Would You Kiss A Smoker?

by Englishman 90 Replies latest jw friends

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  plmkrzy

  The first three didn't smoke; I never thought I'd go with a smoker. I'm happier with the smoker than with the first 3 combined!"

  lol intro. The same thing happened with my hubby. He has never smoked a ciggy in his life and hates the smell. I am his first smoker, and he is a kissing fool. I feel like getting out the Texas fly swatter sometimes. I still hope to quit. Before my skin dries up and blows away anyway. It does age you. I've smoked for many years but I don't think I was a smoker yet when I was 11 years old. Not a full time smoker anyway. Well, except for the time prior to birth.

  I remember when the society announced that they were banning smoking due to the surgeon generals findings and gave all smokers 6 months to quit. My mom quit cold turkey from smoking 3 packs of pal mall a day. My dad quit cold turkey from his pipe. He also had cancer from smoking the pipe. Fortunately, my mom never got cancer nor did any of her brothers and sisters. My dads side though seems to be more prone to cancer. We were smokers from the moment of conception.

  My hat goes off to anyone and everyone who can do that. It something to celebrate especially if you had the habit for a lot of years.

  I think a lot of it to has to do with "generations" Those in my age bracket are from an era of "smokers" who were raised around smokers and or born of smokers. They had no idea that smoking while caring a child inside you was "harmful" The worst-case scenario was thought to be "I will stunt your growth" The generations yet to come will probably not have the "smoking" weakness that many of us older ones have grown from. A very large percentage of our grand parents harvested the future smokers who are now becoming the smokers of the past. We also live much longer these days then our grand parents generation, smoke or no smoke. Ooo, I called myself an older one. Gads!

  On another note I have a different perspective. My nephew was killed by a drunk driver Xmas morning. He was riding his new bike, a drunk in a truck ran a stop sign crushing him in the cross-walk. He didn't even stop until he was about 30 yards away. He didn't even know he had just ran down a kid on a bike 10:00 in the morning.

  Lets get back to fluff! fluff! fluff!

  please please please

  BTW (((((Titiana))))) Its kool of you to care that much. Thanks.

  Edited by - plmkrzy on 26 January 2003 6:54:53
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  blondie

  actually I have licked an old ash tray. I would have been about 5 years old, and had some strange tastes back then. I remember playing with my Dinkies in a sand pit then licking then clean afterwards.

  Now I don't feel so unique, Englishman. As I mentioned above, I too licked an ashtray and ate cigarette butts at the age of 4. What was I thinking!?

  Blondie
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  Mulan

  Mulan, actually I have licked an old ash tray. I would have been about 5 years old, and had some strange tastes back then

  Mike, you are TOO weird. Thanks for the laugh.
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  calamityjane

  Hey Blondie if you like bearded men, then you wouldn't mind kissing my hubby. But he did happen to take up the odd smoke and cigar since we left. So I told him the other morning that if he expects to get some that morning then he better not smoke before he comes back to bed.
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  blondie

  Well, calamityjane, that is what a good marriage is, a serious of compromises. Unfortunately, my husband says beards take too much time to groom. But I'm working on him. I'm sure your hubby loves you and will make a little compromise. Love your name.

  Blondie
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  DakotaRed

  While everyone is entitled to their own tastes and opinions, this very question is just another in the series of anti-smoking hatred thats been being generated over the past 40 years. It has resulted in the total demonization of smoking and those that do.

  Yes, it smells awful and truly isn't good for you. But, as Francois said, how many of you saying it is like licking an ash tray ever did lick and ash tray? I've been a smoker and a non-smoker and kissed women who smoked and didn't smoke. No big deal. A passionate kiss is usually after bathing and brushing ones teeth.

  So, for all who have fallen prey to the anti-smoking agenda of hatred, I'll ask you, would you also refuse to kiss someone who ate onions? Someone who ate liver? A heavy drinker (which odor is more difficult to get rid of than cigarette smoke)? I think you can get my drift. There are all sorts of offensive smelling things around that haven't been demonized as of yet.

  For me, I can't stand kissing or getting near women who bathe in stinky ass perfume and musk odors. The smell of some cosmetics and hair sprays also turns me off. Should we have a campaign to demonize them and all who use them too?

  Big Macs, french fries and Quarter Pounders have been shown to be a source of bad health too. So next question, would you kiss someone who eats at Burger King or MacDonalds? Same illogic applies.

  Lew W
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  TR

  Would You Kiss A Smoker?

  Absolutely!

  http://www.americasbestbbq.com/category.cfm?Category=100

  TR
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  Englishman

  So, for all who have fallen prey to the anti-smoking agenda of hatred, I'll ask you, would you also refuse to kiss someone who ate onions?

  Abso-bloody-lutely! Kiss someone who had been eating onions? Bleaah!

  Someone who ate liver?

  What? Liver doesn't make your breath smell, does it?

  Englishman, kidney AND liver muncher.
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  Francois

  C'mon Blondie, I'VE ALREADY GOT THE BEARD. And I'm still all puckered up, too. What could you be waiting on?

  Regarding health. Have you noticed that football and basketball players who you would think are in the prime of health don't live any longer than average, and some die quiet early for one reason or another. We've heard of some who have died during a game and weren't into their forties yet.

  Then you hear of people, like my great grandfather, who were not health conscious, who didn't eat right, and who smoked every day of his 92 years.

  I think it's in the genes. You've either got longetivity genes or you don't. If you've got 'em, it hardly matters what you do. If you don't, it hardly matters what you do - you're going to die at your pre-programmed time anyway. I have inherited longevity genes from both sides of my family. My ancestors lived into their 90s on both sides. Not that I'm happy about that. I'd rather go on and see what's next instead of hang out here as an old, and maybe lonely old man by myself. Maybe that's why I smoke.

  Alright Blondie. Do I get the fur-lined kiss or should I just shave my beard. BTW, if your husband has never had a beard, what does he know about grooming one? It certainly takes less time that grooming your hair. Has he got any of that?

  Your friend,
  francois
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  back2dafront

  I'm anti-smoking. I understand people have a desire to smoke and...whatever floats your boat. I just hate the fact that people support an industry that purposely puts high levels off nicotine in their product to get people hooked as quickly as possible. They are not in the tobacco industry, they are in the nicotine delivery industry. It causes cancer and other diseases to the users and those that don't use it but get it second-hand. Nicotine is a legal drug that corporations make millions of dollars off of - they deliberately expose you to harmful chemicals, make a profit and laugh at you when you die from it.

  No thank you.

  But we're all going to die sooner or later, and I don't really sweat getting second-hand smoke, but it does get annoying in other states where it's okay to smoke in restaurants. I deal with it though.

  My ex smoked and it drove me crazy because there were times I wanted to kiss passionately and she had just smoked. Or after we'd have sex she'd get dressed and go outside and smoke when I'd rather lay there and cuddle. It's definitely better for me to be with someone (like I am now) that doesn't smoke.

  Comparing that to someone that eats onions...ummm...whatever. Personally, kissing someone that just smoked is worse than kissing someone that just ate onions, but that's my personal tastes.

  I don't think it's a healthy habit, but to each his own.

  Francois,

  I think it's in the genes. You've either got longetivity genes or you don't. If you've got 'em, it hardly matters what you do. If you don't, it hardly matters what you do - you're going to die at your pre-programmed time anyway.

  I totally agree.

  Edited by - back2dafront on 26 January 2003 18:50:0