Saturday, October 24, 2009

Fake Cigarettes? Suck this!

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Are you old enough to remember candy cigarettes? Slender white sticks of candy, dyed red on the end, with Red Dye #5, or whatever would send small children into insulin shock, to simulate the glowing tip of the fake cigarette.
Although they are still available through specialty vendors, political correctness spelled their doom decades ago. Have children imitate smokers??? Heaven forbid!

I hadn't thought of these in years, until recently, I've been hearing ads on radio and TV for electronic cigarettes. These smokeless devices produce what is advertised as "nearly odorless" water vapor that one can use to "blow smoke rings".

One TV ad showed that the fake cigarette had a red plastic tip that glowed "like a real cigarette". It was so fake looking, it made me think of the candy. I can't imagine anyone looking cool, puffing on one of these phony electronic cigarettes. I also can't imagine, given the sensitivity of most health Nazis, that this "nearly odorless" vapor would be permitted anywhere that smoking is banned.

But, hey! If you need something to satisfy your oral fixation, knock yourself out! Just be prepared for some good natured snickering at your expense!

Cross posted at Say Anything

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