<p>augustuscaesar-McDonald's burgers are disgusting. They're usually salty and well past overcooked. Not to mention the meat's not even properly rested so the lettuce on top turns to goo.</p>
<p>I'd rather savour every piece of the paper it comes wrapped in.</p>
<p>As for stress relief, I completely agree. I cook when I'm stressed out or depressed. Sure it's an expensive hobby (arguably more expensive than smoking), but you learn a useful skill in the process, learn to enjoy food more, and, er, it's actually therapeutic. :)</p>
<p>whats wrong with accepting that life is short and uncertain and deciding to enjoy it's vices while i can? i see no fallacy in that, its a life choice</p>
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whats wrong with accepting that life is short and uncertain and deciding to enjoy it's vices while i can? i see no fallacy in that, its a life choice
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<p>Except you're affecting others with your big ass **ing second hand.</p>
<p>I agree. Drinking, gambling, and having sex are fine because they only affect you, but smoking hurts you, the people around you, and the environment. There is absolutely nothing good about it.</p>
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<li>Helps keep the weight off</li>
<li>Reduces stress/anxiety</li>
<li>Makes you look cooler to some people/older</li>
<li>Smoking taxes support children's charities</li>
<li>They die earlier leaving more Social Security funds</li>
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<p>"Except you're affecting others with your big ass ****ing second hand."</p>
<p>right, cuz whenever i smoke i make sure to blow it in little kid's faces whenever possible.</p>
<p>some of you non-smokers are unbearable. you've grown up listening to ppl preach D.A.R.E. and truth ads with overblown statistics about smoking and have decided that all smokers are by default retarded, how close minded can you get?</p>
<p>I am pretty sure I mentioned this in my last post about smoking, but anywho...</p>
<p>When it comes to living healthily vs not living healthily I will compare two people...</p>
<p>Person A: Completly sober, never smoked, thin,</p>
<p>Person B. Alcoholic, Overweight, Chain cigar smoker (28 a day)</p>
<p>Person A died in a German bunker at the age of 56</p>
<p>Person B was buried with a state funeral in Great Britain at the age of 90...</p>
<p>I'll let you guess who each person is, but health-wise, it all comes down to genetics and personal choice. The oldest person in the world smoked until she was 90!</p>
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<li><p>DARE has been proven to be 0% effective at acheiving anything. Fun fact.</p></li>
<li><p>Truth is one of the rare campaigns that has been effective, because it positions the matter as the tobacco industry misleading and lying to you, not as smokers being "retarded" as you say with "overblown statistics."</p></li>
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<p>Ksig, that argument is tired and terrible. I know a girl who is 6'4'' and a guy who is 5'2'' --- clearly women are taller than men. Yes, many populations are normally distributed around the average and there is overlap and outliers -- but smoking will very likely decrease your lifespan significantly. Yes, there are exceptions. Some people beat roullette at the casinos. All statistical improbabilities are actually likely to happen eventually. If you want to lower your cognitive dissonance, than sure, stick your head back in the sand. Otherwise, don't kid yourself.</p>