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howyoudoin · 05-03-2012, 01:06 PM

Coming from a family of non-smokers, I remember the first time as a kid that I borrowed a joke-book that smelled strongly of cigarettes. It was the first time a book other than a text book had made me physically sick.

This in turn reminds me of a time I carried an over-ripe papaya in my school-bag (dont ask) and I had to study off papaya juice stained textbooks for the rest of the year.

05-03-2012, 01:06 PM	#13
howyoudoin how YOU doin? Posts: 1,100 Karma: 7371047 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: India Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	Coming from a family of non-smokers, I remember the first time as a kid that I borrowed a joke-book that smelled strongly of cigarettes. It was the first time a book other than a text book had made me physically sick. This in turn reminds me of a time I carried an over-ripe papaya in my school-bag (dont ask) and I had to study off papaya juice stained textbooks for the rest of the year.