Smoking

[HappyMango]

dont get me wrong, if you smoke, fine, do whatever you want, idc. this thread isnt about how bad it is and everything. what i want to know is, after all the videos, papers, lectures, and everything else schools have done for us, why is it that almost everyone i know at my school smokes? pretty much everyone i see on the bus has a cigarette behind his ear, or is giving one to another friend. why do something that does long term damage, just to stick it to the man? its not worth it. can someone shed some light on this for me?

[Chymeraxe]

Doing the opposite of what we're told is rebellious and cool.

[BlassD]

they dont give a shit.

[M-Y]

Because no one really gives a fuck about what people say about smoking

[SalemWaribara]

At 9/22/09 06:22 PM, Chymeraxe wrote: Doing the opposite of what we're told is rebellious and cool.

If that were true, I'd probably be one of the most badass guys in the world.

[junkietomato]

Smoking makes you cool. All the cool kids smoke and you know they have lots of fun in parties and have lots of sex.

Also, non-smokers are jealous because they can't blow smoke out of their mouths like a dragon.

[boloneyman]

It isn't always a act of rebellion. Some people do it to relax. It is like when you drink soda, the sugar and caffeine make you feel good for a little bit. Same principle with cigarettes.

[Chymeraxe]

At 9/22/09 06:23 PM, SalemWaribara wrote:

At 9/22/09 06:22 PM, Chymeraxe wrote: Doing the opposite of what we're told is rebellious and cool.

If that were true, I'd probably be one of the most badass guys in the world.

You were told to punctuate and use grammar properly in school.

You fail. Come back with all the normal kids.

[DasUberCow]

Maybe because they enjoy it? Just a wild guess.

[KingExodus]

After it brings the stench of death to the insides of your mouth.

[HappyMango]

At 9/22/09 06:23 PM, junkietomato wrote: Smoking makes you cool. All the cool kids smoke and you know they have lots of fun in parties and have lots of sex.

try sitting next to one of these chimneys on the bus, they smell like shit. very attractive

[Chymeraxe]

At 9/22/09 06:25 PM, HappyMango wrote:

At 9/22/09 06:23 PM, junkietomato wrote: Smoking makes you cool. All the cool kids smoke and you know they have lots of fun in parties and have lots of sex.

try sitting next to one of these chimneys on the bus, they smell like shit. very attractive

But girls like the sight of a douchey, smelly prepster at the age that most kids take up smoking for the cool factor.

So his theory is correct.

[HappyMango]

they like doing it, and they dont realize the stench the people around them deal with

[SalemWaribara]

At 9/22/09 06:24 PM, Chymeraxe wrote:

At 9/22/09 06:23 PM, SalemWaribara wrote:

At 9/22/09 06:22 PM, Chymeraxe wrote: Doing the opposite of what we're told is rebellious and cool.

If that were true, I'd probably be one of the most badass guys in the world.

You were told to punctuate and use grammar properly in school.

You fail. Come back with all the normal kids.

Nah thanks. If being normal means looking like a retard, then I'm not interested.

[punk546]

because. smokers smoke in order to have kids like you ask question every person who does not smoke asks.

Personally. i think it starts as wanting to be cool. Then once you get out of school and you have developed this habit... smoking doesnt make you cool. So you spend 30 years trying to kick the habit in hopes that you will regain the lost part of your lungs over the years of tobacco abuse. Then finally at age 43 when they are diagnosed with Cancer... They finally quit... 3 months later. Dead.

That what you were looking for?

[HappyMango]

thank you, thats the kind of answer that gets shit done. and based on the school i goto, more smokers would lower the population of stupid fucks in Massachusetts

[TheSilverGuitar]

Because they're probably already addicted, and It's rather difficult to quit after. Why they started is irrelevant, they persist due to the nicotine.

Anyway, those pamphlets and shit make me want to smoke more. I personally don't give a shit if it kills me, and that's why most of the anti smoking propaganda has no effect on me.

