Question of the day: What is so damn much fun about smoking, anyway? Lots of smokers hate it and wish they could quit, but some smokers swear by it, literally on their own lives. The smokers I've asked this question to—mostly in situations where I was at minimal risk of getting a physical beating—tell me without hesitation that it's "relaxing". To me that only swaps one question for another. Does this mean that the person has tried other methods of relaxation that don't involve rotting your insides, and found them all deficient in some way? I would really like to know.