Learning to Smoke

I voted up because I found it interesting and wanted to read it again. Starting to smoke might be a dumb idea, but doing so methodically is unusual and interesting.

Re: Learning to Smoke

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Post by menloparkbum » Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 10:02 PM UTC

this is a PR plant

Re: Learning to Smoke

#8

Post by adamdoupe » Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 10:29 PM UTC

crazy_eights wrote: post #4

Why exactly is this crap on the front page of hacker news?

I voted this up for two reasons:

1. The article was well written and presented a point of view that is not commonly presented.

2. When I was younger (teenage years I think), I had this crazy idea to start smoking in order to see if I had the resolve to quit. Never did though, cause I understood the adverse affects if I couldn't quit.

Re: Learning to Smoke

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Post by Hexstream » Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 10:54 PM UTC

Well what do you know, the supersize-me of cigarettes.

Next thing you know, someone will try prostitution for a month.

Re: Learning to Smoke

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Post by foonamefoo » Sat, Feb 23, 2008, 12:01 AM UTC

jraines wrote: post #2

You could write a fairly appealing account of starting to use any drug . . .

So, yesterday, I had alcohol for the first time, I passed out , and when I awoke, I discovered that I had been raped.