Smoking
What:
Smoking
Where:
Anywhere you can buy a drink
When:
From now until Sunday
How many:
As many as your throat can take
How much:
After which it’ll cost you a $105 per offence
The end of an era is nigh. Smokers – be you heavy, social, dietary, one-a-day-by-yourself-on-the-balcony or only-while-drinking – be aware: Victoria’s new smoking ban comes in on 1 July.
In light of this you may wish to frequent your favourite watering hole this weekend and spark up (Ed: Lily Blacks anyone?). A cigarette, perhaps even a Cuban, (Ed: Spark em all up! As many as you can! Smoke. It. Right. Up. Let’s go out in flaming style people!) because as of Sunday, smoking in bars will be as taboo as that first drag you took behind the shelter sheds. Just as we find it hard to believe our parents were allowed to smoke in the office, our children will be amazed that we used to be able to smoke on the dancefloor.
All this is probably unfolding to the delight of non-smokers. No longer will their clothes need to be aired out to remove the smells of the night before. News from Finland and Ireland however has revealed that banishing smoke from clubs has allowed punters to smell something equally gross – themselves. (Ed: we always knew those non-smokers were hiding something.)
Smokers, if you don’t like it buy a T-shirt or stay at home, because a 3am glass of cognac at the Supper Club will never be the same again… or will it? (Ed: No. No it won’t.)
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