<p>I think the main thing is people who partake do so once a month or every few months. There is nothing bad in that. My friends who do it don't do it every day or even every week for that matter. It is all about moderation, citygirlsmom, no one is denying the risks, but all of what you are saying is assuming it is done every day or a few times a week. Anything bad for you is only bad if you do it a lot. Moderation.</p>
<p>I've only ever had the Djarum Lights and they're not as strong (not as much clove) as Blacks. I should get some of those</p>
<p>Ahhh lights are no fun :P. The blacks have a lot more flavor I presume... very spicy. Try them if you get a chance.</p>
<p>good for you all,sharing your smoking hints....</p>
<p>you claim moderation, well, every addicted smoker I have ever met said that exact same thing!! imagine</p>
<p>who is going to be brave enough in six months to say, I am a smoker know...and not just one a week...bet none of you would ever admit it, but a can almost gurantte that many of you pro-smokers will be addicted be the end of the year...deny all you want, statisitics, body chemistry, science back me up</p>
<p><a href="http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/faq.php%5B/url%5D">http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/faq.php</a></p>
<p>Smoking is far, far worse than most other health hazards. Let's look at some of the numbers:</p>
<p>Smoking is the number one cause of avoidable deaths in the United States.
Every year, more than 400,000 Americans die as a result of smoking.
One out of every five deaths in the U.S. is due to smoking.
Worldwide, four million people a year die from smoking -- that's 11,000 people every day.
Smoking kills one-half of all people who smoke.
To put the impact of smoking into perspective, it may help to consider six other major causes of death in the United States: alcohol abuse, drug abuse, AIDS, motor vehicle crashes, homicide, and suicide. All of these are important problems. All of them kill substantial numbers of people every year. Yet all six of these causes combined account for only half as many deaths each year as smoking does.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bluegrass-smokefree.com/faq.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.bluegrass-smokefree.com/faq.htm</a></p>
<p>you know, deny, act all brave, and omnipotent, walk proudly into work your home, in front of your little brother and sister smoking</p>
<p>I sadly promise that more than half the smokers here will become addicted, and most will someday want to quit, and can't</p>
<p>ask those smokers you see who smoke alot how they are started, just like you people, jsut like you</p>
<p>sad and pitiful</p>
<p>its okay to ignore me, I can take it, I don't really care...</p>
<p>talk about how wonderful it is, how good it makes you feel, and when you are trying to quit, can't get the job, are standing in a street in the rain to get your fix, you deserve it for being doing something so stupid just to be "different" or cool or whatever</p>
<p>it aint cool....but I think you know that deep down and need to find others</p>
<p>Ps- so who has shared their hookah and cigs with their whole family, and proudly at that</p>
<p>Most people who are addicted to smoking had other mental instabilities before they started. Freud might say an oral fixation.</p>
<p>That's another load of biased bull****. When I go to the cigar bar I get to talk with tons of local CEO's and Lawyers. It is where I met the newspaper editor that gave me an internship. </p>
<p>Smoking =/= Poor</p>
<p>ehh Freud was a coke addict he shouldn't talk lol...</p>
<p>True haha :)</p>
<p>And he did 21 cigars a day... I average one a week.</p>
<p>When I go to Europe this summer I hope to get a few good Cubans.</p>
<p>visirale,. please, your "facts' are indeed quite amusing...nice try</p>
<p>and pathetic as well</p>
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<p>Ok, you know that's hyperbole, right? I'm just making sure you don't actually believe this is what happens to the average person who smokes a hookah, or even those who frequently do. Though I liked the "standing in the rain" touch, it really adds to the atmosphere. </p>
<p>Really, just post a link to truth.com if you really think it's going to help. Otherwise, give it a rest. These people know it isn't healthy. </p>
<p>It's a personal choice. Stop pushing your morals on other people. A baby in a car is one thing, a hookah with friends is another.</p>
<p>Cool post. Hookahs are great. I like it when belly dancers are thrown into the mix. Arabian nights. Harems for a prince. Wow! I can taste it all now. Pass me the pipe.</p>
<p>What you don't believe me that successful people smoke? You're ridiculous if you believe everyone that smokes is going to turn into to some bum peddling money for a nicotine fix...</p>
<p>A local Indian Restaurant has a hookah lounge with some traditional dancing. A club down by USF has all you can smoke hookah with belly dancers and DJs... it'd be worth checking out if you're in Tampa.</p>
<p>Well, citygirlsmom, it's clear we're not going to convince you that our devilish hookah is really sinfully delightful. I can only hope that someday you can be cozied in the quaint womb of the hookah and fill your lungs with her smooth, sultry black smoke! COME TO THE DARK SIDE, it's wonderful. I recommend jasmine-flavored, if your local bar has it.</p>
<p>Oh, this...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hookahbuzz.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.hookahbuzz.com/</a></p>
<p>...is what y'all are speaking of. </p>
<p>Oh, alright. It would be really hard to become a chain smoker of the hookah, eh? I cannot imagine toting that thing around all the live long day. </p>
<p>Aww, but it is kinda bad for you, though...</p>
<p>Reckon that would be one of those things you would have to do in moderation, then?</p>
<p>Wow, JasonM, be careful what you wish for. Some people are wound tightly for a reason. If you make such an alluring call to the dark side, be prepared for the mayhem that may follow. It could get hectic.</p>
<p>Actually, phew, I gotta loosen my tie here. I'm gettin' a little hot, and the harem is starting to get pouty. Look's like I'm gonna have to pull an all-nighter.</p>
<p>Oooooooh, Jasmine. That's soooooooooooooooooo good. Yum.</p>
<p>Yeah Mildred...it's definitely not "healthy"</p>
<p>Hmmm I haven't thought about a floral flavor yet. My local one has jasmine and rose. So far I've stuck to fruit (strawberry, orange, and cherry). There are some crazy indian flavors that I have no idea what flavor they are.</p>