[Madame Dufarge]

There is absolutely, positively nothing redemptive about smoking.

This is your opinion, stated as fact. One remarkably positive quality is that it acts as a dweeb repellent.

It is unlikely that one smoker in this country does not know that smoking diminishes your quality and quantity of life that it makes you old and ugly before your time and it makes you smell disgusting.

Opinion, presented as fact.

If, knowing that, you still choose to smoke you are the opposite of smart.

No, I think that would make me an adult who chooses to live her life as she sees fit. The concept is obviously way too big for you to wrap your mind around. Life must be very painful for you.

Which would make you...?

Not you, praise the Lord!

[T.Smith]

Could you, please, make a list of the redemptive qualities of smoking? You know, to refute my 'opinion'?

The one's who don't know the things I stated about smoking are actually not just stupid, they are grievously stupid.

Of course I believe you are free to live your life as you see fit, and I wouldn't dream of trying to prevent you from so doing. But, that doesn't make you any more intelligent. You willfully engage in a filthy act that's killing you. It's your right, I don't care. Yet, nothing you say, and no amount of tantrum throwing is going to make the activity less stupid.