incidentally, quite a few of the markets featured in that WHO report, including some with reportedly high adolescent / adult consumption ratios, have e-cigarette bans in place according to the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control
Not to mention the fact that arguably the relevant comparison would anyway with be with younger adult age groups given that it's common for e-cigarette prevalence to be lower in older age groups.
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Not to mention the fact that arguably the relevant comparison would anyway with be with younger adult age groups given that it's common for e-cigarette prevalence to be lower in older age groups.
I don't have the time to dig into this in more detail right now, but you only have to look at the mis-matched years, and some of the countries cited with the biggest ratios, to wonder about data quality.
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I don't have the time to dig into this in more detail right now, but you only have to look at the mis-matched years, and some of the countries cited with the biggest ratios, to wonder about data quality.
I think the claim comes from this recent WHO report: www.who.int/publications...
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I think the claim comes from this recent WHO report: www.who.int/publications...
Many happy memories of the Grand Méchant Loup!
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Many happy memories of the Grand Méchant Loup!
Absurd; cf also the wearing of black arm bands which now seem to be worn more often than they’re absent
October 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Absurd; cf also the wearing of black arm bands which now seem to be worn more often than they’re absent
Congrats and thank you, London Centric’s brilliant
September 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Congrats and thank you, London Centric’s brilliant
Nice to see Bob Scribner too
August 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Nice to see Bob Scribner too
Hope you’re going to check out one of those dental floss farms
May 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hope you’re going to check out one of those dental floss farms
ouch, sympathy from someone who's been dealing with the same since Friday
April 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
ouch, sympathy from someone who's been dealing with the same since Friday
Did you ever hear the Gil Scott-Heron inspired version of this from @bendavisauthor.bsky.social ? Genius. I’ve only seen it elsewhere but if we ask very nicely perhaps we could persuade him to put it here
April 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Did you ever hear the Gil Scott-Heron inspired version of this from @bendavisauthor.bsky.social ? Genius. I’ve only seen it elsewhere but if we ask very nicely perhaps we could persuade him to put it here
I know where you're coming from, but I see marble cake
March 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I know where you're coming from, but I see marble cake
Hmm I think I mean both really cos the tighter mocknecks look quite different
January 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hmm I think I mean both really cos the tighter mocknecks look quite different