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There's nothing like a good smoke after dinner.
— Teddy ‧ Stand By Me
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker praises the pleasure of a smoke after a meal, insisting nothing compares with it. The absolute phrasing, nothing like, presents this as a settled personal indulgence, an appreciative, relaxed taste rather than an argument. It is a simple endorsement of ending dinner with tobacco.
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