... I've noticed the imbalance to the normal ratio as well ...

... Wonder if forum fiends are kinda like the casino nuts ...

... Lotta smokers in both realms ...

... Addictions run together ... really not that complicated ...

Oh my; a drinking, gambler, smoker? My dream man... not!!!!

Welcome to the new frontier, the REAL Wild West ...

... Buckle up, it's gonna get bumpy ...

... Hope ya can ride hard and long in the saddle ... and rope ...

Mind the rattlers in the tall grass ...

I read through 100 profiles of both men & women to see how many admitted to smoking....41 said they smoked....while 100 may seem like a small sample, most statiticians would say on this site that is an adequate sampling....

I would have to agree with the OP, more people on this site are smokers than the general population....I have read the medical research on the effects of cigarette smoking....Whether you agree with them or not doesn't matter to me...I believe especially since I once smoked, albeit for only a few months...It is highly addictive...It is a rare person that can even quit....The health effects on the smoker & anyone near them is DEVASTATING....Every smoker I've dated always looked ten years older or more....their face showed premature aging & usually their jawline was like a roadmap of lines...

I smoke. Other people have bad habits too. But generally excluding somebody due to a habit you might consider undesirable is kinda' ridiculous, no? I mean...we're all human. If I'm with somebody who starts harping on me about smoking or my lifestyle in general...I start thinking "control freak"! I HAVE no right to tell others what to do...so I expect others not try to tell me what to do in return!

Come to where the flavor is. Come to Marlboro country