LOL zapped!
You forgot to say, "Now get off my lawn!"
Totally agree on the remakes, though!
You forgot to say, "Now get off my lawn!"
Totally agree on the remakes, though!
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LOL zapped!
You forgot to say, "Now get off my lawn!"
Totally agree on the remakes, though!
lol fixed it for ya!
The term analog points to the fact that many of has evolved onto something better (analog phone versus digital for example) and not to be mean here but I doubt many people here were worried about it possibly offending a hobby practiced by a relatively small number of people.
Not calling cigarettes cigarettes, a name some of us have used for a half a century, serves to do a couple of things.
First, calling them analogs or stinkies reinforces the negative connotations that many of us trying to quit now associate with them. Many people that are trying to quit addictions do this and for some the psychological aspect of it is very helpful.Its all about retraining your brain to look at something from a different viewpoint.Believe it for some people just quitting just seeing the words cigarette can trigger an urge.
Second, it also implies that weve moved on to something better and more advanced.We call them stinkies because a lot of us are amazed at how badly we used to smell.I dont want to be one "those" ex smokers but I can definitely sympathize now as Ive had to leave the living room at my parents house to get some fresh air on a couple of occasions.
You cant be coming in here after a long absense, trying to change things just to suit yourself man, you know better than that
Now, I'm not trying to be difficult, really.
But (1) analog/vinyl listening is a hobby practiced by a much larger--and ever growing--number of people than vaping at this point (it always has been pursued by many, many audiophiles, and in the last few years sales of vinyl and turntables have actually skyrocketed); and (2), related to the first point, many believe that good analogue/vinyl playback is superior to most digital audio (also, all audio ultimately has an analogue component--digital audio needs digital-to-analogue conversion before turning back into sound). So, it's equating "analog" to a negative term like "stinky" that causes my consternation. I'm fine referring to cigarettes in a negative light (heck, I'm not even a cigarette smoker--always smoked pipes primarily). My issue is with making "analog" a negative term. To each his own though; I'm not losing sleep over it.Wow, I didn't realize I was only number 13. Though I do recall this forum being much less populated and lively back in those early days when vaping was brand new and I was trying to find more information and came across this and a handful of other sparsely filled forums. Great to see how the vaping community has matured!
I gave more detail about my vaping background and recent return to it here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/350989-newbie-again-vapor-blast-past.html
Bah damn kids! No respect for anything.You werent here 3-4 years ago so you dont have a choice in the matter
Its like all your silly remakes of classics movies that shouldnt be touched
Please compare my join date to yours, friend.
Lucky member number 13 here.
rule number 7 of the new members handbook " tobacco cigarettes must always and only be referred to as analogs when referenced in any and all posts on this forum."
Just kidding. call them what you want. Welcome back!
Just kidding. call them what you want. Welcome back!
O.K., despite my joint date I'm still really a newbie. (Long story short, first tried vaping a while back, quit after being disappointed with what was available at the time, giving it another go.) So I know I'm in no position to be making demands. Just my two cents, but seeing the term "analogs" for cigs bothers me a little. My other big hobby besides consuming nicotine is listening to vinyl records, a.k.a. analog sound. So seeing that term used in a disparaging sense just rubs me the wrong way.
you could always call them stinkies....ijs
I first heard of the term "analog" here in ECF...and I actually like it.
I also like "nipple top" batteries. Makes me giggle like a 12 year old.
I also like "nipple top" batteries. Makes me giggle like a 12 year old.
In the real world, normal folks have called them button top batteries (not to be confused with button batteries) for years. Ignorant pervs in the headshop/e-cig business notwithstanding.
Analongs, Stink Slingers, Death Dealers, Cancer Delivery Device, That Thing That You Stick In Your Mouth And Then Light On Fire...
Whatever you call, it, it's a thing of the past,
Whatever you call, it, it's a thing of the past,
If you are going to beat the cigarette habit, you must conquer it first.
Analog is easier to spell than cigarette. Learn how to spell.
Face it. You smoked cigarettes. Now you want to quit. You used to like cigarettes a lot, now you don't. Don't use baby words to describe your problem. You were a smoker and you smoked cigarettes, not analogs.
Now you don't like cigarettes that much. They are making you sick. Cigarettes are killing you. Why mince words?
You want to quit cigarettes and all other forms of tobacco smoking. So do it. Don't get into the denial trap by making up names for what you did. You smoked cigarettes, not analogs.
Get used to the truth. Be able to admit that you smoked cigarettes, not analogs. Get used to seeing the word cigarette and writing the word cigarette without flinching. Then you can beat the beast.
Reality is tough. If you master it, you win.
