Hundred People's Short Play: The Joy of Smoking

Author: Peng Guoliang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Tobacco is a harmonious grass. The leader says "let's wait and see," then you quickly follow with "tobacco and alcohol, tobacco and alcohol," and the matter is about eighty percent settled. When dealing with someone for a favor, start by offering a cigarette. Here, have one, light it, light it, and soon, "a single cigarette conquers the world." Tobacco is a material, and material can transform into the spiritual. Don't believe it? "A cigarette after a meal is better than being a living god." Some people even say that a person's closest companion is a cigarette—it's better than a wife, better than a lover, better than a confidant, even better than a dog. Physiologists say that smoking is a continuation of breastfeeding, a very natural phenomenon. Tobacco leaves, cigarette tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, water pipes,cigarettes, cigarette holders, pipes, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches—how can one word "tobacco" encompass all of this!