- Emily Dickinson (1898) in Thomas H. Johnson, ed., The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (1960)
Sometimes I want to look at the stars and just see the Heavens. Other times, I want to know more about them. Some are old and some are new, but they all shine brightly.
Let's begin with The Gallery of Famous Smokers (three pages).
Now go for some Famous Smokers and Songs About Smoking.
Feast your eyes on the not-so-famous or very famous--but always beautiful--at Smoke and Dresses - Beautiful Women Smoking in Dresses and Skirts
Walt Disney was known as a chain-smoking workaholic. He died of lung cancer. (Webmistress: I wouldn't know enough about the cause of his lung cancer. Clearly, other factors were involved. He dies shortly after his 65th birthday.) One of his legacies, Walt disney World, has opted for the more Draconian antismoking policies. Well, as we know, smoking is an adult activity; although recent PR campaigns have advertised otherwise, the policy makers for Walt Disney World must believe that the place is primarily for children. Even so, this seems to be somewhat contradictory and irreverant toward their benefactor.
Put That in Your Pipe from ReasonOnline contrasts a peace-loving genius (Albert Einstein) with the most famous antismoker (Adolph Hitler). Einstein is quoted in the article:
"I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgment in all human affairs," he said in 1950 at age 71, when he became a lifetime member of the Montreal Pipe Smokers Club.
Rush Limbaugh in "Bush Vows to Veto Cigar Tax" (July 18, 2007).
Listen and watch Dr. Michael Crichton "The Phoney Science of Secondhand Smoke." More videos from Freedom2Choose can be found here.
See what Joe Jackson has to say about smoking bans and antismoking hysteria. He has researched the topic and written a booklet, Smoke, Lies, and the Nanny State . His original essay was entitled "The Smoking Issue".
Other famous people who smoked: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas McArthur.
This might belong in the Funnies File or Fun Stuff! Compare and contrast antismokers with famous people who smoke in AmericansAll! Seriously, you have to see this!