Was pally with a nice group at university, especially a woman called, um, Jill or something.
She'd been a big smoker but gave it up, and we were treated to daily updates of how long it was since she'd had a ciggie, how hard it was to give up, how heroic she was, etc, the stuff ex-smokers are wont to drivel on about. Yawn.

Anyway, one day over a brew she took out a packet of cigarettes and a lighter and put them on the table. I said 'Are you smoking again? I'm surprised, after how well you were doing…'

She leaned over and snarled, right into my face, 'It's none of your BUSINESS if I want to smoke! It's MY decision, all RIGHT?'

'Fine!' I shrugged, a bit baffled as I didn't actually care whether she smoked or not.

I avoided her after that. Friendship over.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Thu 26 Sep 2013, 22:34, 4 replies)

I have no idea why this made me laugh,
perhaps because if I was there when she said that I would have, just for how ridiculous it sounds. Surely if it was HER business she never would have bored you all to fuck with those stupid 'updates'.
(Panzerfaust, Fri 27 Sep 2013, 2:02, closed)

Yeah, that's probably it!
We'd all been supportive for weeks when we could've just told her we didn't give a shit!
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Fri 27 Sep 2013, 10:46, closed)

Maybe next time you should just take the easy option

(Panzerfaust, Fri 27 Sep 2013, 15:47, closed)

Or easier still, I'll just buy the pompous ex-smoker 20 Wing Tips or whatever they're called these days
ready for when they fall off the smoke-free wagon.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Sun 29 Sep 2013, 16:30, closed)