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KT2000

(20,568 posts)

18. it is epidemic!

Reply to trof (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 10:08 PM

Dec 2011

Went to a funeral for a friend where the minister and all her church friends kept the focus on her smoking. Finally, some real friends spoke about her humor and intelligence.
That's how to reduce a person's life to just about nothing. For a political figure like Havel, they don't want to be accused of celebrating the life and successful actions of an activist.

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"Vaclav Havel, a heavy smoker, died today" - CBS News [View all] trof Dec 2011 OP

Kudos to him Autumn Dec 2011 #1

Heavy drinking or heavy Politics are not good for one either, but who gives a crap? teddy51 Dec 2011 #2

it is offensive. just say, he deserved to die and should have died sooner. seabeyond Dec 2011 #3

When ya got no game make one up..... Old Guy and his pipe Dec 2011 #4

Disgusting... catabryna Dec 2011 #5

My grandmother was heavy her entire life The empressof all Dec 2011 #6

good for you.... nt seabeyond Dec 2011 #9

I had a great big great grandmother, married to a skinny guy, who outlived her husband by decades. MADem Dec 2011 #11

Good call, trof! pacalo Dec 2011 #7

I'm guessing that means he died of lung cancer or some smoking-related disease. Honeycombe8 Dec 2011 #8

Given the state of journalism today, I would suspect the opposite. hughee99 Dec 2011 #10

Yes. It's a 'guess'. trof Dec 2011 #13

Thanks for your support. Really. trof Dec 2011 #12

I was set back on my heels one night EFerrari Dec 2011 #14

Agreed Ron Obvious Dec 2011 #15

Same here. Both my parents died from smoking related illnesses. RebelOne Dec 2011 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #17

it is epidemic! KT2000 Dec 2011 #18

President Havel was a whole universe more than that. Octafish Dec 2011 #19

*Everybody* in Eastern Europe smoked mojowork_n Dec 2011 #20