You Want Me to Do What???!!!

Once upon a time, ErstwhileLurking007 said:

>I think the nuance is that "Lozenge," as opposed to "candy," implies a
>medicinal purpose or even a medicinal ingredient. Before the nicotine
>lozenge came out, the only lozenges that I ever heard of were "throat
>lozenges," for soothing a sore throat. I'm sure that some throat lozenges
>would qualify as candy (Ludens Cherry, for example), and some candies could
>be used as lozenges (Lemon drops, for example), but not all lozenges are
>candies (Fisherman's Friend, for example) and not all candies are lozenges
>(Kit Kats, for example). Plus, I suspect that the people who named the
>nicotine lozenges "lozenges," were probably aware that "nicotine candy"
>would not go over so well in the marketplace, with the implications that
>they would be marketed to kids.
>
>That's my take, anyway. Does that help at all?

Thank you Jaime! this is exactlyx th ekinf of insight I was looking
for! I think that part od the misunderstanding comes from the fact
that I am trying to translate the term "bombon" that in most of Europe
is used as the term for hard candy, usually transparent and colored,
as "candy", which is of course wrong. For "candy" I am using "sweets".
"Drops" is also a term that is often used but I am not sure of the
scope of the word.
Yes, nico candy would definitely sound silly :-)

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"Tihomir" <tgrebenashirt@inet.hr> wrote in message
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> Once upon a time, Becky said:
>
>>which one was that?
>
> The one where I told you to take the week off and get rid of the
> lozenges.

yeah I found it a few minutes later. I just got back from the store where I
bought another box of them. Im not quite ready to give them up just yet.I
may start soon to taper off them. something I should have done a couple
weeks ago.

>
> That aside, can someone explain me in plain English why are they
> called lozenges and not candy? What does "lozenge" mean anyway? I'm
> honestly confused here.

Candy is sweet and is consumed for enjoyment. Lozenges are usually round
things that are of medicinal purpose.Sorta like hard candy but they are for
medicine,like sore throat lozenges,cough lozenges or nicotine lozenges.

Becky

>
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>
> ... He that deeply desires honor, is not usually worthy of it

"Tihomir" <tgrebenashirt@inet.hr> wrote in message
news:f9ic5f$kri$2@stable.tornevall.net...
> Once upon a time, Becky said:
>
>>which one was that?
>
> The one where I told you to take the week off and get rid of the
> lozenges.

yeah I found it a few minutes later. I just got back from the store where I
bought another box of them. Im not quite ready to give them up just yet.I
may start soon to taper off them. something I should have done a couple
weeks ago.

>
> That aside, can someone explain me in plain English why are they
> called lozenges and not candy? What does "lozenge" mean anyway? I'm
> honestly confused here.

Candy is sweet and is consumed for enjoyment. Lozenges are usually round
things that are of medicinal purpose.Sorta like hard candy but they are for
medicine,like sore throat lozenges,cough lozenges or nicotine lozenges.

Becky

>
> --
> Tihomir *I don't smoke anymore* -÷- Remove my shirt to E-mail me.
> IRCchat: #nosmokers at irc.starlink.org
> irc://irc.starlink.org/nosmokers
>
> ... He that deeply desires honor, is not usually worthy of it

Becky wrote:
> My AA sponsor said last night I should start to wean myself off the
> lozenges.Her funeral is Sunday.
>
> Becky
> Two months, one week, 3 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 3407 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving $316.86. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 19 hours, 55
> minutes.
>

I laugh out loud when I read some of your posts ...

You're awesome. Do what you need to do to not smoke.

Send my condolences to your sponsor :-D

Cheers and Hugs,
Marvin

--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

Becky wrote:
> My AA sponsor said last night I should start to wean myself off the
> lozenges.Her funeral is Sunday.
>
> Becky
> Two months, one week, 3 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 3407 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving $316.86. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 19 hours, 55
> minutes.
>

I laugh out loud when I read some of your posts ...

You're awesome. Do what you need to do to not smoke.

Send my condolences to your sponsor :-D

Cheers and Hugs,
Marvin

--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

Im glad I make poeple laugh. Im a big believer in laughter as medicine.
Becky
Two months, one week, 20 hours, 14 minutes and 32 seconds. 3442 cigarettes
not smoked, saving $320.12. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 22 hours, 50
minutes.

"Marvin The Paranoid Android" <marvinparanoidandroid@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:46bcdb63$0$995$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.co m...
> Becky wrote:
>> My AA sponsor said last night I should start to wean myself off the
>> lozenges.Her funeral is Sunday.
>>
>> Becky
>> Two months, one week, 3 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 3407 cigarettes
>> not smoked, saving $316.86. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 19 hours, 55
>> minutes.
>>
>
> I laugh out loud when I read some of your posts ...
>
> You're awesome. Do what you need to do to not smoke.
>
> Send my condolences to your sponsor :-D
>
> Cheers and Hugs,
> Marvin
>
> --
> I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

Im glad I make poeple laugh. Im a big believer in laughter as medicine.
Becky
Two months, one week, 20 hours, 14 minutes and 32 seconds. 3442 cigarettes
not smoked, saving $320.12. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 22 hours, 50
minutes.

