Also, do not neglect your cardio! Your boners will thank you.
this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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Pfft that’s why you’re supposed to smoke after sex.
Yeah but smoking makes you cool so it evens out.
you know what also makes you cool? wearing a cowboy hat and chewing on straws of grass
On tv, where people don't smell like ashtrays
Too right. I smoke and I've never once had a boner.
/j obviously
Another dubious 2 hour old account.
^just to be clear I don't disagree with the content of the post^
Also weird that this isn't an article. It's not news or an academic study. Only a link to a web page from the Australian government saying "smoking is bad". It doesn't even clarify that they are talking about tobacco, unless you look at the directory and see this is under "tobaccofacts".
Also to be clear I agree with the message, but I also agree with you that this is an odd post.
I find that most people assume cigarettes when they refer to smoking.
Smokers are more likely to live an overall more unhealthy lifestyle, so is it the actual smoking, or that they eat like shit and not exercise?
It's causation. Fucks up the blood vessels. Also causes degenerative disc disease, which I really wish I didn't have now, two back surgeries later. But that's what made me quit vaping, my surgeon wouldn't operate on me unless I did.
also also: fucking up your lungs makes exercising harder, especially cardio which helps a lot with raising the flag
Wait what? From smoking? That would explain a bunch of my friends.
HEY! I eat like shit and don't exercise and my drill sergent has no problem standing at attention!
Good thing I boof it instead of smoking.
What about eating tobacco?
Why don't you try it and report back?
... it tastes like grandma.
You weren't supposed to burn it first
... but I like my tomaccos fried!
smokers [...] suffer from erection problems that men who don't smoke
We don't all smoke a smoker's erection problems, despite the 54% English in the headline claiming we do.
Wow, 30-50% is actually quite low if you think ahout it.
If say 10 in 1000 people have erection problems, thats 13-15 in 1000 smokers. Not much of a difference. Obviously depends on the percentage in non-smokers though which I have no idea about.
If I would enjoy smoking tobacco, this would not make me consider stopping.
Speak for yourself.
I am 30% to 50% more likely to suffer from erectile problems than non-smokers on this blessed day!