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Giving up smoking is easy…I’ve done it hundreds of times. (Mark Twain)

Well, after Shahrukh Khan (SRK) the latest celebrity to swear quitting smoking is our Ghajini superstar Aamir Khan. Smoking has been a touchy subject when it comes to cinema fraternity. The stylized Rajnikanth was criticized for spoiling Tamil youth by glorifying smoking and drinking on screen. The health minister Ramadoss was very happy with Rajnikanth when he didn’t smoke onscreen for two of his blockbuster movies last year. Ramdoss’ request to celebrities to stop smoking onscreen invited ridicule and fury; while Amitabh Bacchan got upset and the director Mahesh Bhatt found it juvenile, the candid SRK voiced openly that he is not to be told what he should do and what he shouldn’t!

Smoking helps you lose weight — one lung at a time!”‘ (Alfred E Neuman)

Well, frankly I have never understood why people smoke? You spend money to get unhealthy! How stupid is that? Its good news that smoking is banned in public places in India. How I hated being a passive smoker…ughh. Anyways, I am not here to preach anti smoking, it’s a personal choice after all….but what I will do is,  share with you few funny quotes and a joke on smoking …

Here goes!

“Anyone can give up smoking, but it takes a real man to face cancer”
“A cigarette is a pipe with a fire at one end and a fool at the other”  (Author Unknown)
“The cigarette does the smoking – you’re just the sucker” (Author Unknown)
“People always come up to me and say that my smoking is bothering them… Well, it’s killing me!” (Woody Allen)
“I tried to stop smoking cigarettes by telling myself I just didn’t want to smoke, but I didn’t believe myself” (Barbara Kelly)
“I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something.” (George F Burns)

Jack, at a New Year’s party, turns to his friend, Harry, and asks for a cigarette.
“I thought you made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking,” Harry responds.
“I am in the process of quitting,” replies Jack with a grin. “Right now, I am in the middle of phase one.”
“Phase one?” wonders Harry.
“Yeah,” laughs Jack, “I have quit buying.”
-Unknown