From: Gary Wiltshire 

On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:00:34 GMT, John Beckett
 wrote:

>Gary Wiltshire  wrote in message
>news::
>> I first noticed it busing tables at a restaurant as a kid.  I stuck my
>> fingers into a cluster of glasses to put them in the cart and
"tasted"
>> ice tea without looking at the content.  The sensation BETWEEN the
>> fingers seems to be able to distinguish between wood and tobacco
>> smoke.
>
>I imagine that could be very disconcerting at first! Certainly would add
>some interest to a day.
>
>John

I very rarely stick my fingers in beverages as an adult.  The
cigarette smoke thing recurs though.

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