>>>The Surgeon General has determined that they are bad for you.
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>>Is he really a surgeon? Did he perform any surgery ever?
>>Is he really a general? Where are his armies?
>>Was it really undetermined until he did?
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>FWIW, I believe the Surgeon General does have the rank of General. I know he has a uniform. <s>

Oh so one of the MASH guys has decided to stop having fun and get promoted... and now he knows what's best for us? :)

Now after reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States I see that this IS a military figure, albeit without much influence. So he can determine whatever he likes, and get it published, but that's pretty much the end of the scope.