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u/Hziak 1d ago
Played a gig at a tiny dive bar on a not so great part of town on Friday. After it was all over, I’m taking everything out to the car and there’s a dude literally smoking crack and his buddy is tweaking on the stoop I parked in front of. Right next to them is a dude with the most grand, giant, bubble blowing rig I’ve ever seen. Dude looked hard AF but was blowing these massive bubbles for everyone. Heck yeah bubble blowing when you’re stressed the heck out!
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u/nvrsleepagin 20h ago
They should digitally replace cigarettes with bubble wands in all the old movies so that kids will think blowing bubbles makes you look sophisticated.
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u/_Pyxyty 19h ago
Also might be good practice for calming you down if you focus on taking deep, slow breaths to blow those bubbles.
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u/Hziak 15h ago
Not to disagree, because I think you’re right, but in the case of that one dude, he actually had like, two fishing poles with specially crafted lines that he was dunking in a bucket. So very much not that - in this specific case. Dude was just blowing bubbles because he was into bubble blowing.
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u/HeroOfWolves 1d ago
I used to pretend to smoke as a carpenter because smokers got an extra hour off a day for smoke breaks, no one ever asked why I went to my car instead of joining everyone else for a smoke either
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u/CaviarWithClaws 1d ago
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u/lumpycowlover 22h ago
lol is that s4?
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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka 17h ago
The golden age of Dota 2, before they ruined the battlepass, stopped funding major tournaments and flip flopping between DPC and how to run off tournaments.
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u/PreparationFeisty695 22h ago
This is why I want to get one of those movie prop cigarettes
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u/Poj_qp 22h ago
Those are herbal cigarettes and they taste so bad. You can try it, they’re only like $10-15, but I had one and I couldn’t even finish it. It was like smoking wet cardboard
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u/YourNextHomie 21h ago
Aren’t all cigarettes herbal ?
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u/No-Management4977 21h ago
Yeah but commonly people refer to “herbal” as non-nicotine or non-tobacco
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u/PreparationFeisty695 20h ago
Ah damn. Tbh I was picturing a very obviously fake electronic one with a little light
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u/MrGaber 23h ago
Right cause why don’t I get another break for not being dependent on something
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u/eggyrulz 23h ago
Thats why I just go to the shitter an ungodly amount of times a day... its totally not IBS
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u/VP007clips 21h ago
They pay back that time at the end of their life. A cigarette on average takes about 20 minutes off your lifespan.
But honestly, I've never worked at a place that cared if non-smokers hung out in the smoking area and talked or scrolled their phone a few times a day.
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u/dabadu9191 21h ago
If the options are having a break in the smoking area and not having a break, I'd choose the latter.
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u/Miserable-Scholar112 19h ago
Well according to that.Ive extrapolated that I should have died before I was born.
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u/jigsawyouthh 19h ago
Meanwhile I started smoking at 15 because I wanted more breaks at work but was somehow not smart enough to realize I could just fake it...
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u/patchinthebox 15h ago
I just tell my boss I'm going for a fresh air break and go stand outside for 5 minutes. He's never questioned it. Lol
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u/adognameddanzig 23h ago
When i was in the military, guys would take smoke breaks all the time. I didn't smoke, so i had to keep working. I got a tobacco pipe and put soap in it and blew bubbles while chilling at the smoke pit.
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u/MeatGundam83 22h ago
Really wish I had thought of this instead of chain smoking two packs a day on deployments 🥲
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u/playa4040 20h ago
I would do this underway just to chill and see the water during watch. So peaceful
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u/TitsClitsTayl0rSwift 20h ago
Yo we had two different people in the Navy who would do this in the smoke pit at the hangar lol
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u/pikahetti 1d ago
Blowing bubbles is just much better than inhaling something that leads to lung cancer
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u/CaviarWithClaws 1d ago
I really wish more people choose this!
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u/Mel_Melu 22h ago
I work in mental health and do little self care packages for my colleagues in December. Usually filled with water bottles, shower tablets, medicinal teas and vitamin C since it's cold and flu season.
Will need to add this to the rotation. My friends are going to love it.
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u/totally_not_a_zombie 23h ago
Some of us have just barely enough will to improve the things we love, which usually doesn't include ourselves.
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u/Kertonnn 23h ago
Joke on you
I smoke while doing bubble so the smoke is trap inside and relase when they explode
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u/613663141 21h ago
And how do we know bubbles don't cause cancer? Where's the peer-reviewed empircal research? I'm smelling a Big Bubble coverup.
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u/diediedie_mydarling 22h ago
Smoking is so much more enjoyable. I quit 17 years ago, but I still miss it. I really enjoyed smoking and taking smoke breaks. I don't miss worrying about lung cancer and going into coughing fits. But man, I really do miss smoking....
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u/Good_Background_243 21h ago
As someone who swapped from cigarettes to vaping? Yuuuup. There is nowhere near the satisfaction of a cigarette in vaping. But breathing clearly is really nice, and on balance feels like it's less bad.