[JKMonkey]

because it's cool

; all women want to have sex with a smoker.

[DumbassDude]

If crisps can give you cancer, then why the fuck should I worry about cigarettes?

[Kiddmeizter]

(I smoke about a pack a day)

Smoking is relaxing, When you haven't smoked for a while (depends on how much you smoke each day) A cigarette will make you feel relaxed, Calm, and focused.
Of course, If you hadn't started smoking in the first place, you wouldn't need to smoke to get that feeling, but withdrawal from smoking fucking sucks.

The cause for people starting, at least for me, was that I smoked while drinking and loved it. And then there was peer pressure, at first, I just got my friends to give me cigs, but wound up buying packs myself.

I don't only smoke for the "high".
I love how the smoke feels, going down. It's like a warm, ethereal massage of my throat and lungs.

But it is an annoying addiction. I keep justifying not quitting, when I know I should.
But fuck it. You only live once, why drag it on?

[megaman4327]

Doing the opposite of what we're told is rebellious and cool.

If that were true, I'd probably be one of the most badass guys in the world.

You were told to punctuate and use grammar properly in school.

You fail. Come back with all the normal kids.

grammer nazi??? xD

[Master117chief]

Because it's cool to smoke.

[megaman4327]

psh my sister smokes i cant stop her if she doing it or not but she started smoking cause of her boy friend thats just following -__-
she says she smokes "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON"
i have to say its mostly B.S. because of course shes going to smoke >_> cause once you get hook a cig you dont stop you want more!
yea im sure every girl wants to do it with some mess up guy who has bad teeth and hair and the fact waaaaaaay to weak from smoking
i under stand smoking can be ok if the docter says you need to but the ones that are hooked on it
need to stop

[Kiddmeizter]

At 9/22/09 06:35 PM, punk546 wrote:

That what you were looking for?

Very true. Also very depressing. My stepdad's ex-wife (Mother to my stepsiblings) Died of lung cancer this year.

[SohlTofang]

Eh, fuck that shit.
As long as you don't eat meat and smoke you have no risk of lung cancer,
you DO run a risk of throat cancer, but you'd have to smoke like every fucking day.

Smoking is a good way to meet people, it's a good conversation starter. Smoking helps take the nerve off of a stressful day, smoking, mainly helps you contemplate better. It's a stimulant, you think more clearly and you can figure shit out.

I smoke when I want to, Haven't bought a pack in a week, not even slight withdrawls.

[punk546]

At 9/22/09 06:38 PM, HappyMango wrote: thank you, thats the kind of answer that gets shit done. and based on the school i goto, more smokers would lower the population of stupid fucks in Massachusetts

one can only hope

[Chillee]

Some (like me) picked it up when they were very stressed but most are just tools that think it's cool to slowly kill yourself (I'm addicted - wish I wasn't) and half of them don't even inhale.

Weed I approve of though. I smoke both and I've never noticed any bad effects on me from marijuana (I smoke at least 3 grams a day too, I'm not an idiot when it comes to pot).

[ohbombuh]

I'm guessing you've never had an addiction. (Or rather, an addiction has never had you.)

[megaman4327]

Because they're probably already addicted, and It's rather difficult to quit after. Why they started is irrelevant, they persist due to the nicotine.

Anyway, those pamphlets and shit make me want to smoke more. I personally don't give a shit if it kills me, and that's why most of the anti smoking propaganda has no effect on me.

the PSA smoking thing doesnt work at all i mean like once you know about smoking then bam you know its bad and you wont have a long life O.o
i mean like if you wanna die or dont care if it kills you fine fine you have just prove to the world you are a wrothless human and only good to work to make the world go round intill you die

i say only way to stop some from smoking to throw them in a room then help them and either do it with a group or with some one you love
hell even get a some one who has cancer show it in there face saying wanna look like this O.o?
this meanless peice human waste!!! old,weak,and is gonna DIE!?!?!?

[ViZi]

You gots to do it to be gangsta