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Ode
to cigarettes
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I
hate being a non-smoker. It is so boring! It occurred to me the
other day that I really would be a lot happier if I smoked .
When
someone says "good morning" to me, I cannot just ignore
him or her and go have a smoke. In fact, I seldom get an extra
break in my workday. I cannot stop what I'm doing to have a quick
cigarette. I do not get to go outside and hang around talking to
the other smokers at regular intervals on the pretense that I'm
having nicotine fit.
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Im
not able to use nicotine as an excuse for my grouchiness in the morning.
I just have to admit that I'm a grouch. If my nerves are jittery, I must
have some sort of psychological problem. I cannot say it is because I
have not had a cigarette. I can't even go to the psychologist and
pretend it is for "help to stop smoking ."
I do not have anything to hold in my hand to calm my nerves. I do not
get the satisfaction of throwing my butts down for others to clean up.
No one praises me for trying to quit - because I never smoked in the
first place .
I cannot wear the patch as a status symbol. Nobody asks my opinion of
whether it works or not. I obviously don't know anything
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about
the patch nor have an opinion. No one is proud of me when I go
without a cigarette.My calmness is taken for granted, as I
supposedly have the ability to contro1 my behavior.
I cannot brag about all the money I'm saving by cutting back. I do
not get to shop for cute ashtrays to accessorize my home. I do not
get to buy nice leather cigarette cases or fancy lighters to
support my habit.
I do not have an excuse to buy new furniture because I
accidentally make a burn mark on something . The candles on my
birthday cake smoke more than I do
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I
do not have anything with my coffee in the morning unless it is
food.I have nothing to do in a bar or club except drink. I don't
have to sit in the smoking section at a restaurant --and so I am
always in the family section with people who have their kids along
.
At the theater, I do not have a reason to go out to the lobby
during intermissions. I never have an excuse to get out of the
house and run to the store for a package of cigarettes .
I can't leave meetings early to look for the smoking area. I can't
excuse myself to hunt for a package of cigarettes. I have nothing
to give up for the Great American Smoke-out.
I do not get to be offended about my right to smoke being
violated. I don't get to complain about being per~secuted for
smoking .I can't throw a fit and blame it on nicotine withdrawal.
I do not have nicotine to stimulate me and keep me going
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My three favorite things are allergy medication, clean ashtrays ,
and good chest X-rays .How boring can life get?
I can't use my poor health as an excuse to miss work. My life goal
has to be something besides just "to quit smoking .
I do not have an emergency pack of cigarettes in the refrigerator
"just in case." And worst of all, I have nothing to do
after sex but just lay there.
Yes , smokers are much happier people. If it were just not for
that nagging little question about CANCER, I'd smoke too.
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