Re: Commentary: High cigarette tax? Great!
Just do like i did last night (and a couple times before). I took Big Mamma out for dinner at our local Longhorn Steakhouse. We have no smoking ban (yet) and they allow cigar smoking. On a previous trip a lady smoking cigs complained of my cigar smoke (which really pisses me off) and was told by the manager (before I could tall her off) they allowed cigars and cigs and she could move to the non smoking section. They earned my business that night.
Back to last nights adventure. After a big Porterhouse and a few drinks I fired up a cigar. They have a great ventilation system and you can not smell smoke cigar or otherwise outside the bar area. A man and woman in their late 20's early 30's rushed my table demanding I put out my cigar as it was ruining their dinner. I was polite and said "I'm doing it for the children". They paused and added your killing the children (there were non in sight) and I added if all smokers stopped would this be a good thing? They both said yes to which I demanded NO it would be teribble, how would we be able to afford healthcare for all these "poor children". I took a big drag blew a couple smoke rings as they thought this through. They stood quietly for a few seconds, the other smokers at the bar laughed and they stomped off mumbling under their breath. The manager comped our dessert and I finished my cigar while watching some B-ball and drinking for free as the other smokers were now my freinds buying me drinks, Big Mamma drove home.
Remember gents our smoking helps these poor children and we should be proud to provide them free healthcare. I've also learned killing them with kindness really frustrates them as they are looking for a fight, refusing them that simple pleasure makes them even madder.
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