hahaha...Ricky & Lucy had to smoke on their show too. It was part of their contract. Different brand. What a different time. I never thot TV would survive w/o cigarette commercials! Boy, was I dumb! We can watch condom commercials, dick enhancement jingles with a Santa & douche ads but cigatettes are just too nasty for kids to see,I guess. That way kids never have to be exposed them , ever. They will not know what a cigarette is in their entire lives. rox
Yep.. It was so cool that I'm still smoking after all these years. I've tried hypnosis, the patch, the inhaler, Chantix, and everything in between. I've managed to quit a half dozen times but never for more than four months at a stretch.
Cigarettes were only .27 cents a pack when I started back in 1964. I even remember smoking in the doctor office and I had a smoking room when both of my boys were born.
I would be willing to start a quit smoking blog if anyone would like to join it with me.
Hi DD:) yes it was sooo glamourous every movie star did it. I'm a fan of the olde movies the silverscreen era they all smoked it was a sexy part of the stars image. James dean Monty Clift William Holden Tyrone power and Marilyn Monroe. I don't smoke myself but I do appreciate the method acting of olde Hollywood. DD I'm wandering off topic a bit please forgive me. I was wondering if any of our fellow bloggers like or love the olde movies from the silent screen of 1910-to the spaghetti westerns of the seventies? I love the old black & whites best myself. One of my favourites is The outlaw I am totally in love with Jack Beutel who played Billy the kid. Guy Madison was gorgeous ! Oh how dreamy the men were in the olden days of Hollywood! Another handsome hero type was Fred macmurray. He was underrated IMO. Gregory peck & James Stewart were gentlemen. Can't leave out the ladies now Grace Kelly was a beauty to behold Lauren Bacall as was Irene dunne and Norma shearer but in her ability of acting skills there was Bette Davis ! Wow! What an era. So many of the funny character actors still live on in the pix such as Marjorie main and beulah bondi as well as s k chubby and C Aubry smith. The kids were great too everyone knows Shirley temple and a young Robert Wagner also a sweet lil Natalie wood and dame Elizabeth Taylor as a child. But the best IMO was Margaret o Brien :) she was sooooo unforgetable as she was over the top and she could cry on cue too. Sorry DD I know this is about smoking and it is well known now to be a health hazard but it was an acceptable habit even cool to immitate the stars on tv and movie screens all over the world. Kids today will not pick up the ciggies nor will they even get a cavity lucky lil duckies they are born into all this new era with cell phones lasers and the Internet ! Kiki :) Ps thanks DD for letting me stroll down sunset blvd. thanks
Just wondering - would join too. This is day 10 since I had my last cig and, although slightly easier than the first 3, it is still damn hard. Could use all the help I can find...
Stupid smoking. I quit twice last year. I hope this last time sticks. It's always such a bummer when I slip up. Ick. I bet we all started when we were kids and had no concept of what addiction really is like. I can't believe that shit is still legal!
Regarding Rox's post---have you noticed all the innuendos in those "male enhancement" ads? They crack me up. Woodgrain in the background, etc. When I started college in 1974 and 1975, there were cigarette girls outside Meier and Frank and Lipmann's, etc. in downtown Portland. For some reason, it was okay to give out free packs of cigarettes to anyone who wanted them, as an ad campaign. I remember one day, I came back from shopping downtown, and showed my classmates six full-size packs of cigarettes, and several small packs of the "longs". I didn't even smoke. But I started, and did smoke for a brief time, then. I've wondered how many people were hooked into a lifelong habit right there? My sister started at 12 or 13, and has smoked off and on ever since. The only thing that ever helped her at all was hypnosis. That kept her free for years, though she is back to cigarettes now.
I quit Jan 2003 after smoking for 29 years. Intellectually, we all know it's the smart thing to have done however I still miss it. I really enjoyed smoking and believe me, if I get a terminal diagnosis, I'll be back puffing away.
Good luck to all those trying to quit. I didn't manage on my first try either.
For those of you who have just quit, congratulations. It is the hardest thing you will ever do - EVER!! Just keep reminding yourself of this: When you get that very painful, overwhelming craving for a smoke, ride it out - it will pass (usually in a couple of minutes). You will continue to have these hideous cravings for about two weeks or so, and then after that, they start to subside. If you can resist, and just take deep breaths, the cravings will pass, and will become more and more infrequent with each day. Be proud of yourselves for doing something REALLY INCREDIBLY POSITIVE for yourself, your family and your environment - and good luck. Don't give up.
I smoked for 40+ years and next month I will celebrate my 3rd year smoke free. I quit cold turkey and for several weeks I wasn't a person to be around. There's no silver bullet or magic cure. It takes a lot of will power and the mental mind set to quit. I researched everything I could and even joined forums for people just like me. I suggest downloading a free book by Joel Spitzer. He practically walks a person through every question and addresses any issues when trying to quit. If I can quit and stay quit, anyone can do it. Good luck to you all that want to quit.
