Is it okay to have a cigarette once in a while?

This is what I have learned about smoking. About ten years ago (I am 80) I started smoking in the morning (outside) with my first cup of coffee to mentally process and meditate: I figure that at…

Top stories for Long   Is it okay to have a cigarette once in a while? Roger Jones, USAF Capt. pilot, semiconductor, rocket, avionics engineer • Answered March 2 This is what I have learned about smoking. About ten years ago (I am 80) I started smoking in the morning (outside) with my first cup of coffee to mentally process and medi... Read more » 985 236   If the United States leaves NATO, will Great Britain be required to return all of the US nuclear missiles in its submarine fleet? William Underhill, Retired at Royal Canadian Navy (2021-present) • Updated April 15 Hello, Joseph Longo! Absolutely! If the US leaves NATO, every single US nuclear missile onboard HM Submarines will be returned to the US (and no, I don’t mean ‘launched at t... Read more » 2K 159   Who's an overrated singer that actually can't sing at all? Jack Fish, Food Taster at Castle Lager • Updated March 7, 2021 If you want to see some exceptionally good singers and really bad ones just watch the “We Are the World” music video, the original 1985 (USA for Africa) version versus the ... Read more » 1.7K 313   Was Admiral Chester W. Nimitz really a good admiral or just a modern American myth and propaganda of the time? Thomas Moore • Answered March 6 When Nimitz flew into Pearl Harbor a couple of weeks after the Japanese attack, he went around to every crew member of the plane, shook his hand and apologized for making t... Read more » 1.3K 136   Why should calculus be banned from being taught in high schools? TJ Berens, Aerospace Defense Consultant. • Answered April 12 Wow I haven't even heard that this was a thing. So I looked. It seems to be part of the movement to stifle the US educational system.... Read more » 140 32   I bought a 256 gigabyte USB but every time it reaches 16 gigs of files it begins to corrupt my videos, is there something I have to do to it to make it not corrupt my files? Alfred Sturges, Anglo-catholic Priest • Updated May 31, 2019 I was struggling with a similar problem one day. I had bought a few “256GB” USB drives, and for some reason they wouldn’t format correctly. Finally I walked away from the l... Read more » 1.2K 124   Why is “Avada Kedavra” considered unforgivable but other killing spells are okay in the Harry Potter franchise? Tomaž Vargazon, Practicing atheist • Answered March 29 I have a plausible hypothesis on that one. Voldemord Avada Kedavring It’s often describes as a plot hole in Harry Potter, the killing curse is prohibited, but breeding gigant... Read more » 577 100   Can the F-35 glide down in the event of an engine failure? Asked in Military Aircraft: A Passion for Flight • Answered by William May • March 5 Yes, but the descent rate will be VERY steep. I once asked an F-105 fighter pilot how many maneuvering turns a pilot could accomplish, if his engine failed at 10,000 feet ab... Read more » 1.1K 174   Why did R2-D2 never tell Luke Skywalker that Darth Vader was Anakin Skywalker? Paul Fekete • Answered September 13, 2018 Despite all the convoluted, fantastical answers on here, there is in fact a very simple reason. R2-D2 was keeping it a secret. He did not reveal the truth for the same reason... Read more » 473 71   How do Chinese restaurants keep their rice safe to eat compared to home-cooked leftover rice? VitalSign, Answering your health questions • Answered April 7 Boiling rice doesn't kill the bacteria inside it. Uncooked grains contain spores of Bacillus cereus that easily survive the extreme heat. The key difference between safe re... Read more » 540 38   Why did John Lennon remove his eldest son Julian from his will? Arfa Khanum • Posted Mar 21 John Lennon wrote his last will and testament shortly before his death. At 39, Lennon of course had no idea that he would be murdered shortly after his 40th birthday. At the age of 39, John was marri... Read more » 4.1K 617   What are the benefits of a 99 percentile score on ASVAB? Daniel Berry, former Retired at U.S. Air Force • Updated September 28, 2017 I took the ASVAB for the Army and on the way back, the recruiter driving the van called back “who’s Berry?” I raised my hand and he said he’d never seen a score as high as ... Read more » 1.1K 96 Read more in your feed

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"I went to Kroger tonight wearing one of my husband's sweatshirts. I got in line to ch...

