| Re: ** Smoker Kurt Vonnegut Dies ** |
Organs fine, thank you. |
| Robert (no@e.mail) |
2007/04/14 13:07 |
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Subject: Re: ** Smoker Kurt Vonnegut Dies **
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:07:10 -0600
Organization: Organs fine, thank you.
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On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:34:40 +0100, "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Fred G. Mackey" <nospam@dont.spam> wrote in message
>news:1MmdnbXXZP6k2L3bnZ2dnUVZ_oKnnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Alex W. wrote:
>>> "Fred G. Mackey" <nospam@dont.spam> wrote in message
>>> news:gLKdnceokNqlnoLbnZ2dnUVZ_t3inZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I guess I should keep smoking and make sure I have very think carpets in
>>>>my home when I get older.
>>>
>>>
>>> According to the statistics,
>>
>> "the statistics"???
>>
>>> soft furnishings cause more than 400,000 injuries to Americans (defined
>>> as injuries requiring a visit to the ER) a year.
>>
>> I would be interested in learning more about this.
>
>Sorry, mea culpa.
>I resaerched this once following a mention in the press, and it turns out I
>am wrong. It's specifically beds rather than soft furnishings. Precise
>data to be found on table 179 at
>
>http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/01statab/health.pdf
The greatest risks are:
Stairs 990,000
Floors 986,000
Beds 438,000
Doors 342,000
Tables 317,000
Chairs 266,000
Bathtubs 182,000
Sofas 124,000
Flatware 122,000
Carpets 118,000
We could eliminate ALL those risks by adopting the Japanese Model. Cover the floor with
tatami mats. Eat and sleep on the floor. Build houses on one level. Make doors from paper.
Use communal baths. Eat with chopsticks.
This explains why the Japanese have the longest life expectancy. They eliminated the
greatest hazards instead of worrying about smoking.
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