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From: maus
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 21:38

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On 2018-06-04, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2018 12:50:42 -0700 (PDT)
> hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 3:00:04 AM UTC-4, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> 
>> > 	What's really amazing is that at the time (well into the 1970s
>> > too) it wasn't noticable it was just normal.
>> > 
>> > 	One of Arthur C Clarke's books had a character whose job was
>> > editing the smoke and cigarettes out of old films so as not to offend
>> > modern sensibilities. It seemed unlikely when I read it, recently I read
>> > that there are people doing just that today - score another one for
>> > Arthur!
>> 
>> In old works shown on TCM and the rerun channels (e.g. METV) lots
>> of people are shown smoking.  I'm surprised they would bother editing
>> it out.


I notice while watching "The Quiet Man", that John Seemed unable to get
through a scene without lighting a cigarette. He died later of cancer. 
In this country at the moment, its an easy way to spot foreigners.

>
> 	I don't think it's done much, I wish I could recall where I saw it
> mentioned - probably in the context of an AI algorithm to help.
>


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