I am on day 3 of no smoking...apparently there are stages, it is 3 days, 3 weeks, and 3 months...and for all those who have quit numerous times before if you think about it these are generally the major times of weakness when you just think fuck it, go to the shop and buy yourself a pack.
Don't know if they have it everywhere but Allan Car stop smoking sessions are incredible - but quite expensive (I am in London - costs £250) and even though I have done it, and started smoking again, I can really recommend it. Teaches you so many things about smoking, advertising etc, and makes you think about it differently - basically tries to get that "i enjoy it" think out of your head. The book is ok as well, but nowhere near as good as the session.
I quit smoking because even though I really enjoyed it, I hate everything about it.
First, the industry: The patent lies, the blatant greed, buying politicians, burying facts and denying it's harmful, trying to get little kids and teens to do it. Fucking drug pushers, period. Absolutely shameful.
Second, the issue of breathing: I am a big fan of being able to breathe. I have a phobia of not being able to breathe. If I smoke, chances are that some day I might not be able to breathe. Very scary.
When the cravings wash over me, I distract myself, drink a lot of water, and celebrate the fact that I don't *have* to smoke anymore. Now, when I see smokers all huddled up outside (no smoking in any businesses in OR) shivering their way through a butt, I am so happy to not ever have to do that again. For what it's worth, a pal of mine swears on pickles as a replacement.
I have an odd little confession/habit. I'm addicted to nicotine gum! I started about a week after I quit smoking and thought I'd give it up after I got past the mental addiction. It's been almost a year now and although I've pretty much got over the mental addiction to cigarettes I can't seem to give up the actual nicotine. I'm thinking of switching to the patch in a few weeks. Weird, huh?
Has anyone tried the new ecigarettes? My husband gave them a shot (didn't like) but a lot of people have had good luck with them. Of course now they're trying to make those illegal and limit their use but I still think they're a great idea.
hahaha...Ricky & Lucy had to smoke on their show too. It was part of their contract. Different brand. What a different time. I never thot TV would survive w/o cigarette commercials! Boy, was I dumb! We can watch condom commercials, dick enhancement jingles with a Santa & douche ads but cigatettes are just too nasty for kids to see,I guess. That way kids never have to be exposed them , ever. They will not know what a cigarette is in their entire lives.
ReplyDeleterox
Yep.. It was so cool that I'm still smoking after all these years. I've tried hypnosis, the patch, the inhaler, Chantix, and everything in between. I've managed to quit a half dozen times but never for more than four months at a stretch.
ReplyDeleteCigarettes were only .27 cents a pack when I started back in 1964. I even remember smoking in the doctor office and I had a smoking room when both of my boys were born.
I would be willing to start a quit smoking blog if anyone would like to join it with me.
Hi DD:) yes it was sooo glamourous every
ReplyDeletemovie star did it. I'm a fan of the olde movies
the silverscreen era they all smoked it was
a sexy part of the stars image. James dean
Monty Clift William Holden Tyrone power and
Marilyn Monroe. I don't smoke myself but I do
appreciate the method acting of olde Hollywood.
DD I'm wandering off topic a bit please forgive me.
I was wondering if any of our fellow bloggers
like or love the olde movies from the silent screen
of 1910-to the spaghetti westerns of the seventies?
I love the old black & whites best myself. One
of my favourites is The outlaw I am totally in
love with Jack Beutel who played Billy the kid.
Guy Madison was gorgeous ! Oh how dreamy
the men were in the olden days of Hollywood!
Another handsome hero type was Fred macmurray.
He was underrated IMO. Gregory peck & James Stewart
were gentlemen. Can't leave out the ladies now
Grace Kelly was a beauty to behold Lauren Bacall as
was Irene dunne and Norma shearer but in her
ability of acting skills there was Bette Davis ! Wow!
What an era. So many of the funny character actors
still live on in the pix such as Marjorie main and
beulah bondi as well as s k chubby and C Aubry smith.
The kids were great too everyone knows Shirley temple
and a young Robert Wagner also a sweet lil
Natalie wood and dame Elizabeth Taylor as a child.
But the best IMO was Margaret o Brien :)
she was sooooo unforgetable as she was
over the top and she could cry on cue too.
Sorry DD I know this is about smoking and
it is well known now to be a health hazard
but it was an acceptable habit even cool to
immitate the stars on tv and movie screens
all over the world. Kids today will not pick up
the ciggies nor will they even get a cavity lucky
lil duckies they are born into all this new era
with cell phones lasers and the Internet ! Kiki :)
Ps thanks DD for letting me stroll down sunset blvd.
thanks
Just Wondering: I would love to stop smoking. I am weak I suppose. I also ENJOY smoking.
ReplyDeleteI have tried all the cures you mentioned. HELP!!
just wondering: I would join. I quit back in 1974 but I am still considered a former smoker, if I would qualify.
ReplyDeleterox
Just wondering - would join too. This is day 10 since I had my last cig and, although slightly easier than the first 3, it is still damn hard. Could use all the help I can find...
ReplyDeleteI hate Mary Tyler Moore's horse face. She bugs.
