Misc Do you smoke cigarettes? - Page 2

stevieray · 07-29-2012, 12:32 PM

no, the cigarette does....

**Gonzo** · 07-29-2012, 12:37 PM

Been a pack a dayer for 17 years now. Lumpy quit last week so something tells me I'll be "quitting" soon enough.

And by quitting I mean being nagged endlessly into submission.

I think she's actually going to pull it off this time. She seems pretty commited.

Pants · 07-29-2012, 12:41 PM

I'd smoke anywhere between 15-20 cigarettes a day. Stopped smoking cold turkey 15 months ago and haven't had a single cigarette since then.

I haven't even had a smoke dream in a while not that I think about it. I do indulge myself by smoking a cigar from time to time (like once every two months or so) though.

P.S. The stress release thing is a myth, BTW. The only reason you feel like it helps with stress is because you associate cigarettes with it. It's nothing more than a placebo.

**digger** · 07-29-2012, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonzo

Been a pack a dayer for 17 years now. Lumpy quit last week so something tells me I'll be "quitting" soon enough.

And by quitting I mean being nagged endlessly into submission.

I think she's actually going to pull it off this time. She seems pretty commited.

Me and Mrs. Digger quit at the same time. Tax day (April 15th) 2008. Was just after the price went up. I've saved thousands by now. I was half pack a she was a pack a day. She wanted to quit several times, but without me quitting work have worked. Last year they changed the smoke brake rule of work. Smell like smoke and written up/fired. Now no new hires can smoke. So better I don't any more in the long run.

Easier to be a pot smoker than a cigarette smoker.

Now if they take away my Dr. Pepper...............

**luv** · 07-29-2012, 12:39 PM

There are other ways to relieve stress that aren't as expensive, smelly, or habit forming. I have nothing against smokers. I just don't see why they start other than peer pressure, which I would think we'd grow out of at some point.

**chasedude** · 07-29-2012, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by luv

There are other ways to relieve stress that aren't as expensive, smelly, or habit forming. I have nothing against smokers. I just don't see why they start other than peer pressure, which I would think we'd grow out of at some point.

What many don't know about is how habit forming nicotine is. In studies performed nicotine is more addictive than heroin.

Sure it starts with peer pressure, then the nicotine gets you in the end.

KC_Lee · 07-29-2012, 12:42 PM

Yep, used to smoke 2 packs a day for 10 years, now down to a pack a day.

Of all the drugs I have put into my body (pot, a lot of blow, various other items) cigarettes are the hardest for me to quit.

**J Diddy** · 07-29-2012, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Lee

Yep, used to smoke 2 packs a day for 10 years, now down to a pack a day.

Of all the drugs I have put into my body (pot, a lot of blow, various other items) cigarettes are the hardest for me to quit.

Do I know that. It killed my mother when I was 17, grandpa when I was 14 and has hospitalized my uncle who's been in ICU for about 2 months, but in my mind I still rationalized it. Mother****er acts like your best friend and then tries to kills you.

topher79 · 07-29-2012, 01:00 PM

Have to choose one....smoking addiction or obesity?

**Dave Lane** · 07-29-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by topher79

Have to choose one....smoking addiction or obesity?

There are multiple choices. Not one or the other.

**Bwana** · 07-29-2012, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane

There are multiple choices. Not one or the other.

Exactly

topher79 · 07-29-2012, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane

There are multiple choices. Not one or the other.

I'll try to clarify for the simpletons. If you HAD (as in forced) to choose one or the other.

Omaha · 07-29-2012, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by topher79

Have to choose one....smoking addiction or obesity?

Bullshit

ThaVirus · 07-29-2012, 01:25 PM

No. Never have, never will.

Never understood why people even do it. At least with other bad habits, like hardcore drugs, you get some sort of satisfaction out of the act- an intense high for a brief period. Smoking cigs just scratches the itch, makes your breath/clothes smell, rots your teeth, and slowly kills you. ****ing stupid..

stevieray · 07-29-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Never understood why people even do it..

I wouldn't sweat it, considering it's really none of your business.

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Pants Time Keeps On Slipping Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5589900	I'd smoke anywhere between 15-20 cigarettes a day. Stopped smoking cold turkey 15 months ago and haven't had a single cigarette since then. I haven't even had a smoke dream in a while not that I think about it. I do indulge myself by smoking a cigar from time to time (like once every two months or so) though. P.S. The stress release thing is a myth, BTW. The only reason you feel like it helps with stress is because you associate cigarettes with it. It's nothing more than a placebo. __________________ "Turn the channel to 26!"
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07-29-2012, 12:39 PM	#5
luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $6119600	There are other ways to relieve stress that aren't as expensive, smelly, or habit forming. I have nothing against smokers. I just don't see why they start other than peer pressure, which I would think we'd grow out of at some point.
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07-29-2012, 12:42 PM	#7
KC_Lee You're CARICATURES, ALL of you Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $1760960	Yep, used to smoke 2 packs a day for 10 years, now down to a pack a day. Of all the drugs I have put into my body (pot, a lot of blow, various other items) cigarettes are the hardest for me to quit.
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07-29-2012, 01:25 PM	#14
ThaVirus You gotta kill a few people Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $1872369	No. Never have, never will. Never understood why people even do it. At least with other bad habits, like hardcore drugs, you get some sort of satisfaction out of the act- an intense high for a brief period. Smoking cigs just scratches the itch, makes your breath/clothes smell, rots your teeth, and slowly kills you. ****ing stupid..
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