"I hate smokers" thread

Art · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:40

Nate Silvers said:
Smoking isn't a risk

Smoking is a risk. It's just a massively higher risk over most other cancer causing things.

OpenToSuggestions · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:41

cm1179 said:
shall me and you go out on a night out and see who gets closer to the ladies?

What?
You might be buff and the ladies like you, but they would like you far more if you didn't stink of smoke.

Broken Hope · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:41

cm1179 said:
and how did you think about food? props to you for doing something about it but you obviously have an addiction yourself, so to bash smokers is a little hypocritical.

Food for a lot of fat people is an emotional crutch, or in some cases a defensive mechanism, if you make yourself ugly on the outside then you don't have to worry about people getting close to you etc. How many smokers can say the same?

It's not really hypocritical, fat people tend to only damage themselves, that's nothing like passive smoking which affects other people whether they like it or not, sure not everyone likes to see fat people around, but they aren't doing damage to anyone but themselves.

It just annoys me that fat people tend to get hated on a lot more on here, when smokers are just as bad, if not worse, being fat/smoking both show a lack of will power and both reflect badly on the person in question, yet smoking seems much more acceptable?

cm1179 · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:43

Art said:
Smoking is a risk. It's just a massively inflated risk over most other cancer causing things.

like asbestos. for all the OP knows, he's been exposed to asbestos and it's just a matter of time before he gets sick.

Nate Silvers · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:43

Art said:
Smoking is a risk. It's just a massively inflated risk over most other cancer causing things.

I meant it's not a risk as in a chance. Smoking has ill health effects. It's not a risk as in you could it's more like you 'will'

Nate Silvers · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:44

cm1179 said:
like asbestos. for all the OP knows, he's been exposed to asbestos and it's just a matter of time before he gets sick.

Maybe but I'm not going around trying to find asbestos and sucking it up through a straw.

I don't mind fat people they don't make me smell like a dead zombie. Plus overweight people can eat very little and still be fat. I can eat 10x more than an overweight person but won't put on any weight so it's not really fair to judge overweight people. Smoke is all the same no matter what your metabolism is like.

cm1179 · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:44

Broken Hope said:
It's not really hypocritical, fat people tend to only damage themselves

apart from when they require care

Amp34 · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:46

cm1179 said:
shall me and you go out on a night out and see who gets closer to the ladies?

That would always depend on the "type" of "lady" you were talking about...

Broken Hope · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:47

cm1179 said:
apart from when they require care

Smokers probably cost the NHS more, but I guess that is offset by the tax on cigarettes.

arknor · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:48

i hate people who drive cars! i cant go out for a walk without smelling the exhaust fumes , they stick to my skin and its all i can smell until i have my weekly bath!
its disgusting! everyone should ride bycles!

sniffy · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:49

Nate Silvers said:
I meant it's not a risk as in a chance. Smoking has ill health effects. It's not a risk as in you could it's more like you 'will'

If you're going to spout nonsense at least do it coherently.

Nate Silvers · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:49

Can't say I've ever smelt of car fumes.

cm1179 · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:51

Broken Hope said:
Smokers probably cost the NHS more, but I guess that is offset by the tax on cigarettes.

i'm not so sure, i remember reading an article which stated that the cost is far greater to the health service than the tax on a pack of cigarettes. i need to quit, it's very punishing on the body and wallet but they honestly keep me on my toes and alert through certain situations, i just need to find a substitute.

Efour · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:52

mglover070588 said:
Clearly I do a job where people have the intelligence to use capital letters and not start sentences with 'and'.

sorry when im not writing on a netbook with a 3"membrane keyboard and ive got hands the size of giant hams ill care but now i dont.

so what job is 40 a day or are you exagerating

no spell check or punctuation either!

D.P. · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:53

sniffy said:
Oh shut up whining, no one cares.

No, that is the point, a lot of people do care. It is foul smelling and the stench permeates everywhere.

Nate Silvers · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:54

cm1179 It's a supply and demand relationship. If you quit your body will go through an adjustment cycle because of the suppression. Once that's over you will be completely independent on cigarettes.

How would you like to feel on your toes 24/7?

sniffy · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:56

D.P. said:
No, that is the point, a lot of people do care. It is foul smelling and the stench permeates everywhere.

Do something other than whining about it then.

UncleRuckus · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:58

cm1179 · 16 Oct 2011 at 15:02

UncleRuckus said:

eeer wut

Lydzor · 16 Oct 2011 at 15:04

I personally detest smoking and its effects on people. What annoys me most is how ignorant (or inconsiderate) smokers appear to be to how it impacts on others. Fortunately, my housemates smoke outside, although with the door open so it does waft in. Weed is just as bad and just by having the smoke on their clothes manages to smell the whole house out.