Aren't you too young for that?!?

[Trayol]

I just had someone come into the Field House to play intermural hockey who, I swear, had the smokers voice. The smoking for decades, several packs a week, eroded bronchial tubes voice. He was no more than 21, maybe 23 at the most. My optimism is telling he was just sick, playing hockey. But reality is telling me something different...

[Boochan]

You'd need to be really sucking them down to have the whisky and cigarettes voice at that age. I'd say he was just sick, as people who are really that addicted to cigarettes would also smell and look of it as well.

Maybe he wants to be a voiceover or radio guy?

[Shangri-laschild]

Could be that he's sick and being a heavy smoker makes him being sick sound worse? I have a couple of friends like that.

[Trayol]

I had considered him being sick, but when he came back from playing hockey to return the goalie gear he wasn't making the typical "exercising while sick" sounds and expressions.

[Shangri-laschild]

If that's what he always sounds like imagine what he'll sound like when he's like 50.....specially if he does smoke a lot.

[Hello Kitty]

Once a customer on the phone was hassling me about my "smoker's cough" - I quite indignantly said I had a BAD COLD and wasn't a smoker. So :P

[Bramblerose]

Could be that he's sick and being a heavy smoker makes him being sick sound worse? I have a couple of friends like that.

What about Kim Carnes?

[Ringtail Z28]

If that's what he always sounds like imagine what he'll sound like when he's like 50.....specially if he does smoke a lot.

If he does smoke that much to get that kind of voice at that age he isn't going to make it to 50.

[Toujin]

Maybe his vocal cords were damaged by something else, like a childhood illness or injury.

[Trayol]

In my want for optimism, I'm going to believe that Toujin is hopefully correct.

[crazylegs]

Can't you damage your vocal cords if you're intubated for too long?