I really can't see the point of smoking. We all know it contributes to lung cancer but so many supposedly intelligent people continue to smoke.
White cig packs in stores? Page 5
Quote: Nicky Liar @ August 16 2012, 6:28 PM BSTI smoke Sainsbury's Basic Brand Cigarettes, they may come in different sizes and contain bits of wood but they still give you lung cancer
Careful I tried ASDA value fags and they cured my emphesemia.
Quote: zooo @ August 16 2012, 4:13 PM BSTYou have to give the special wink to the man behind the till.
Guaranteed to get him a smack in the gob in ASDA Wolverhampton !
Quote: Chappers @ August 16 2012, 9:15 PM BSTI really can't see the point of smoking. We all know it contributes to lung cancer but so many supposedly intelligent people continue to smoke.
Supposedly intelligent people spend hundreds of pounds on a bottle of wine. Or £4 for a Starbucks with more fat in it then a Big Mac. Or ride a bicycle behind the blindspot of large trucks in London.
Just because smoking isn't on your list of idiotic things to do, doesn't make your lifestyle choices any better.
Smoking is an odd vice. You can't OD on it, it doesn't affect your judgement like booze or dope. But then after the first few weeks of your addiction it offers no actual sensory benefits, other than supressing withdrawal pains.
If you wanted to create a perfectly taxable addiction you couldn't do much better.
I smoke like a chimney if I'm out drinking or have a few a day when working.
I've had about 10 since the end of July. I give up for months on end then take it up again. But it's weird that I rarely smoke at home, I can't be that addicted.
Quote: Booo @ August 16 2012, 10:49 PM BSTI smoke like a chimney if I'm out drinking
At least you bring your own cigarettes to the pub. I keep getting ponced by supposed non-smokers who always start with the immortal phrase 'I don't normally smoke, I gave up months ago, but you don't have a spare ciggie, do you?'
Although you did offer me some at the last meet when mine had run out and when I asked if you were sure, you said you had some more as you're not stupid.
Nice touch.
Quote: Booo @ August 16 2012, 11:00 PM BSTAlthough you did offer me some at the last meet when mine had run out and when I asked if you were sure, you said you had some more as you're not stupid.
Nice touch.
If I gave you my cigarettes, then I was wrong about the not being stupid bit. 
Bah!
Noticed at my local Wetherspoons a few 'ashtray dippers'- sad cos' they are so bloody expensive.
My best friend died of alcohol liver disease, so never touch vodka, but this problem is not addressed at the same level as Smoking?
I don't have a car but the fumes are really unhealthy in urban areas.
Quote: sootyj @ August 16 2012, 10:38 PM BSTSmoking is an odd vice. You can't OD on it, it doesn't affect your judgement like booze or dope. But then after the first few weeks of your addiction it offers no actual sensory benefits, other than supressing withdrawal pains.
If you wanted to create a perfectly taxable addiction you couldn't do much better.
It is odd, isn't it? A very, very bizarre lifestyle choice that offers nothing and takes a lot. I mean, I've smoked a few in my time, but I'll never get my head around people who seriously take it up and smoke half a pack or more every day. If it makes them happy in some way, great, but it's a weird thing to do.
Scientically it doesn't its just responding to the addictin
More addictive than heroin, by scientific studies.
Quote: Lee @ August 16 2012, 1:02 PM BSTThey should attach guns to all the CCTV cameras dotted around town centres and everyday someone is randomly picked to operate them. They can just pick off anybody they want, smokers, litterlouts, teenagers, vandals, fat people, the cast of TOWIE.
This doesn't relate to anything, just a thought.