Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ubc-visi!alberta!auvax!madrid From: madrid@auvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Fran Lebowitz on Smoking Message-ID: <127@auvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Jun-83 12:15:44 EDT Article-I.D.: auvax.127 Posted: Fri Jun 24 12:15:44 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Jun-83 20:07:32 EDT Lines: 20 I unde "... I understand, of course, that many people find smoking objectionable. That is their right. I would, I assure you, be the very last to criticize the annoyed. I myself find many - even most - things objectionable. Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one's home. I do not like aftershave lotion, adults who roller-skate, children who speak French, or anyone who is unduly tan. I do not, however, go around enacting legislation and putting up signs. In private I avoid such people; in public they have the run of the place. I stay at home as much as possible, and so should they. When it is necessary, however, to go out of the house, they must be prepared, as am I, to deal with the unpleasant personal habits of others. That is what "public" means. If you can't stand the heat, get back in the kitchen.