Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
What's the French Battle Cry?

WE SURRENDER!!!

http://tinyurl.com/ewtvo

At least in France, you can smoke a cigar with your coffee and donuts
and non-smokers are put where they belong - in the rear of the place
near the kitchen door. :)


Much more civilized here. We toss the smokers out on the street.
You see them all winter, pathetically huddling on the sidewalk in front
of major federal buildings drawing on their precious cigarettes.
I've even seen patients out there dressed in the thin blue cotton robes
and clutching their medical hardware.

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:19:58 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

What's the French Battle Cry?

WE SURRENDER!!!

http://tinyurl.com/ewtvo

At least in France, you can smoke a cigar with your coffee and donuts
and non-smokers are put where they belong - in the rear of the place
near the kitchen door. :)


Much more civilized here. We toss the smokers out on the street.
You see them all winter, pathetically huddling on the sidewalk in front
of major federal buildings drawing on their precious cigarettes.
I've even seen patients out there dressed in the thin blue cotton robes
and clutching their medical hardware.


I don't smoke cigarettes...

I am a civilized smoker - cigars - finest kind - Cuban cheroots...

There's a difference.

*Then again, you probably wear seatbelts...* :)

It's the law..to wear seatbelts up here!
Let's see now.....I abide by the law of the land by wearing
seatbelts..........
You smoke Cuban cigars...which I believe is still against the law
stateside???? mmmmmm!

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:42:10 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:53:57 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:


Don White wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

What's the French Battle Cry?

WE SURRENDER!!!

http://tinyurl.com/ewtvo

At least in France, you can smoke a cigar with your coffee and donuts
and non-smokers are put where they belong - in the rear of the place
near the kitchen door. :)

Much more civilized here. We toss the smokers out on the street.
You see them all winter, pathetically huddling on the sidewalk in front
of major federal buildings drawing on their precious cigarettes.
I've even seen patients out there dressed in the thin blue cotton robes
and clutching their medical hardware.

Family members of smokers should have them committed to a hospital for
cigarette-cigar-pipe aversion therapy. Smokers stink, and they stink up
everything they get near.

And you suck. :)

Uh, you seem to be the one with the cheap oral fixation! :}


Cheap my ass.

You know how much those damn cigars cost? :)

A lot more than you think if Jessie Helmes catches up to you!

Harry Krause wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:53:57 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Don White wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

What's the French Battle Cry?

WE SURRENDER!!!

http://tinyurl.com/ewtvo

At least in France, you can smoke a cigar with your coffee and donuts
and non-smokers are put where they belong - in the rear of the place
near the kitchen door. :)


Much more civilized here. We toss the smokers out on the street.
You see them all winter, pathetically huddling on the sidewalk in
front of major federal buildings drawing on their precious cigarettes.
I've even seen patients out there dressed in the thin blue cotton
robes and clutching their medical hardware.


Family members of smokers should have them committed to a hospital
for cigarette-cigar-pipe aversion therapy. Smokers stink, and they
stink up everything they get near.


And you suck. :)



Uh, you seem to be the one with the cheap oral fixation! :}

No, he's not.

Crap!

Does smoking put me in the right wing camp too?

I just can't keep up with your politics.

"Don White" wrote in message
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:19:58 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

What's the French Battle Cry?

WE SURRENDER!!!

http://tinyurl.com/ewtvo

At least in France, you can smoke a cigar with your coffee and donuts
and non-smokers are put where they belong - in the rear of the place
near the kitchen door. :)


Much more civilized here. We toss the smokers out on the street.
You see them all winter, pathetically huddling on the sidewalk in front
of major federal buildings drawing on their precious cigarettes.
I've even seen patients out there dressed in the thin blue cotton robes
and clutching their medical hardware.


I don't smoke cigarettes...

I am a civilized smoker - cigars - finest kind - Cuban cheroots...

There's a difference.

*Then again, you probably wear seatbelts...* :)

It's the law..to wear seatbelts up here!
Let's see now.....I abide by the law of the land by wearing
seatbelts..........
You smoke Cuban cigars...which I believe is still against the law
stateside???? mmmmmm!

Probably do not speed either. I believe in seatbelts, as I used to race
cars and walked away from a couple of majestic crashes. But they should be
a personal choice, and if you get injured and not wearing seatbelt, you get
very limited financial medical help from the government. If you want to
smoke, personal choice. I would rather he smoked Altria supplied tobacco,
as well as burn Chevron products in his vehicles, but that is just my
investments talking. As long as he wants to smoke, he should be able to, in
his own home, vehicle, or a business that caters to smokers. Or 100' from
the entrance to a building.

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:53:57 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Don White wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
What's the French Battle Cry?

WE SURRENDER!!!

http://tinyurl.com/ewtvo

At least in France, you can smoke a cigar with your coffee and donuts
and non-smokers are put where they belong - in the rear of the place
near the kitchen door. :)


Much more civilized here. We toss the smokers out on the street.
You see them all winter, pathetically huddling on the sidewalk in front
of major federal buildings drawing on their precious cigarettes.
I've even seen patients out there dressed in the thin blue cotton robes
and clutching their medical hardware.


