You don't really believe that do you? There are alot of people out there who will whine about stuff that they know zero about. We've seen that on these little TV reports in the news forum.
Are we shooting ourselves in the foot by using the term 'E Cigarette'?
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You don't really believe that do you? There are alot of people out there who will whine about stuff that they know zero about. We've seen that on these little TV reports in the news forum.
Welcome aboard...... Mr. Krinkle put it best. Today is the first day of the rest of your life
I believe that the absorption rate is far lower than traditional cigarettes and that the risk to others from second hand vapor is probably practically nil. But that isn't what you're asking, is it? You're asking if I can convince people that that's the case, right? My answer is that all I can do is tell people the truth as I understand it. If they choose not to believe me, at least I tried.
Some people will never understand.............these are the same people that get cancer from being in the same room as someone chewing tobacco. They also get headaches from the sound of grass growing.
Maybe I misunderstood you. We all agree that the absorption rate is significantly smaller. I just think there will be little chance to convince the antis of that know matter what proof or evidence they are shown.
Sure, but the anti-smoking dogmatists aren't going to believe ANYTHING about them, so the second hand vapor issue isn't particularly relevant. They're going to do exactly what we've already seen: attack them as if they were traditional cigarettes no matter what the evidence. Their main line is and will continue to be that they're marketed to kids, that no one has proven that they're any safer than traditionals and that the ONLY behavior they'll agree with is quitting ALL smoking, even if it's not smoking at all. That's how ideologues think. In black and white.
Yep, an inhaler like Nicotrol, only better; and succeeds for me where Nicotrol didn't.
One time I said something about sucking on my stick while I was in my boss's office. I don't think I'll be saying that one again. Good thing my boss isn't a stuffed shirt.
Didn't read all the suggestions, but...
Battery
Operated
Nicotine
Emitter
It's a BONE!
Also "steaming"... like it, but I also think of a giant load, so...
Battery
Operated
Nicotine
Emitter
It's a BONE!
Also "steaming"... like it, but I also think of a giant load, so...
Haha...We could market a PV out of Cleveland and call it "the Cleveland Steamer."
Oh. My.
I've taken to introducing it as an "E-cigarette... Personal Vaporizer, whatever...", but you're right, neither is really descriptive enough. My buddy said "It isn't that thing that heats the tobacco is it? Because that smells and tastes awful." I still had to explain it. We probably do need something that's short and concise. And not dirty. Preferably.
Nicotine
Atomizing
device
...still no good. *sigh*
I've taken to introducing it as an "E-cigarette... Personal Vaporizer, whatever...", but you're right, neither is really descriptive enough. My buddy said "It isn't that thing that heats the tobacco is it? Because that smells and tastes awful." I still had to explain it. We probably do need something that's short and concise. And not dirty. Preferably.
Nicotine
Atomizing
device
...still no good. *sigh*
I like "vaporette"! And to Vape isn't exactly proper in any event. "Smoke" is both the noun and the verb. Smoke comes out of cigarettes, and you smoke a cigarette. So, vapor comes out of an e-cig, so we vapor an e-cig, not vape.
This is really important, perception-wise, what we call these, but at the same time, it doesn't really matter because it's too late already, and there will be many names for them anyway. Personally, I think e-cig is fine. I never say e-cigarette. "Cig" is kind of an affectionate nickname.
Oh, I sure don't know. We will have as many opinions here as there are members, just about. As to the world at large...?? It's a bigger picture than I can deal with at this moment. I need to leave work right now and go home and try out my first e-cig!
kathy
Someone likes vaporette! Cool!
Cigar -> Cigarette
Vaporizer -> Vaporette
Makes sense to me.
I also like the idea of dumping vape for vapor. I'd feel way more comfortable saying "I'm vaporing" than "I'm vaping."
Cigar -> Cigarette
Vaporizer -> Vaporette
Makes sense to me.
I also like the idea of dumping vape for vapor. I'd feel way more comfortable saying "I'm vaporing" than "I'm vaping."
All we gotta do is get Grace Jones to re-do 'Warm Letherette' as 'Steaming Vaporette' and we'll have a theme song ;-)
I have been calling it my vaporette just because if people ask me what does afterwords they tend to actually want to know more about it.
BF calls mine "Nicotine Binky." And says I got him hooked on them....he stopped cigs about 10 days ago - YAY!
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haha.. that's a good one... And having lived in California, it's probably for the best... surprised they don't just shoot smokers on sight there..
I usually start something like this "it's a vaporizer and thanks to it I haven't lit a cancerstick in (insert length of time here.)" Playing that card seems to get a more positive view from people about it and they usually are quite curious.
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