Smoke?
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Topic: Smoke?
Posted By: Publius
Subject: Smoke?
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:46
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Me, I'm generally a cigarillo man. How about you? ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
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Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:52
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The occasional spliff is a good thing in my book. I'm a bit of a hypocrite though, as I really dislike smoking, especially in bars or restaurants. I would probably be in favour of a ban on smoking in public places to be honest. In saying that, if smoking wasn't bad for you, I would probably smoke as it can be enjoyable - as a social thing. ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:54
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Yeah, likewise. I never do it on my own, always with friends and my girlfriend. Occasional spliffs are good fun. ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:56
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spliff is a social thing. on your own it's just boring and pointless. ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Publius wrote:Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:57
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Exactly. ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 09:40
| I'm not a smoker anymore. I used to smoke some cigars from time to time. |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 11:10
I used to regularily smoke cigarettes (several a day) marijuana (at least a dimebags worth a day) and cigars (I used to just smoke these instead of cigarettes, but that was very costly, it moved down to a few a week in the last stages). Suddenly I decided to quit, it wasnt because Id die younger (I figure whats the point in living if you just spend all of your life bieng afraid of death, its going to come anyways may as well enjoy the time you have), but becuase it hit me that it would ruin my teeth. Im certainly not ruining my perfect teeth for anything 
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Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 11:23
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I'm speaking of restaurants, ofcourse. What one smokes in the open air, doesn't interest or annoy me. |
It was a nice feature in Italy, where you could enjoy the meal without smelling that s**t simultaneously.Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 12:11
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Cool. Keep voting people ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 18:55
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Please! ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 19:28
Nope no smoking here  ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 00:51
I smoke about half a pack a day,it's the only vice I have leftUsed to smoke quite a lot of bud in my teens and early 20's but stopped when my daughter was born.I miss it sometimes -------------  |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 04:07
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I like ------------- Pablo P. |
but I don't smoke very often, almost only during holidays... I like vanilla and cherry pipe tobbaco... Sometimes I smoke cigarettes...Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 05:45
I also have a pipe, one very much like that. In fact I have 5, which my dad gave me. I'm sure he wasn't encouraging me to use them though  but yes I buy Kendal Lite Vanilla Tobacco for it. Haven't had one in a while though...------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 06:07
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your dad gave you a crack pipe! ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 06:15
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For the cigars , does it matter if they are from Jamaica instead of Cuba? Slightly different taste, also! ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 07:24
Have never smoked a cigaret and never will, i rather buy music albums for my money then smoke em up  ------------- 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 09:31
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I smoke sometimes when i have (which is not-too-often). Usually cigarillos or Camel, Pall Mall etc. I can live without it though ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 11:06
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Woo good answers. Good to see 'hobby smokers' instead of 'addict smokers' ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 13:18
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 17:34
tried it once when I was 14...absolutely coughed my guts up... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Borealis
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 15:15
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I never smoked a cigarette, but I do smoked a lot of marijuana. I stopped last winter, I was just only listening to music stoned (as much as school as at home). Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Gong, Can, Mogwai, etc... ------------- Vive le Québec libre!... |
Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 11:12
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I jused to be quite a heavy smoker, smoked for more than 30 years, but
I quit about one and a half year ago. It was a decision made very
quickly: I realised that I didn't have any more cigarettes and instead
of going out and getting some more I quit. Unfortunately I put on some
weight and haven't been able to get rid of that as well. ------------- "We've got to get in to get out" |
Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 12:09
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I hate smoking! It should be forbiden especially in public places! Yuck!
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 12:17
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Smoking = NO
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: August 08 2005 at 02:56
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For nearly three years, first Marlboros, then a pipe, then mainly clove cigarettes ... then I quit ... that was over 12 years ago ... ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Slayer!
