When you could smoke on planes but just not when taking off or landing?

Yeah I never understood that. Like, were they afraid you'd drop the lit cigarette? Because at least in my experience, regular turbulence has been way more jerky than any take-off, and with one or two exceptions, the touchdowns as well.

There's probably an easy explanation for this, but has anyone ever considered having one airline specifically designed for smokers? Like, when Oregon passed the smoking ban, you could still own and operate a cigar bar, and private clubs still allowed it. Frankly I'm glad it's banned from bars and coffee shops, as I'd spend a couple hours at the bar and like magic my entire pack was gone, whereas now I have to make the decision to go outside. It also makes a first date at a bar with a non-smoker tolerable (I always prefer bars to coffee shops when it comes to making a first impression.)

But on other long commutes like Greyhound or Amtrak, you get the option of stepping off every now and then to light up, whereas you can't necessarily go outside on an airplane when it's moving (although Arnold did.) And when you're up in the air or over international waters, I don't think the rules of the ground apply. I know plenty of people who would pay extra to fly on a smoking plane the way one might pay for first class.

Somebody beat you to it, but it never got off the ground. I remember hearing about this airline, always wondered what happened to it.

ahem, this airline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokers_Express

Hehe.. I always thought it was the same guy when I was a kid. Nothing worse than having no balls and only one hand. It sounds kinda corny now but I remember always wanting to see a movie that starts with a big action scene like this, and then just follows the surviving goons around in their every day activities, like what it's like trying to live a normal life with no balls and one hand, and questions like "if you had to be a goon all over again, would you?" I dunno. Maybe there is such a movie already.

You could have a Venture Bros. style movie like that. A documentary with interviews, "I loved being in the thick of the action, but after [name of hero] broke my back I had to get a lousy desk job."