Okay, I am sheltered: What is the big deal with hookahs?

[KitchenWitch]

Is it an herb thing?

[SPKrazy]

1. Water Cooled Smoke?

Might as well smoke herb with them IMO

don't do that anymore myself, but if I were going to use a hookah, it wouldn't be for tobacco

[KitchenWitch]

2. Gotcha

So it is like a glorified bong.

[Hissyspit]

3. Well... lots of cultural tradition surrounding it and it's a bit more communal.

Also I believe you can smoke anything in it. So glorified bong is a bit perjorative, I would think.

[SPKrazy]

4. Well, More Than One Person Can Use Them At Once Usually

and they do use them for tobacco

and it's kind of a fad I think right now to do that in bars set up with hookahs

Kind of a party bowl with multiple hoses, or sometimes only one hose.

[WindRavenX]

5. they;re fucking awesome to smoke pot out off

yeaaaaah :smoke:

[Hissyspit]

6. Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah

A hookah (Urdu/Arabic: حقہ, Hindi: हुक़ा), also known by many other names, is a multi-stemmed, often times glass based water pipe device for smoking tobacco, originating from India. From India, it was made popular as the form we now see it in today in Turkey. A hookah operates by water-filtration and indirect heat. It can be used for smoking many substances, such as herbal fruits, tobacco, or cannabis.

[democracyindanger]

7. Sometimes you just gotta get your Jabba on.

[saged52]

8. Not sure what the big deal is

but I know I am getting one for Christmas! Went to a hookah bar recently and decided a hookah would be perfect for my hippie loft. My husband thought it would be the perfect gift - cool!

[FuzzySlippers]

9. I think that's what they call prostitutes in Boston.

:think:

[Hibernias Daughter]

10. OMG

:rofl:

[GalleryGod]

11. Was there not a DU Meet-up at a D.C. Hookah Bar last year??

I seem to remember it caused a bit of a "Lounge Dust-up" right before the Grand March.

[Guava Jelly]

12. A hookah is watcha pickup when you have to pay for

S_x :7