In February, 2001, my 10 year old son needed to have people fill out a survey for his DARE class. I enlisted cyberzahmbies' help. Andy's response is below. *********************************************** Andy wrote: Fox, Please pass my answers along to Tom as follows re: his school project. 1. Smoking makes you feel great: Absolutely. Just picture those Joe Camel billboards. He really looks cool, doesn't he? And did you ever see those guys in the magazine pictures with the good looking girls? They're always laughing and having a good time while they are smoking. Then there are the guys who hang out at the local tavern in town. They look different than those guys in the magazines when they smoke, but they are always laughing and drinking when they are smoking. And coughing. Mostly drinking, though. 2. Tobbacco smoke harms the smoker and all the people around them: This is bullshit. Don't let the cigarette Nazis at your school wash your brain on this one. If cigarette smoking wasn't ok for you to do, why would tobacco companies sell it? People who say it is harmful just want to make you quit because they get paid by the people who make twinkies and butterscotch krimpets and they want you to eat that stuff instead of smoking. Hugh Rodham doesn't smoke. Do you want to look like him? 3. Smoking is a bad habit: Hey, as habits go, this one is nothing. And if someone says it is bad, you could always say, Hey: at least I don't punch people at my school. That would be a bad habit. 4. Cigarettes and cigars is a good way to spend money: Actually, gambling and booze are much better, but they aren't always available. Besides, with cigarettes, you get to pull the levers on those machines after you put your money in. That's fun, right? 5. Smoking makes your breath smell great: No, this one isn't true. But did you ever try to blow smoke rings with certs? There are always trade off for life's pleasures. Hope this is some help to him and his school mates. I'm always looking for ways to help young boys. Andy