# pack a day or more **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 12, 2001, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-a-day-or-more/49674 "2001-01-12T10:14:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jb\_farley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-a-day-or-more/49674/1 "2001-01-12T10:14:56Z")
hey there, especially the chain smokers- quick question. What’s the ideal cherry shape? A pointy glowing cone, or the rounded off cylinder? The faster and deeper you smoke em, the pointier they get. So, please chime in with your preferences. jb ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-a-day-or-more/49674/2 "2001-01-12T15:54:35Z")
I wouldn’t care if the cherry was shaped like one of Ronald Reagan’s anal polyps, as long as I get my nicotine fix. ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-a-day-or-more/49674/3 "2001-01-12T16:53:57Z")
Well, I’ve smoked Reagan’s polyps and they are cone shaped. Pretty hard to light tho. I used to smoke salmon too. ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-a-day-or-more/49674/4 "2001-01-12T17:06:24Z")
Back in the days when I used to smoke, I always found that the bigger the cherry, the faster the cigarette burns down. I’ve also heard of the practice of smoking so fast that the filter gets too hot to handle (let alone put in your mouth) “Hot boxing.” That being said, I always tried to keep the cherry as small as I could. ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-a-day-or-more/49674/5 "2001-01-12T18:18:59Z")
Anyone else want to lend credence to the tale that if your cherry is especially pointed, you’re likely to get laid that night? Of course, the chick who told me this wanted to get laid, and everyone who I’ve mentioned it to has immediately sharpened theirs on the side of the ashtray and ten attempted to bag off. That said, conical ad rather small. ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-a-day-or-more/49674/6 "2001-01-12T18:20:32Z")
Anyone else want to lend credence to the tale that if your cherry is especially pointed, you’re likely to get laid that night? Of course, the chick who told me this wanted to get laid, and everyone who I’ve mentioned it to has immediately sharpened theirs on the side of the ashtray and ten attempted to bag off. That said, conical and rather small. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-a-day-or-more/49674/7 "2001-01-12T18:39:11Z")
“Ronald Reagans Anal Polyps” would be a great name for a band.