Des429 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 just wondering if enjoying a good cigar every couple months is entirely bad for you. im talking about when you just sit around with a couple buddies and enjoy a good one. how bad is this for someone's health if you only do it every couple months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormier6083 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I think smoking in general is bad for you. The toxins require immense amounts of exercise to drain out your lungs, so to speak. But, I guess you'll longer than a smoker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey_snake Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) It's not in the long term, think about it like eating twinkies. Yeah, they're bad for you, but eating one every now and then isn't going to make you 400 lbs. In the same way, smoking on occasion isn't going to rot your jaw off. Although I'm sure there will be people here who will try to convince you it is. Smoking is a very emotional topic for both sides of the aisle. One side is biased by their chemical addiction and the other side has been scared into thinking things like smoking gives you instant lung cancer or each smoke instantly takes an hour off of your life or something. Edited August 22, 2008 by shakey_snake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I do this too. I'll have a nice cuban every 2 or 3 months. Only thing I hate is the morning after flavor in your mouth, doesn't matter how well you clean your mouth afterwards you'll always get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiqHead Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Nasty... and smoking is as well but it is the lesser of the 2 evils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis.A Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Only on special occasions with friends. Usually over some wine :) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymunky Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I hate smoking However I do not see a problem with smoking once every few months though. Go for it mate :) I love the smell of cigars for some weird reason too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikv Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 It's fine. Of course not smoking will always be healthier, but what you're doing is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Punk Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 As far as I'm concerned, smoking a cigar isn't really smoking - simply because you don't take the smoke down to your lungs. I mean, it's still bad for you, with the mouth cancer n all - but your lungs are relatively safe :p Having a cigar every couple of months probably won't do you any worthwhile harm - by the time smoking them at that rate could give you cancer you'll be long dead from old age anyway :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejohnnyq Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Smoking a cigar every once in a while is not a bad thing. The smoke kills a lot of bacteria and germs in the nasal passages. There is some issues with the smoke otherwise, but don't forget that Cigar smoke is not the same as the cigarette smoke, (they don't add nicotine, and other additives to the tobacco). My ENT recommend that i have some cigars to fight nasal infections that i have had since my tonsil surgery in 97. It helps allot, and with my source of fine cigars, (Cubans via Belgium) it works out nice. It is nice to enjoy a fine cigar, special with the wife, and some good spirits, (whiskey, Yuenglin beer). I saw enjoy and have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjamunky Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Yeah, it's generally seen as not-a-bad-thing, and I do it too, but if you think about it, it's sort of like playing Russian Roulette. You never know which one is going to get ya. You could develop cancer when you're 60 and it could be from a single one you had when you were 20. You just never know. But, ya gotta die of somethin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Winkle Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 i used to do this too... i good quality cigar is a pleasure to smoke, but i stopped doing because the morning after my throat felt like i'd swallowed a cactus. here in the uk it's now illegal to smoke in a public building so it's no longer the social thing it used to be... i've not smoked for 3 years and one of my friends who has been smoking since their teens (he's now 39) has given up too. plus, the cost of smoking in the uk on top of everything else is prohibitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted August 22, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2008 i'm a big fan of the idea that you should live life while youre alive. dont worry about smoking a cigar every month or something. enjoy the small amount of time that is your life. like others have said, you could die at any moment! i'd rather live a full life and die young than constantly worry about my health and live to 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurë Veteran Posted August 22, 2008 Veteran Share Posted August 22, 2008 I see it as being about risks. If you smoke all the time you increase the risks of cancer etc a lot. If you only smoke very occasionally then you only cause a tiny increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I don't understand how smoking more = more chance of cancer yet buying more lottery tickets does not = more chance of winning lottery :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 yet buying more lottery tickets does not = more chance of winning lottery Uh, it does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormier6083 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I don't understand how smoking more = more chance of cancer yet buying more lottery tickets does not = more chance of winning lottery :( Well it does, because you previously had a 0/4,000,000 chance, and now it's 1/4,000,000! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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