Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Podunk Town) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:34:46 GMT

I smoke because I look really cool when I do it.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Vegazguy) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:24:07 GMT

i haven't yet.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (GeneOkerlund27) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:25:57 GMT

no never

ps

OLD DOMINION

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (memyselfandi) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:21:04 GMT

I didn't smoke in high school because I refused to smoke cigarettes until I was old enough to buy my own (but I did smoke pot my senior year... go figure). I smoked some in college with some smoking friends at my job mostly because it was "cool" and we had smoke breaks together and it was fun when I drank, but when I wanted to quit I just quit and it wasn't a big deal. I still keep cigarettes around my place and smoke one about once every 8 weeks or so if I'm in the...

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (cginspace) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:07:54 GMT

that felt good.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Monty Lemonjello) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:07:32 GMT

Now i feel prepared to have this conversation at Thanksgiving dinner tonight.

Again.

Like I do every year.

Some people just like to smoke. Get over it.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Suspiciously Anonymous) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:44:16 GMT

bump

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (chelleforrupert) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:14:02 GMT

Lamont and Ray wrote:
Almost everyday I drive by the Blue Cross of California building. It's absolutely hilarious to see all of the smokers standing huddled together on the public sidewalk...down the hills and completely off the grounds of the property. And it's not like it's a small office complex, either...it's a decent high rise on a bit of a hill on a good 20-30 acres or more, and it probably takes people a...

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (merkyl) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:57:03 GMT

I bet Cupcake made him quit.

::whipping sound::

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (brokemom) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:54:16 GMT

oh yay. another one.

Congrats on quitting, apg.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Mister Peepers) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:13:33 GMT

Suspiciously Anonymous wrote:
You're using chantix right? Have you had any problems?

No real problems. I occasionally want a smoke. The urge isn't so bad that I can't get past it with a little willpower.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (EndofAlice) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:02:50 GMT

Glad I don't suck enough to work at Blue Cross. I live in California, one of the toughest nonsmoking states. I work for a young tech company, and smoke breaks are as entertaining as they come. We have a great area to smoke, and the personalities that smoke are at all levels and enjoyable. Even non-smokers often come out to join us for the chatting....

And oddly, the only bar in this state that I know you can still smoke inside of is down the street from my house....

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Lamont and Ray) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:50:35 GMT

Almost everyday I drive by the Blue Cross of California building. It's absolutely hilarious to see all of the smokers standing huddled together on the public sidewalk...down the hills and completely off the grounds of the property. And it's not like it's a small office complex, either...it's a decent high rise on a bit of a hill on a good 20-30 acres or more, and it probably takes people a good 10 minutes just to trek down there. The best part is the security guard that's...

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (EndofAlice) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:38:09 GMT

ObservingEgo wrote:

...failure to resolve the psychosexual oral stage, I guess.

When you think about it, smoking really is the oddest of habits.

Nicotine second only to H is terms of addictive potency.

And OE has the line, as often. No guess, it's an oral fixation. I had my first cigarette at 12 and loved it, loved it. My...

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Nat57) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:21:12 GMT

It's all about the ceremony of smoking/the ritual. It gives you something to look forward to after 2 hours of cleaning your house or doing your taxes.
I've smoked and quit for 10 yrs, it's awful because you always want one and if you smoke one after quitting for a long time it tastes terrible and doesn't give you the satisfaction you once got but you still crave it.
Who invented them anyway?

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Sigvold) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:04:48 GMT

It's not as if the alternative were immortality.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Pahrump Mania) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:29:39 GMT

I smoked when I was young, I experimented at 10, and was a real smoker by 13, and quit at 17 (it was less fun when it was legal). That was 30 years ago. But I spend about 4 hours a week in Las Vegas casinos for my business, that most equal about a half pack.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (ObservingEgo) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:22:48 GMT

...failure to resolve the psychosexual oral stage, I guess.

When you think about it, smoking really is the oddest of habits.

Nicotine second only to H is terms of addictive potency.

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (catspasms) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:44:41 GMT

I think most people just want to take a 10 minute smoke break every hour at work.

Wait, serious?

I could start taking breaks from work then?

Maybe cigarettes have some use after all...

Re: Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (Angela in WI) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:19:37 GMT

I am a very social smoker and I enjoy it.

Do you smoke cancer sticks, and if so, why?

feeds@yuku.com (catspasms) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:02:37 GMT

This probably has been discussed before, but I don't think it has since Yuku started.

Really now, why do people like to smoke? Aside from the whole death-as-a-side-effect thing, it tastes like...well, smoke! And that's fuckin nasty.

Plus, smoking doesn't make you look "cool," as many people like to claim. It makes you look like white trash. It doesn't make you feel relaxed. It makes you feel like you have emphysema. It has become such a taboo that...