A boring public service thread about smoking. *skull & bones*

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If MQ can start a boring and bookish thread about rudeness, why can’t I start one about the scourge of smoking. :snooty:

Please do not move to the ‘Health & Fitnass’ section.

:fatee: Did you know that there are smokers among us ? :eek: The horror !!!

I recently found out that a dear friend is a smoker.
I cannot reveal his identity out of love and respect for him. :wink:

That made me sad and not a little annoyed.

We all know the devastating effects of smoking on the body and the impending, pre-mature death brought on by cancer.

  • Are you a smoker ?

  • What do you smoke ?

  • How much do you smoke ?

  • How long have you been smoking ?

  • Why do you smoke ?
    (Is something eating you inside or is it just plain physical addiction ?)

  • What started you ?

  • Did your parents/other people around you smoke ?

  • What does smoking do for you ?

  • Are you okay or angry with yourself because of this addiction ?

  • Do you think it is still fashionable and makes you look cool ?

  • Do you care if you die a painful death, young ?

  • Do you want to quit ?

  • Have you tried ?

  • How many times ?

  • What have you tried ?

  • Did it work and did you succeed ?

  • What do you think will be most effective in your case ?

  • What would be good incentive for you to quit smoking ? :jj::smilestar::bailan::kursi::sannan:
    Monetary reward ? :smack: I will give you upto a thousand yens if that is what it takes. :chai:

  • What do non-smokers want to say to smokers ?

  • What do you think of smokers ?

  • Do you hate them and curse them for polluting your breathing space ?

  • Does it take away from the charm of an otherwise sparkling personality ?

Am I making too much out of this ?
Should we just let them be and stop harassing them ?

Isn’t smoking forbidden in our religion just like alcohol ?
There are verses in the Qur’an condemning smoking. No ? :konfused:

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کیا آپ نے ہُنے ہُنے اپنا چِھلا پورا کیا ہے? ویلکم ٹو دی ریٔل ورلڈ تنویر صاحب:chai:

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Non-Smoker here

What do non-smokers want to say to smokers ?

  1. Smokers, please quit. This addiction of yours is more expensive than it seems. And it affects us all in the form of sky high insurance premiums.

**What do you think of smokers ?
**
2) Most of the are pretty cool. They’ll stay away from you when smoking, showing respect for your distaste towards their best bud(the cigarette).

**Do you hate them and curse them for polluting your breathing space ?
**

  1. I used to. Back in High School I was too scared I’d pick up the habit, so avoided smokers. But after getting into college I became more tolerant of smokers and their smoking. Mainly because people smoked more openly and weren’t so secretive about this habit of theirs.

    Besides smoking is up there with drinking when it comes to socializing. You just have to get over your fear of second hand smoking, and just go join the smoking circle.

**Does it take away from the charm of an otherwise sparkling personality ?
**
4) Hmm. This one is tough. I don’t think I have a clear answer for this one right now.

**Am I making too much out of this ?
**
No, you are not. Smoking carries a serious health risk. Even second hand smoking. However, you have to make compromises in life.

**Should we just let them be and stop harassing them ?

**I usually don’t harass people for smoking. First off if somebody thinks I have too strong an opinion about their habit, they’re gonna go on the defensive. I don’t want that. I want them to keep their guard down, if I want to get anywhere with convincing them to quit. I think joking about it, trying to find out if they plan on quitting should be the first step.

If the person wants to quit, then your job gets a lot easier. If not, then you have to devise a strategy to convince them. Learn more about them, try to figure out what might convince them to quit.

**Isn’t smoking forbidden in our religion just like alcohol ?
**
I don’t think it’s forbidden as clearly as alcohol is. That is kinda surprising. Did Arabs not smoke tobacco back then?

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  • Are you a smoker ?
    Yes
  • What do you smoke ?
    Salmon, short ribs, brisket, chicken
  • How much do you smoke ?
    Depends on how many people I am making it for
  • How long have you been smoking ?
    Almost 2 decades,
  • Why do you smoke ?
    (Is something eating you inside or is it just plain physical addiction ?)
    Tastes great, I could be addicted I guess, but BBQ smoked brisket is that good.
  • What started you ?
    It was a nice spring day, when I was invited to a friends place for a cookout and her dad was a big time grilled and smoked specialties chef. I got hooked.
  • Did your parents/other people around you smoke ?
    Yeah, I have some notoriety for making a mean rack
  • What does smoking do for you ?
    Oh god, nirvana
  • Are you okay or angry with yourself because of this addiction ?
    Love it, although we have not yet established if it is an addiction or just a strong preference for tasty food
  • Do you think it is still fashionable and makes you look cool ?
    It’s beyond small time concepts like fashion or coolness.
  • Do you care if you die a painful death, young ?
    I am old now so I guess I can’t answer that.
  • Do you want to quit ?
    Heck no
  • Have you tried ?
    Nope
  • How many times ?
    Never
  • What have you tried ?
    Not applicable,
    But while we are on the trying topic. I have tried smoking other stuff, but shellfish does not work well. Bison as great but takes longer, and a lamb rack crown is amazing but I have not mastered it yet.
  • Did it work and did you succeed ?
    Smoking Shellfish no, rack of lamb.., initial success but there is more to learn.
  • What do you think will be most effective in your case ?
    Grassed, chef quality prime rib
  • What would be good incentive for you to quit smoking ?
    Get me a chef who can smoke ribs on demand.
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** - What do non-smokers want to say to smokers ?**

It’s honestly not worth it. There are people who need and depend on you. Your self destructive behavior is extremely timorous, selfish and pitiable.

