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From: rossj@dartvax.UUCP (Ross Jacobs)
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Subject: Re: LIGHTING UP
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Date: Sun, 26-May-85 17:20:56 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 26 17:20:56 1985
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     I see.
     Well, I suppose I should clarify myself. 
     I never meant to say to anyone I intended to be an "obnoxious" smoker. I
never have, and never will, make a cause out of smoker's rights. I don't smoke
around people who don't like it. If someone asks me to put out my cigarette I
do. No hassle. At the computer center here I made a deal with everyone, I
wouldn't smoke if they wouldn't turn up their ghetto blasters. It still pisses
me off when people are prejudiced against smokers for the sake of smoking--
the ones who take it personally, as if smokers smoked just to annoy THEM.  I
*do* have a right to smoke. I really don't think that's debatable. 
     Peaceful cohabitation between smokers and non-smokers is possible. My room-
mate is your basic "kill all tobacco fiends" type. We've survived. Why is it,
then, that the SMOKERS are the ones blamed for the lack of harmony? Why are WE
the obnoxious inconsiderate ones?  It seems to me that the keyword is COhabitation.
That implies two parties. And from some of the responses I've gotten both
personally and posted it seems that some of you non-smokers are too wrapped up
in your anti-smoking prejudices to give it a chance. So if you want to blame
someone, blame yourselves. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
ps. If you don't want to blame someone, that's ok too...
                                 --Ross JACOBS (Happy, Mr. Greenberg?)
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                                           Ross Jacobs
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