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Smoking In The Boys' Room

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Smoking In The Boys' Room - jim Young “Smokin' in the boys' room.  Smokin’ in the boys’ room. Now teacher don't you fill me up with your rules But everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school Checkin' out the halls, makin' sure the coast is clear Lookin' in the stalls, ‘No, there ain't nobody here!’” - Cub Koda and Michael Lutz from Brownsville Station I was just 13 years old when I started high school in Grade 9 at Barrie District Central Collegiate. I was about a year younger than most of my fellow students but that wasn’t why I didn’t smoke. Most of my friends smoked and most of them were underage too. The age limit to purchase cigarettes was 16 in those days but all any 13 year old needed to get cigarettes was to have an older friend or a forged note from one of their parents. It was common practice for parents to send children to the store with a note to purchase cigarettes on their behalf. So it had nothing to do with me being under...
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