Category Archives: Mutual Understanding

Chilean Miners Given Smokes

Whew, someone screwed on their thinking cap! With a ventilation shaft now dug to the Chilean miners trapped a half mile underground, the bosses topside have agreed to allow two packs of cigarettes a day to be sent down the … Continue reading

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Secondhand Smoke

I have an addiction Makes me want to smoke. Don’t have a conniption I’m a decent bloke. When I light my ciggie You scream “Coffin nails!” And proceed to list the Poison it entails. Do you wonder that I feel … Continue reading

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The Good and the Bad

I saw two “Quit Smoking” advertisements in the same local newspaper – the Good and the Bad. The Good ad had the image of a WWII “Rosie the Riveter” type of upraised arm and clenched fist, with the slogan “You … Continue reading

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Three Simple Rules

I have a few rules that help me navigate the world. Here are three. 1)  Fat Black Comics Bad, Thin Black Comics Good. The late Bernie Mac and Cedrick the Entertainer versus Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle, for instance. Now … Continue reading

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