Look Ron, did I say my IQ was hovering around that 72 "room temperature" number, even though I FIGURATIVELY called myself a "moron" for making the UNWISE CHOICE to continue to smoke?

NOPE!

And I'm pretty darn sure you know my "IQ" is probably at least in the 50-percentile or higher Demographic, RIGHT?!

And soooo, if I CAN acknowledge and agree with others who might chide me for smoking with THEIR argument against my smoking as VALID arguments, and do so withOUT becoming defensive and/or rationalizing to such a degree that their argument somehow holds no validity...THEN....why the heck do those who choose not to wear helmet often RESORT to that defensive stance, such as your line above, by calling or at least feeling those supplying arguments against your stance would be "ATGATT pussies"???(even though I know you meant that somewhat jokingly)

Yep...I'm thinkin' here that the non-helmet-wearing riders out there are really SMART ENOUGH to KNOW that their choice is "less than wise"(yep, their "IQ" is probably MUCH HIGHER than that there "72" you mentioned), BUT they're just TOO gall-darn STUBBORNLY PROUD to ADMIT IT!!!!

(...uh huh...and I'll bet you've seen more than a few folks along the way who you know to be VERY bright individuals, but who you might ALSO think have made and/or continue to make some very UNwise choices in life TOO, haven't you?...I know I have...HECK, sometimes I even see a person like THAT in my friggin' bathroom MIRROR in the mornin' while I'm shavin'!!!!)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)