Hookah

freshnesschronic · 07-08-2007, 03:34 AM

Hookah. Tell me about it. I don't want a wikipedia analysis. Just a summary from a normal everyday person.

My interest has been sparked.

piercehawkeye45 · 07-08-2007, 07:42 AM

I used it once and it wasn't that impressive (but I was also not in a great state then too....high and sleep deprived).

Supposedly it isn't any safer than cigarette smoke even though it passes through water.

Here is a report on it (also with an explanation of what a Hookah is):
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hookah/AN01265

Personally, I have nothing against it or for it. It is more social thing since you pass the piece around but it isn't anything special. I don't really plan on using a Hookah every again but if I do once or twice I do, whatever.

But I also don't smoke cigarettes or cigars so keep that in mind but I think it is popular because the tobacco is usually flavored and you can add other plants to it as well.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-08-2007, 09:17 AM

The smoke is cooled, ie concentrated, magnifying the effect.

TheMercenary · 07-08-2007, 09:55 AM

Very commonly seen by anyone who has traveled the Middle East.

Bullitt · 07-08-2007, 10:20 AM

Comes in a wide variety of flavors, get something to drink to along with. The smell and taste of the smoked stayed in my goatee for a couple days.. that part was not very pleasant. It is nothing like smoking a cigar (my preference). Hold the smoke in your lungs for a bit with every draw and you'll start to reeeeally feel it.

Clodfobble · 07-08-2007, 11:05 AM

You can make really cool lamps out of them.

breakingnews · 07-08-2007, 08:22 PM

i find it a bit stronger than smoking a cigarette but with a much more pleasant taste and smell. great side dish for nights that involve, say, a bottle or two of grey goose.

actually the very first time i smoked shisha in high school, i got completely retarded - because my friend, without telling us, mixed in some pot with the tobacco. it took a few times before i realized smoking the hookah doesn't normally have that kind of effect. :P

07-15-2007, 02:49 AM

I like it. Lots of flavors available, fun, attractive for your home as a kitch item, not bad for you like the cigs with all their additives, there is no ammonia/bleach/formaldehyde added to hookah blends and no one I know of inhales it or smokes it every day. Just every now and again to relax and enjoy.
Good fun and beautiful, no reason not to.

Hime · 07-18-2007, 03:58 PM

I have used it a couple of times and enjoyed it a lot, but I wouldn't do it again. As a dancer my health is very important to me, and it is something unhealthy that I could cut out without missing it too much.

smurfalicious · 07-19-2007, 09:54 AM

wow. And here I always thought you just smoked weed out of those things...

Rexmons · 07-19-2007, 11:12 AM

There are TONS of Hookah aka Nargile shops in the city I live in. Basically it's a water bong for tobacco. If you go to a middle eastern place they usually seat you (outside) and each person gets there own hookah. Instead of constantly having to re-light the tobacco, what they do is cover the top of the bowl with aluminum foil which has holes poked in it, then place a red hot coal on top of the foil, this way it only lights when you inhale from the tube. They also have guys walking around with a metal bucket filled with hot coals to replace yours as they die down. Usually you drink this with a minty tea they always serve. They have like an insane amount of flavors but Double Apple seems to be everyones favorite.

Shawnee123 · 07-19-2007, 11:36 AM

My name is Hookah
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you've seen me before
If you hear something late at night...

LabRat · 07-19-2007, 04:15 PM

Another point to the Cellar for teaching me something. I've never heard of hookah. Now that I have, I can honestly say I likely would never try it. I don't like cigarettes, so hookah isn't something I would probably like either.

Happy Monkey · 07-19-2007, 04:36 PM

Uisge Beatha · 07-19-2007, 07:40 PM

Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call.

07-08-2007, 03:34 AM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Hookah Hookah. Tell me about it. I don't want a wikipedia analysis. Just a summary from a normal everyday person. My interest has been sparked.

07-08-2007, 09:17 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The smoke is cooled, ie concentrated, magnifying the effect. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-08-2007, 09:55 AM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Very commonly seen by anyone who has traveled the Middle East. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-08-2007, 10:20 AM	#5
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Comes in a wide variety of flavors, get something to drink to along with. The smell and taste of the smoked stayed in my goatee for a couple days.. that part was not very pleasant. It is nothing like smoking a cigar (my preference). Hold the smoke in your lungs for a bit with every draw and you'll start to reeeeally feel it. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

07-08-2007, 08:22 PM	#7
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	i find it a bit stronger than smoking a cigarette but with a much more pleasant taste and smell. great side dish for nights that involve, say, a bottle or two of grey goose. actually the very first time i smoked shisha in high school, i got completely retarded - because my friend, without telling us, mixed in some pot with the tobacco. it took a few times before i realized smoking the hookah doesn't normally have that kind of effect. :P __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

07-08-2007, 07:42 AM	#2
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I used it once and it wasn't that impressive (but I was also not in a great state then too....high and sleep deprived). Supposedly it isn't any safer than cigarette smoke even though it passes through water. Here is a report on it (also with an explanation of what a Hookah is): http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hookah/AN01265 Personally, I have nothing against it or for it. It is more social thing since you pass the piece around but it isn't anything special. I don't really plan on using a Hookah every again but if I do once or twice I do, whatever. But I also don't smoke cigarettes or cigars so keep that in mind but I think it is popular because the tobacco is usually flavored and you can add other plants to it as well.

07-08-2007, 11:05 AM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	You can make really cool lamps out of them.

07-15-2007, 02:49 AM	#8
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I like it. Lots of flavors available, fun, attractive for your home as a kitch item, not bad for you like the cigs with all their additives, there is no ammonia/bleach/formaldehyde added to hookah blends and no one I know of inhales it or smokes it every day. Just every now and again to relax and enjoy. Good fun and beautiful, no reason not to.

07-18-2007, 03:58 PM	#9
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	I have used it a couple of times and enjoyed it a lot, but I wouldn't do it again. As a dancer my health is very important to me, and it is something unhealthy that I could cut out without missing it too much.

07-19-2007, 09:54 AM	#10
smurfalicious Tool. Not the band - you are one. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 501 Northlake Blvd., North Palm Beach FL Posts: 329	wow. And here I always thought you just smoked weed out of those things... __________________

07-19-2007, 11:12 AM	#11
Rexmons - Kavkaz United - Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613	There are TONS of Hookah aka Nargile shops in the city I live in. Basically it's a water bong for tobacco. If you go to a middle eastern place they usually seat you (outside) and each person gets there own hookah. Instead of constantly having to re-light the tobacco, what they do is cover the top of the bowl with aluminum foil which has holes poked in it, then place a red hot coal on top of the foil, this way it only lights when you inhale from the tube. They also have guys walking around with a metal bucket filled with hot coals to replace yours as they die down. Usually you drink this with a minty tea they always serve. They have like an insane amount of flavors but Double Apple seems to be everyones favorite. __________________ "Life's a bitch but God forbid the bitch divorce me..."

07-19-2007, 11:36 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My name is Hookah I live on the second floor I live upstairs from you Yes I think you've seen me before If you hear something late at night... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-19-2007, 04:15 PM	#13
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Another point to the Cellar for teaching me something. I've never heard of hookah. Now that I have, I can honestly say I likely would never try it. I don't like cigarettes, so hookah isn't something I would probably like either. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

07-19-2007, 04:36 PM	#14
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07-19-2007, 07:40 PM	#15
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar Has given you the call.

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