Lucky Strike won the war...
You can take Salem out of the country but you can't take the country out of Salem...
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Wichita, KS
Quoted from o-din:Lucky Strike won the war...
You can take Salem out of the country but you can't take the country out of Salem...
Reminded me of another dumb one we used to say. "I'd rather smok'em than Salem."
Epiphany time:
You know you are old when you realize that something, it doesn't really matter what, that you had thought was stupid, was actually pretty cool. And you can admit it.
And you think, am I finally becoming wise?
P.S. Or vice versa.
Quoted from DennisDodel:Reminded me of another dumb one we used to say. "I'd rather smok'em than Salem."
"A silly millimeter longer" I forget what brand used that catchphrase.
Quoted from poppapin:"A silly millimeter longer" I forget what brand used that catchphrase.
Benson & Hedges 101's. I forgot all about that one.
Quoted from dhutton:The Flintstones pushing Winston's
Not only the Flintstones, but also the Beverly Hillbillies. This was before Winston moved to, "what do ya want, good grammar or good taste?"
(Granny is about 62 years old in this clip. Someone mentioned earlier, you know you're old if you're the same age as Granny)
Quoted from cottonm4:"You've come a long way, baby'
Virginia Slims.
We used to call them "Vagina Slims". Boy we were clever teens, huh?
Several Doctors used to recommend smoking. Maybe thats why I don't trust Doctors,especially people who play one on the internet.
Though this was before my time, I've been listening to old Dragnet radio shows and wow, he REALLY tries to get everyone to smoke. Even in the episodes, he's heard offering smokes to perps as well as his partner. He died at age 62 of a heart attack. Smokes probably accelerated his demise.
Doctors, Dentists and celebrities. All were for sale.
Mike Wallace (60 minutes), once he could afford to, bought back all of the commercials he made and buried them.
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Quoted from RTS:Not only the Flintstones, but also the Beverly Hillbillies. This was before Winston moved to, "what do ya want, good grammar or good taste?"
(Granny is about 62 years old in this clip. Someone mentioned earlier, you know you're old if you're the same age as Granny)
https://www.popthomology.com/2010/05/smoke-up-granny.html
Wow. Irene Ryan (granny ) was a chain smoker. Medium long list of chain smoking actors.
https://www.spirometry.guru/famous-smokers.html
Another long list of smokers. A surprising list of smokers.
Robert Palmer-rock star- 3 pack a day man.
Michael Landon- Bonanza-Little House on the Prairie- 4 pack a day man.
Don Knotts--Barney Fife on Andy Griffith.
Mr. Spock not only had drinking problem, he was a smoker.
I read not too many years ago that actors that did not smoke and took on a role that required them to smoke and they would be awkward in smoking for the camera.
As someone who smoked for 46 years, lighting up was 1st nature to me, just like breathing air. How do I say this?/ An experienced smoker, or a long time smoker has a certain casualness with their movements when lighting up with the way they pull or pop a cigarette from the pack, and put it in their mouth.
And the punk kid who just started smoking look awkward lighting up. Same for the movie actor who is a non-smoker; They look awkward when they try smoking for the camera.
Quoted from cottonm4:Another long list of smokers. A surprising list of smokers.
Robert Palmer-rock star- 3 pack a day man.
Michael Landon- Bonanza-Little House on the Prairie- 4 pack a day man.
Don Knotts--Barney Fife on Andy Griffith.
Mr. Spock not only had drinking problem, he was a smoker.
Yul Brynner - his last commercial was about smoking. Just don't. It killed him.
LTG : )
Alcona, ON
Quoted from LTG:Yul Brynner - his last commercial was about smoking. Just don't. It killed him.
LTG : )
Some of his last words were don’t smoke
They are banned in many countries, in Tennessee, and in St Paul, MN.
They aren't labeled as "candy cigarettes" any more, but come on.
Quoted from DanQverymuch:They are banned in many countries, in Tennessee, and in St Paul, MN.
They aren't labeled as "candy cigarettes" any more, but come on.
But you can get these.
https://www.amazon.com/Unknown-Bubble-Gum-Cigars/dp/B000NMCQG6
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:Minnie Ashley vintage hottie of February?
