doobie

@lanerobertlane said:

I've smoked cigarettes for the last 15 years of my life (I'm 26 now). Both of my parents smoked but discourage me from following there nasty habit. I remember my first cigarette was in a pub (yes 2 years before i was old enough to legally drink in one) when i was drunk. It all spiralled downwards into an addiction from there and for the past few years i smoke around 20 a day.

I do enjoy a smoke though, despite knowing how bad it is for my health, and how much money it costs (UK average price is £7.00 a pack of 20. That means i spend £49/week OR £!95/month £2,555 a year on cigarettes. A frightening statistic) the addiction and craving negates that an illogical way.

I have tried quitting a couple of times throughout the period, with Nicotine replacement theory (NiQuitin patches) and later Champex (A drug with alters the brains receptors and your psychology no to crave the nicotine) and all sorts of NHS stop smoking support. But I have always failed, due to lack of will power, and ultimately have a problem with accepting help from the NHS which, in my view, isn't funded for myself who made the choice to fuck up my own body with cigarettes.

I think I'll probably end up smoking the rest of my life, or quitting if have a medical scare of a child or something like that. I wouldn't want to raise a child and subject them to second hand smoke.

try this book

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0718194551/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358460502&sr=8-1

i was really skeptical a book would stop me smoking and id had many failed attempts at stopping and thought i would be a smoker for the rest of my life. but i listened to the audio book version of this book on 01/01/12 and i've not smoked or even wanted to smoke since. and that was after smoking 20 a day for 20 years. it was like someone just flicked a switch in my head.

when ryan says 'so what you been playing brad'

and he replies 'DMC'.

if you are worried about spoilers simply fast forward or turn it down or put lobsters in your ears. its not like they just out of the blue randomly blurt out spoiler to catch you off guard.

thats what i do anyway.

@joshwent said:

I smoke and love it! But I'm also well aware of my activites' impact on other people.

When walking down the street, I always make sure it's not bothering anyone, even to go so far as to hold smoke in my lungs until someone passing me has gone by. Also, it is addictive and can get a stupid hold on you if you're not careful, so I quit for a few months at a time every once in a while. @McGhee: Sorry dude, your friends are jerks if that's how it is. But that's not the entirety of smokers at all. I can easily go for a few days without even really thinking about smoking, because I never wanted to be that guy. People use smoking as an excuse for countless things, but they are always in control of their own actions.

Another thing though, smoking is incredibly relaxing. It's a fact. Tough it's probably more just being still and breathing deeply (which we really don't do unless it's intentional), rather than anything smoke-specific, but hey... a cigarette and coffee after a good meal is heavenly.

And of course, the default video for all of these smoking threads...

i used to be this way.

i fucking loved smoking. LOVED IT!

the first thing i did in the morning and the last thing i did before i went to bed was have a cigarette. as soon as i woke up i rolled 2 cigarettes and made a coffee and smoked them out of the window. i was prob smoking 20 -25 roll ups a day. and thought it relaxed me, i thought it relieved boredom, i thought it made me concentrate better. when ever i drank alcohol or when ever i had a meal or well any fucking excuse to smoke i smoked. and i smoked EVERYDAY for 20 years.

but in reality none of that was true. the only reason i ever smoked was because i was addicted to nicotine. the most addictive drug on the planet.

everything i thought smoking relieved smoking actually caused. the reason you find it relaxing is because you need nicotine. and every cigarette i smoked just created the need for the next one.

smoking is poison and has NO benefits or positives what so ever.

i stopped 13 month ago and have no desire to ever be a smoke again

you can simple pretend that GB don't do reviews by just no paying any fucking attention to them

i want an ER so i can complain like fuck about every tiny little thing in the comments page below.

i don't have a 3DS so have no real opinion. so no point me even posting really.

im the same but with banana's

i like banana milkshake and banana tasting products.

but i hate eating banana's.

im I ALONE IN THIS!

@SASnake said:

I dont know what just happened, but I feel this is a post where somebody likes to tell people they dont like a game thats popular, to make them look unique.

a 'free-thinker' that goes 'against' the 'gain'... '...'

so a 7.5 is a meh game then.

i disagree though i think FC3 is great and i love playing it. far from meh.

@paulwade1984 said:

@doobie said:

@paulwade1984 said:

Iteration doesn't mean throwing away months of work on a whim. Even the most agile of developments need a vision and clear tasks. His method is unique and crazy at best. Imagine the demotivation his staff must feel when uncle ken comes round and says. "No no no. I just don't see this in my vision which isn't formed yet. I know you just spent 2 months on it, but do it again eh. Maybe you'll get it right this time. The only direction I'm gonna give you is make it beautiful." I'd say fuck you ken, I'm going to work at Zynga. Better prospects.

we are so lucky the internet if full of armchair experts to give opinion on shit

We are so lucky the internet is full of snarky c**ts who just wanna troll shit. Either contribute, dispute my argument, or go somewhere else.

Seriously whats your problem? Is Ken your best mate?

what is your argument ?