"Marvin The Paranoid Android" <marvinparanoidandroid@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:46bcdb63$0$995$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.co m...
> Becky wrote:
>> My AA sponsor said last night I should start to wean myself off the
>> lozenges.Her funeral is Sunday.
>>
>> Becky
>> Two months, one week, 3 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 3407 cigarettes
>> not smoked, saving $316.86. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 19 hours, 55
>> minutes.
>>
>
> I laugh out loud when I read some of your posts ...
>
> You're awesome. Do what you need to do to not smoke.
>
> Send my condolences to your sponsor :-D
>
> Cheers and Hugs,
> Marvin
>
> --
> I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

Becky chortled:

> Im a big believer in laughter as medicine.


So, if you could suck on laughter, it would be a lozenge, right?

Coming full circle,

Jaime - 007

I have achieved six months, three weeks, four days, 19 hours, 34 minutes and
27 seconds, of smoke-free living (and, with it, rather aggressive driving).
This amounts to 6204 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,473.26, and adding 3
weeks, 13 hours, 0 minutes to my fabulous life.

Becky chortled:

> Im a big believer in laughter as medicine.


So, if you could suck on laughter, it would be a lozenge, right?

Coming full circle,

Jaime - 007

I have achieved six months, three weeks, four days, 19 hours, 34 minutes and
27 seconds, of smoke-free living (and, with it, rather aggressive driving).
This amounts to 6204 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,473.26, and adding 3
weeks, 13 hours, 0 minutes to my fabulous life.

Sponsors are cool so don't kill yours, but you'll know
best sweetie.

--
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to become to confident."
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"Becky" <> schreef in bericht ...
> My AA sponsor said last night I should start to wean myself off the
> lozenges.Her funeral is Sunday.
>
> Becky
> Two months, one week, 3 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 3407 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving $316.86. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 19 hours, 55
> minutes.
>
> --
> I'd rather be 45 wishing I could smoke,than 65 and wishing I hadn't
>

Sponsors are cool so don't kill yours, but you'll know
best sweetie.

--
Batman: "That's life, Robin, full of ups and downs. It ill befits any of us
to become to confident."
-
"Becky" <> schreef in bericht ...
> My AA sponsor said last night I should start to wean myself off the
> lozenges.Her funeral is Sunday.
>
> Becky
> Two months, one week, 3 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 3407 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving $316.86. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 19 hours, 55
> minutes.
>
> --
> I'd rather be 45 wishing I could smoke,than 65 and wishing I hadn't
>

Awww I could never kill mine. I love her!! She's cool and smart and funny
and really calls me out on my shit when needed. To say nothing of kicking my
ass when I need it.
Becky
Two months, one week, one day, 22 hours, 52 minutes and 21 seconds. 3497
cigarettes not smoked, saving $325.28. Life saved: 1 week, 5 days, 3 hours,
25 minutes.

"DutchVanAfoort" <zniborz@fakeAddy.con> wrote in message
news:46be2d6f$0$25478$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
> Sponsors are cool so don't kill yours, but you'll know
> best sweetie.
>
> --
> Batman: "That's life, Robin, full of ups and downs. It ill befits any of
> us to become to confident."
> -
> "Becky" <> schreef in bericht ...
>> My AA sponsor said last night I should start to wean myself off the
>> lozenges.Her funeral is Sunday.
>>
>> Becky
>> Two months, one week, 3 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 3407 cigarettes
>> not smoked, saving $316.86. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 19 hours, 55
>> minutes.
>>
>> --
>> I'd rather be 45 wishing I could smoke,than 65 and wishing I hadn't
>>
>
>

Awww I could never kill mine. I love her!! She's cool and smart and funny
and really calls me out on my shit when needed. To say nothing of kicking my
ass when I need it.
Becky
Two months, one week, one day, 22 hours, 52 minutes and 21 seconds. 3497
cigarettes not smoked, saving $325.28. Life saved: 1 week, 5 days, 3 hours,
25 minutes.

"DutchVanAfoort" <zniborz@fakeAddy.con> wrote in message
news:46be2d6f$0$25478$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
> Sponsors are cool so don't kill yours, but you'll know
> best sweetie.
>
> --
> Batman: "That's life, Robin, full of ups and downs. It ill befits any of
> us to become to confident."
> -
> "Becky" <> schreef in bericht ...
>> My AA sponsor said last night I should start to wean myself off the
>> lozenges.Her funeral is Sunday.
>>
>> Becky
>> Two months, one week, 3 hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 3407 cigarettes
>> not smoked, saving $316.86. Life saved: 1 week, 4 days, 19 hours, 55
>> minutes.
>>
>> --
>> I'd rather be 45 wishing I could smoke,than 65 and wishing I hadn't
>>
>
>