Talk:Rizla

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It would be interesting to learn how "Rizla" is pronounced in various languages, at least in English, French and German. <KF> 14:16, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)

[ˈɹɪzla] or [ˈɹɪzlɑ] to everyone I know (eastern US); I assume it'd be close to [ˈʁilä] in French. —alxndr (t) 06:04, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

don't know how to do it phonetically, but this is in dutch: R as is rice, I as in kitten, Z as in zoom, L as in a Lot, A as in ash

FWIW, it's also [ˈɹɪzlɑ] in Nigeria; at least that's how Professor Linkin says it on the song "Jogodo"; Omo Jesu pronounces it the same way when covering the song (both are on this disc). Heather 18:20, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Green Rizlas

"The popular green rizlas featuring the cut-out curved segments on each of the lower sides, are intended for blind smokers."

Can anyone give a source for this? According to the Rizla website, the cut corners are for ease of use in rolling-machines. Lawful Hippo 00:07, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay, given that nobody has responed, having had a month to do so, I'm changing that section. Lawful Hippo 19:06, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Hippo, you are entirely correct in that Rizla Green is NOT meant necissairly for blind people, that's a silly idea. Cornered rolling papers aren't just for use in rolling machines however (although they're certainly best suited to them), as the cornered papers are slightly easier to roll by hand as well. The reason for this is because the lack of corners prevents what many call "catching", where the corner bends undiserably when it comes into contact with the "back wall" (as in, the inside half of the paper with the gum) when rolling the paper up. HOWEVER, this problem can easily be controlled by an experienced hand-roller, however, a rolling machine lacks the ability to comphensate for this, which is why this paper is 100% ideal for a rolling machine. Being blind has NOTHING to do with it, what-so-ever. Perfect Chaos Zero 09:13, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unverifiable 'Rizla and Cannabis' claim

I removed the line 'Another factor supporting the theory is the sheer amount of people who only ever buy rizla's along with a disposable lighter, normal cigarettes and an assortment of snack foods worth approximately £8.' from the article. It's unverifiable and just doesn't seem encyclopedic to me. Darksun 19:58, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Maybe not, but its true :-p 83.105.37.55 23:30, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Slims longer than king size standard

The article did say slims were the same length as king size standard, which is not true, so I edited it, however I do not currently have the measurements if someone is able to fill them in, otherwise I'll type them in later.

That seems to depend on which King Size series you have. The ones I have here in my collection are both 100mm (older ones) and 110mm (newer ones). The original king size for the uk was 100mm but now everything is 110mm. My 100's are from 1998 and my 110's are from 2004. So, I think they are all the same size really :)

--Mrtobacco 14:58, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Ah, that could be the case, although I bought a pack of each (Blue KS and silver slim) at the same time and they are definitely of different lengths. Although as you say, the blues could just have been shelved for a long time.

I could use a pack of the old Blue 100mm - wanna trade for a 110? I'm in Oregon USA and can mail you in advance if you want :) I'm a bit of a fanatic collector of papers & packs of cigarettes and like having doubles. --Mrtobacco 20:53, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] chlorine in silver rizla

I've heard that the rizla silver contains high amounts of chlorine. Is there any truth in this? (please sign this comment!!)

Anything is possible - you have to be extremely carefull nowadays. Read the articles on how the manufacturer of Smoking & Bambu Brand papers (the main competitor to Rizla Silver) was criminally charged with using illegal carcinogens in their rolling papers!! At this point any rumors relating to papers might turn out to be true! --Mrtobacco 14:49, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

(sorry i have no recent sources so the practice may have been discontinued)they did use chlorine to make the paper thinner and still hold together in all but RIZLA blue(It's sometimes used in other brands' products to bleach the paper, but the people at Rizla told me they don't do that). As silvers are slimmer than other RIZLA papers it's definately a possibility that the chlorine content would be higher. The packet used to say something about the percentage of chlorine, but now it doesn't so maybe they've cut it out of the manafacturing process entirely.. If you really want to know or think it would be good info for the article then you could always contact them (rizla@rizla.co.uk). 217.43.27.165 15:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC) Elmo
  • I know that on the inside of blues they make a big deal about them not having chlorine in, so maybe silvers do.

[edit] King Size Rizla

Regarding the line '(it also happens to be that many people enjoy smoking king size papers with tobacco so that you can actually fit a normal filter in the end of the cigarette)'. Surely this should be deleted. It is wholly un referenced, and I have never ever seen anyone smoke a regular cigarette using a king sized rizla. Ever. 86.133.62.245 01:20, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

I've smoked them like that all the time. And I've seen lots of others do it too. Sorry, I think you're incorrect there =P Perfect Chaos Zero 22:58, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
I agree, especially with Rizla's 100mm KS I have seen countless people smoke them as normal cigarettes. I think people you hang around are different then most consumers. The Rizla KS papers are perfect for adding a longer filter element and 1.5g of tobacco. --Mrtobacco 14:28, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Hello, I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing here, but I just read the Rizla article as part of research for a story I'm writing and I thought I'd offer an experience or two of my own. First, King Size Rizla are available in many places outside of the UK. I've seen them in Duty Free stores for example, and port stores IIRC in Thessaloniki, Ancona and Patras. I think this pretty much means they are widely available.

Also I've seen plenty of people, especially in Greece, smoke tobacco in a king size paper, both with the filter and without. I also knew an old college professor in America who did this so there. He smoked without a filter. But it was not regular tobacco, it was something he was very particular about. I don't know enough about this to say more but maybe somebody does?

As for the accusation that the article was written like an ad, IMHO certainly not. It was, however, clearly written by dedicated enthusiasts :)

One last thing - other brand names are a lot more unambiguous about the association of their larger papers with weed. Here in Croatia there is a brand which advertises the website www.enjoy-ziza.com. on the side of the box. "Ziza" is a slang term for weed like doobie or Nathan. (Z is like in azure)

Cheers

Johnny Firic

Split, Croatia

johnny bravo fifty eight at hotmail dot com

[edit] Gum Failure Section

With regards to the whole section on "Gum Failure", I'm not entirely sure that this section is relevant to this article on Rizla. Certainly, cum failure is a problem with Rizla, but, as the section states, its a problem with other rolling papers too. I therefore suggest that this section is removed. And possible added to the more general article on rolling papers. --Niall9 22:41, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

I really think you meant GUM there buddy :D

[edit] On the revert

I reverted because of severe vandalism but do not know enough about the topic to know if any of the information was in fact useful, I do however know it was NOT wikipedia style AT all and thus I reverted, if anyone can glean the useful info from it and harmonize it with wikipedia style guidlines. GTMusashi 07:01, 13 September 2007 (UTC)