Talk:Smoke-filled room

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Does the increasing figurative usage really have more to do with tobacco regulation than the general decline in popularity of smoking? --Srwm4 19:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I think it's fair to say that the expression is ONLY used figuratively in modern times. Anyone who hears of a political decision being made in a smoke filled room will think of "party seniors" or important politicians making a decision without consulting or considering the public rather than of a room where people are actually smoking cigars or cigarettes.81.157.183.182 (talk) 23:18, 7 February 2008 (UTC)