GOLDEN OLDIE
My wife, who disapproves of my own cigar smoking, does not believe George Burns smokes them and says he uses them only as props. Can you reaffirm for me that George does, indeed, smoke 20 cigars a day?
CARROLL F. MARQUARD
Rancho Sante Fe
Margy Rochlin responds: After spending considerable time with Burns, I consider myself something of an expert on his habits. Please assure your wife that he definitely smokes--but doesn’t inhale--15 to 20 cigars a day, and I have the dry-cleaning bills to prove it.
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