Diversions

Rather Fight Than Switch: Lettuce Cigarettes

September 23, 1997 • A retired New Jersey man wants to help people quit smoking by giving them something other than tobacco to puff. Dr. Puzant Torigian is ready to begin producing cigarettes made from lettuce.

The Dilbert Future

May 19, 1997 • Scott Adams, creator of the popular Dilbert comic strip talks about his book, The Dilbert Future. The forward-thinking tome offers a graphic vision of the future in which newly-developed gadgets help workers goof off and still get paid.

The Great American Meat Out

March 20, 1997 • Vegetarians, along with environmental and animal protection advocates, urge Americans to cut meat out of their diets for one day. Their view is that vegetarianism is a healthier lifestyle and also better for natural resources and animals.