Just how old are you!?!
And this is still around on Amazon.
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What I never could figure out is why the tobacco companies were pilloried by everybody, but yet the retailers always get by unscathed. No retail distribution, no smokes. However, there are all of those tax dollars generated by cigarette sales.
Quoted from rollitover:Just how old are you!?!
I didn’t know the early 1900s was out of bounds
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:I didn’t know the early 1900s was out of bounds
HA! lol
Lets just say you have to have at least ONE
color picture of ANY nominated "hottie."
Quoted from cottonm4:"You've come a long way, baby'
Virginia Slims.
In this instance, I will refrain from using the very vulgar name that we had for this brand of smokes. 
Quoted from cottonm4:You'll get a lot to like with a Marlboro. Filter. Flavor. Pack or Box.
We called these "Mule Burros".
Quoted from DennisDodel:We called these "Mule Burros".
I called them, "Let me bum a smoke". But if you pulled out a pack of Kools, I decided I did not want to bum a smoke 
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Salems I could take, but Alpines, Newports, and Kools grossed me out.
Quoted from cottonm4:I called them, "Let me bum a smoke". But if you pulled out a pack of Kools, I decided I did not want to bum a smoke .
Salems I could take, but Alpines, Newports, and Kools grossed me out.
I smoked unfiltered Kools from the age of 13 to 30. Switched to filtered then and ended up smoking 4 packs a day until about 1995 when I quit cold turkey. Had I not quit then I would probably be dead by now.
Quoted from phil-lee:Several Doctors used to recommend smoking. Maybe thats why I don't trust Doctors,especially people who play one on the internet.
Quoted from DennisDodel:I smoked unfiltered Kools from the age of 13 to 30. Switched to filtered then and ended up smoking 4 packs a day until about 1995 when I quit cold turkey. Had I not quit then I would probably be dead by now.
Pall Mall Reds. I smoked some of those, but I do not recall ever seeing an unfiltered Kool.
Are these them?
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I also do not remember filter tip Lucky Strikes.
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Anyone ever smokes a Vogue with the gold filter tips?
I also never saw this Kool advert, either, but if I had seen this, my teenage mind full of fantasies might have persuaded me to "Come up the Kool Taste".
Quoted from o-din:I remember when, I think it was Shakey's Pizza had signs all over that said "Ye Olde" this and "Ye Olde " that, including one on the cigarette machine that said "Ye Olde Fags".[quoted image]
I remember the "Ye Olde" signs at Shakey's but not the fag one.
Quoted from cottonm4:I remember the "Ye Olde" signs at Shakey's but not the fag one.
I remember it well. It was right next to the Pong machine. The brand new, state of the art, coin taking amusement device.
It's an English term for cigs, and my friend's dad who was from there used it often. "Dear, have you got any fags?"
Did someone mention KOOLS?
Heard this one time:
Brother walks into a convenience store and says
"Gimme a pack a what I is!"
The dumbfounded clerk responds "Huh?"
The brother says
"Gimme a pack a KOOL Milds"
To be fair, I rarely dated any women with much intelligence. It is a lot easier to make them go away thinking it was their idea.
Plus, for intelligent conversation, that's what my bros are for.
Quoted from cottonm4:“I’d walk a mile for a camel”.
You know you're old when you'll walk a mile for a bowel movement. 
Quoted from rollitover:HA! lol
Lets just say you have to have at least ONE
color picture of ANY nominated "hottie."
There is a color pic,...However color plating may not make the cut. Good call!
but I do not recall ever seeing an unfiltered Kool.
Are these them?
That's them. There is no filter in that tip.
Quoted from o-din:I'd like the Tiger Special please, with extra tiger butter. Thank you.
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One last one in Santa Barbara in 2017.
Quoted from Mr_Outlane:You know you're old when you'll walk a mile for a bowel movement.
No, when you are old you get about 5 seconds to take action. Walking a mile ain't gonna happen.
Quoted from cottonm4:No, when you are old you get about 5 seconds to take action. Walking a mile ain't gonna happen.
Unless you have the problems I have now. Vitamins now clog me, so gummies or hit vitamins with a hammer now to digest.
I miss the good old 5 second stuff.
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