"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:58:58 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:27:01 -0700, jk wrote:

"Harold and Susan Vordos" wrote:


I can't stand being around cigarette smoke, or smokers. They don't
seem to
understand how badly they smell-----and they do smell.

Oh call a spade a spade. They DON'T smell, they STINK.

Do preserve your sensibilities by assiduously avoiding those who might
olefactorily offend you. That might include some highly skilled
people, oh well! That will include most Japanese since they are
smokers, and VietNamese and folks from India due to dietary
preferences.

A V.C. sniper could smell your pristine odor at some distance
depeding some on breeze. So can game. Stalkers of the cong ate
what they must (yechhh) to be olefactorily invisible. That
doesn't mean no stink, just camo stink AKA olefactory camo.

An American sniper could too. So they ate what the enemy ate. Your
skin winds up smelling the same, as do you farts and your turds look
the same as the enemies. It takes about 3 days of a steady diet of
"native" chow to start smelling like a native. 5 days is better.

I am a smoker. Some folks are surprised to learn that because they
detect no odor. I'm still careful about odor, old habit. But I
may be stinky to you. Oh well. Guess I won't be visiting anytime
soon, no loss to you.

Mi casa, su casa.

Its a smoking area.

Gunner

What I find interesting is the strong hold tobacco has on smokers. I'll be
perfectly honest and say that I liked smoking my pipes, but the health
issues associated with tobacco were very instrumental in my quitting.
Because I never smoked cigarettes, I didn't inhale (very little, anyway),
but I was still very concerned about the possibility of cancer---mouth,
throat and stomach, which, for pipe smokers, is a serious concern.

It seems odd to me that well educated, brilliant people (RCM people) still
gamble on that issue. There's no doubt about the connection between poor
health and tobacco-----which has no redeeming qualities as near as I can
tell. Considering the price today, I'm totally mystified why smokers don't
quit and enjoy better health and wealth. I love the people, hate their
habit.

Comments?

Harold