Ravenwood - 12/02/02 11:30 AM
"As a society, people that voluntarily remove themselves from the gene pool should neither be missed, nor discouraged. " -- Ravenwood on smoking.
Jack Cluth was addressing the 'benefits' of smoking, and I couldn't help but chime in on my philosophy about those that would do themselves harm.
Sure, I stick up for smoker's rights, but only because I hold this basic philosophy. It holds true for stunt men, people that bungee jump, and those that don't wear seat belts. I say 'live and let live', should be followed by 'die and let die'. As long as they aren't denying anyone else their rights, let 'em be. If someone wants to jump off a bridge, let 'em jump rather than hold up traffic. Scraping them off the sidewalk is preferrable to holding thousands of people hostage for 12 hours while you try to 'talk them down'.
Jump and get it over with, you stupid bastard!
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