ReplyDeleteStupid smoking. I quit twice last year. I hope this last time sticks. It's always such a bummer when I slip up. Ick. I bet we all started when we were kids and had no concept of what addiction really is like. I can't believe that shit is still legal!
ReplyDeleteRegarding Rox's post---have you noticed all the innuendos in those "male enhancement" ads? They crack me up. Woodgrain in the background, etc.
ReplyDeleteWhen I started college in 1974 and 1975, there were cigarette girls outside Meier and Frank and Lipmann's, etc. in downtown Portland. For some reason, it was okay to give out free packs of cigarettes to anyone who wanted them, as an ad campaign. I remember one day, I came back from shopping downtown, and showed my classmates six full-size packs of cigarettes, and several small packs of the "longs". I didn't even smoke. But I started, and did smoke for a brief time, then. I've wondered how many people were hooked into a lifelong habit right there?
My sister started at 12 or 13, and has smoked off and on ever since. The only thing that ever helped her at all was hypnosis. That kept her free for years, though she is back to cigarettes now.
Vicki,
ReplyDeleteI know...I love smoking! I know it's not healthy, and that now I'm a parriah, but I can't quit. I have tried everything...doesn't work...sigh.
I even like the taste!
Beth en Sevilla
I quit Jan 2003 after smoking for 29 years. Intellectually, we all know it's the smart thing to have done however I still miss it. I really enjoyed smoking and believe me, if I get a terminal diagnosis, I'll be back puffing away.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to all those trying to quit. I didn't manage on my first try either.
kiki--i LOVE LOVE LOVE silent movies!!!!!! gloria swanson, erich von stroheim, griffith, chaplin, etc....omg!!! :)
ReplyDeletesunset blvd.! one of my favs!
For those of you who have just quit, congratulations. It is the hardest thing you will ever do - EVER!! Just keep reminding yourself of this: When you get that very painful, overwhelming craving for a smoke, ride it out - it will pass (usually in a couple of minutes). You will continue to have these hideous cravings for about two weeks or so, and then after that, they start to subside. If you can resist, and just take deep breaths, the cravings will pass, and will become more and more infrequent with each day. Be proud of yourselves for doing something REALLY INCREDIBLY POSITIVE for yourself, your family and your environment - and good luck. Don't give up.
ReplyDeleteI smoked for 40+ years and next month I will celebrate my 3rd year smoke free. I quit cold turkey and for several weeks I wasn't a person to be around. There's no silver bullet or magic cure. It takes a lot of will power and the mental mind set to quit. I researched everything I could and even joined forums for people just like me. I suggest downloading a free book by Joel Spitzer. He practically walks a person through every question and addresses any issues when trying to quit.
ReplyDeleteIf I can quit and stay quit, anyone can do it. Good luck to you all that want to quit.
I am on day 3 of no smoking...apparently there are stages, it is 3 days, 3 weeks, and 3 months...and for all those who have quit numerous times before if you think about it these are generally the major times of weakness when you just think fuck it, go to the shop and buy yourself a pack.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if they have it everywhere but Allan Car stop smoking sessions are incredible - but quite expensive (I am in London - costs £250) and even though I have done it, and started smoking again, I can really recommend it. Teaches you so many things about smoking, advertising etc, and makes you think about it differently - basically tries to get that "i enjoy it" think out of your head. The book is ok as well, but nowhere near as good as the session.
I am well up for joining the quit smoking blog!
I quit smoking because even though I really enjoyed it, I hate everything about it.
ReplyDeleteFirst, the industry: The patent lies, the blatant greed, buying politicians, burying facts and denying it's harmful, trying to get little kids and teens to do it. Fucking drug pushers, period. Absolutely shameful.
Second, the issue of breathing: I am a big fan of being able to breathe. I have a phobia of not being able to breathe. If I smoke, chances are that some day I might not be able to breathe. Very scary.
When the cravings wash over me, I distract myself, drink a lot of water, and celebrate the fact that I don't *have* to smoke anymore. Now, when I see smokers all huddled up outside (no smoking in any businesses in OR) shivering their way through a butt, I am so happy to not ever have to do that again. For what it's worth, a pal of mine swears on pickles as a replacement.
I have an odd little confession/habit. I'm addicted to nicotine gum! I started about a week after I quit smoking and thought I'd give it up after I got past the mental addiction. It's been almost a year now and although I've pretty much got over the mental addiction to cigarettes I can't seem to give up the actual nicotine. I'm thinking of switching to the patch in a few weeks. Weird, huh?
ReplyDeleteSo... with all of us who are willing to start a "support blog" for future and current non-smokers, I guess your blog is a go "just wondering"!
ReplyDeleteDay 11 and probably that many more pounds heavier. If I keep this up, I will need to start smoking again to shed the pounds. Ironic, no?
Has anyone tried the new ecigarettes? My husband gave them a shot (didn't like) but a lot of people have had good luck with them. Of course now they're trying to make those illegal and limit their use but I still think they're a great idea.
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