Addiction or hobby? - Page 2

SmokinApe · 11-16-2009, 04:18 PM

I have been smoking cigars every day for years and continue to smoke more and more while buying more and more making me an authority on the matter... There is no way that these things are addictive...

11-16-2009, 04:22 PM

It's a hobby.

1) I don't NEED cigars in order to get through my day/week/month/whatever.
2) I can go weeks without a cigar and it doesn't bother me a bit.
3) It doesn't interfere with my financial situation and I'm not making decisions to either pay my cigar dealer or my bills.
4) I don't see crackheads rotating their junk while it ages and making sure it's kept at the right temp and humidity
5) I've never known an addict who was happy.

hotreds · 11-16-2009, 04:32 PM

Smoking cigars is a hobby. Buying cigars is an addiction.

GTsetGO · 11-16-2009, 04:35 PM

i can quit anytime i want to.

Kreth · 11-16-2009, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotreds

Smoking cigars is a hobby. Buying cigars is an addiction.

Get your own material...

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hotreds · 11-16-2009, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kreth

Get your own material...

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Snake Hips · 11-16-2009, 04:37 PM

Physiologically it's extremely difficult to become addicted to cigars. Not only is the nicotine absorbed in a slower and less direct fashion, but the nicotine itself has very little addictive property. The nicotine in cigars and the nicotine in cigarettes are two very different chemicals.

GreekGodX · 11-16-2009, 04:38 PM

This is a great topic. I agree with what many have already said. Truthfully without all you guys, cigars would mean nothing to me.

Mr. Ed · 11-16-2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotreds

Smoking cigars is a hobby. Buying cigars is an addiction.

I don't mean this tongue in cheek, but I think all of us (in varying degrees, and myself included) get addicted to the buying and collecting and organizing.

troutbreath · 11-16-2009, 05:29 PM

Clearly, you have a monkey on your back. We'll see you next week.

Like Bob said, one would have to smoke a LOT of cigars to get addicted. At 2-4 per week, you are missing out on plenty of good stogie junkie time. I vote hobby.

Don Fernando · 11-16-2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icehog3

I AM addicted...to the hobby and the community, not to the nicotine.

wise words Tom! I totally agree. With the upcoming surgery I know I won't be able to smoke for several months, probably 9 to 12 months, a sacrifice I gladly make, but I know I will keep coming here during that time, because the community is my family now.

Ashcan Bill · 11-16-2009, 05:33 PM

I generally smoke a cigar a day. But I honestly don't need to. This last weekend, I didn't fire one up at all because I just didn't have the time to sit down and enjoy one. Didn't actually even cross my mind.

On the other hand, when I used to smoke cigarettes, no way would I have gone over two days without one. Couldn't have done it either physically or mentally.

Was I addicted to cigarettes? Yep.

Am I addicted to cigars? Don't think so.

icehog3 · 11-16-2009, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scottw

I agree with Shawn, it's a passion of mine, not an addition. P**n on the other hand is an addiction.

You're addicted to pnoon?

pnoon · 11-16-2009, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icehog3

You're addicted to pnoon?

11-16-2009, 06:29 PM

Cigars at least for me have been something that is not an addiction because I am able to not smoke for months at a time and then go back to smoking once a week. I admit that I can get up to 2 a day but for the most part cigars help me relax and it's not a stimulant in the least. It's more than smoking as much as it is a seperation from anxiety and from everything I am reading on this thread people surround themselves with friends and just enjoy the comraderie as well as the taste. Nicotine seems to be something that isn't even in the mix.

icehog3 · 11-16-2009, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnoon

The lights are on,
but pnoon's not home
your mind is not your own
your heart sweats,
pnoon's body shakes
another kiss is what it takes
You can’t sleep,
pnoon can eat
there’s no doubt,
pnoon's in deep
your throat is tight,
you can’t breathe
another kiss
is all pnoon needs
Whoa, you like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh Yeah
it’s closer to the truth to say you can’t get enough,
you know you’re gonna have to face it, you’re addicted to pnoon

tooomanycolors · 11-16-2009, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotreds

Smoking cigars is a hobby. Buying cigars is an addiction.

pnoon · 11-16-2009, 06:38 PM

pnoon's body shakes
another beer is what it takes
You can’t sleep,
pnoon can eat
there’s no doubt,
pnoon's in deep
your throat is tight,
you can’t breathe
another

is all pnoon needs
Whoa, you like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh Yeah

11-16-2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icehog3

You're addicted to pnoon?

