Give me just ONE good reason

[labrys 0]

Is there a good reason to smoke a cigarette?

I need to know that there isn't a good reason, actually. I can't think of a good reason anyway... but that doesn't help the fact that I feel like shit and I can't concentrate on anything because I'm dying for a smoke.

40 hours and counting. When will it get easier?

Owned by Remi #?

[MrBounce 0]

cos Mary Jane's involved?

Gavin

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

[waltappel 1]

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Is there a good reason to smoke a cigarette?

I need to know that there isn't a good reason, actually. I can't think of a good reason anyway... but that doesn't help the fact that I feel like shit and I can't concentrate on anything because I'm dying for a smoke.

40 hours and counting. When will it get easier?

No, there's not a good reason to smoke a cigarette.

Do you really feel like you need a reason?

Walt

[labrys 0]

No, not at all. Cigarettes

Owned by Remi #?

[Rebecca 0]

I could, but it's the only good reason there is, and compared to the reasons not to smoke, it's pretty lame.

Did you know that every minute you don't smoke is time your lungs spend working on turning pink and healthy again?

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[labrys 0]

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Do you really feel like you need a reason?

No, I don't. I'm keeping myself as sane as possible by trying to think of a good reason. The harder I think about it the more it sinks in that it sucks to smoke.

I'm hoping this will get me through the next hour or so. If I take my dog for another walk she'll have a stroke.

Owned by Remi #?

[turtlespeed 226]

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Is there a good reason to smoke a cigarette?

Why, yes, there is that nice calming euphoric feeling unlike anything else in the world, after your first drag.

Why do you ask?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[turtlespeed 226]

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I could, but it's the only good reason there is, and compared to the reasons not to smoke, it's pretty lame.

Did you know that every minute you don't smoke is time your lungs spend working on turning pink and healthy again?

I HATE PINK!

SDAPS!

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[labrys 0]

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Why, yes, there is that nice calming euphoric feeling unlike anything else in the world, after your first drag.

Isn't that the same feeling you get right before you drown? Is that a good reason to tie weights on and jump into deep water?

I mean something beneficial

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[airtwardo 7]

...I smoke and you don't.

Yes...you will live longer, by about a week, and it's gonna RAIN that week anyway so...

I mean how bad can it really be?

...didn't hurt John Wayne or Steve McQueen any!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[GARYC24 3]

At 20 minutes after quitting:


blood pressure decreases
pulse rate drops
body temperature of hands and feet increases.


At 8 hours:


carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
oxygen level in blood increases to normal


At 24 hours:
chance of a heart attack decreases


At 48 hours:


nerve endings start regrowing
ability to smell and taste improve


Congratulations!

It takes courage to put down that last cigarette. Most people feel an intense combination of fear and excitement leading up to their quit date. Being afraid to quit smoking is completely normal, and is a byproduct of addiction. The quit smoking benefits you'll experience as you go through the process of cessation are worth the work it takes to achieve though.

[SkyGuyIIx 0]

The only reason anyone starts smoking is to be sociable or "cool"! (all depending on what age you start) If you start smoking in school, then you are strictly trying to fit in and be "cool". If you started later in your adulthood, then you're strictly trying to be sociable with your drinking buddies. That's the bottom line! There is no way a person that has never smoked a cigarette in their life can inhale that puff of smoke for the first time and say ....."YEAH!! THAT TASTE GOOD! ....IT TAKES JUST LIKE CHOCOLATE!!"


.....puh-lease!

[waltappel 1]

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Do you really feel like you need a reason?

No, I don't. I'm keeping myself as sane as possible by trying to think of a good reason. The harder I think about it the more it sinks in that it sucks to smoke.

I'm hoping this will get me through the next hour or so. If I take my dog for another walk she'll have a stroke.

Well good for you, quitting smoking. It isn't easy, but it's not anywhere near as impossible as many people seem to think it is. I waited until I had a really bad cold and couldn't smoke anyway. Then I just didn't start back up.

I always had something to keep my hands busy, though. (yes, I know this is leaving myself wide open, but so what?)

edited to add:
It really gets difficult after a few drinks, so be prepared for that!

Walt

[airtwardo 7]

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At 24 hours:
chance of a heart attack decreases ...

***

..and the chance for arrest on multiple charges stemming from shortness of temper,
and unwillingness to put up with people bullshit INCREASES by a factor of ten.


...Landing you in one of our more serious prisons,
where you will soon find yourself giving hummers to your cellmate Bubba for 'hand rolled-s'.

So in the long run, stopping smoking really only leads to one thing... Prison SEX!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[labrys 0]

You forgot one:

At 40 hours:

Most of your friends have gone to the hardware store to buy 10-foot poles and mace.

This will pass...this will pass...this will pass...

Owned by Remi #?

[labrys 0]

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It really gets difficult after a few drinks, so be prepared for that!

I have a plan for drinking. Mass quantities in short periods. Pass out before I can light up.

Owned by Remi #?

[wmw999 2,545]

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At 48 hours:
nerve endings start regrowing
ability to smell and taste improve

So for a late snack tonight you can have something awesome, and know that you'll taste it better than you would if you had another cigarette.

And you'll know that every load of laundry from now on will not be wasted by the smell of stale smoke -- AND it'll matter because now you can smell it.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[unformed 0]

cigarettes make you look cooler

all the cool people in the world smoke.

why would you want to quit? ou're not some lame-o loser, are you?














(don't take this seriously. congratulations and good luck staying off.)

This ad space for sale.

[svenn 0]

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Is there a good reason to smoke a cigarette?

The only i can think of, is that to kiss a woman who smoke, tastes like shit, unless you smoke yourself.

beer, lots of it.

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[monkycndo 0]

Money saved by not smoking goes straight to more jump tickets.

50 donations so far. Give it a try.

You know you want to spank it
Jump an Infinity

[labrys 0]

I have a jar in the kitchen that's getting a $5.00 deposit every day. Tomorrow I'll already have a jump ticket

Owned by Remi #?

[masterrig 1]

Quitting cigarrettes, will be the toughest thing you have done or will do. I quit, 9-yrs. ago. You will, for a long time, get little cravings but, you will have quit and your lungs and the rest of your body, will love you for it. Not to mention, your clothes will smell better! The best of luck to you!!!


Chuck

[Amazon 7]

It will get better.. and when kissing someone they will not feel like they are kissing a tobacco factory...

[Peej 0]

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At 24 hours:
chance of a heart attack decreases ...

***

..and the chance for arrest on multiple charges stemming from shortness of temper,
and unwillingness to put up with people bullshit INCREASES by a factor of ten.


...Landing you in one of our more serious prisons,
where you will soon find yourself giving hummers to your cellmate Bubba for 'hand rolled-s'.

So in the long run, stopping smoking really only leads to one thing... Prison SEX!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Dude that has to be one of the funniest things i've ever read on this forum!

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[popsjumper 2]

Will powerm kelly...woll power.

Hang in there. You're in the process of improving your physical well-being...the reward will come later when you can tell a difference in your stamina and sensory sensitivity.

FWIW..I'm proud of anyone who can quit that nasty shit.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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