🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <I.Orchard-2808951239540001@elsiemac.chch.cri.nz>, 
<I.Orchard@irl.cri.nz> writes:

> In article <mh-2208952309530001@ip203.sna.primenet.com>, mh@primenet.com
> (Mark Hartman) wrote:
> 
>  Smoking is
> > a voluntary behavior (or behaviour, for those of you outside North America 
:)
> > which provides no net benefit to those who indulge in it, and no benefit
> > whatsoever to those around the smoker who are forced involuntarily to
> > breathe the smoker's inconsiderate pollution.
> 
> You obviously haven't tried to give up smoking, Mark.
> 
> And I'm not sure about the validity of claiming that no-one is coerced
> into starting smoking. The psycological pressures on youngsters, from both
> their peers and the tobacco industry is ferocious, particularly in the
> USofA and other 3rd World countries. ;^)

OK, just my $.02 here...
                         note in the history book known as the 
"old testament" there are references to the Hebrew nation being
captive in a strange country ( Egypt, Babalon or? ) and the 
parents are encouraged to teach the young to stay away from the
temple prostitues ( + other evils ) .... 

now, I don't write very well, but what I really want to say is
that I am VERY tired of brats who will say "Joe Camel made me 
smoke" or that "peer pressure" is SO intense that kids just 
gotta smoke... NO !!!! where are the parents ??????
I have met parents who are teaching there childeren ( from an
early age ) that ALL ADVERTISING is a LIE ! & that if You want
the TRUTH about any commercial product, You gotta dig for it !

Z0, parents, You got Your work cut out for Ya..........

 L8R
            B0b
            runyon@crc.ricoh.com