"HeyBub" wrote in message
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Lew Hodgett wrote:
Just received the following from my daughter about her uncle,
(My Ex BIL).

Born in 1945, a heavy smoker all his life, looks like the big "C"
finally got him.

If you still smoke, might want to think about it.

It's never TOO LATE to quit.

Nothing to enjoy about this one.


Likewise, it's never too late to start! As Mark Twain said: "A woman is only
a woman, but a cigar? That's a smoke!" (Of course Sigmund Freud said
"Sometimes a cigar is only a cigar.")

Now I've had many a do-gooder, like the above, revile me with unsolicited
advice. Sometimes they skip the advice and move immediately to Phase II.

(Granny lady whacks me with her umbrella): "You godless communist! You can't
smoke here!"

Rejoinder (pick one):

"It's all right, madam, I'm French."
"If I quit, what will we use to cover the smell?"
"I-Am-A-Grenade and this here cigarette is my pin. You have to ask yourself,
'Do I feel lucky?'. Well, punk, DO you feel lucky?"
(The Nixon response) "I believe it is out."
"Put out my cigarette? I've been trying for almost an hour! Now, now, don't
tell me. I've go to figure this out for myself!"

I have a few more in my repertoire, that I use depending on the occasion.
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My wife has a shirt that says "Thank you for holding your breath while I
smoke".