Analog is easier to spell than cigarette. Learn how to spell.
Face it. You smoked cigarettes. Now you want to quit. You used to like cigarettes a lot, now you don't. Don't use baby words to describe your problem. You were a smoker and you smoked cigarettes, not analogs.
Now you don't like cigarettes that much. They are making you sick. Cigarettes are killing you. Why mince words?
You want to quit cigarettes and all other forms of tobacco smoking. So do it. Don't get into the denial trap by making up names for what you did. You smoked cigarettes, not analogs.
Get used to the truth. Be able to admit that you smoked cigarettes, not analogs. Get used to seeing the word cigarette and writing the word cigarette without flinching. Then you can beat the beast.
Reality is tough. If you master it, you win.
I agree, I like calling them analogs. I still call cd's albums. Its just the context of a conversation. When I talk about my records I refer to them as albums not analog sound. Guess I never thought that deeply on it. However we are in the digital age, and we love to vape digitaly. Refering to coffin nails as analogs is easier and I feel warrented because there an old and deadly vise. I love my new vise, and feel so much better off of analogs. I am rambling anyway welcome back to the great wide world of vaping. Hope you stay.
Yes and It is easier to spell, plus everyone is calling them analogs. I get cheers when I say I quit analogs. I used to call them coffin nails, cancer sticks, or death tubes, when I was still somking ciragettes. Know ones asked what I ment or why I was call them this, they would just smile and agree. I suppose it deppends on what trems you like to use.
Ok yeah stinky sticks works for me too, but spell it wrong stinky stix.... Its easier 
There is nothing digital about vaping, except for digital bells and whistles. Vaping is all about an atomizer and a heated coil and there is nothing digital about that. Sure, there are digital add-on devices that appeared on e-cigarettes during the last few years.
I was the second person to use digital media in broadcasting on the west coast of the US. As far as I know, I was the second person in the US, period. Digital sound has nothing to do with digital components on an e-cigarette, believe me.
I was using digital sound media in broadcast control rooms back in the early 1980's.
I was the second person to use digital media in broadcasting on the west coast of the US. As far as I know, I was the second person in the US, period. Digital sound has nothing to do with digital components on an e-cigarette, believe me.
I was using digital sound media in broadcast control rooms back in the early 1980's.
I've always thought it looked odd to see "Analog" used too! I'd just prefer to see cig and ecig I suppose, although the term ecig also sounds very odd to me too but I get it (And at least it's not i-cig from Apple)
I prefer to change it up every now and then. Stinkys, analogs, traditional, conventional, old-school, cancer sticks...or just...cigarette. As long as I'm not smoking them anymore, that's all I care about!
What if you use mechanical mods? There is absolutely nothing digital about it...it's so basic it's almost on a level with "Look around, can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?" You have a tube..a battery...and a mechanical (dare I say "primitive") way to make the connection to make the battery "fire". That's it. No LEDs, no glowing buttons or tips. No computer chips or wires or anything electrical beyond the battery itself.
Tell you the truth..."steamers" is appealing to me more and more now I've thought about it. Although I mostly still use PV. Hubs and I joke about "blowing off steam" after meals.
I have no issues calling a cigarette a cigarette. I never particularly connected that word with my addiction, although I suppose some people might. When I did smoke I mostly referred to cigarettes as "smokes"....as in "I need a smoke!" or "I'm out of smokes!". When I wanted Hubs to pick up some cigarettes at the store I said "Pick me up a carton will ya, please?" I admit that the word "cigs" did factor into my terminology some of the time. But the word hardly triggers any fond memories or any strong desire to light up.
When I think of "analog" I mostly think in terms of clocks. Personally I prefer an analog clock to a digital clock. JMHO.
"Stinkies"?? Please. How cute.
Tell you the truth..."steamers" is appealing to me more and more now I've thought about it. Although I mostly still use PV. Hubs and I joke about "blowing off steam" after meals.
I have no issues calling a cigarette a cigarette. I never particularly connected that word with my addiction, although I suppose some people might. When I did smoke I mostly referred to cigarettes as "smokes"....as in "I need a smoke!" or "I'm out of smokes!". When I wanted Hubs to pick up some cigarettes at the store I said "Pick me up a carton will ya, please?" I admit that the word "cigs" did factor into my terminology some of the time. But the word hardly triggers any fond memories or any strong desire to light up.
When I think of "analog" I mostly think in terms of clocks. Personally I prefer an analog clock to a digital clock. JMHO.
"Stinkies"?? Please. How cute.
"cigs" is shorter and easy to spell. I don't mind saying analogs to vapers, but not to smokers or regular folk. I think it sounds pretentious.
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