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If anyone maintains a list of people in peril because of passive smoking, add me to it. And it might be a good idea to move me to the top of the list too. Also, if you can, keep my name in bold… and underline it. You get the idea, don’t you?

I have long wondered why the fact that smoking is ‘injurious to your health’ makes no difference to those who do smoke. Some time ago, there was this report about graphic smoking warnings on cigarette packets. It hasn’t taken off anywhere I have cared to look (or have I been looking in the wrong places? Hmmm…).

People do quit smoking. There are a number of people in my knowing, who have quit. But its not the sanest of reasons that brought them around to it. Some quit because their budgets were unforgiving. Some decided to be worthy of better company. I even know one gentleman who quit smoking because he couldn’t pronounce Marlboro. He couldn’t stand the snickers, chuckles and guffaws that greeted him at cigarette shops.

I suppose a few more similar causes could rid my personal atmosphere of further noxious fumes. Now all I have to worry about is traffic, yajnas and smoking fires of any kind. That should do it. If not, just strike my name off the list in a couple of weeks time.

Posted on Friday, January 6th, 2006 at 1:15 pm and filed under life, off-topic.

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