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One thing is for sure, some name needs to be established that will make everyone happy, if that's possible. So far, there has been disdain against analog, cigarette, stinkies, etc. Find this name, and put it in a sticky for all to heed!
I so agree. Coming up with some hyberpolic nonsense to name something that has already been named and familiar is just silly to me. A cigarette is a cigarette, nothing more and nothing less. Calling them names dubbed by the anti-smokers to demonize smokers is more offensive than smoking.
I moved to a dying city and the folks who have been here forever have a swear word, "newcomers". They never call you a newcomer, but they do talk about how "the" newcomers never understand, they don't have the history, they just want to go and change things, etc. In a way of defense, I have coined the term "dinosaurs" and use it in a similar manner. The dinosaurs have no clue that their city is almost extinct, and are riding the wave of "change nothing" right to the very end. I do not hate the dinosaurs, but I do have little respect for all they stand for, and resent people with new ideas to revitalize this place being put down.
Anyway, it is the same with cigarettes. There is something enjoyable about them but nearly everyone here has been thrashed, almost beaten to death by them. Literally they are killing us and won't let go. So yes, when we finally break away we do make up some name that is a little more derogatory. It is our way of saying we have little respect for them.
Anyway, it is the same with cigarettes. There is something enjoyable about them but nearly everyone here has been thrashed, almost beaten to death by them. Literally they are killing us and won't let go. So yes, when we finally break away we do make up some name that is a little more derogatory. It is our way of saying we have little respect for them.
I kind of like calling them analogs. However, I do dislike the term e-cig. It reminds me of the internet banners I used to see for years. Those always turned me off. That turned off feeling migrated with the term e-cig I think.
I think it was dumb to call them e-cigarettes to begin with. It only put a bad shadow on the vaping world, but it DID bring the customers....
I use the term "paper cigarettes" in general conversation. No implications and accurate......
you can call em cigs. I prefer cigs too. We just need to outnumber the peeps that call them analogs. I think analogs sound stupid. Might as well call them organics since it has a plant in it. or packs of lies
I say i dont use ""tobacco"" instead of saying i dont smoke ""analogs""...simple.
Like the original poster (is that the correct term?) don't let my join date mislead either. I've been steady vapping or exclusively vapping if you prefer for about 10 months and before off and on around 2 years. I really think that the term analog us being used as way to say tobacco burning is out dated the old way and vapping the new way to get our nic fix on. Sure could we spend some time and come up with better names but just like most topics on this awesome forum it comes down to a matter of opinion and personal preference. I think we should refrain from saying or typing e cigarette but that will never happen. That name alone causes more harm than good for our cause. Just saying how about we call them tobacco based units. Might catch on 
I think we should refrain from saying or typing e cigarette but that will never happen. That name alone causes more harm than good for our cause. Just saying how about we call them tobacco based units. Might catch on 
I don't care for either "analogs" nor "stinkies." One makes them sound very innocuous and the other disparaging when there are still people choosing to smoke. I don't care to sound like an anti-smoker... don't like them and their self-righteous judgments and bashing. Smoking is still a personal choice and not a moral issue. Keep the pet names and call them what they are... cigarettes.
Too, I don't like e-cig. My eGo looks nothing like a cigarette and especially if it contains no nicotine it really has no connection to one in any way. I do see its similarity to a my home-use vaporizer though and refer to mine as a PV as a portable one rather than a personal one. It makes its use quite clear to others who use a large, non-portable, vaporizer at home. They "get it." I foresee the day, and it might already be here, when people use one to inhale their meds via vapor as with asthma and it will be their portable vaporizer.
Too, I don't like e-cig. My eGo looks nothing like a cigarette and especially if it contains no nicotine it really has no connection to one in any way. I do see its similarity to a my home-use vaporizer though and refer to mine as a PV as a portable one rather than a personal one. It makes its use quite clear to others who use a large, non-portable, vaporizer at home. They "get it." I foresee the day, and it might already be here, when people use one to inhale their meds via vapor as with asthma and it will be their portable vaporizer.
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I found the term startling and amusing at first, but I've decided I don't mind it. One of the coolest things about language is its constant evolution, reflecting the ever-changing zeitgeist whether we approve of the changes reflected or not.
Being a digital audio workstation (DAW) enthusiast, I've gotten used to the word analog being thrown around on DAW forums quite liberally, but almost never disparagingly. Audio engineers are always striving to capture the magic of "analog" via digital tools, and the term has a rather wistful, nostalgic quality to it.
Plus, cigarettes have a long history of of being attached to a wide variety of colorful idiom and slang. In Chicago, for instance, they are known as squares... So its OK with me.
Being a digital audio workstation (DAW) enthusiast, I've gotten used to the word analog being thrown around on DAW forums quite liberally, but almost never disparagingly. Audio engineers are always striving to capture the magic of "analog" via digital tools, and the term has a rather wistful, nostalgic quality to it.
Plus, cigarettes have a long history of of being attached to a wide variety of colorful idiom and slang. In Chicago, for instance, they are known as squares... So its OK with me.
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