Enhanced Cigarette Warning Labels...

[Coito ergo sum]

Why not just smoke them if you want to, and don't if you don't.

Of course I do. I used to smoke cigarettes. I quit. I know exactly how difficult it is.

You have a severe case of Morton's Demon. You actually only see what you want to see. That's why you end up contradicting yourself in this ridiculous fashion.

And Morton's demon is so cunning, I do believe you don't even know that it's there. I'm sure it will help you worm out of this silly contradiction. (in your own head).

You must be one of those people who think that all things have to be easy, or they are impossible. Or, that because something may be difficult, that you don't have the choice and the ability to accomplish it.

[mistermack]

You must be one of those people who think that all things have to be easy, or they are impossible. Or, that because something may be difficult, that you don't have the choice and the ability to accomplish it.

Hiya demon.
You're doing a great job !

[Coito ergo sum]

Go have another ciggie - you can't help it anyway, right?

[Gallstones]

Purely anecdotal, but my observations have me thinking that children who have parents who smoke are more likely to smoke.
I have a zero tolerance policy for tobacco on my private property. I am very assertive about that. My son has been educated by me regarding tobacco. He has friends who smoke and those friends have parents who smoke. My son doesn't smoke.

[Lozzer]

Purely anecdotal, but my observations have me thinking that children who have parents who smoke are more likely to smoke.
I have a zero tolerance policy for tobacco on my private property. I am very assertive about that. My son has been educated by me regarding tobacco. He has friends who smoke and those friends have parents who smoke. My son doesn't smoke.

That's what you like to think, dear.

[Geoff]

Purely anecdotal, but my observations have me thinking that children who have parents who smoke are more likely to smoke.

I think there are lots of studies that back that up, Gallstones, so not just anecdotal (though I can't be bothered searching for them, I'll have a ciggy instead...).

More anecdotes: my dad smoked, but not mum, and two of us three brothers smoked. My wife and I both smoke, daughter does but son doesn't.

[Millefleur]

I can't find the damn clip but I think it was in 'Teachers' when a male teacher had a cigarette pack with 'Smoking causes erectile dysfunction' and the female teacher had 'Smoking when pregnant harms your baby' (or something) and they swapped packets..

[Azathoth]

This could be rather a productive meme

[hadespussercats]

This bit has always pretty much summed it up for me:

[Svartalf]

Purely anecdotal, but my observations have me thinking that children who have parents who smoke are more likely to smoke.
I have a zero tolerance policy for tobacco on my private property. I am very assertive about that. My son has been educated by me regarding tobacco. He has friends who smoke and those friends have parents who smoke. My son doesn't smoke.

As purely anecdotal, my Dad whom I regard very highly smoked.
I never did. And it wasn't his death (of causes unrelated to smoking) that deterred me from it.

At any rate, the cost would likely have made me stop at some point.