Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 beta 4/12/84; site seismo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!keith From: keith@seismo.UUCP (Keith Bostic) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Re: Why Smoke? Message-ID: <1570@seismo.UUCP> Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 13:32:32 EDT Article-I.D.: seismo.1570 Posted: Wed Jun 20 13:32:32 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 20:30:32 EDT References: <251@tellab1.UUCP> <8200005@ea.UUCP> Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 24 Steve, the only problem that I have is with your flame. If I say, "Say there, big fella, mind if I smoke" and she says "No", what am I supposed to do? Some persons' inability to stand up for their rights is *not* my problem. I agree that I shouldn't smoke in elevators/anywhere legislation has decreed as clean ground; I feel that it is MY right to smoke in my house etc. and I agree that there should be some give and take on both sides... but that leaves a lot of places that I theoretically *could* offend someone, but in which I would like to smoke if noone minds. The best that I can do is ask... if they choose to lie to me, hey, you know what happens when you can't take a joke. I'd walk a mile for a camel, two for a hump, Keith keith@seismo.ARPA or seismo!keith p.s. Of course, I could always deny myself the pleasure (and it *is* a pleasure, in case that is still in doubt) thus supplying myself with another more subtle pleasure (Aaaaaah... I'm such a wonderful person, letting this poor misguided creature breath fresh air another second). p.p.s Incidentally, I don't smoke (quitting is easy, I've done it so many times now...) but I figure that I'll take it back up when I hit sixty, so I'd better protect the genre now. I'm no "commie-come-lately" y'know (for you Doonesbury fans)!!!!