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 22:03
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Never smoked. Just not my thing really. ------------- System of a Down, Slayer, Fear Factory, Death, Children of Bodom, Meshuggah, Symphony X, Nevermore, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden. |
Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:14
| I cast my vote, now where do I get the free give-aways |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:37
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Swisher Sweets, baby yeah! ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:59
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Yep - cigars , cigarillos , cigarettes. Anything goes really, but I don't smoke very often and I know it's a bad habit. And yes, smoking should be banned in bars, restaurants etc. People who want to drink or eat without being exposed to the smoke should be able to do so. |
Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 18:36
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Yes - Cigarros A hell bunch of them
------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: Damen
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 18:40
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I quit. ------------- "It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days." -Chris Squire |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 23:07
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Cigs, but I have no money so using what little I can scrape up on smokes is REALLY bad.
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 00:36
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i think everyone should try smoking something just once. health be damned. me, i mostly quit, but i was never really big on smoking anyway. i'd have joint once in a very long while, but never really got into tobacco. now and again, i'll have a smoke, but very infrequently. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: proger
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 05:37
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i am smoking "nargila" with my friends, i am not sure tha u guys know what is a "nargila", haha
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Posted By: jitu
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 06:47
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ganja ------------- 
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Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 16:41
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The occasiocal doobie ain't so bad. ------------- I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon... |
Posted By: Vegetable_Man
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 17:02
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Pot, been cutting down during summer though. Not for health reasons, I'm just incredibly broke. I don't really smoke tobacco, still a minor, but I suddenly pick it up when I find out one of my friends has a carton.  |
Posted By: Borealis
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 17:50
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Same here... ------------- Vive le Québec libre!... |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 17:56
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Smoking sucks, 'shrooms are so much better
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Posted By: SomethingGood
Date Posted: August 17 2005 at 10:18
| tried smoking once, it just felt like i was inhaling sh*t into my lungs (shocking, that). haven't touched one since |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: August 17 2005 at 18:35
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I used to smoke grass from time to time, it doesn't really interest me any more though. Smoked salvia once and that was awful! Completely unreccomended
. Apart from that nothing.Except two drags from a cigarette to prove to some Dutch and German people I could smoke using my foot to hold it
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Posted By: Arnold Layne
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 13:37
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------------- HELP! |
Posted By: Evan1211
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 17:05
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I'll have a cigar once in a great while. ------------- 
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Posted By: dojo
Date Posted: August 27 2005 at 10:29
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Never smoked, hate the smell
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: August 27 2005 at 10:32
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And yes, Drunks should be banned in bars, restaurants etc. People who
want to drink or eat without being exposed to Drunks, should be able
to do so.
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: December 29 2007 at 21:40
| Used to smoke for a little while, but quit about a month later, it didnt seem worth 10 minutes of a good feeling for a lifetime of bodily mutilation |
Posted By: MonkeyphoneAlex
Date Posted: December 29 2007 at 22:51
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I like cigars from time to time. I think cigarrettes are gross, though.
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: December 29 2007 at 23:53
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Im a cigar lover, but smoke them very occasionally.
Same with cigs really. On a good party or after a nice tasty dinner perhaps, but otherwise no.
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 30 2007 at 04:49
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I like the act of smoking things once in awhile, but I hate the smell of cigarettes. I should probably try pipeweed, but I really don't care enough to get the components. If weed didn't make me paranoid, I'd probably do that. Eh, I suppose it's a better idea just to wait until I move out to get into all that.
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Posted By: Gamemako
Date Posted: December 30 2007 at 15:00
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Smoking is the most unpleasant method of self-destruction. It is slow, messy, and ultimately not particularly enjoyable when you only smoke to fight cravings. Not to mention that you smell like sh*t all of the time as a result.
