Your first cigaretteTo be honest, inhaling the fumes from some burning leaves isn't the most natural thing in the world.
Tell us about the first time. Where, when, and who were you trying to show off to?
Or, if you've never tried a cigarette, tell us something interesting on the subject of smoking.
Personally, I've never ever smoked a cigarette. Lung damage from pneumonia put me off.
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chthonic, Wed 19 Mar 2008, 18:49)
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Never had one, never will.BUT.
MY dad was a chain smoker for a good 40 years. His downfall. He's had cancer three times, Laryngeal Cancer to be precise, he has no vocal cords (so no voice), no sense of smell, he had to have cancerous muscle taken out as well as his thyroid gland, he had to have reconstructive surgery where he had muscle taken from his shoulder to stabilise his throat, and has limited strength in that arm.
On top of that, he has a hole in his throat about a cm in diameter which he breathes through, he can't swim, because that hole (called a stoma) leads directly to his lungs, so swimming is a one way trip to the afterlife.
Go look up Laryngectomy patients in Google.
Here's a good one to get you started:
www.microsurgeon.org/jejenum_preop_small1.jpg
(, Mon 24 Mar 2008, 9:41, 1 reply)
I saw one of those onceI was severely freaked out.
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jim_bob can herd cats., Mon 24 Mar 2008, 9:42,
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