Essence de Char

I'm not one of those smoking Nazis who lobbies for smoking to be banned everywhere (although contrary to Scott, I must say that I enjoyed the smoke-free All Good Cafe in Dallas this weekend), so this is really more an observation than anything....

But there is someone wandering around the office today who smells like he/she has been fighting a forest fire. No no, he/she is not smoking IN the office. Rather, he/she has been smoking so much that he/she is emitting a stench.

Again, not being judgmental here -- I support your right to give yourself lung cancer and emphysema so long as you don't ask me to pay for your healthcare later -- but do you smokers realize just how bad it makes you smell? I mean, surely you wear perfume or cologne at times, right? Because pretty much everyone does. Presumably, you want to project a certain scent. You do realize that essence de char tends to be stronger than most cologne? Right? And that the combination can sometimes be horrendous?

Just wondering.

[Posted at 11:35 CST on 01/29/03] [Link]