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Posted By: Philip
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 12:05
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No because I really don't like it
Good day for answering this because today, here in Portugal, is the first day of a new law about smoking.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 14:09
My policy is to only smoke when I am on fire. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 19:05
I don't like children, they should be forbidden, especially in public places. Yuck! You see what I did there? Anyway. I smoked for a brief period, but only socially. Then I had an accident and was told that smoking slows the healing process, so I gave up. Smoking's quite enjoyable but I don't think it's worth the increased risk of cancers and lung diseases. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 19:31
You haven't lived until you have smoked children.  You see what I did there? Did you? Bwahahahahaaa!!!! ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 20:23
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I use to be ambivalent towards non-smokers but of late I find myself becoming less tolerant to the point of being internally quite belligerent. Since my self-control and will-power has already been proven to be weak it is only a matter of time before I lose the ability to keep those pugnacious feelings to myself. And to be perfectly honest, I am looking forward to that day. ------------- What? |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 20:30
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almost through my first day of the new year without a smoke... and it has not been easy.. but staying strong
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 21:41
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I smoke cigarrettes and pipe occasionally. I only started back in April as that was a pretty stressful time in my life... but anyway now I mostly smoke just to piss off people who think it should be banned.
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Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 21:54
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I think I have had 2 drags, 1 quarter, 1 half and 1 whole cigarette in my life. All of this has happened in my college life I am still in right now, pretty dumb right. I just don't see what is so special about it. I have never tried any drugs, I just don't really think they're my thing.
People just tell me they feel like crap when their high, so it doesn't make apparent sense to me. I'll never say never though. Probably get tempted next time I'm at a party. I'm a bit of a health nut too, so making it a habit will never cross my mind. |
Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 22:18
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Yup, I 'm the one that voted too young
18 year old age limit
Ah well, I might some day
I know the healthy matters, but despise the people that gallantly crusade against it and might spite
anyway, family history of smoking, it just seems to run in the fam
Which reminds me: gallant crusading should be banned in public places
and finally a quote (ish, i sorta forgot the correct thing) from zappa
"cigarettes and coffee are like a food to me" ------------- 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 01 2008 at 22:39
Do you think you could control it now and smoke just in some occasions? I mean, if you do miss it, why not smoke a blond when, I don´t know... going to a concert or something? Or you have stoped ´cause you are just not ok with it any longer? As for me I occasionally smoke pot, but not as much as I would like to ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: January 03 2008 at 22:03
| Quitting cigarettes was extremely difficult, but I'm really glad I did it. Hopefully I will never go back, but all addictive substances have very slippery powers. |
Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: January 03 2008 at 22:57
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hmm, not often at all, cigars when I got them, but other than that no tobacco.
As for the other stuff I smoke a bowl from my pipe about evry one or two months, and I almost always take a hit when theres a joint going around, its just a feel good social activity and not an addiction (was once, not anymore)
Oh, and I only ever smoke with friends, never alone ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 04 2008 at 13:13
 I'll have what he's having. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: January 04 2008 at 13:24
| Never done anything, and I plan to keep it that way. |
Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: January 04 2008 at 14:33
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Never smoked a cigarette in my life, and I don't intend to. I think it's better staying away from it altogether than going through what I see many smokers do, especially the trouble they have when they try quitting. I kinda feel the same way about coffee(eventhough that's not bad at all compared to tobacco); you only "need" it once you've started using it. ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 04 2008 at 15:00
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I usually don't smoke. but after a REALLY exceptional meal (as co-owner of a restaurant that serves some pretty fancy stuff this really means something) I will smoke a cigar. it is a habit I picked up from Friede, by the way; we just have to look at each other after a meal and know "yes, it is time for a cigar". this happens approximately only about once every 3 months. quite unusual for a woman to smoke a cigar; usually you would imagine either fat business men or grumpy old men doing it
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 04 2008 at 15:18
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on my 4th day without cigarettes.... and still hurting . but getting a bit better...
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: January 04 2008 at 22:44
Good luck with that. I quitted myself many months ago. I just thought seriously about my heart and lungs, not to mention mouth and money. Replace it with excercise and fruits. ------------- ˇBeware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 07:00
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You can also try thinking about the S.O.B.'s who got you hooked on this stuff on purpose and who were planning on making a profit off of your descent into lung cancer.
