What Do You Think Of Smoking ?

[QUOTE="RoslindaleOne"]Einstein smoked a pipe. Sigmund Freud smoked cigars. I guess smart people do smoke after all.foxhound_fox

Barack Obama smokes. He seems fairly intelligent to me.

So long as you can afford, financially, the long-term consequences of your habit I don't care.

It's when people who can't afford it smoke anyway. That bothers me, because I end up paying for their inevitable health problems.

When the tax on cigarettes is at the point where it can feasibly cover every person in the US that will eventually go to the hospital for their problems, that is when I will be completely ok with smoking. Until then my feelings on it will remain negative.

Both came well before we knew the consequences of tobacco smoking.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="StRaItJaCkEt36"] Einstein smoked a pipe. Sigmund Freud smoked cigars. I guess smart people do smoke after all.RoslindaleOne

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Both came well before we knew the consequences of tobacco smoking.RoslindaleOne

Dying and cancer are trivial compared to that.

Freud was far from intelligent. And I'm sure Einstein, knowing what we know today about smoking would tell you himself that it's a stupid behavior. A smart person would never continue smoking knowing the effects it has on repressing the air ways and how that influences the psyche negatively.

Dying and cancer are trivial compared to that.

StRaItJaCkEt36

It has more to do with wisdom and self-control than intelligence.

[QUOTE="StRaItJaCkEt36"]

Freud was far from intelligent. And I'm sure Einstein, knowing what we know today about smoking would tell you himself that it's a stupid behavior. A smart person would never continue smoking knowing the effects it has on repressing the air ways and how that influences the psyche negatively.

Dying and cancer are trivial compared to that.

coolbeans90

It has more to do with wisdom and self-control than intelligence.

Never, the smell repulses me to be honest. Plus I'm an athelete so I've gotta keep my lungs in good condition lol :P

That said, I personally don't care if others smoke. Just keep it away from me

Freud was far from intelligent. He was a drug addict with reasonable ability to write down his psychoanylsis that have been for the most part dismissed as crediable science. And I'm sure Einstein, knowing what we know today about smoking would tell you himself that it's a stupid behavior. A smart person would never continue smoking while knowing the effects it has on repressing the air ways and the cardiovascular system.

Dying and cancer are trivial compared to that.

StRaItJaCkEt36

What kind of smoke are we talking about?:P I do enjoy a smoke quite often though it's my way of relaxing.

I don't really think much of it either way. I don't smoke myself, but if others need to smoke around me it certainly doesn't bother me at all.

I dont mind it as long as it's not around me. Smoke your brains out at home if you want to.sonicare

My sentiments exactly.

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]I'm an athlete so I can't, I also refuse to kiss an ash tray so my 'girls' can't smoke either.RoslindaleOne

I own that car in your sig, just black.

Gotta love the 1993 Mustang, last year of the Fox.

Gotta love the 1993 Mustang, last year of the Fox.

Fightingfan

I love the Fox bodies, personally.

I own that car in your sig, just black.

Gotta love the 1993 Mustang, last year of the Fox.

Fightingfan

I love the Fox bodies, personally.

coolbeans90

I don't see any benefit in it. I had friends in high school who smoked weed all the time, so I could've bought a few joints if I wanted to (but I didn't see the point).

In Kazakhstan, cigarettes are good for you.

[spoiler] Borat reference! :D [/spoiler]

i need to quit

I used to smoke and did for 20 years and I quit 9 years, 5 months and 14 days ago. I actually threw about half a pack out when I did. I am glad I did. Earlier this year I found out my Pops has lung cancer. I also found out that his sister (my aunt) had it and died from it earlier this year and that their father had died from it. My Grandma (their Mom) died from emphysema, all from smoking. My asthma has gotten worse and on cold days I have a hard time breathing. I literally choke and gasp for breathe if people are smoking around me at that time of year. Stand downwind of me if you want to smoke and want to keep killing yourself.

There is a company in Chattanooga Tennessee that makes their employees go out to the sidewalk next to the street to smoke, no smoking near the building (same for the company I work for, no smoking near the building). I see more and more places not allowing smoking near entrances.

I also did the math when I quit. I figured I spend about $1200 a year buying cigarettes (3 cartons a month orginally and that went to 4 a month before I finally quit). I just added it up, and if one bought a carton of cigarettes a week here in Nacogdoches Texas, they would spend about $3000 a year. What could you do with that kind of cabbage?

I don't like the smell, and I've never tried it, but I have no problem with those who do.

It has no health benefit, smells disgusting and doesn't appeal to me at all.

Cigarettes are gross, but I love cigars. :D I also love that other stuff you can smoke, you know what I am talking about. ;)TonyDanzaFan

No, we don't know. Please elaborate.

Never tried because I'll never be as cool as the Marlboro Man.

What type of smoking?

It's incredibly stupid.

My girlfriend smokes, and it's f***ing disgusting. As long as she's not drinking, she only smokes one or two a day. If she was a heavier smoker, I wouldn't have got into a relationship with her.

i smoke tobaccy sometimes. i don't really buy packs of cigarettes, but if someone offers me one i'll probably take it. or if i'm feeling a craving for nicotene i'll try and bum one from one of my friends.

I don't mind it and I'll have a smoke on occasion myself but I'm not a smoker. Yeah its not good for you but what is. chaoz-king

That it's an unhealthy and expensive habit.

That it's an unhealthy and expensive habit.

Teenaged

While of course I agree it's unhealthy, I don't think it's that expensive to anyone on a middle income. A pack of Marlboro's is, what, $5? If you're a pack-a-day smoker, that's about as much as a fancy coffee every morning. If you're a two-pack a day smoker, that's as much as one cocktail per evening at a nicer bar.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

That it's an unhealthy and expensive habit.

Palantas

While of course I agree it's unhealthy, I don't think it's that expensive to anyone on a middle income. A pack of Marlboro's is, what, $5? If you're a pack-a-day smoker, that's about as much as a fancy coffee every morning. If you're a two-pack a day smoker, that's as much as one cocktail per evening at a nicer bar.

Here a pack costs 3 to 4 euros but the "middle" income here is probably not as high as the "middle" income in the usa.

Btw that's not just my opinion, since I have never smoked and have no personal experience. I just hear that from several smokers I have talked to. Not saying its an objective truth. It possibly is true here, maybe not in the usa.

Also I am not singling out smoking among other habits.

Here a pack costs 3 to 4 euros but the "middle" income here is probably not as high as the "middle" income in the usa.

Btw that's not just my opinion, since I have never smoked and have no personal experience. I just hear that from several smokers I have talked to. Not saying its an objective truth. It possibly is true here, maybe not in the usa.

Teenaged

I just asked Miss Palantas (aka, Tar Lungs), and a pack of premium cigarettes (Marlboros, Parliaments) is $5.15. I guess it depends how many you smoke and what your income is. I can certainly see how it's an income drain for poorer people, since it's something they "have" to have.

cigs=no cigars=the once in a while smoke pot=every day smoke

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

That it's an unhealthy and expensive habit.

Palantas

While of course I agree it's unhealthy, I don't think it's that expensive to anyone on a middle income. A pack of Marlboro's is, what, $5? If you're a pack-a-day smoker, that's about as much as a fancy coffee every morning. If you're a two-pack a day smoker, that's as much as one cocktail per evening at a nicer bar.

A pack lasts me around a week.

I hate it. Don't like it when people smoke around me. If I catch my friends doing it, admittingly, I'll act like a nanny and tell them to stop. Anyone else, I don't care.

I'll never understand why. I've smoke before the odd one or two nights, just relaxes you a little, but not worth the health issues.