On Sat, 9 Apr 2005, Michael Atherton wrote: > there is fully functional technology to prevent secondhand smoke from > affecting non-smokers and employees.
This is the Smoker's Body Condom. It's like a regular condom, only much bigger, able to slip over the smoker's head, a big air bubble around the head, cinched tight at the waist, with room for both arms inside. Once put on and inflated, the smoker lights a cigarette; the smoke is totally contained INSIDE the SBC - in fact after three or four puffs it's almost impossible for outsiders to see the smoker. (Or for the insider to see the outsiders, for that matter - a blessed time of personal privacy in the gabbing blather). This is a great gain in smoke recycling - one cigarette in the SBC environment is equivalent to at least a pack smoked in the old-fashioned "open air" fashion. And far cheaper. An SBC, in bulk lots of over 100, is only about 54 cents, far less than a pack. More economical of time too - after an SBC session, the smoker usually has no desire for more for several hours, even in some cases 24 hours or more. Think of the time available for other activities! SBCs are also extremely entertaining. It is a hoot to watch the striking of the lighter, the first in- and ex- hale, the billowing random patterns (always new each time!) of smoke, till the filled SBC looks very like a large frosted white light bulb. It is required that the SBC be removed OUTSIDE in open air, at least 10 feet from any other person, and at least 20 feet from pregnant women or children. When they come back into the bar (those who are able) they are a real sight! Yellowed, grizzled, hair frozen with tobacco tar in punk-like spikes, clothes with weakened fibres in odd new patterns, the dramatic difference between the top and bottom half of the person. Then there is the concentrated aroma, a breath of fetid air for all to savor! I've got to hand it to the SBC industry, and the pioneering smokers, forging the brave new world of Body Condom smoking! --David Shove Roseville Better things for better living thru fully functional technology REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
