Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:56:16 -0700 ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net> wrote: > Thank you. > > > From: "Mikko Kalavainen" <mikko.kalavainen@mobiili.net> > > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:04:22 +0300 > > To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Subject: [Leica] Smoking and all this. Over now? > > > > I'm sorry. > > > > Because I started this by posting the offending image, I feel I must do > > something to end this foolishness. > > > > Smoking. All I have to say about this subject anymore is this. I like > > smoking. End of story. Nothing, I mean nothing, can beat the combination > > of my morning cup of coffee, Lavazza-brand brewed on my Bialetti > > stove-top moka-pot, and the first cigarette of the day. Nor the > > combination of a big fillet of beef with a good, hearty red wine, a cup > > of espresso, some cognac, and a cigarette. Or a cigar. > > > > The way I see it, the stuff is called "nautintoaine" in Finnish. > > Stimulant is the proper translation, although "enjoyment artifact" is > > more accurate. > > I like to smoke. I said it again. > > BUT. Like I said earlier, if someone objects to my smoking, I put it > > out. For the moment. All one has to do is ask. But nicely. If anyone > > comes yelling to me about, I can't see a single reason to be civilized > > to this person. Fanaticism is something I can't stand. Then don't visit the US....I'd love to see you, but you wouldn't be comfortable. Fellow Americans, this thread typifies why we look like ASSES to civilized society. WE go to THEIR country, their restaurant, their home and impose OUR views on them. I'm the FIRST to have dropped this thread, Mikko...this is my FIRST reply to this silly mess (since the thread started). I apologize for the insanity of my fellow man, and nowhere has this insanity displayed itself with more vigor. In a land that preaches "tolerance" (for religeons that promote violence, "lifestyles" that lead to a million or more deaths, etc) I don't have an explanation. Best to U and URS, Walt \ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html