Don't freak if you slip up, I had to quit many times before I was able to finally "quit". |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 07:19
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as Mark Twain once said: "giving up smoking is the easiest thing in life; I have done it at least a dozen times"
------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 07:33
| I don't smoke, but I don't mind it when people around me do. |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 08:36
So... żhow are you today?. When I first started, what helped me the most was to think about that horrible smell while eating something really tasty. Also, when I started doing excercise, the general feeling that I was an unhealthy disaster, unable to do a simple excercise rutine, helped me to hate even more the idea of tobacco and it's effects on me, effects that I never cared about until that moment. Do go on an reward your efforts each day with tasty gifts, like mint chocolates or a nice cup of green tea, etc. Remember: excercise is the key. If you keep the same life of a smoker, but without smoking, you'll be back soon. Instead, if you experience the sensation of cleaner lungs by using them, you'll succeed. Good luck. ------------- ˇBeware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: January 09 2008 at 00:35
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Used to smoke about 4 years ago, but quit before i got too addicted, so only about a month later, although took up social smoking at the end of june last year, but last month decided to quit completely and decided to get rid of stress with more guitar playing and more exercise (skateboarding, walking and jogging) |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 15:49
Go to the docs and get a prescription for Chantix.
I started taking the pill awhile back and I haven't had a cigarette in months and don't even THINK about them anymore.It totally erased my nicotine craving,and you only have to take the pill for a month. ------------- |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 16:28
Everyone's quitting... I think I'll be the last steam locomotive in the world! 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 16:53
thanks Jody.... I did slip up... and have had a couple over the last couple of days. Didn't have any today... and just taking it day by day. It's not as much the nicotine I suspect... christ... I have other addictions to make up for that . I think it is the mental side of it that is the hardest.... there are times when a cigarette isn't just feeding the cravings for nicotine... for example... when I am scratching my head over something at work... I honestly do think better if I have a cigarette. I am a high strung ..nervous little runt... hence the 20 odd variations of nicknames like turbo..spastic..etc.. I've had over the years. It just focuses me.. is a time to reflect and ponder rather than act... oh well... proud of myself so far. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: bizarro laplace
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 16:56
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actually, hmm, this poll doesn't have my option: no - never tried (but am old enough). I know I wouldn't have enough willpower to quit cigarettes if I started so I haven't. ------------- http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=iamnhnia"> 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 17:12
exactly.... that's why other than some years enjoying 'Mr. Stinky' in college.. I stayed away from drugs... probably would have loved it. Alcohol was what I struggled with.. and that for the social aspects of it... was very shy and booze opened me up... went from being too shy to talk to women to crossdressing... dancing on pool tables. and running around campus with no clothes on. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 17:27
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Alcohol was what I struggled with.. and that for the social aspects of it... was very shy and booze opened me up... went from being too shy to talk to women to crossdressing... dancing on pool tables. and running around campus with no clothes on. [/QUOTE] It's amazing the problems many teens are facing with alcohol. Last year, i knew two girls (one of which i still regularly associate with), one 15 years old and one 16 years old, who even at that age already had attended AA meetings. Both are also regular smokers, surprise surprise. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 17:35
wow... I started drinking.. and heavily about 18 or so... but wasn't smart enough to go to AA myself for almost 10 years  It is something to see how young people start with not just drinking.. but really drinking ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 17:54
I myself was beginning to have an alcohol problem, as well as taking up social smoking again. But before the alcohol became a problem (which it was beginning to around july last year), i took it upon myself to stay sober for a set period of time, even at parties where almost all my friends would be drinking at. I also decided to finally quit smoking all together last month, no more social smoking for me . Since last month, i even just have this better overal feeling of healthiness, of course aided by the fact i exercise more now as well and eat better.
