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    superconnected (is it time to leave?): I just started smoking. HA. (Only during exams though. And when I'm really hammered. And when I randomly go to Montreal after having not slept for ... more »
    RedHotz: Monday I will be 3 weeks since I have quit smoking and it has been the hardest thing I have ever done. I told my husband that if I am lucky enough to ... more »
    misspell: For Digestion's Sake - Smoke Camels. No kidding. When I quit smoking I was backed up for a week. That's probably too much information. more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: WHat I wouldn't give to see an ad that glamorizes jonesy withdrawl symptoms, irriatability, a whole packaege of chewy chips ahoy, mint gum, sunflower ... more »
    hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: ummm... "want to live happily ever after with your cigarette?" ... irony. more »
    Pocahaunted: I wish cigarette advertising was still legal in that way. I would be the perfect spokeswoman for American Spirits. Mischa Barton would be for Marb Lig... more »
    IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: Cigarette ads still have the same messages. They show people having fun and being sexy but do not usually show anyone smoking. At least these ads are ... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: I should point out that I smoke. And that sometimes, I can almost convince myself that my smoking is somehow classier than that of the people who stan... more »
    karenology: according to second-to-last ad there, cigarettes also help you bend your legs in odd ways while humping the arm of your chair...just the way he wants it! more »
    tscheese: What's with all the weird socialite name-dropping? Were these people the Tinsley Mortimers and Julia Allisons of their day? And Gawker wasn't invented... more »
    Mary McCarthyite: Mary McCarthy smoked Luckies for, oh, about 60 years. Then she died of lung cancer :( My avatar is too small to see it, but she's holding a cigarette ... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: I love the names. Ahem. Mrs. Genevieve D'Arconne Welsh-Lewis enjoys hacking on Parliaments. Ms. Jacinta Delores Davenport whiles away her lonely eveni... more »
    casi nadie: It's also good to strap yourself into a corset, distort your internal organs, not eat, and have sex only for the purpose of procreation. At least, tha... more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Why does the Mrs. Hamilton Fish ad look like it's out of Mad Libs? "I do enjoy smoking a camel _______" Bong? Sausage? Dick? more »
    tscheese: I was going to be all judgey, but then I realized that I plan on getting really cuddly with a one Mr. Carlo Rossi this evening, so I guess I can't be ... more »
    TexasCrude: But Luckies DO taste better! And my enabling stepfather who first handed me one at the ripe old age of 13 agrees too! more »
    Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve: ... Cliche, but now I want a cigarette. Also, I really, really wish I'd managed to bring some Luckies back with me *sigh* I hate trying to find them o... more »
    JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: I am in no way imagining putting a cigarette out on Miss Mimi Richardson's forehead so I can tear her wrap off of her while she weeps. more »
    happysquid: Camels are good for your T-Zone! more »
    morninggloria: These ads don't say anything about how cool smoking makes you. more »
  • #bigtobacco

    Cigarettes: Little Magic Wands For Your Lungs!

    According to this gallery of vintage cigarette ads, before it started being bad for you, there was just about nothing smoking couldn't fix! More »
  • #inbrief

    Smoke And Mirrors

  • #inbrief

    Thank You For Smoking