Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Why Do People Smoke? Funny And True....

Even if you are trying to quit smoking, have quit or are lighting one up (or plugging in) right now, smoking culture is still fascinating and at times, hilarious.  Frankly, some of my smoking friends are the funniest people I know... must be all that time sitting, smoking in meaningful contemplation of... something.

I recently stumbled upon this blog post that had me agreeably chuckling... and, well, some days that is more than we can hope for.  I am sure you will enjoy it at least as much....

Check it out.  From : Dreamviews.com

21 reasons why people smoke cigarettes.

 1) When I'm bored and don't want to listen to you talk anymore, I'll light a smoke
2) When I'm nervous and conscious that I have been staring at your breasts for the last 30 mins, I'll light a smoke
3) Basically anytime when there`s nothing to do and you would end up looking silly sitting there doing nothing, you can light a smoke and BAM ... 5 mins of purpose.
4) If you smoke and squint at the same time, it creates a very menacing effect.. causing you to look tough (even if you aren't)
5) When that hot girl/guy standing outside the club asks you for a light or a smoke.. you can play the hero and help him/her out (this usually leads to a night of sweaty romance)
6) Cigarettes and Beer = pure fucking bliss
7) If you don't smoke, how can you enjoy a smoke after sex.
8) Who wants to be old anyways, right?
9) Dying young creates legends. Referring back to 10.. old people are scary.
10) Who wouldn't want one of those crazy ass machines you stick to your throat that make you talk like a robot. Robots are fucking sweet.
11) Without smokes, private investigators would never have been able to sustain that blue cloud of mystery around their profession. PI`s are almost as cool as robots.
12) Cigarette packs come with cool pictures on them now, like rotting teeth and black lungs. That shit is educational.. therefore it follows that cigarettes are educational.
13) Ever been so pissed off you wanted to rip someones head off and piss down there neck. Hey relax man, have a cigarette.
14)Smoking temporarily restores alertness when experiencing symptoms of drowsiness and fatigue.
15)Smoking is beneficial because it leaves you with little disposable income to spend on drugs. Cigarettes are better than crack.
16)Smoking finances the government with tax REVENUE.
Actually, I almost want to quit thinking of giving the government more money... Then I thought of the poor tobacco farmers who have little tobacco farmer babies with mouths to feed. God bless smoking.
18)If you already smoked and you quit, that makes you a quitter. Didn't your mom teach you not to be a quitter?
19)In-depth scientific research has proven that smokers become at least 23% more attractive to their desired sex while smoking cigarettes. Hence the term "Smoking Hot".
20)Smoking, despite its many cancer causing substances, can temporarily raise your metabolism! Don't believe me? How many fat smokers do you know?
21)Smoking INCREASES your heart rate, thus eliminating any need for "warm-up" before a sporting event. Besides, whose gonna mess with the bad-ass motherfucker smoking before doing something athletic?

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Monday, September 16, 2013

Is "Women's Smoking Culture" Freudian Soft-Core Porn?


Not many would deny there is a kind of sensuality to a person smoking. As a woman, I have always found a man smoking to be a sexy thing to watch... if I found him attractive in the first place.  One of my very first boyfriends smoked.. maybe it's part of the "bad-boy" attraction thing, I dunno, but it was sexy as hell, watching him light up a cigarette. Mmmm.

Of course, smelling and tasting like a cigarette wasnt so sexy, and, again, as a woman, I never thought women smoking was very lady-like. Except for the Old-Hollywood gals who somehow made  it look gorgeous.  Of course, they had total class. Wearing pearls and silk gowns, smoking a long cigarette looked so much sexier than some middle-aged hill billy like myself smoking in jeans and a t-shirt off the front porch.

In any case, apparently, men do find the sight of a beautiful woman smoking a sensual, no, sexual event.  Men are visually stimulated -that's a fact, so, of course, the vision of a hot chick blowing delicate trails of smoke from between slightly parted lips would be a turn on.

Who knew enough dudes thought so that it would be qualified as a fetish! Websites are dedicated to it, videos are made, and, well, photos of gals blowing smoke just turn guys on.

Now that my eyes are open to this new organized group of smoke voyeurs I only have one question...
Are their sites like this featuring men smoking??

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Setting A Mood: The Use of Smoke in Art


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Health concerns aside, the image of a person smoking always sets a mood. You see a feeling... you feel something tangible, often in a way you wouldn't if the smoke wasn't there, if the person wasn't obviously taking a time-out from his or her moment to reflect in a way a smoker does.

The smoke itself is part of the mood. It wafts and creates an otherworldly mist that seems to imply something more mysterious to the viewer.  No matter what you feel about smoking, and I will not argue the merits, the use of the cigarette in art, or the presence of smoke in a photo, is... well, mood- capturing.

Check out the examples below... what do you think?

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