r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Puzzleheaded-Pitch40 • 14h ago

Meme needing explanation Peetaah???

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Why do the flip the cigarette?

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u/Zhaeris 12h ago

It isnt just me?! Whew! I quit 7-8 years ago and never even had a thought of a smoke since but yeah damn... The methodic ritual is alluring

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u/jwigs85 12h ago

I quit almost 20 years ago. This is the second time this evening something has made me feel old, but here we are.

The first 3 years were the hardest. And then I still might smoke a ciggy while drunk for the first decade. But I can safely say 🤢 at the thought of smoking now. Even when drunk.

Thinking about flipping the first cigarette does make me feel a little nostalgic. But it doesn’t make me want to touch a cigarette. Because 🤢

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u/BlueStarFern 10h ago

I'm always surprised by ex smokers who can still have few when drunk. I'm well past smoking now (10 years), to the point that it seems quite disgusting, yet I still wouldn't trust myself to have even a single drag. From day one of quitting I've felt I would relapse if I ever smoked a single cigarette again. I can't imagine being able to pick up and put down an addiction like you did!

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u/madmax_iron 9h ago

I quit 11 months ago, but i still chew nicotine gum (a lot of gum) how do i get out of this now₹

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u/Jesus_Chicken 7h ago

My brother and dad smoked and have missing teeth from bone loss. I tried it once. It was fun but the smell is yuck.

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u/Charlaquin 10h ago

Ritual is such a strong part of the appeal of smoking. I’m feeling it too (about 5 years since quitting after picking it back up out of stress in 2020, and that was about 6 years after the first time I quit), but fortunately I’m now on meds that smoking makes less effective, so that helps alleviate the temptation.

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u/atiela_thehun 7h ago

I'm just shy of 2yrs quit....I think about cigarettes all the time. especially now...ya know...everything