A smoking pipe rests in a teacup and saucer beside lace gloves on dark red cloth.

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Teddy

There's nothing like a good smoke after dinner.

— Stand By Me ‧ 1986

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What it means

Our 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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