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Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by icey »

Zak wrote: post #11

I have never been able to figure out what would possess a person to put something that smells like cigarette smoke in their mouth. Beyond that, most people I know who have tried smoking found the initial experience physically unpleasant (smoke burns the throat and lungs). The only explanation I'm aware of for people continuing to smoke after the first time is social pressure. From what I've observed, hackers tend to…

I started smoking when I was 13. Mostly because it seemed like something "forbidden" to do. My parents smoked, so it was easy to get access to cigarettes.

As I got a little older, the "cool kids" smoked, so it gave a shy kid some openings for socialization.

I quit 5 years ago, and it was easily the hardest thing I've ever done. Some mornings I still wake up and reach for my pack before I'm fully awake

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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bdittmer wrote: post #5

Ugh, not to be nit picky but it drives me crazy when people use i.e. incorrectly. What you actually wanted to use here is e.g. Here is a link that discusses the differences and how to use them both correctly: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/abbreviations/f/ievseg.ht...

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Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by buugs »

edw519 wrote: post #25
vaksel wrote: post #4

Another thing you need to take into consideration is the person's age. The younger people grew up during the anti-smoking health scare, so they aren't as likely to be smoking

Warning messages have been on cigarette packs since 1966.

Yes but cancer education and the costs of smoking are more recent.

Now smoking is shown as a very deadly habit and many commericials (mostly from philip morris and their new requirements) on quiting and destruction caused by cigs.

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by Zak »

geuis wrote: post #30

How is this pertinent to Hacker News?

It's a survey of hacker habits. It's fairly low-value compared to the sort of content that usually makes it to #1 though.

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by mahmud »

Obsessive chain smoker here. 1.5 packs a day. But it's the last of my vices; before that I have tried everything from Opium to Salvia.

P.S. Though I'm Arab, I can't stand sheesha, way too heavy.

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