But as it was, both these girls since have began to drink less, although unforunately still continue to get wasted at least once a week. And the girl that was 15 at the time she attended AA (she is now 16), made a vow to never smoke again for her new years resolution. She lasted a few days, and is already smoking again  -------------
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: January 14 2008 at 09:57
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I dont smoke and I dont drink alcohol in excess
I dont like when other people smoke near,so now I dont go to discotheques,and I pREFEr Familiar restaurants where nobody can smoke
I am more or less naturist.. ------------- Hi progmaniacs of all the world |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 11:19
ˇˇˇREALLY!!!... I've always pictured as the exact opposite of that self description. Back when I was a smoker (until last year), I always smoked ouside, in one places, and far away from children or non smokers, etc. I can't understand how smokers can smoke indoors. That's horrible. And I used to like smoking... anyway, now I hate it and I wish I would never started it in the first place. I was just over exposed to it and now I realize how "contagious" can it be. ------------- ˇBeware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 23:17
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Although being a former smoker (as i pointed out on the previous page), i now tend to regard smoking as a highly seflish act. I ask many smokers why they smoke and why they continue to do so. One response is typically "Well it's my body it's damaging" "It's my choice" . The latter being one of the most incredibly selfish things i have ever heard. While it may be the smokers choice to smoke, do they ever take a moment to think about the effects it has on other people who make the choice not to smoke? Examples: Perhaps a child's parent smokes. While it may be the choice of the parent to smoke, it is not the child's choice to have to breath in second hand smoke if they are in a situation in which it is unavoidable. It may be the parents choice to smoke, but is it their child's choice their parent will most likely either succumb to a serious illness, with the child having to bear the pain of watching their parent go through that, or that they have to attend a funeral service 5 to 30 years earlier than if their parent didn't smoke? no it is not their choice at all their child that hopefully is smart enough not to take the habit up, has to live with the pain of their parents selfish choice in life. The list of how smoking affects those who do not make that selfish choice in life go on and on, i could continue for the next 2 hours.
So before anyone here on Progarchives ever takes another drag, please, find a moment to think about what i said, and to do what's best for not only you (not smoking), but anyone else who truly cares about you. -------------
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Posted By: Jshutt64
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 23:34
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I tried it once, and I nearly threw up it was so disgusting. |
Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 23:42
| I smoked once, a Black and Mild. I did it because they smell good from a distance. I didn't get much of anything out of it, but I would consider trying one again. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 17 2008 at 14:57
| smoking is gross and i will never do it. |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 22:51
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jwxlite has the right idea about it -------------
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 07:53
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Having grown up with parents and grandparents that smoked (from the Kentucky area, go figure, Carrollton, where my parents grew up had lots of tobacco warehouses), going on family road trips and choking on the fumes kind of conditioned me against it. I took a drag off a cig once as a kid and pretty much cured me of any interest in taking up the habit. My wife started in college has quit twice, but recently is back on. Arrrgh! @#%$*@&*@^@*!%*@@~*&!
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Posted By: *Porcupine*
Date Posted: January 23 2008 at 16:23
| Im too young but i hate smoking it so gross. |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: January 24 2008 at 06:53
| I hate how smoking has doubled the effective age of some of my relatives, so I will not be taking it up anytime soon. My only vice is soda. Love me some coke. Drink about 5 12ozs a day. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 04 2008 at 15:50
I'm pretty sure my Cocacola habit gave me type 2 diabetes. Can we say "high fructose corn syrup"? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 04 2008 at 15:58
Good old corn subsidies...your tax dollars at work! |
Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: February 04 2008 at 16:59
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Yes, I smoke Camel Cigarettes! ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 04 2008 at 17:33
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When you start to smoke actual camels, then we will begin to worry about you.
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: February 04 2008 at 17:56
CAMEL is out  - for all who are still a smokestack let me say - with NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE (Wishbone Ash) you're on a good way ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: February 05 2008 at 10:15
| I only smoke gym socks formerly owned by Carl Zappa rolled inside of High School diplomas. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: February 06 2008 at 12:47
 ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |