Dancing and Cigarettes

On the 12th, Crazy Tim (majored in physics at the UofA, served in Vietnam, helicopter shot down, went crazy, attempted suicide by jumping off 7th story of apartment complex, survived, still crazy) came up to me at work, said the following, and promptly left:

I could've been a dancer, but I started smoking cigarettes. I still think cigarettes are better than marijuana though. Bad things can happen to a guy who lays around on marijuana watching soap operas.