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Then maybe nicotine gum would work.

But I lean toward the idea that smoke simply kills things. Your own cells, but also viruses. Maybe it's a worthwhile tradeoff at times.

I haven't had a respiratory virus in decades, aside from the mildest COVID I got that lasted maybe 2-3 days.

It's the nature of illness that we tend forget our previous illnesses when well. It's kind of a built in defense mechanism, instead of dwelling on them.

I kept a log for a while about all the various afflictions and I was surprised at how many of them I forgot. Basically, most of them. We concentrate on the current thing while generally forgetting the past things.

It is also normal for those with dependencies to justify and defend their dependencies in myriad ways. I wouldn't rely on the smoking thing in any kind of double blind study, and historically, doctors have generally said the opposite.

One thing about the generalized disgrace of medicine, it opens up the field for the old bogeys of health claims and manipulations, along with the good naturopathic stuff.

I agree it would be bad to become dependent on cigarettes.

I read that type o negative blood seemed to protect people. I have never had Covid, however let me clarify I am basically a hermit these days. The world is too peopled with Dumb fucks and stumble fucks for my liking.

I agree that it was horribly disappointing to find out how profoundly retarded most people are when they literally lined up to get some unknown genetic slime injected into themselves and their children. And demanded that I inject it too.

Wow. I'm still not recovered from the disappointment at that stunning proof of just how incredibly low the general intelligence level is. Even today, I saw some absolute moron wearing a mask, driving alone in her car.

On the other hand, the millions of deaths from that stupidity have culled some of the idiots in a wave of natural selection, and many of the others have had a glimmer of awakening as they noted relatives and friends die from following the global toxxine campaign.

I try to get out though. Not good to remain at home too much.

This thread reminded me of the 1950s ads where doctors pushed tobacco.

@HeadSet If you put a moustache and beard on that guy, it's pretty close to how I look.

Can you change "Lung Infection?" to "Wuhan Virus?"

How about a little older an left handed?

Maybe also a white coat and stethoscope to stay with the traditional tobacco advertising?

@HeadSet

Not a leftie, but it's great!

Patrick says

HeadSet

Not a leftie, but it's great!

how about menthols for the jigs

komputodo says

how about menthols for the jigs

I had thought of that = "Patrick 100s" or "Killea Menthol."

LOL! He did grow some tobbacky!

Indeed, and my tobacco continues to live to this day in the front yard.

https://patrick.net/post/1379976/2023-08-19-growing-tobacco

Maga_Chaos_Monkey says

LOL! He did grow some tobbacky!

Yes, which is why I put that "Authentic California Tobacco" as homage to Patrick's posts on his seedling progress.

HeadSet says

Yes, which is why I put that "Authentic California Tobacco" as homage to Patrick's posts on his seedling progress.

I had a feeling that's what you were up to hahaha

Native american smoked peace pipe , many died from infections. RiP

May be people who smoke have smell and people maintain distance. Causation vs coorelation.

Nicotine is 30 times more receptive to the Ace receptor than the spike protein. Nicotine temporarily relieves symptoms of the bioweapon. The trick is how to get it out of the system when the nicotine wears off.

Thanks @EconPete

Where did you read this about nicotine and the ACE receptor?

There are differing studies, here's the devil's advocate study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7942220/#:~:text=Nicotine%20exposure%20induces%20rapid%20and,2%20replication%20and%20cytopathic%20effect.
Here's a balanced one which is probably closest to the truth. The answer is it depends:

https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/nicotine-replacement-therapy/

The idea behind the alleviation of covid symptoms is the competition for ACE2, essentially blocking replication.

Maybe a nicotine patch would help, in general. It's not just the lungs that express ACE2.

Maga_Chaos_Monkey says

Maybe a nicotine patch would help

Maybe good old "chaw" would be better. Everyone get their pouch of Red Man, stuff a plug into the cheek and have a spit.

HeadSet says

Maybe good old "chaw" would be better. Everyone get their pouch of Red Man, stuff a plug into the cheek and have a spit.

That'll go a long way to induce social distancing.