To drink bourbon (preferably Beam's Choice, which brand is unfortunately being "retired") with Bob Tucker and participate in the appropriate ceremony. There are those who claim that Tucker need not be physically present because, through the central mystery of "fan substantiation," whenever the ceremony is performed, Tucker is present. The ceremony involves, as the sacred potion is imbibed, holding the non-drinking hand out a bit above shoulder level and then dipping it in a graceful arc as the imbiber(s) stretch out the o's while intoning, "Smoooooooooth!"
The alternative substances crowd, upon toking a particularly potent weed that sends their flock into coughing fits, have also been known to bleat a guttural "Smooth!" between wheezes–but this is more in the line of an esoteric reference, allusion or homage than it is an attempt to appropriate the practice.
Contributors: Dr. Gafia
