smokers revenge

RTCReferee wrote:

Eileen Garland wrote:


I have very little belief that second-hand smoke harms
anyone.


You're kidding, right?

No, I am NOT.


Forgive me, under normal circumstances I would refrain from saying such a
thing, but considering your husband may have incorrectly and rudely referred to
me as a "non-smoking Nazi", I think I deserve some leeway:

I didn't say that.

Do you understand the meaning of the term "Folie a deux"?

In fact, I do.

What can I say? We made a good choice when we chose each other.

Eileen

RTCReferee wrote:

Eileen Garland wrote:

RTCReferee wrote:


Do you actually consider someone wrinkling their nose at you, and even
waving their hands about, to be on a par with blowing smoke in their

vicinity?

I do, though I realize you were asking Sunny, not me. I consider it
very rude, and I have very little belief that second-hand smoke harms
anyone.


I think I am on record by now as agreeing it is rude and that I have never ever
done it, but well, let's just for a moment, consider the possibility, however
slight you may think it could be, that second-hand smoke DOES cause harm, do
you think it is worse to say, physically harm someone or to make a rude
comment?

Ugh. First, I have to say I think we're boring everyone to death,
especially because we're being polite and reasonable (not to mention
off-topic).

How about this: a rude comment is not on a par with (to coin a phrase)
invading what is known to be one of the few areas where smoking is
permitted, wrinkling your nose, and waving your hands.

And then, I have to again stress that I don't believe second-hand smoke
is harmful. With that as a basic disagreement, it's hard to have a
discussion on this.

(But I really would like to meet you, Ref. We could have some good long
debates, if we could find a spot where I could smoke without bothering you!)

Eileen

Petite Gâteaued wrote:

"Tom & Linda" wrote:


As intelligent as you are (trythinking@ifyouhaveabrain), and as educated as
you are (PhD in psych)... I would think you'd be smart enough to not smoke.


I guess school smarts don't necessarily equal good common sense.

Mais non, mon petite gateau, I have an extraordinary sense for those
things common.

Howie

Tom & Linda wrote:

"Eileen Garland" wrote in message

I do, though I realize you were asking Sunny, not me. I consider it
very rude, and I have very little belief that second-hand smoke harms
anyone.


You mean like people with allergies and asthma? It doens't harm them?

Didn't we cover this point already? Your cologne might harm someone;
your fixation on using a GPS could harm ME (do those things give off
some kind of electromagnetic somethingorother?)

Eileen

Eileen Garland wrote:

Actually, though, I have to confess that just this weekend I asked the
people next to me in an outdoor cafe if it was okay, because the tables
were right on top of one another. I did this twice, and in both cases
my neighbors said it was and thanked me for asking, thereby reinforcing
my considerate behavior.

Hold on there...you said that they said it was OK for you to smoke.

What if they had said "Thank you for asking, but yes, I do mind very much."

Eileen Garland wrote:

(But I really would like to meet you, Ref. We could have some good long
debates, if we could find a spot where I could smoke without bothering you!)

Eileen

Telephone?

HOWIE;
There is no reason to use foul language,to me it means that you are
uneducated,and cannot find other words to use

Eileen Garland wrote:

I have to say I think we're boring everyone to death,
especially because we're being polite and reasonable (not to mention
off-topic).

Nice try. It's your topic; you started it. It is totally related to cruising.
It's no longer up to you or me whether the topic continues or dies out.

It belongs to Usenet now.

Eileen Garland wrote:

And then, I have to again stress that I don't believe second-hand smoke
is harmful.

This amazes me. But, OK.

Do you believe that first-hand smoke is harmful?

A simple yes or no would be very cool. :-)

He is not uneducated, and he can find plenty of other words to use.

Eileen

Surfer E2468 wrote:

HOWIE;
There is no reason to use foul language,to me it means that you are
uneducated,and cannot find other words to use