another case where a word has widely varying meanings across cultures... I believe the slang for a cigarette in the UK is f@g... so to light one up, or to suck on one (and yes, I've seen that phrase used in literature) ... means something TOTALLY different on the western side of the pond... and depending on the sate, one or both can land you in the joint, the rock, behind bars, institutionalized, the big house, the slammer, doing time, paying debit to society....

-tg