That's how I first read it too. But, didn't have the clever-streak necessary to turn it into group hilarity.

goalie204 · 11-16-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The EVP

It's a hobby.

1) I don't NEED cigars in order to get through my day/week/month/whatever.
2) I can go weeks without a cigar and it doesn't bother me a bit.
3) It doesn't interfere with my financial situation and I'm not making decisions to either pay my cigar dealer or my bills.
4) I don't see crackheads rotating their junk while it ages and making sure it's kept at the right temp and humidity
5) I've never known an addict who was happy.

I bite my nails which is an addiction, it doesn't stop me from getting through the day, etc etc etc

11-16-2009, 04:18 PM	#21
SmokinApe Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jeremy Posts: 1,267 Trading: (35)	Re: Addiction or hobby? I have been smoking cigars every day for years and continue to smoke more and more while buying more and more making me an authority on the matter... There is no way that these things are addictive...

11-16-2009, 04:22 PM	#22
The EVP Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Addiction or hobby? It's a hobby. 1) I don't NEED cigars in order to get through my day/week/month/whatever. 2) I can go weeks without a cigar and it doesn't bother me a bit. 3) It doesn't interfere with my financial situation and I'm not making decisions to either pay my cigar dealer or my bills. 4) I don't see crackheads rotating their junk while it ages and making sure it's kept at the right temp and humidity 5) I've never known an addict who was happy.

11-16-2009, 04:32 PM	#23
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,662 Trading: (63)	Re: Addiction or hobby? Smoking cigars is a hobby. Buying cigars is an addiction. __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

11-16-2009, 04:35 PM	#24
GTsetGO those were the droids Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Rob Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,686 Trading: (5)	Re: Addiction or hobby? i can quit anytime i want to. __________________ Modded Mustangs

11-16-2009, 04:37 PM	#27
Snake Hips Götterdämmerung Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Tyler Location: Directly above the center of the Earth Posts: 1,013 Trading: (10)	Re: Addiction or hobby? Physiologically it's extremely difficult to become addicted to cigars. Not only is the nicotine absorbed in a slower and less direct fashion, but the nicotine itself has very little addictive property. The nicotine in cigars and the nicotine in cigarettes are two very different chemicals.

11-16-2009, 04:38 PM	#28
GreekGodX Opa!! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Christos Location: 7 Line Posts: 4,893 Trading: (82)	Re: Addiction or hobby? This is a great topic. I agree with what many have already said. Truthfully without all you guys, cigars would mean nothing to me. __________________ "If I give a businessman 10,000 francs, what is that to him, he is rich. But if I give him a Cohiba cigar, that is style."-Hotel Rwanda

11-16-2009, 05:29 PM	#30
troutbreath Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: The Dash, NC Posts: 706 Trading: (0)	Re: Addiction or hobby? Clearly, you have a monkey on your back. We'll see you next week. Like Bob said, one would have to smoke a LOT of cigars to get addicted. At 2-4 per week, you are missing out on plenty of good stogie junkie time. I vote hobby.

11-16-2009, 05:33 PM	#32
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,900 Trading: (6)	Re: Addiction or hobby? I generally smoke a cigar a day. But I honestly don't need to. This last weekend, I didn't fire one up at all because I just didn't have the time to sit down and enjoy one. Didn't actually even cross my mind. On the other hand, when I used to smoke cigarettes, no way would I have gone over two days without one. Couldn't have done it either physically or mentally. Was I addicted to cigarettes? Yep. Am I addicted to cigars? Don't think so.

11-16-2009, 06:29 PM	#35
Cigary Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Addiction or hobby? Cigars at least for me have been something that is not an addiction because I am able to not smoke for months at a time and then go back to smoking once a week. I admit that I can get up to 2 a day but for the most part cigars help me relax and it's not a stimulant in the least. It's more than smoking as much as it is a seperation from anxiety and from everything I am reading on this thread people surround themselves with friends and just enjoy the comraderie as well as the taste. Nicotine seems to be something that isn't even in the mix.

11-16-2009, 06:38 PM	#38
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Addiction or hobby? pnoon's body shakes another beer is what it takes You can’t sleep, pnoon can eat there’s no doubt, pnoon's in deep your throat is tight, you can’t breathe another is all pnoon needs Whoa, you like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh Yeah __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden