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[–] [email protected] 20 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Tobacco plants: produce nicotine, a toxic alkaloid

Humans: imma smoke that shiiiiit

[–] [email protected] 22 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Humans: I will now cultivate you, export you, protect you and make sure you're growing well so I can keep smoking you despite a 50% chance of dying from it.

Tobacco clearly has the last laugh in this story.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Tobacco clearly has the last laugh in this story.

Well, it's not like we're immortal if we abstain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Every second I've lived so far, I haven't died, so if we simply take that pattern and extrapolate it for each future second...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I am

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Until proof to the contrary, so am I

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Let's go fight in an epic clash of the immortals! First one to die, loses!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

I dunno, it could go on forever

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago

With a name like The Fartographer, I'm inclined to believe you. 👍