that damn smoker's test

i think it was tuesday night when i opened my multiply account and found all these people posting "the smoker's test". when i opened it, it was one of those chain posts that you add your name at the end if you can *hold your breath while reposting*. wtf? oh wait, i think this deserves an actual WHAT THE FUCK? that was the most stupid post i have ever encountered. a survey would have been much better. hell, i could have enjoyed a blank post more. anyway, that got me to think: why do people care so much about smokers/smoking?

i know that its a big deal about health and stuff, but is there more to it than just that? when chandler (yes, from Friends) smoked, he told ross and the others one specific line that i could never forget.

"say what you want, but the bottom line is.. smoking is cool, and you know it!"

yeah i laughed at it, but being a smoker myself (who is now trying to quit, haha), i know for damn sure that there is some truth in that line. no matter how we try to say that smoking helps us cope with our stress, how smoking makes us happy, how smoking takes the pain away *emo* or how we smoke JUST because we like to smoke.. the bottom line is, there is a part of smoking that makes us cool.

maybe that's why people cared whether they pass or fail the smoker's test. or i might be wrong. people are happy when they pass the test, meaning they are not smokers. so if that's the case then why do the damn test? worst part is, some of those who passed the test are actually smokers. again, why do the damn test?

i think i've made my point. smoking creates an illusion of coolness. =)