Subj : Smoking
To   : Bf2k+
From : MRO
Date : Sun Jun 09 2024 10:36 am

  Re: Smoking
  By: Bf2k+ to Dumas Walker on Sun Jun 09 2024 07:36 am

 >   Re: Smoking
 >   By: Dumas Walker to NIGHTFOX on Sat Jun 08 2024 10:34 am
 >
 >  > Back in the day, before my time (I am over 50), they promoted cigarettes
 >  > differently.  In some cases, I believe that consumers were even lead to
 >  > believe they might be healthy.
 >
 > Absolutely true. I remember those commercials in the 60's. Every now and
 > then, my wife will point one of the printed ads that gets posted on facebook
 > from time to time.

I'm surprised they didn't show ads with cartoon babies smoking. They probably tried to, but it was shot down.

They had doctors in ads, lucille ball and her husband. They said it relieved fatigue in sports. All kinds of dumb shit.

I don't think ads helped the sales.  It's a drug and drugs sell themselves.
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