{"id":1730,"date":"2019-10-05T09:18:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T16:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2019-10-05T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T16:18:51","slug":"quitters-never-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=1730","title":{"rendered":"Quitters Never Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2678\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/45D362DE-CCA7-4C3C-AD42-6CD3A137344A.jpeg?fit=474%2C248\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/45D362DE-CCA7-4C3C-AD42-6CD3A137344A.jpeg?w=2678 2678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/45D362DE-CCA7-4C3C-AD42-6CD3A137344A.jpeg?resize=300%2C157 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/45D362DE-CCA7-4C3C-AD42-6CD3A137344A.jpeg?resize=768%2C401 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/45D362DE-CCA7-4C3C-AD42-6CD3A137344A.jpeg?resize=1024%2C535 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/45D362DE-CCA7-4C3C-AD42-6CD3A137344A.jpeg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/45D362DE-CCA7-4C3C-AD42-6CD3A137344A.jpeg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There are\ntimes when we must admit we\u2019ve failed.&nbsp; For\nme, one of those times is now.&nbsp; I have\nfailed.&nbsp; I need to admit it.&nbsp; I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve already guessed my great defeat,\nbut I\u2019ll say it anyway. \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">My recent\ncampaign to promote chain smoking has failed.&nbsp;\nIn fact, I\u2019m not aware of a single, solitary person who has taken so\nmuch as a puff as a result of my efforts.&nbsp;\nIf you don\u2019t recall my campaign, here is the link \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-jocularious-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rqOB1RrPWt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=1650\">Why You Should Start Smoking Cigarettes Immediately<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Why You Should Start Smoking Cigarettes Immediately&#8221; &#8212; Jocularious.com\" src=\"http:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=1650&#038;embed=true#?secret=PbfzhIsh1E#?secret=rqOB1RrPWt\" data-secret=\"rqOB1RrPWt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The saddest\npart is that I feel like I\u2019m letting Vince Lombardi down.&nbsp; You might be familiar with Vince\u2019s famous\nquote: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cWinners never quit, and quitters\nnever win.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This is especially painful because Vince loved a good cigarette.\u00a0 Here he is sucking on a fresh butt \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vince-Lombardi.jpg?fit=474%2C702\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vince-Lombardi.jpg?w=691 691w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vince-Lombardi.jpg?resize=202%2C300 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Football: Closeup of Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi smoking cigarette on sidelines during game vs Chicago Bears at City Stadium. \nGreen Bay, WI 9\/15\/1963\nCREDIT: Neil Leifer (Photo by Neil Leifer \/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)\n(Set Number: X9486 )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Frankly,\nlooking at this picture I stole from Getty Images gives me a second wind.&nbsp; A smoky, hazy wind, yes, but a second wind nonetheless.&nbsp; I just now starting to feel the strength to dig\ndeep, to push forward, to persevere.&nbsp; I\ncan hear Chuck Yeager in my ear whispering HIS famous quote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cYou do what you can for as long as\nyou can, and when you finally can\u2019t, you do the next best thing. You back up\nbut you don\u2019t give up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Can I really\nabandon my mission to promote the health benefits of chain smoking?&nbsp; <em>Especially<\/em> <em>now<\/em>, with all the\nyoung folks starting to \u201cvape.\u201d&nbsp; Vape!&nbsp; It\u2019s so dangerous.&nbsp; Listen people, and listen well: Unlike\ncigarettes, there are no health benefits to vaping!&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">That\u2019s\nit.&nbsp; I am NOT going to give up!&nbsp; I am going to embrace yet another Vince\nLombardi quote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s not whether you get knocked down, it&#8217;s whether you get up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Yes, my\nchain-smoking campaign has been knocked down.&nbsp;\nBut I\u2019m going to pick it up, dust it off, and move forward.&nbsp; The medical benefits are too great to ignore.\nIn the spirit of the great Vince Lombardi, my <em>new<\/em> campaign slogan will\nbe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s not whether you get knocked\ndown, <\/em><em>it\u2019s whether you light up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1026.jpg?fit=474%2C237\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1026.jpg?w=3024 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1026.jpg?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1026.jpg?resize=768%2C384 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1026.jpg?resize=1024%2C512 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1026.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1026.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>WAIT!\n&nbsp;You\u2019re not done yet.&nbsp; 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