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   The Swiss Cheese Monster, Aug 9th, 2007 @ 11:54pm

   
   

   Whatever they can do to make a buck!

    

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   Julian Bond, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 12:18am

   
   

   Or is it?

   What I'm seeing in London is large numbers of people standing around outside offices, pubs and clubs with a cigarette in one hand and a mobile in the other. I don't think it's texting as a displacement activity. I think it's multi-tasking and keeping working while having a smoke break.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 4:59am

   
   

   I agree with Julian Bond's comment, though I think it's just boredom most of the time

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 5:51am

   
   

   Re: Or is it?

   i think its more that in a group of people, maybe one or two are smokers. therefore, when they gotta go out and smoke, the whole group doesn't go with them. they need something to occupy their time while waiting to finish the cigarette, so they'll text people.
   
   It's a matter of the ban causing them to break away from the social activity to smoke and text messaging allows them to keep some sort of social connection.

    

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   Dewey, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 5:55am

   
   

   Interesting, but....

   I always thought smoking was an oral fixation, at least that's what Freud had said. Does this mean I can stop chasing women that smoke?

    

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   Frogpond, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 5:55am

   
   

   Bass Akwards Again

   In my place of employment we are not allowed to smoke or text. Seems that the boss-man wants us to use our hands for work. What a beast!
   If the increase in texting is related to the smoking ban at all, it is most likely due to the fact that employers are allowing workers to step outside for a quick smoke. Texting while smoking allows them to annoy more people at the same time. The reason they text is that most of us can't take the time to answer their voice calls because, guess what, we're working.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 6:16am

   
   

   Fuck you bassakwards. I'll go out for a cigarette if I want to. Don't tell me you are better than I am because you're working while I'm taking a smoke break, because I'll be working while you're taking a shit.

    

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   Unknowledgeable Geek, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 6:43am

   
   

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   Yeah, but if you are smoking, odds are you are going to shit more often than myself, who is not smoking. All though I shit and smoke all day long.

    

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   Krum, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 6:57am

   
   

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   It's my day off so I get to shit and smoke all day at the same time....and text. Since I've unlimited sms, I don't think it makes a difference to my carrier.

    

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    Frogpond, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 7:29am

    
    

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    Calm down AC. Didn't mean anything personal. Some of my best friends were smokers. They didn't text 'cause they died before all that came around.

     

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    Evan, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 7:30am

    
    

    It's Now Proven...

    hell, they accumulated 2 whole weeks worth of data. the 'theory of smexting' can now be called 'the absolutely, positively, true scientific fact of smexting.' weak hypothesis. stupid limeys...
    
    besides, try living here in los angeles where you can't even smoke in a bar. i wish my second-hand smoke would kill all these jag-offs...

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 8:05am

    
    

    Re: It's Now Proven...

    smexting?
    
    
    Oh great a new buzzword...

     

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    MissingFrame, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 9:49am

    
    

    Happens to me

    Any time I get a SMS from a smoker it's usually a 99% chance they are on a smoke break. For non-smokers it's while they're on the toilet, so I think these guys should push high-fiber diets as well.

     

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