WARNING:

I don't smoke cigarettes, and I don't advocating doing so, but I still sympathize with tobacco manufacturers who are upset with the Australian plan to replace packaging logos with "grisly images of cancerous mouths..."

If the government is going to play babysitter for all its citizens, then why not play fair and extend the warnings to other products? Automobiles for sale would display pictures of accident victims; alcoholic beverages would feature a cirrhosis-eaten liver, sweet snack treats would show off fatty hearts; packaging for a pair of scissors would indicate what happens when careless dimwits like The Flaming Bore accidentally try to cut off their fingers while gardening.

We all live on the edge in one way or the other. Pick your poison and hope for the best.