[philosofy123]

I quit smoking to gain acceptance by our increasingly intolerant of smokers society. I am not asking the smokers to be as sensitive as I am; I am asking them simply to recognize that they stink- their close, and their mouth odor! By realizing that, and covering the stink up; and by getting their nicotine fix away from people, they can continue to smoke, and be acceptable, in the same time.

[Republic of Texas]

That's all fine and dandy, but how does that give you the right to tell a restaurant owner what to do with his property?

[Max McGarrity]

I quit smoking to gain acceptance by our increasingly intolerant of smokers society. I am not asking the smokers to be as sensitive as I am; I am asking them simply to recognize that they stink- their close, and their mouth odor! By realizing that, and covering the stink up; and by getting their nicotine fix away from people, they can continue to smoke, and be acceptable, in the same time.

This would be funny if it weren't so goldarned pathetic. If you actually quit smoking (or drinking or wearing hot pink or chewing gum or eating red meat or kissing your dog or anything else) in an attempt to "gain acceptance" from anyone, you're a sad case. And you consider yourself "sensitive" instead of a puling, obsequious weakling? Sheesh.

Normal people with a healthy sense of self-esteem don't do things to "gain acceptance," they recognize their own worth without the smarmy congratulations of a bunch of control freaks. Grow up. If you don't like the smell of smoke, stay away from smokers--they will thank you for it.

Sheesh!!

[Gabz]

I quit smoking to gain acceptance by our increasingly intolerant of smokers society.

I can not believe that someone here would actually admit to something like that.

The falacy of comments such as your: "increasingly intolerant of smokers society" is exactly why I REFUSE to quit smoking.

Intolerant control-freak-nanny-do-gooders are causing more and more people to go in the total opposite direction.