Renaming the E-Cigarette
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i can't wait for our informational site to come out....
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But seriously....the OP does have a valid point though...the word cigarette has such a negative connotation to it that the anti-smoking lobby will probably start throwing in back into our faces, once vaping becomes mainstream enough that they really pay attention to it anyway. Of course the FDA is trying its hardest to make sure it never comes to that with their disinformation campaign. I guess if you can't stop them at the ports then you may as well begin telling unproven stories about them....seems logical enough
VAPORSNORKEL.EDU get the most out of your vapor snorkel!
But seriously....the OP does have a valid point though...the word cigarette has such a negative connotation to it that the anti-smoking lobby will probably start throwing in back into our faces, once vaping becomes mainstream enough that they really pay attention to it anyway. Of course the FDA is trying its hardest to make sure it never comes to that with their disinformation campaign. I guess if you can't stop them at the ports then you may as well begin telling unproven stories about them....seems logical enough
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Vapor Stick doesn't sound very distinguished, but it works for me. Formally, I prefer Personal Vaporizer....but I think Vapor Stick is pretty accurate and unoffensive at the same time and doesn't conjure up any images of cigarettes (not for me anyway).
That was BEFORE the Vapor Snorkel... it's a whole new world now!
I dislike PV... "Personal" vaporizer... it's so... personal! (and kinda creepy to me)
Its an Alter-nic
Or a Vapor Genie
Or a Lung Fogger
Or a Anti-Freak-Outer
oh wait...
VAPOR SNORKEL!
One of my pet topics ...
IMO the only advantage to the term "e-cigarette" is that it may break the ice with established smokers. Everything other than that is a big negative. The term doesn't actually make sense - a PV isn't an "electronic cigarette", because a cigarette is literally a small cigar, and a cigar is a roll of tobacco leaves in a paper tube. Even more importantly, in the current social climate, anything described as a cigarette is apt to cause a knee-jerk disgust/fear reaction among the uninformed. The natural assumption is that an "e-cigarette" is just a new/different way of smoking tobacco, which tends to drown out the subtle technicalities (vapor rather than smoke, nicotine/PG/VG rather than tar/arsenic/etc.)
Same applies to referring to "smoking our e-cigarettes". Not only is it literally not true, it's a massive public relations gaffe.
I think it's likely that, once this technology becomes fully established (which might take another generation or so), PVs will simply be referred to as "vapes", in the same way that cigarettes are referred to as "smokes".
IMO the only advantage to the term "e-cigarette" is that it may break the ice with established smokers. Everything other than that is a big negative. The term doesn't actually make sense - a PV isn't an "electronic cigarette", because a cigarette is literally a small cigar, and a cigar is a roll of tobacco leaves in a paper tube. Even more importantly, in the current social climate, anything described as a cigarette is apt to cause a knee-jerk disgust/fear reaction among the uninformed. The natural assumption is that an "e-cigarette" is just a new/different way of smoking tobacco, which tends to drown out the subtle technicalities (vapor rather than smoke, nicotine/PG/VG rather than tar/arsenic/etc.)
Same applies to referring to "smoking our e-cigarettes". Not only is it literally not true, it's a massive public relations gaffe.
I think it's likely that, once this technology becomes fully established (which might take another generation or so), PVs will simply be referred to as "vapes", in the same way that cigarettes are referred to as "smokes".
Hey man, can I bum one of your snorks? YES! it WORKS!
Where's Zen? Oh he's in his office Snorking... he'll be out in a minute...
It works on SO many levels...
VAPOR SNORKING... It's a way of life!
Where's Zen? Oh he's in his office Snorking... he'll be out in a minute...
It works on SO many levels...
VAPOR SNORKING... It's a way of life!
I think my husband would freak if I told him I was going to buy a new P.E.N.I.S......!!!!!
Just won't work here !!!
Just won't work here !!!
No No No, I have to be able to proudly wear it on a t-shirt ..
"Hey!, ask me about my ......."
And then there is posting in forums;
"Help, my ....... is leaking all over, can I use hot-glue to seal it up?"
or even yet
"[WTB] ........, wife broke hers, stole mine."
"[FS/FT] wood ...... mod. It's stopped working, rattles when shaken"
...E-Cig...
...Snorkle...
...P.E.N.I.S...
.....PV.....
hmmmm.....
"Hey!, ask me about my ......."
And then there is posting in forums;
"Help, my ....... is leaking all over, can I use hot-glue to seal it up?"
or even yet
"[WTB] ........, wife broke hers, stole mine."
"[FS/FT] wood ...... mod. It's stopped working, rattles when shaken"
...E-Cig...
...Snorkle...
...P.E.N.I.S...
.....PV.....
hmmmm.....
My response to folks is "It's a vaporizer". Around the house, I call it my "Nic IV".
No one would complain about marketing to children then.
I totally forgot about that cartoon.
Now I'm all in on changing the name to "Vapor Snorkels." If only for no other reason than to have those guys as our mascots.
In before the 'Personal Electronic Nicotine Inhaler System' jokes
Love it...the look on someones face when you reply I am using the Ego/Tornado for my P.E.N.I.S
Something named P.E.N.I.S is not getting anywhere close to my mouth. How about we name it P.U.S.S.Y Personal Unregulated Smoking Succession YouNit Ok i had to make up a word for the last one but it sounds much better to me.
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