Family members of smokers should have them committed to a hospital for
cigarette-cigar-pipe aversion therapy. Smokers stink, and they stink up
everything they get near.

Five years ago, I would have been incensed at such a comment. Today I have
to agree!

This is to CERTIFY that:

JOHN L. HERRING

Has neither smoked nor puffed a single cigarette for: Four years, three
months, three weeks, six days, 14 hours, 57 minutes and 12 seconds. This
means he has not lit 78931 cigarettes, and has saved $11,839.67. The
additional time he has to spend his daughters' inheritance is about: 39
weeks, 1 day, 1 hour, and 35 minutes.

--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:53:57 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Don White wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
What's the French Battle Cry?

WE SURRENDER!!!

http://tinyurl.com/ewtvo

At least in France, you can smoke a cigar with your coffee and donuts
and non-smokers are put where they belong - in the rear of the place
near the kitchen door. :)


Much more civilized here. We toss the smokers out on the street.
You see them all winter, pathetically huddling on the sidewalk in front
of major federal buildings drawing on their precious cigarettes.
I've even seen patients out there dressed in the thin blue cotton robes
and clutching their medical hardware.


Family members of smokers should have them committed to a hospital for
cigarette-cigar-pipe aversion therapy. Smokers stink, and they stink up
everything they get near.

Five years ago, I would have been incensed at such a comment. Today I have
to agree!

This is to CERTIFY that:

JOHN L. HERRING

Has neither smoked nor puffed a single cigarette for: Four years, three
months, three weeks, six days, 14 hours, 57 minutes and 12 seconds. This
means he has not lit 78931 cigarettes, and has saved $11,839.67. The
additional time he has to spend his daughters' inheritance is about: 39
weeks, 1 day, 1 hour, and 35 minutes.

--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

CONGRATULATIONS, John!! It's tough to do, but I'm glad you were able to
without becoming obsessive-compulsive in doing it!! (c;

('Course better to be obsessive-compulsive than obnoxious-repulsive as a
couple of folks on this ng seem to be.)

Ray

RayB wrote:


CONGRATULATIONS, John!! It's tough to do, but I'm glad you were able to
without becoming obsessive-compulsive in doing it!! (c;

('Course better to be obsessive-compulsive than obnoxious-repulsive as a
couple of folks on this ng seem to be.)

Ray


Tom's not really that bad. He even has a sailboat.

"Don White" wrote in message
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RayB wrote:


CONGRATULATIONS, John!! It's tough to do, but I'm glad you were able to
without becoming obsessive-compulsive in doing it!! (c;

('Course better to be obsessive-compulsive than obnoxious-repulsive as a
couple of folks on this ng seem to be.)

Ray

Tom's not really that bad. He even has a sailboat.

I didn't name any names! But rag-baggers are OK. I'm just waiting for the
new fishing boat to come in ....long wait (for me).

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:48:39 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
...
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:19:58 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

What's the French Battle Cry?

WE SURRENDER!!!

http://tinyurl.com/ewtvo

At least in France, you can smoke a cigar with your coffee and donuts
and non-smokers are put where they belong - in the rear of the place
near the kitchen door. :)


Much more civilized here. We toss the smokers out on the street.
You see them all winter, pathetically huddling on the sidewalk in front
of major federal buildings drawing on their precious cigarettes.
I've even seen patients out there dressed in the thin blue cotton robes
and clutching their medical hardware.

I don't smoke cigarettes...

I am a civilized smoker - cigars - finest kind - Cuban cheroots...

There's a difference.

*Then again, you probably wear seatbelts...* :)

It's the law..to wear seatbelts up here!
Let's see now.....I abide by the law of the land by wearing
seatbelts..........
You smoke Cuban cigars...which I believe is still against the law
stateside???? mmmmmm!

Probably do not speed either. I believe in seatbelts, as I used to race
cars and walked away from a couple of majestic crashes.

I don't believe in seatbelts and here's why.

Eleven years ago now, I was rear ended by a flat nosed GMC delivery
truck. He hit me so hard that my right shoulder was broken (the one
that was recently fixed), my right hip was fractured in place - all by
the seat belts and my left shoulder was dislocated. A fire started at
the rear of the car and I couldn't get out - I could smell the fire
and was conscious enough to try and get out but I couldn't move my
arms.

All I remember was somebody stopping and fortunately, much like me I
might add, had a bottle fire extinguisher, got the fire out and after
that I don't remember anything except for waking up in the UMASS ER.

If somebody hadn't been prepared for a real emergency, I would have
been a cripsy critter. I had to be cut out of the seatbelts I was
told later.

In my years as a volunteer Paramedic, I've seen really bad accidents
where no seat belts were worn and nary an injury except for bumps and
bruises. I've also seen as many with seat belts and nifty things like
torn aortas, various broken bones, split spleens, etc.

There is a big difference between a four/six point, tightly cinched
racing safety harness and a shoulder harness in a private car.

Don't get me started on air bags.


That may be your experience Tom but far more meaningful statistic show
otherwise. ;-)