Surgeon General’s Warning: Smoking causes saggy titties.

Put that on the side of your cigarette box. But that’s about as likely as the warning label on the side of a twelve-pack of beer that it may cause limp dick.

Or so I’ve heard.

But no, don’t take it from me – take it from the people with a funny accent (because that means so much more):

Contrary to popular belief, breastfeeding does not make breasts sag, according to research carried out on US women seeking plastic surgery.

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Smoking

But other factors did play a role. The degree of sagginess increased for each child carried by the woman. Smoking was also identified as a contributor.

“Smoking breaks down a protein in the skin called elastin, which gives youthful skin its elastic appearance and supports the breast,” Dr Rinker said.

“So it would make sense that it would have an adverse affect on the breasts.”

Mind you the study was from the University of Kentucky but relayed through the BBC so the funny accent exponent was cubed and thus barely recognizable.

I support people’s right to smoke and the government should not be getting involved unless people are being hurt. Having said that, it’s often noted that “your freedom ends at someone else’s nose”. So when your once perky, now low-tar and nicotiney niblets are redolent of that smooth, Turkish domestic blend near my nose, you’re hurting me.

Stop hurting me.

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