HW: HW in advert

Paul Mather paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU
Fri Nov 5 11:30:57 EST 2004


On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 10:13, M Holmes wrote:

> Weirldy the talk is that the forthcoming ban in England will allow pubs
> to apply to have "smoking areas". Having Reid as Health Minister is a
> bit like having Osama Bin Laden as Minister of Safety.

Maybe Mr. Reid is adopting the King Canute school of thought, and
believes he can command the smoke to stay in its designated section?

I've always thought those "smoking/non-smoking" sections of restaurants
a bit daft.  It would be truer to label them "smoky" and "less smoky."

Cheers,

Paul.
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