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Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 21 Feb 2011, 16:03
by SoGone
Who was the guy who looked at tobacco plants and said, "Hey, I bet it'd be cool to dry these leaves, roll them up in paper, set fire to one end, put the other end in my mouth, and puff. It might make me cough at first, and it might taste disgusting, but if I keep going, it'll make me feel more relaxed"...?
I wonder the same about the person who first thought about pouring hot water over ground-up coffee beans.
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 22 Feb 2011, 11:59
by mark
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 22 Feb 2011, 15:43
by SoGone
When I was 11, I drank black coffee, even in the middle of hot summer days.
A year later I quit because it was sort of stupid. I think I was just trying to act like an adult.
I've never smoked; nicotine's almost as disgusting as coffee to me.
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 23 Feb 2011, 11:53
by mark
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 23 Feb 2011, 13:23
by SoGone
I can't drink unsweetened tea...I have to put honey in it.
But I usually only drink tea when I'm really sick.
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 24 Feb 2011, 11:02
by mark
ooooh
actually, despite being british, I don't drink tea too often!!!!... but honey, honey???!!!
I don't like honey... You should drink it more often and without the honey but nice and milky!!!!
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 24 Feb 2011, 13:16
by SoGone
I've tried adding milk to tea...I can't cotton to that.
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 24 Feb 2011, 23:48
by mark
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 25 Feb 2011, 00:50
by SoGone
You can't drink black TEA!
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 25 Feb 2011, 02:34
by mark
But you just said you've tried it with milk and you don't like it so - you must drink it black with honey or something weird right???!!!... confused!!! and in fact I know someone I work with who drinks his tea black!!!...
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 25 Feb 2011, 14:49
by SoGone
But tea can't be black! Blackness only refers to coffee!
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 25 Feb 2011, 22:09
by mark
no Andy, tea without milk is 'black' in my book...
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 25 Feb 2011, 23:05
by SoGone
I don't know if that's you or just your Britishness, but WTF? Grumble.
Tea without milk isn't "black," it's transparent.
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 25 Feb 2011, 23:41
by mark
black... well it's very dark anyway so let's call it black!!!
Re: Who was the first person to smoke?
Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 02:28
by SoGone
Brown ain't black, especially when it's light brown.
Well I don't smoke and I hate coffee so not only am I sensible but I can't help you either... sorry... wiki it and tell us the answer!!!! 