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more about #cigarettes more comments → Maxichamp: What is the deal with menthols? It's like smoking cold air conditioned air. more » AzureTexan: I don't know about you guys, but I really miss the Very Berry Opioids and the Tutti-Frutti Phenobarbitol. more » raincoaster: There's a guy who watches porn on his laptop all day long at the cafe near my house. But he goes outside to smoke. #cigarettes more » Dominant Glee Club: This just in: no one ever moved to New York City for the air quality. #cigarettes more » SaraRueful: That kid in the picture quit smoking. Today? (apologies, it [my mac? firefox? gawker?] won't let me upload the photo from my desktop.) #cigarettes more » randomnessish: My college tried to surreptitiously ban smoking throughout campus. Luckily, we're not some namby-pamby fey northern liberal arts school; we're a moth... more » Nancy Sin: Fun fact: the tot in that photo is actually 14. #cigarettes more » AliHajiSheik: I assume this means I can ban non-commercial drivers from pouring their exhaust into my personal airspace? #cigarettes more » manchops: You know what Im ready for? The FAT TAX. I'm so sick of all the whining about smokers and drinkers and now sex addicts and whatevs. When are we gonna ... more » girlhowdy: Household hint: A little bowl of vinegar left out overnight will absorb the odor of smoke from a room. When my other half heads out of town for a week... more » Spirit Fingers: Just curious, do smokers like the smell of smoke when not smoking? I mean is it so delicious you could spread it on cinnamon toast? Honestly do they n... more » lostarchitect: I don't smoke, but I really do miss the smoke in bars. #cigarettes more » Pick-me-a-winner: A little off-topic, but want to know what really grinds my gears? When bars first started with the smoking bans, it was quite a shock. It's obnoxious... more » Baroness: I only smoke in museums. #cigarettes more » iplaudius: If you don’t own the apartment, the landlord can set the terms, no? Like having pets? (Sorry, boring comment.) #cigarettes more » -
#cigarettes
Kids Heed Government's Call to Smoke Menthols
Earlier this year, the US government banned "flavored" cigarettes, saving kids the shame of having to admit decades later that they used to smoke "Kauai Kolada Camels." In the meantime, more kids than ever started smoking menthols. Health policy success! More » -
#smoking
The Inalienable Right to Smoke
Several large NYC landlords are moving to ban smoking inside their own apartment complexes, and on the sidewalks outside them, as well. Clearly, this violates our just-made-up list of Places People Can Always Smoke, No Takebacks. More » -
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Clove Makers All Like, 'What Cigarettes?'
The fiendish "government" is trying to ban clove cigarettes. So Big Clove has invented a novel way to fight back: Getting a court to declare that their clove cigarettes are not, in fact, cigarettes. Dude. Come on. Just declare it. More » -
#classicads
When Cigarette Ads Had Balls
In five years, will you be a wheezing, blackened mess? Or—conversely—will you have five more years of tobacco byproducts in your lungs? Well. You have to admire their "Lie big or lie dead" attitude. Click to enlarge. [Copyranter] -
#smoking
Kids No Longer in Danger of Smoking Embarrassing Cigarettes
Suck down the last sickly sweet puffs of your precious Warm Winter Toffee Camels, kids, because as of today, flavored cigarettes are illegal in America. Time to move up to the real stuff! More » -
#marketing
Are All the Kids In Danger of Doing Nasty Mouth Tobacco?
America's biggest tobacco companies voluntarily stopped advertising cigarettes in magazines, because they care about you, the tobacco consumer. But hey, have you tried this new "Snus?" Try it, in your mouth! Check out the magazine ad for it! More » -
#freedom
Smoker Oppression Reaches Tipping Point
They banned smoking in bars, and people said nothing, because they did not smoke in bars, except sometimes if they were really drunk. But now NYC wants to ban smoking in parks, and lo! Smokers finally get some public sympathy. More » -
#smoking
The War of the Cloves
Dude, the government lets cigarettes be legal even though they kill like thousands of people. But weed is illegal. And now, dude, cloves are illegal. Cloves! The taste proves they're not killing you! Clove-smoking hippies are fighting back. With cloves! More » -
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#marketing
Hero Lawyer to Save the Marlboro Man
Earlier this year, the government passed a new law that totally kneecapped the ability of marketing wizards to educate the public on how awesome cigarettes are, in Flavor Country (America). Luckily, the media's favorite lawyer is on the case! More » -
#freakonomics
McSteamy Sex Tape Stimulates Economies: The Mystery Smoking Product, Revealed?
Gawker Paycheck Journalism: doing our part to bring more money into circulation, or something. Because even the darkest cloud has a silver lining, every sex tape leak has an upside to it. In this case: product placement for Big eTobacco. More » -
#nutrition
Kate Moss, Lily Allen, and The Rock Chick Diet
Want to know how awesome starlets Lily Allen and Kate Moss stay in shape? This isn't a joke about blowcaine! You can do it, too. Kate and Lily took the most awesome Rock Chick vacay ev-ah and looked awesome. How?
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#thankyouforsmoking
Skilled Negotiator Joe Camel Brings Another One Home
An unidentified man who burst into a Kansas VA medical center with a gun surrendered after trading his ammunition for a pack of cigarettes. His motives are still unclear. Nobody was injured. [USA Today] -
#health
Stop Smoking and Kill Yourself
You should stop smoking, doctors say. Here, we have medications to help you stop, doctors say. But oh—these medications could make you kill yourself. What the hell is science good for? More » -
#marketing
Is It Worth Keeping Kids Away From Cigarettes If It Means Less Money For Maxim?
Last week, the federal government passed a bill that lets the FDA essentially control everything about how cigarettes are advertised and marketed. New restrictions could save thousands of lives. But wait, this could hurt magazines! Stop everything! More » -
#listicle
The Light Cigarettes That Defined Us
The Senate has just passed a sweeping bill that essentially bans light cigarettes, as they're marketed as healthier when, really, they're not. So no more of your favorite iconic brands, which are mostly smoked by the youngs. Brands like: More » -
#health
You: Doomed
Helpful scientists have found that binge drinking increases the risk of lung cancer in smokers "regardless of how many cigarettes a day they smoked." There's very little hope for you, now. [Science Daily] -
#trendwatch
Let's Put That 'War on Smoking' On Hold
Is 'in the midst of crushing economic insecurity' really the time to start fucking with smokers and their access to cigarettes? Because that's what the governmentalsciencecleanair-complex has apparently decided to do, and it's not smart: More » -
#inthisdayandage
Cigarettes Are Racist!
They already ruined coffee and now your smokes are white supremacists??? "[People] with the most melanin were found to smoke the most...and to have the highest level of dependence on tobacco." The conspiracies are real! -
#health
Coffee, Cigarettes, Alcohol: A Balanced Diet
Good news: Coffee's not bad for you! Bad news: Unless you smoke when you drink it. But, good news: if you're an alcoholic you must drink coffee! More » -
#advertising
Your Selfish Desire to Stop Smoking Makes Child Cry
We're happy to report that there's a BIG CONTROVERSY over whether this anti-smoking ad featuring a weeping little boy goes too far. The answer is yes. Probably because Australians are involved. More »
