I wonder...
... if the health risks from smoking are anywhere as great as the health risks from disobeying the local party officials?
Anon because I like getting a takeaway.
The Chinese county of Gong'an has launched a novel way of injecting funds into local coffers: it is ordering officials and teachers to smoke only the homegrown Hubei brand of cigarettes. Those who fail to inhale and help work their way through the 230,000 packets of Hubei gaspers produced annually - and instead light up brands …
My first thought when I saw the headline was "Umm, novel way of dealing with Swine Flu but doesn't a flu virus infect the whole body not just the nose?"
This was closely followed by "But pigs have snot running from their noses practically 24/7 so how can you tell if it's got the flu?!"
Guess I need to spend more time inside, or watching some more Porridge repeats...