From: Mike Wilson Date: 2001-02-04T12:18:34+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:10334] Re: OT: Smoking (was Re: ANN: Slide show available) -----Original Message----- From: "Ben Tilly" To: "ruby-talk ML" Date: Sat Feb 03 18:26:44 PST 2001 Subject: [ruby-talk:10332] Re: OT: Smoking (was Re: ANN: Slide show available) >Kevin Smith wrote: >> >>Ben Tilly wrote: >[...] >>I was pleasantly surprised to find that >>California not only bans smoking in restaurants-- >>it also bans smoking in bars (!). The only >>_legal_ exceptions are special "smoking bars" and >>there aren't many of those. It's really amusing >>(to me--sorry for those of you who smoke) to see >>a group of smokers puffing away right *outside* a >>pub. >[...] > >This reminds me of a funny story I saw in the NY Times. >Apparently some European, was being asked about what >had changed since he was here last. He responded that >he couldn't believe how much prostitution was up > >The local was shocked and asked what he meant... > >The European said, "Well everywhere I go, there are >all of these well-dressed women hanging around smoking >outside of office buildings..." > >Cheers, >Ben Don't forget us gigolo's! ;) I'm a smoker, and I have to say that I'm more than happy to stand outside and smoke. Even when we have people over to my house, I go outside to smoke. I'd have to admit that when it's very cold out, I like it a lot less though ;) Quite frankly, I have a number of epiphanies while smoking outside. Ya' know, the ones where you've been hacking on something and you're stuck? I go outside, have a smoke, and whamo! it all becomes clear! I don't get the bar thing though. I'd have to say that in general, most people that go to bars either smoke, smoke when they drink, or in general just don't care too much for their health; they're in a bar after all... Hmm, must be those Californian, fermented asparagus bars ;) Cheers Mike Wilson Unix Administrator http://ruby.weblogs.com ___________________________________________________ GO.com Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com