There's NO Fool Like An April Fool...
Happy April Fool's Day, and before you go out to buy your smokes...be PRE-WARNED...they are going to cost a LOT MORE than they did YESTERDAY...no foolin'!
Seems the "gub-ment" in it's never ending quest to deny people of the simple pleasures in life (like choosing one's manner of death), has seen fit to INCREASE the ciggie tax...about a buck a PACK.
Yep, that makes TEN BUCKS a carton.
SO...do you get that set of TIRES for the car...or buy 2 cartons of SMOKES?
I know...decisions...decisions.
Smoke 'em if 'ya got 'em, because the "Nanny-State" mentality is gunnin' for you AND your tobacco.
(and to think the "gub'ment" subsidizes tobacco farmers in America...WTF is wrong with that picture?)
Maybe that's why smokes are coming in from SOUTH AFRICA (and are cheaper).
There IS some consolation...up in NY state there is a brand of smokes called SENECA (after the tribe, who makes these), and they ARE a lot cheaper per carton...in some cases 50% LESS. Google it and take a look at their website.
I'm seriously thinking about going this route...sorry Low Bob's.
One thing that will occur (and you're hearing it here FIRST) from the increase in tobacco products will be more ROBBERIES at the smoke shops for "freebies", as it were. I fully expect to see more robberies at convenience stores as well. Anyone selling smokes will be next.
Getting back to "Fools"...(no, I'm not going to rag on politicians...not TODAY, anyway)...
I'd like to lighten things up a bit and share some thoughts by other people, who had something to say about FOOLS.
So, here is a small compendium for your enjoyment. Please use them wisely, and always wait an hour before swimming after using them.
Your mileage may vary.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say;
Fools because they have to say something.
~Plato


Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
~Voltaire


In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.
~Oscar Wilde

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time,
but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
~Abraham Lincoln

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich,
a tragedy for the poor.
~Sholom Aleichem

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
~Abraham Lincoln

Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
~Albert Einstein

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day;
wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
~Elbert Hubbard

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
~Benjamin Disraeli

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool.
After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.
~H. L. Mencken

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
~Baltasar Gracian

People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors.
~Francis Bacon

You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones
you want to concentrate on.
~George W. Bush

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.
~Bruce Lee

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
~Bruce Lee

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.
~Marcus Aurelius

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
~Euripides

If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.
~Carl Jung

A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50,
and a fool if he doesn't afterward.
~Frank Lloyd Wright

It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.
~Al Pacino

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
~Otto Von Bismarck

The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
~Epicurus

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot.
He that dare not is a slave.
~Andrew Carnegie

Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows him?
~Alec Guinness

A fool and his money are soon parted.
~Thomas Tusser

You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.
~Donella Meadows

Experience keeps a dear school, yet fools will learn in no other.
~Ben Franklin
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And there you have it...something to take with you and impress others with on this day of ALL FOOLS.
Just don't be foolish when applying them.
As for me?
I'm going to watch my local neighborhood FOOLS!
(who never take a day off from acting the part)
Behave yourselves, make a few good decisions, and...
Stay safe out there, America.