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From: chrisa@azure.UUCP (Chris Andersen)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Smokers enjoy the taste?
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Date: Sat, 15-Jun-85 23:08:01 EDT
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Mike Moroney writes:
> A friend of mine claims that one of the reasons he smokes is "for the taste". 
> I never could really understand that, and recently I felt rather nasty.  So I
> stole one of his cigarettes, removed some of the tobacco, and added the
> following flaverful items:  A bit of spiderweb, a piece of maple leaf, a small
> feather, a bit of dirt, some paper towel and a dead ant.  I then repacked the
> cigarette (easier said than done!) and watched when he lit it up.  When he was
> done, I asked him if he enjoyed his cigarette, and he replied in the
> affirmative. I then told him what was in it.  So, my question is, do smokers
> *really*  enjoy the taste, or can they put any burning, obnoxious substance in
> their mouthes? 

Actually, I think long term smoking can destroy the taste buds thereby making
the taste better, in a relative sense that is.

Chris Andersen

"We're not Beatrice"