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echo: barktopus
to: Ellen K.
from: Mark
date: 2005-11-13 22:29:04
subject: Re: Smokeless in Seattle

From: "Mark" 

Aha, but in an ironic twist of legalize, the mere fact that the curd based
poor imitation of the real thing has "cheesecake" in its
description, would most likely, inadvertently, subject it to the same $25
additional tax -- lawyers most likely do that kind of
"inadvertent" thing to *appeal* to more of their own and keep
them in green. 

"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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> Tofu cheesecake I've had is actually not too bad.  (But is probably just
> as fattening and just as artery-clogging as the cheese version, although
> at least one gets the benefit of the soy.)
>
> On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:43:40 -0500, "Mark"
 wrote in
> message :
>
>>
>>"Geo"  wrote in message
news:43778092{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
>>> news:4376a817$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>>> > I sympathize with the smokers' position, but OTOH is
nice to not have
>>>> > to  choose our restaurants based on the quality of
their non-smoking
>>>> > section  (some may as well have been just a painted line on the
>>>> > floor).
>>>> > With the  decline of exposure to smoke, I find I am much more
>>>> > sensitive
>>>> > to it.
>>>>
>>>> I'm in favour of licensed smoking rooms. Any establishment
could apply
>>>> and the room would have to meet certain criteria: closed door;
>>>> extractor
>>>> fan to the outside to maintain negative air pressure; no
service inside
>>>> the smoke room.
>>>
>>> Just remember this conversation when they come after people who don't
>>> eat
>>> healty. Cause us smokers aren't going to stand up for all you unhealthy
>>> eaters. You think a no smoking rule is fun, wait till they put you in
>>> jail
>>> for eating cheesecake..
>>
>>But first, that cheesecake will go from $5 to $30 and they'll spend the
>>tax
>>receipts on free advertising for Tofu farmers.
>>
>

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