Spend your time trying to sway future you. Getting past you to change his mind sounds like a waste of time (travel).
--Patrick
The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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--Patrick
Plus one of us usually ends up eating the other, just becomes a mess.
If you go back in time and eat yourself, do you become your own dinner?
--Patrick
Depends on the day of time.
GasBandit
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Give em back to old England, IMO.
I've done that plenty of times. You don't know where his hands have been. Do you want hot and spicy sauce all over those bits?
Long ago at the annual University of Texas vs Texas A&M football game, an Aggie was using the restroom when he saw a Longhorn walk in, piss and leave. The Aggie called out "Hey at A&M they teach us to wash our hands after peeing."
"At UT, they teach us not to piss on our hands."
GasBandit
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I - I'm astounded that that would be part of the college curriculum. Y'know, instead of Kindergarten.
GasBandit
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They were home-schooled.
When did I become Upper crust? I like it, gave me a smile.
Okay, but the other end of that spectrum is being Czech. I really think you win that contest.
GasBandit
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You best Czech yourself.
I didn't realize that smoking and vaping were two entirely different activities.
Yes. One is supposedly healthier than the other. Jury's still out as to which is which.
--Patrick
I'm already the best, eh? I am Canadian.
GasBandit
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Yep. "Vaping," or electronic cigarettes, is inhaling nicotine-infused water vapor. It is allegedly "safer" than traditional smoking, but the jury is still out on long term effects.
Vaping also has the benefit of no "second hand" smoke, and not stinking up the joint. Unfortunately, vapers are like vegans doing crossfit. They gotta draw attention to themselves and tell you all about it.
I am not an expert in vaping vs. tobacco, but there are some studies out and more coming that are going to show that nicotine vaping is not safe.
http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/...ds-of-genes-involved-in-airway-immune-defense
However, I think the consensus is that vaping is less harmful than tobacco products, but still not completely safe. But, for that matter even H2O is dangerous.
http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/...ds-of-genes-involved-in-airway-immune-defense
However, I think the consensus is that vaping is less harmful than tobacco products, but still not completely safe. But, for that matter even H2O is dangerous.
Not all of us
Talking about how you vape again. Classic vaper.Not all of us
This seems like a reasonable position to take, and one I subscribe to.
Funny story: I went through the drive-thru at some chain (don't remember which), and the cashier saw I vaped. And so he started going off on his custom mod, and the sick clouds he could make, and how he was in a vaping competition.
I looked at him and said "Do you see how old I am? I could give a shit about any of that. All I wanna do is get the nicotine in my face in a way that hopefully doesn't kill me too soon."
But both a cigarette and vape-thing have nicotine?
Vaping doesn't necessarily mean nicotine. It could be essential oils, marijuana, etc.
E-cigarettes do have nicotine in them. They have been marketed to be a less-harmful cigarette.
GasBandit
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They don't HAVE to, but otherwise what would the point be? Other than marijuana, I guess.
But, if you're not having to satisfy the nicotine addiction, seems to me vaping would just be like going out of your way to drink copious amounts of non-alcoholic beer.
It has different flavors people like. And yeah it's dumb, but so is smoking cigarettes in general and no one starts out addicted to that.
GasBandit
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Vaping doesn't even have the whole "cigarettes look cool" mass delusion going for it, though.
Takes care of the "sucking on a smoking stick" craving for some people. Anecdotally, I know multiple folks that quit nicotine by switching to vape, and slowly tapering the nicotine dose. Has anyone gotten around to studying whether this is a (statistically) working path for cessation?