Wednesday
Sep242008
Kiss and tell
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Not many MPs but no shortage of champagne at last night's New Statesman party in the Great Hall within Manchester Town Hall. (Think Hogwarts and you've got a good idea of what this extraordinary neo-gothic building is like.)
"I'm a leftie," said the waiter, pouring champagne into my glass with his left hand. "Well, you're in the right place," said I. Ho, ho.
A friend told me that, at another party the previous night, a well-known broadcaster had asked her - out of the blue - "Would you have sex with a smoker?"
Ignoring her discomfort, he added: "I'd never kiss a smoker." Charming.
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"Ignoring her discomfort, he added: "I'd never kiss a smoker." Charming."
Probably just as well as I doubt that any smokers would want to associate with him, never mind kiss him!
At the end of the day, he will be one of the lonely ones as smokers tend to stick together!
My wife and I were in a bar the other day in Spain, when an English woman started up a conversation with my wife. She waved her hand rudely in front of her face, as if to ward off the plague or something, pointed to me, and said very rudely, "How can you ever kiss him, after he's smoked those things?"
I was smoking a beautiful Havana cigar at the time, but of course, was making sure I was blowing the smoke towards the open doorway, away from her, or any other customers in there.
I was very pleased with my wife's response, as she told her, she would kiss me no matter what I did, and not only that, but that she liked a few puffs on a cigar herself.
The English woman didn't know which way to look. I could have helped her, by telling her, any way she liked, as long as it wasn't towards the nearby mirror.
Why is it, that most anti smokers are obnoxious, ugly people, who seem to think that only the smells they like are acceptable?
Peter, years ago I used to visit a casino in Nottignham where you had the same sort of people, the ones that used to wave their hands in front of their faces, whenever I used to smoke my pipe.
These people distinguished themselves by being unimaginative, intolerant and complet bores!
One thing over the years I did learn...that is the most imaginative, interesting...and tolerant people I ever met, where those that actually smoked.
All those that I've had friendships with were also very considerate smokers.
Sadly, because of this nasty little ban, we can no longer meet up.
so these anti-smokers depending on their sex would kick Bogart,Bacall, Astaire, Sinatra, Sharon Stone et al , into touch for not being sexy enough...yeah right
John -
And let's not forget Scarlett Johansson and Joanna Lumley !
Some of these people CLEARLY need therapy................
"A friend told me that, at another party the previous night, a well-known broadcaster had asked her - out of the blue - "Would you have sex with a smoker?"
Ignoring her discomfort, he added: "I'd never kiss a smoker." Charming."
This is plainly the exciting New Thing'. I saw Jan Leeming rattling on about online dating on the BBC SE local news tonight, and while regaling us with her chills thrills and spills she mentioned entering her selection criteria with an aside of 'of course, I would never date a smoker'.
Can you picture the furore if any other minority in this country were substituted for smokers in that sentence.
Mac -
I shouldn't worry TOO much about Miss Leeming's remark.
I suspect Ann Widdecombe wouldn't date a smoker either - so it's not ALL bad news.
@ Martin V
Oh. Thank God, it's not all bad news then... :)