Abstinence
When President Reagan and his compassionate wife call for abstinence in the fight against AIDS, it reminds me of the retired Stone Age baseball player with a lifetime batting average of .200 asking for the return of the beanball and getting rid of protective batting helmets.
DELL FRANKLIN
Shell Beach
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