Personally speaking, I have witnessed multiple agonizing surgeries related to cancerous tumors of the mouth and lungs. The patients literally vociferate in agony. It’s traumatic for the families. Your addiction is not worth a speck of that pain. You still have time to fix up.

Also, quit using anxiety as a scapegoat. We all have stressful lives, yours is not extraterrestrial and neither are you. Cigarettes are proven to increase negative emotion and depression. It’s never too late to quit. All you need is commitment to yourself and self restraint.

If you’re doing it out of plain lethargy or tedium: Go on a leisure pursuit and discover new hobbies. Cut your obnoxious apathy. Stop wasting away.

- What do you think of smokers ?

They are pessimistic creatures with very little self control. Some of them are busy searching for external motivation that they need in order to quit. Motivation lies within.

**- Do you hate them and curse them for polluting your breathing space ? **

Yes. Hate. Despise. Abhor. Previously I wasn’t, but recently I’ve started taking second hand smoke quite seriously. When I’m outside, I’m outside for fresh air. Not to smell a walking ashtray. If they settle to smoke nearby, they better find themselves a private, segregated room for it. Not to sound rude, but those who opt to speak with me, should expect to be told to rinse their mouths first. Polluted contaminants going up my nostrils into my lungs is the last thing I’m up for. I’ve had it.

- Does it take away from the charm of an otherwise sparkling personality ?

Yes. As posh as they strive to be, I’ve discriminated them as highly unattractive. I relocate several yards away from them with the sensitive nose that I have.

Am I making too much out of this ?

Not at all. They deserve both the agitation and the embarrassment of it.

Should we just let them be and stop harassing them ?

No. We should harass them until they go extinct. And then we’ll oscillate towards drug addicts as our next target.

Isn’t smoking forbidden in our religion just like alcohol ?

Anything that is catastrophic to the body or causes addiction is makrooh [offensive / disliked].

**There are verses in the Qur’an condemning smoking. **

Indirectly, yes. Qur’an orders us to avoid suicide as well as any form of self destruction. Smoking itself is quite cataclysmic in its own terms. It’s also a waste of wealth [which is also forbidden]. Plus, obsessive smokers struggle to fast at any given time of the year: a barrier between the smoker and religion? I think so.

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Well..i smoke hukkah. Cigarettes…once in a blue moon tafreeh ke liye. Never smoked cigars…and never smoked pot either.

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What a beautiful and articulate reply. Although a bit harsh at points but mostly how I feel.

LOL at rinsing mouth before talking to me, shifting several yards away and sensitive nostrils. Me too.

By extinct you mean the habit, right ?

Saw your pics in the ‘What are you wearing’ thread.
I guess you are what they call ‘beauty with brains’. :slight_smile:

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Thanks for taking the time for the humourous reply, X2. :slight_smile:

Two questions for you:

Have you ever smoked the cursed swine before ?
If you didn’t, why not ?
If you did, how did you like it ? :slight_smile:

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:frowning:

Young man. No hooka for you. :nono:

We don’t want your pretty pink phaiphRaaz to turn black. Now do we ?

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What is your take on smoking, dear ?

I have a dear friend I am trying to convince.

Love, public humiliation, corporal punishment, bribery.
Whatever it takes, I am determined.

Shayad keh ye baat uss ke dil par asar kar jaaey. Amen.

Chila kiya hota hai ? :hmmm:

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Can we have summary of these long posts. I thought I entered a thread about Musharraf in PA :wink:

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It’s really not that long lazy.

Basically it says that your ‘Rudeness’ thread was boring and bookish. :chai:

The rest in not important. :slight_smile:

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kia Pakistan tobacco company walon ne bhatta dena band kar dia? :chai:

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Smart answers, dude, as always. :slight_smile:

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I take smoking very seriously:sunnyboy:
Good luck keep it up saving lives:k:
Ameen:chai:
chila: first 40 days of new born

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Kaash keh ‘uss’ ki lyfe bhi bachaa sakoon. :bummer:

Bohut DheeT happen hua hai. :emmy:

Chikkna ghaRaa.

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:smokin: :smokin2:

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:smilestar:

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Janat ka cornor plot asani saay nahen milta ustaad:sunnyboy:
Dheet hona bhee faan hai:chai:

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So to hai, ustad.

Jannat ka plot smoking sai milta hai ? :smack: