Smoking is actually okay for you. Feat Bob
Summary
Bob has been smoking for over 60 years and completed six marathons, pulling over to light up once every two hours during races. He smokes 10 cigarettes a day. His lungs are fine, he insists, backing up his wild take that smoking is actually okay for you as long as you walk a lot. Kareem presses him on the addiction, and Bob admits he tried quitting once but lasted about two hours before his boss begged him to buy another pack because he was unbearable. His favorite part? The excuse to step outside every couple hours and "take in some fresh air" while smoking. He gets off at his stop, probably to light one up.
Full Transcript
So, what's your take? Smoking is actually okay for you. 100% disagree, provided you walk a lot.
So, you think that you can smoke cigarettes as long as you're walking? I'm living proof of it. I've been smoking for over 60 years now. And I've done marathons. I did my first marathon when I was 59 years old. I did five more of them after smoking for 60 years. As a matter of fact, in the marathon, I would pull over to the curb once every two hours and have a cigarette and then pick up again. My lungs are perfectly fine. I go to the doctor for a full physical every 90 days. I don't have any lung problems. I don't have any cancer problems. I don't—well, I did. I had colon cancer, but I didn't get that from smoking cigarettes.
So, you're encouraging everyone to light up? I'm not encouraging anybody to do anything. You're just saying it's overblown. There's probably a lot of things that are much worse for you than smoking.
What do you think is worse? Drugs. Who needs drugs? I don't need drugs. I have a good life. You know, I don't need to get high. I used to drink, but I gave it up 24 years ago because of the calorie intake of booze.
How many cigarettes do you smoke a day? I smoke 10 a day.
Do you think you're addicted? Oh, sure.
Are you addicted? What? Are you kidding me? I thought about actually quitting one time. I lasted about 2 hours. My boss came running out of here. "Here's 20. Go buy a pack of cigarettes. Please, Bob. You're killing everybody."
What's your favorite part of smoking? What do you like about it? Gives me a break. I don't smoke inside. I don't smoke inside a car. And I smoke outside. So, I get up from my desk every 2 hours. I go outside, have a cigarette, relax, take in some fresh air.
When's the last time you smoked? Probably an hour and a half ago.
So, you're due for one. Well, listen. This is my stop, so I might as well get off. All right, see you guys. Be well. Bye Bob.