[T.Smith]

At your age you should feel pretty stupid. It even says right there on the pack "This product will kill you".

It does not. There is no pack that makes that statement!

Here, just to indulge you, is a list of warnings that DO appear on packs of cigarettes:

CAUTION: CIGARETTE SMOKING MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH

WARNING: THE SURGEON GENERAL HAS DETERMINED THAT CIGARETTE SMOKING IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH.

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, and May Complicate Pregnancy.

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health.

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking by Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth and Low Birth Weight.

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Cigarette Smoking Contains Carbon Monoxide.

They forgot to include: WARNING: Cigarette Smoking Makes You Stink Like Hell.

[SheLion]

They forgot to include: WARNING: Cigarette Smoking Makes You Stink Like Hell.

Not even close to saying that they WILL Kill you! Not even close.

Boy, you may not smoke, but it's your attitude that stinks. You need a life.

[Mears]

As I posted before,who the hell reads that crap.

I bought a small electric heater this year and if I read all the warnings on the literature enclosed I would still be reading them.

[Gabz]

Gee, there are an awful lot of "mays" in that list.

For those that don't understand......the use of "may" or "shall" plays a VERY important roll in many different things....one represents a possibility, the other a declarative certainty.

I can think of lots of pieces of legislation I helped torpedo over the years just because of the use or non-use of one of those two simple words.