Helpful scientists reveal perfect number of cigarettes

SCIENTISTS have helpfully revealed the number of risk-free cigarettes you can smoke every week.

Terrifying new research found that one cigarette per day triples the risk of heart disease and stroke, leaving ‘social smokers’ to do the simple calculation that 2.3 per week should be fine.

Social smoker, Martin Bishop, said: “According to my calculations that’s 120 a year. If I ever actually bought any cigarettes that would be six packets. I’ve no idea how much that would cost because, like I say, I never, ever buy them.

“Anyway, what I’ll probably do is have 4.6 every other Friday. As long as I’m socialising with an actual smoker.

“Science is brilliant.”

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Your astrological week ahead, with Psychic Bob

Pisces (20 FEB-20 MAR)
After you’re charged £1.40 for a can of coke in some artisan coffee shop hellhole, you hope it comes with a glass, lots of ice and another can of coke.

Aries (21 MAR-19 APR)
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Gemini (21 MAY-20 JUN)
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Cancer (21 JUN-22 JUL)
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Leo (23 JUL-22 AUG)
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Virgo (23 AUG-22 SEP)
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Capricorn (22 DEC-19 JAN)
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