Stop Smoking

I am not a crusader, but I do wish everyone who smokes would stop. It’s a “smelly” habit, and probably dangerous to one’s health. I’m a firm believer in the old saw, “smoking won’t send you to Hell, but it will make you smell like you have been there.”

I did get a laugh out of the following news – “All cigarettes sold in Texas must be ‘fire safe,’ or the type that self-extinguish, under a law state lawmakers approved in 2007. Retailers had all of this year to sell their inventory that was not “fire standard compliant” but must stop on Friday or face a fine of up to $100 per pack.”

Here’s my thinking. The Government (infernal as it often is) has finally figured out a way to end smoking. You light one up, and it goes out (excuse me, self-extinguishes). Light it again, it goes out. After enough of this procedure people are so distressed by the “fire-safe” cigarettes they stop smoking all-together.

Yes, I know that is not what “fire-safe” means, but wouldn’t it be great if it did? Maybe we could get “ignition retardant” cars for people who have booze on their breath. I know a lot of people who would buy new microphones for their Church if they invented one that “self-fried” after 20 minutes of continuous talking.

I think we’re on to something here.