mencken as she had a relationship, actually, with hunker early on. she had a relationship with a northwestern philosopher by the name of james taft hatfield who was an important philosopher in the early 20th century, and even sends nietzsche's collected volumes to him so he can have it at northwestern. but it's just very spotty, what she wrote back. what i can -- so neither -- what i don't have is how much these letters reflect a full, you know, how many letters came in, and we can't quite see the extent to which she wrote back, but, i mean, i can see kind of funny things where it's actually nietzsche writes a follow-up letter, oh, dear, i understand you cannot send an off the graph of nietzsche, you need to keep his body of autographs intact. and i'm like, what? i think she might have been very choosy, very selective and very savvy about who she was going to foster a relationship with and who not. >> is the american response to nietzsche any different than other nationalities? >> that's a wonderful question. and it's a question that, um, you know, i

mencken, talking about your disgusting drug habit, you smoke these, cigars. stink up a whole neighborhood. i think there should be laws that prevent people from smoking bees in public places. but rocky patel says i being unreasonable. he owns one of the biggest american cigar companies. so look, you must agree that to many of us the stink. this is awful. it's reasonable to ban it in some places. >> it is an art form, a culture that is transcending over generations. once you actually learned how to enjoy a cigar is like enjoying a great bottle of wine in the grid above coffee. really most cigar smokers are very respectful of people, and they try not to infringe on anybody's rights, but they want the right and privilege to enjoy a cigar. this is a legal product, an art form, it's an wonderful, and something you need. we can enjoy them in cigar lounges, i can enjoy them in florida on the beach is fun not sitting next to anybody, not infringing on their rights. a great concept. john: there are reasonable air pollution rules, noise pollution rules. you don't have