that smoking causes the blood vessels to be unable to expand to increase the blood flow and that smoking can also reduce sexual enjoyment for females. Another example of the incompetence of the Clinton Administration. They are spending tens of millions of dollars on a no smoking campaign without mentioning the one thing that would cause men to quit. INCREDIBLE. Does President Clinton smoke? Just think, if he is a smoker and if he had known this, the country might have been spared the Monicagate embarrassment. He allegedly told the lady in the earlier sexual episode that he was impotent.

This fact that smoking caused impotence has apparently been common knowledge in the medical community for several years but the cigarette industry managed to keep it hidden. The really funny part is that the Marlboro man on the horse was used as a symbol of cigarettes and sex!!! The only one he could have the relationship with is the horse.

Wonders never cease. Why does this knowledge become public now? Did the former Surgeon General Dr. Koop know? If he did, why didn't he say anything? Perhaps it was not politically correct. Live and learn.

-- Curly (Curly@didntknow.gom), June 27, 1999

Answers

Old news

-- (pjenko@turner.net), June 27, 1999.

This won't be news for poor ol' Andy...

-- YY2K Pro (2@641.com), June 27, 1999.

His name is Dr. Smoak. Stunning Y2K development -- thanks for sharing.

-- llmcl (good_luck@in2k.com), June 27, 1999.

Well, well, well,

Smoking and impotence, huh? Now we might just have broke the code as to why he has those cigars around. Hmmmmmm.

-- Gordon (gpconnolly@aol.com), June 27, 1999.

My smoker brother with eight children, and my smoker brother in law with nine children, might have some doubts about that "common knowledge", not to mention those smoking WW II GIs (the other kind of GIs), who came back from the war and helped bring about the baby boom. :-) LOL

Jerry

-- Jerry B (skeptic76@erols.com), June 27, 1999.

Smoking What?

-- Barry (bchbear@earthlink.net), June 27, 1999.

With all the other crap in the World to be thinking about, I'd like to know who keeps spending money on these %&*##@**%$$@ING stupid 'studies'???? "Smoking mothers have a higher percentage of bringing sons into the world who will wind up in prison". NOW...I've had just about enough of this super-sonic moronic B-bleep-bleep-it! The only 'PLUS' to this Y2K mess, is that there ARE people who REQUIRE elimination.

-- Will continue (farming@home.com), June 28, 1999.

" The only 'PLUS' to this Y2K mess, is that there ARE people who REQUIRE elimination."

Translation:

I am hoping that fellow human beings WILL die, simply because I disagree with their politics, their religion or their point-of-view. In different times, I would be called a Nazi...

-- Y2K Pro (2@641.com), June 28, 1999.

The fact is that a LOT of men are impotent today who shouldn't be (otherwise healthy & still in their 30's & 40's), & medical big-heads don't really know why. Best guess is toxic chemicals everywhere, mixed with stress. Even if you don't smoke you're breathing & ingesting God knows what everyday in the streets, in your office, etc.

Oh well, with 5 billion people already on the planet, is impotence really that big a problem in the grand scheme of things....?

-- don't (bogie@that.coffinnail), June 28, 1999.

My dad smoked forever, had thirteen of us.

-- freeman (freeman@cali.com), June 28, 1999.

Impotence is in your head

-- (no@pun.intended), June 28, 1999.

Y2K PRO....you're really not my type, so don't bother to continue following me around all over the forum. I prefer men (as in real men). Maria seems rather desperate, give her a call. She's well educated and intellectually weak...just like you. Go for it big boy!

-- Will continue (farming@home.com), June 28, 1999.

Translation:

I (Nazi Girl) am ashamed of my remark: " The only 'PLUS' to this Y2K mess, is that there ARE people who REQUIRE elimination."

...but I don't know how to apologize without loosing face..

"So, of course I want to see y2k bring down the system, all over the world. I have hoped for this all of my adult life." -- Gary North

-- Y2K Pro (2@641.com), June 28, 1999.