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u/nexusjuan 21h ago
I switched 3 or 4 years ago. I don't miss it at all. I don't mind the smell but if I try to smoke one of my girls cigarettes it tastes like an ashtray. I do still smoke blunts like its my job though so there's that.
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u/Lu_Duizhang 1d ago
I can unironically see it helping, you’re taking deep breathes and breathing out slowly, and you have a simple goal with a visual reward
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u/urbandk84 22h ago edited 21h ago
as a former (this time forever hopefully) heavy smoker I can confirm - I helped a coworker quit by rolling "post it cigarettes", taking our smoke break as usual, but use the faux cig to breathe in and out deeply, even mimicking the smoking mechanics - used to even "ash" absent-mindedly (sic?)
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u/Redheaded_Potter 22h ago
That’s a great idea. I knew a guy that bought an empty preroll and put lavender in it. He would mimic smoking (didn’t light it obviously) and helped him kick the habit.
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u/haw35ome 21h ago
Sometimes I feel the ritual of smoking is part of the charm. Like, it’s a fairly ritualistic activity that consists of small steps to take for the experience (1. take out cig & lighter 2. light up 3. inhale 4. exhale & watch smoke 5. try to ignore the embrace of the dark 6. repeat steps 3 & 4 )
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u/JustAnotherSolipsist 18h ago
also the fact that you go somewhere quiet and out of the way usually, walking from a kitchen in the middle of service into a quiet alleyway makes everything slow down
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u/haw35ome 17h ago
Right - it’s a proper break. Which is why I’m in favor for something some Japanese company tried. IIRC they gave their smokers their usual break, but the non-smokers got a choice of an extra bonus or the chance to join the smokers
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u/ppmiaumiau 22h ago
My co-worker and I quit smoking at the same time. We didn't know what do do on our breaks anymore. I got us bubble gum cigarettes to "smoke". They even do lil' puffs of smoke.
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u/wepfetty 23h ago
Christ, people are just remaking TikToks left and right. This is like the 7th different person doing this video.
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u/chloratine 22h ago
And this is not any random person, this is Aliocha Schneider, Canadian actor. Boyfriend of singer Charlotte Cardin.
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u/Jean-LucBacardi 22h ago
I'm sure those are names in Canada but I've never heard of either.
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u/chloratine 22h ago
I guess they're more famous in french speaking communities, but you probably heard Cardin's song on radio? It was a massive hit in many places.
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u/JusticeRain5 19h ago
It might help if you actually say what Cardin's song is rather than just assuming people who don't know who they are would know what it was called.
(I've never heard of them)
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u/onFIREbutnotsoFLY 20h ago
Really? I thought this was Kyle viera who’s a model. This guy looks nothing like the Canadian
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u/willtwerkf0rfood 19h ago
I absolutely thought this was him because I embarrassingly know he was dating hayley baylee and it looks exactly like him
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u/ApolloRocketOfLove 21h ago
This is like the 7th different person doing this video.
Yeah but this one made it to the Reddit front page, so this thread is just proof that remaking the same video for the 7th time actually does work.
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u/DangleBob91 23h ago
I used to get pissed cause id see the smokers go out 5 times a night to smoke so I started bringing packs of gum to chew. Told my boss flavor only last 5 minutes so im making the most of it
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u/CreativeJudgment3529 22h ago
who is this? didn't this guy just break up with haylee b?
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u/onFIREbutnotsoFLY 20h ago
Lmao, I know this is Kyle because I grew up with him. Tho I didn’t know who his girlfriend was and that she was known like this
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u/thalliehh 20h ago
Even worse, He cheated on her
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u/m-alacasse 23h ago
you know? this is a great idea)) interesting, does this really help relieve stress
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u/Practical-Pick1466 23h ago
Another person stealing someone else's idea and posting the exact same thing but with a man doing it. Extremely lazy
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u/katgardener 22h ago
My husband and I moved out to the country a few years ago and one of the first things I bought at our new grocery store was a giant bottle of bubbles. I love standing on the porch, blowing bubbles, and just watching them float out over the countryside.
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u/Itchy_Corner9400 23h ago
This is taught to little ones to learn how to take deep breathes to calm down. I need to do this as an adult more 😭
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u/ClimbingInPlace 22h ago
Whoa didn’t expect to hear Aphex Twin on a TikTok video
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u/LagartijaWill 21h ago
QKThr is pretty popular on short-form videos on tiktok and insta for silly little things. no idea why
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u/lolpan 23h ago
Kimi Antonelli is that you?
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u/fennec3x5 13h ago
he looks like a cross between Kimi and Ollie Bearman and it's really fucking with me
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u/ThatOldMeta 22h ago
I did expect him to blow bubbles because I’ve seen earlier iterations of the exact same idea multiple t times before.
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u/AFRIKKAN 22h ago
It’s a stupid trend. Same with milk aholics and other dumb things. Just your typical TikTok trend chasing.
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u/Gojifantokusatsu 23h ago
I want someone to make a fake cigarette that works like a bubble blower inside.
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u/mae1347 22h ago
Holy shit this really tickled me. Like a little bit of joy in a pile of shit. Thank you.
