Guys, You Only Need This ONE Reason to Quit Smoking
February 2nd, 2008 cate
Sure, there are gobs of reasons to stop smoking. Here are some examples but you’ll definitely know which one is THE reason…
12. Because it’ll KILL you – and quitting would reduce that risk. But that’s not the one reason I’m talking about. No, no. I know you can get lung, throat, larynx, esophagus, mouth, bladder, kidney, and pancreas cancer, high blood pressure, emphysema, and I know that over 400,000 die from smoking related diseases every year. I’m not talking about that.
11. It ages you fast and you’ll wrinkle up like a prune (even though you are in your 30s!) – Yes, smoking makes your skin wrinkle unnaturally. Yuck. Of course, that’s not the one reason, either.
10. You can get a heart attack or stroke – which could kill you right then. That sucks but that’s not it.
9. You’ll save a lot of money – yes, having a habit of smoking digs pretty deep into your wallet. By quitting, you’ll save lots o cash. Whatever.
8. You will look so much better – if you quit, your personal appearance will improve drastically – by eliminating such things as stained teeth and ugly brown fingers (ew!), bad bad OHSOBAD breath (*gag*), coughing, and smoking odor on body and clothes. You’ll prevent wrinkles from prematurely aging you, and your skin will look so much nicer. Of course, there are more important reasons for quitting.
7. You will not harm the health of people around you – when smoking, you not only risk your own health, you risk the health of your family and friends with second hand smoke. You will not be responsible for them getting smoking related diseases if you stop. If you don’t, it’s all on your shoulders, buddy. Can you live with yourself? 3,000 people die in the U.S. every year from second hand smoke.
6. You will pollute less. Smokers cause air pollution with their smoke! But they also pollute the world with their non-biodegradable filters. Those things don’t go away! Makes you wonder what they’re made out of, doesn’t it? Maybe it’s the filters that give you diseases, huh? Anyway back to the number one reason for quitting. But first…
5. You’ll regain your sense of taste and smell – You will actually be able to taste the REAL flavors of food! Imagine that.
4. You will have more energy, be more active – This feeling will motivate you to accomplish things you couldn’t muster yourself to do as a smoker.
3. You will sleep better – you will feel more rested and no longer need that extra perk of a smoke to get you going.
2. People will want to kiss you! You will eliminate ‘hairy tongue’ and ‘smokers cough’ or wheezing, and your bad breath will go away. Who wants to kiss a coughing, wheezing, dragon breath person with a hairy tongue? Ew. Well, I suppose another smoker, heeheehee! *shudders*
Yeah, that’s a lot and all good and that but if you need just one, and only one reason to quit smoking it’s probably this. (if it doesn’t do it for you, you might need to see a doctor. Immediately.)
1. Cigarette smoking (as well as drug use and drinking) clogs the arteries that take blood to the penis, which mean, guys, that your happy guy might not get too happy very often – if at all. Your sex drive will plummet. “Libido? What’s that?” you’ll be saying. In the end, you might be forced to rename Happy Guy to something more appropriate like Mushy Guy or Tiny Tim or something like that…
I know you skipped the above and jumped right down to the bottom. 
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