"I went to Kroger tonight wearing one of my husband's sweatshirts. I got in line to check out and the man in front of me asked if the sweatshirt was mine. I said 'oh no, it's my husband's.' It…

Top stories for Long   Matthew Brooks, Startup Consultant at Seven Parallel Consulting, T at Startup Consulting (2018-p... • Posted Sep 3, 2023 "I went to Kroger tonight wearing one of my husband's sweatshirts. I got in line to check out and the man in front of me asked if the sweatshirt was mine. I said 'oh no, it's my husband's.' It caug... Read more » 23.7K 1.2K   Why is Ted Nugent so rarely ranked as one of the best rock guitarists of all time? Quentin Scorsese, Watched a lot of fights • Updated Mon If you’re a professional musician, you’ve already separated yourself from the scores of wannabes, amateurs, wedding bands, cover bands, and local heroes. Ted Nugent was a m... Read more » 1.2K 507   Why was the International Space Center not able to trace the Malaysia MH370 when it disappeared? John Waldeck, former Aerospace Worker • Answered January 14 Someone on board that flight turned off *almost* all the radios that ‘announced’ what flight and aircraft it was. There was a satellite that ‘pinged’ the plane every so ofte... Read more » 1.1K 160   What do a pot smoker's lungs look like? Addiena Carrier • Answered September 25, 2023 Just saw a recent chest xray of myself. I have smoked pot since 1979. Nice and clear lungs The cardiologist that ordered the xray didn’t believe me when I said I have been t... Read more » 1.3K 183   🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran fell for the same trick as Hezbollah’s Nasrallah. Prof Elyon, New York Synogogue Tunnels • Posted Mar 1 1) The US made an offer that required the Iranian side to discuss details. 2) Iran held a meeting to discuss the offer and develop a negotiation strategy. 3) The US struck the meeting, killing many o... Read more » 4.5K 2.2K   Why is it better to board a cruise ship later in the day instead of rushing to be the first in line? Dan Tucker, Highly experienced in life's challenges for seven decades. • Updated April 12 My wife and I are Diamond-class travelers. We’ve been here, and done this. We’re from Alaska - we like to get to the port-city at least the day prior to the cruise. No way ... Read more » 1K 104   What is a negative tip in a restaurant? Larry Scholnick, lives in Los Angeles, CA • Updated March 24 I did it once, 50 years ago. Not only did we get terrible service at the restaurant, the waitress actually yelled at us. By the time the bill arrived, we decided: No Tip. When... Read more » 6.1K 600   What happened to the 9/11 passenger’s cars that were in the parking lot? Did they take them to their families, total them, or what did they do? Wayne Allen Sallee, Chicago writer and photographer with cerebral palsy. • Answered September 23, 2023 STILLSHOT FROM “9/11: AS IT HAPPENED” (Fanzone refers to the parking lot.) (See my EDIT at the bottom of my answer.) Here are cars that were parked in a lot for the park the... Read more » 395 45   Why are submarines required to surface when passing through the Danish straits, and how does this impact their stealth capabilities? OpenBlueprint • Answered March 30 To leave the Baltic Sea, the world's deadliest submarines are stripped of their primary weapon—invisibility—and forced to sail completely exposed on the surface. The Danish ... Read more » 2.3K 88   If gays have the right to be gay why don't I have the right to be anti-gay? Ward Chanley, 🏳️‍🌈 gay, gay, supergay. • Answered April 4 You have the right to be anti-gay. You have always had the right to be anti-gay. There has never been a time in history when you haven't had the right to be anti-gay. If you ... Read more » 5.6K 13   Marie Williams, B.S. In Education/Psychology • Posted Aug 24, 2024 In 1949, this photograph was taken of eight aspiring actresses for a magazine article. It was predicted that one of them would reach superstardom- and that would be the young lady sitting to the le... Read more » 6.8K 688   What ruins marriages faster than cheating? Jean-Marie Valheur, been in a marriage for seven years • Answered April 6 When I was newly married, my first wife and I attended a party. It was in my hometown, in a place where I knew almost everyone. I walked around the room and garden, chatting... Read more » 5.4K 612 Read more in your feed

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