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Did Bond influence you to start smoking and/or drinking ?

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  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    "4EverBonded wrote:
    I have never smoked cigs or cigars, but I want to say I do applaud everybody who quits. It is just a healthier choice, all around, truly. Not easy, I am sure. But hang in there!
    Thank you. Seven weeks and counting! I applaud everyone else who has had the courage and tenacity to be a non smoker! Keep at it everyone!

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    pachazo wrote: »
    "4EverBonded wrote:
    I have never smoked cigs or cigars, but I want to say I do applaud everybody who quits. It is just a healthier choice, all around, truly. Not easy, I am sure. But hang in there!
    Thank you. Seven weeks and counting! I applaud everyone else who has had the courage and tenacity to be a non smoker! Keep at it everyone!

    Heavy congratulations to you. I want to quit at some point soon, it's just really tough. Then I have something stress me out or I'm in a mood and I feel like all that'll get me out of that funk is a cigarette, and I'm back to square one.
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    Thank you @Creasy47. No one quits on their first attempt. Don't feel too bad. It's a long process but you'll get it eventually when you're ready.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    You're welcome, @pachazo. I hope to reach that point one day soon.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Did James Bond influence me into drinking or smoking?

    NOPE

    BUT

    after seeing The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill, I knew I wanted to learn parachuting. Being 15 in 1989 I made a lot of plans and had a lot of dreams.
    Also I wanted to get laid like Bond, on a yacht, on a boat, in a big wheel, in a swimming pool.

    I managed to achieve 4 of those 5 things :D

    When I was asked on my first day in the army pre-selection at 17, what I wanted to specialise in, I said para-scouting like James Bond. I was laughed at.
    2 1/2 years later I was operating in a special forces unit of 5 as para-scout.

    Honestly, I'm not sure I would have ended up there if it wasn't for Timothy Dalton in TLD and LTK. I wanted to be him, in every aspect. His many airplane scenes and several parachute scenes influenced me into the young man I turned into.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited November 2016 Posts: 6,432
    When I am in a bad mood I occasionally have a Vodka, must admit I have found myself watching the scene from TND when Bond has a bottle and thought f... it I need a drink :)) Or that scene from QoS when Bond is drinking with Mathis the idea to have a drink pops in my head. I quit smoking 2 years ago, you have to be 100 per cent committed to do it and then you will quit.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    I drank with Bond,without Bond,and it might get less if my Filipino gal kicks me into shape.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I don't smoke so no. I do drink on occasion though, nothing crazy. A margarita here and there. I sometimes drink after I watch the second half of DAD. :))
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Murdock wrote: »
    I don't smoke so no. I do drink on occasion though, nothing crazy. A margarita here and there. I sometimes drink after I watch the second half of DAD. :))

    :)) That's enough to drive anyone to the bottle.
    barryt007 wrote: »
    I drank with Bond,without Bond,and it might get less if my Filipino gal kicks me into shape.

    It's good when you have a positive influence for a healthy lifestyle

  • barryt007barryt007
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    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    It's good when you have a positive influence for a healthy lifestyle
    Bugger the healthy lifestyle my friend,its just not getting caught ! hahaha

  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    It's good when you have a positive influence for a healthy lifestyle
    Bugger the healthy lifestyle my friend,its just not getting caught ! hahaha

    Ha ha good point, I am early 40s now so thought I better curb my excesses ha ha

  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    No, I have never had any desire to smoke—apart from an occasional cigar on special occasions—and I chose not to drink until I reached the legal age of 21, despite constant prodding by my friends. However, when I did turn 21 they fixed me a vodka martini for my first beverage. Since then, the world of Bond has led me to try various cocktails like the mint julep of Goldfinger and Fleming's Vesper.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited November 2016 Posts: 23,883
    No, Bond didn't influence me in this regard. Strange, because he influences me in other areas, including interest in fine clothes, watches, vacation spots etc.

    I did smoke when younger, but it was my circle of friends that brought that on. Peer pressure and all.

    I have an occasional drink now and then, but far less than I should. I've actually never tried a Vodka Martini. Must give it a shot sometime.
  • timmertimmer
    edited November 2016 Posts: 4,622
    No. I met a girl at a high school dance. She said do you want to go for a smoke? I didn't smoke, but wasn't going to blow this.
    So I said sure. We'd hang out at parties and stuff, so I had to maintain the smoking facade. Started buying, couldn't be mooching off her all the time.
    Suddenly I had a habit, that I didn't get serious about ditching for 14 years.
    Thread title reminded me of that story. But no Bond had nothing to do it.......it was the lure of the femmes. :x
  • barryt007barryt007
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    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    It's good when you have a positive influence for a healthy lifestyle
    Bugger the healthy lifestyle my friend,its just not getting caught ! hahaha

    Ha ha good point, I am early 40s now so thought I better curb my excesses ha ha

    Well im 47 in January and drink like a fish....but I think think 'my little woman' might make me kick that into touch !