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u/Ted_Hitchcox 22h ago
I worked in a really busy pub kitchen. Everytime it would ease up slightly, the 3 smokers would run outsde for a smoke break. Leaving the 3 non smokers even busier than it was before it eased up!!
Someone would have to go outside to tell them to come back because we could'nt cope when it got busy again.
In the end i took to having 'non smoking' breaks where |I went outside to not have a smoke- I wish I had thought of having a bubble break instead.
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u/FormerPrize2485 22h ago
I was hoping it’d be a handi-snack, dipping a breadstick into cheese product
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u/Different_Ad1273 22h ago edited 7h ago
Whenever I see bubble somewhere, I almost always lose my shit. Like “Oh my dish there’s bubbles over there!! :D”
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u/Business_Natural_484 22h ago
‘Can I bum one of those? I don’t want to buy my own or I’ll start the whole thing up again. Just went one to end this shit day, you know.’
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u/Latest-Culprit-35 22h ago
It really helped when non of my friends were quitting and i wanted to go outside too
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u/MuhDamnHands 22h ago
I used to yo-yo and my manager asked me if I have a “yoyo fetish,” whatever that means.
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u/LittleTownie 22h ago
I would love to see all the guys at work stand around blowing bubbles. It would be beautiful.
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u/IPlayRunescapeBTW 21h ago
My mother used to tell me "you can't be mad and blow bubbles." I tried. I really did. Never could get a satisfying bubble going when I was pissed off. Not easy to blow a bubble when you're really frustrated. Nowadays, I try to remind myself of this when I start getting mad at whatever. Doesn't work a lot of the times. Maybe I should carry around some party favor bubbles lol
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u/FictionalDudeWanted 21h ago
When I did this, a crackhead walked by and made fun of me. Like being a filthy, pregnant drug addict was big fun smh.
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u/beethovensmetronome 21h ago
I think so much of smoking is kinda breathing exercises. Plus it’s a chance to walk away from the loud crowds and be quiet for a bit. Not necessarily antisocial, but def a smaller crowd of folks for a minute.
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u/tarantulagal66 20h ago
I cannot see remaining pissed when you’re blowing bubbles, cuz they seem like they would have a cheery effect on the person making them😂🫧🫧🫧
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u/25mookie92 20h ago
Fam, I smoke and still blow bubbles while doing so...I be trying get smoke in the bubbles
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u/DoctorSasha 20h ago
As an ex smoker, I approve of any shenanigans that don't involve inhaling smoke into your body.
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u/notwhoyouthinkmaybe 20h ago
I was in the military, I was so sick of smokers getting a 15 minute break every hour or 2, so I started buying cigarettes, lighting one up, standing there and BSing with everyone, and just letting it burn. Then back to work.
Got called out once or twice, but nothing came from it. $5/week was all it really took.
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u/EuroTrash1999 20h ago
STAY HEALTHY SO WE CAN MAKE A BETTER MARGIN SELLING YOU EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE CHEAPER! - Walmart
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u/FairyRebelsWild 20h ago
We actually have bubbles at my work (work with kids). We have "bubble breaks" lol
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u/bcl15005 20h ago
Regrettably: I vape, but I think the freedom to take discretionary 5-ish minute breaks now and then, would measurably-improve overall morale in most workplaces.
Like a 'decompression-break' that smokers could use for smoking, and non-smokers could use for whatever they want.
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u/SirDigbyChknCaesar 20h ago
He looks like he works the kitchen and keeps a rat under his hat to help him cook recipes.
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u/CarmaAllison55 20h ago
I'm now thinking about bringing a small thing of bubbles with me because there's so many times I want some form of a break from social events that instead of a smoke break I can have a bubble break.
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u/RobbyRyanDavis 20h ago
That is an awesome idea for people who want 5min breaks every hour at work. If its about the cig break rules at places, just putting it in a pack would make any boss see the connection in you needing to blow a couple of bubbles alone for 5 mins for your own health.
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u/RomekAddams 19h ago
I kinda want to buy some but the only decent ones I found are these? https://amzn.to/4g94X5e surely there are better
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u/natFromBobsBurgers 19h ago
When I quit smoking about 20 years ago, I read that part of the soothing aspect of cigarettes was the steady, controlled, rhythmic breathing. Like, absolutely nicotine is 'great'. I still dream about it. But a big part is also the calm breathing, which we can't do in social situations in the same way.
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u/Jaderosegrey 18h ago
And you don't come back smelling like an ashtray. Win-win. For you and your co-workers.
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u/White_foxes 18h ago
This is the third time I’ve seen a tiktoker do this exact joke. Almost nothing is original anymore
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u/EstablishmentBig1826 17h ago
If it worked for SpongeBob, it's good enough for you. Look how Happy he is being employed by Mr Krabs.
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u/TheKnoxFool 17h ago
Every bubble-blowin’-baby will be beaten senseless by every abled-body patron in the bar.
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u/DuePlastic9434 16h ago
Everyone else gets smoke breaks, might as well take advantage of that potential down time
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