  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    My weight ballooned so had to do something, totally changed my eating habits lost over two stone in six months. I train in gym though the weight was just not shifting, nutritionalist totally sorted that out I was suprised by the results.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    As a fan of classic movies, I adored not only the Bond films but also Humphrey Bogart, Marcello Mastroianni and Alain Delon. All on screen smokers in their heyday. It certainly contributed to my smoking habit in my teens.

    Now I'm glad to say I quit seven years ago and haven't picked it up since.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    edited November 2016 Posts: 9,020
    To the 40 somethings in this thread:
    Weight gain has also to do with age and it's getting more and more difficult to maintain the status quo.
    For the first time ever I lost my flat belly and gained lots of weight since 2015 to earlier this year.
    I started training again more frequently and since 8 weeks I'm at the gym daily even for 2 hours pushing weights.
    Now I almost have my Craigbond body back, no six-pack abs yet (the occasional pizza gets in the way).
    To be honest not sure I can manage to get them back, might be the age, I am 42 but hey, I am just glad I had the discipline to achieve what I have now.
    It's time consuming and lots of work but now more than ever I want to stay fit.
    Bond is a great motivation, especially Craig.
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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    RC7 wrote: »
    I don't smoke and have no interest in doing so, I have too much of an addictive personality. I'd be dead already if I'd started.

    Drinking is the vice I afford myself. I treat it similarly to Bond. Probably not an ideal way to live.

    Yep, same for me. I didn't want to start drinking for the same reason, and when I started it became hard to quit. So I'll never start smoking.
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    Wow, this thread brings back memories. I'm still happy to be a non-smoker, but I've gained about twenty pounds as a result! I need to start exercising on a regular basis again. So, Bond will be my role model for keeping in shape while still drinking whatever he wants! Not that I drink to excess all the time, mind you.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    No - don't smoke. My drink of choice would normally be whiskey, in winter I like a Whiskey Mac - whiskey with ginger wine. Having said that I do like a gin martini.
  • SharkBaitSharkBait
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    Don't be ridiculous. Of course I'm not that easy to be influenced by characters of fiction.

    No, real world made me to take those bad habits. But today, when I watch the old Bonds, I usually get the urge to light one, when Bond smokes on screen.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    To the 40 somethings in this thread:
    Weight gain has also to do with age and it's getting more and more difficult to maintain the status quo.
    For the first time ever I lost my flat belly and gained lots of weight since 2015 to earlier this year.
    I started training again more frequently and since 8 weeks I'm at the gym daily even for 2 hours pushing weights.
    Now I almost have my Craigbond body back, no six-pack abs yet (the occasional pizza gets in the way).
    To be honest not sure I can manage to get them back, might be the age, I am 42 but hey, I am just glad I had the discipline to achieve what I have now.
    It's time consuming and lots of work but now more than ever I want to stay fit.
    Bond is a great motivation, especially Craig.
    Well done mate its mind over matter, I have my own multi gym and kick bag which I use for interval training I also run and mountain bike. I have trained on and off for over twenty years so lucky I know what I am doing, I do afford myself lazy phases though once focused I can get my fitness to a good level. Training is like brushing your teeth, it becomes part of your ever day life when back in the zone. Not trained for two months though trimmed down dramatically through healthy eating, starting training again in January plan to be in best shape I have been for two years by April 2017.

    It's always good to set yourself a goal
  • KaijuDirectorOO7KaijuDirectorOO7 Once Upon a Time Somewhere...
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    Considering that...

    A) Hypertension runs high in my family
    B) I firmly believe in the "smoking kills" prospect
    D) I've already have had a sip of alcohol that tasted TERRIBLE (too bitter)

    No, no, and no. One of the things I don't really "get" about Bond is the smoking and drinking part. I never really seem to care about 007 choosing those fine cigars or blathering about wines and champagnes (which are overly snooty, IMO). I'd stick to fruit juice and pretending to smoke with chocolate sticks, thank you very much.

    And to quote Goldfinger in the comic adaptation...

    "I don't drink or smoke. A harmful vice..."
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    The smoking and the drinking were a part of Bond because they were a part of Fleming, and you write what you know! 70 cigs and a bottle of gin per day at his worst. It's a good thing smoking stopped being cool. As Bond himself says in Tomorrow Never Dies: "Filthy habit." Drinking in moderation, however—assuming one does not have an addictive nature—is not nearly as destructive as tobacco. But if you prefer not drinking at all, more power to you. Total abstinence certainly cannot hurt.

    There aren't many drinks I truly enjoy the flavor of. I'm not crazy about wine or beer and usually will only drink one or the other socially. Bourbon is certainly my favorite. A couple ounces with a couple ice cubes clinking in a frosted glass as you settle down to watch a movie. Beyond that, I occasionally treat myself to a Vesper while watching Bond. By far the best tasting martini I've ever tried. Fleming certainly knew what he was on to.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    No. I neither smoke nor drink.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I quit both.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    Only thing Bond influenced me to try was smoke salmon and eggs and to reaffirm that hot tea is indeed mud water.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    I quit both.

    Well done. Not easy to do I'm sure.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    I quit both.

    Well done. Not easy to do I'm sure.

    Yes @Thunderfinger well done.
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