Comments on: Smoking-Who Knew it Was So Good For Us?

By: Lionel

Lionel — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:58:27 +0000

P.S. Will have to get used to this newfangled way of doing where the responses go alongside the previous message which does not have to be repeated. Tsk! Tsk!

By: Lionel

Lionel — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:52:19 +0000

AWESOME, yes I would say falling in love is as good as quitting smoking! Maybe a tad better!

Only if it lasts. So many of them seem temporary arrangements these days.

By: azmouse

azmouse — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:53:07 +0000

Doing great Tyler. Hope you are well too. I love reading your stuff! Keep it up.

By: Tyler Woods

Tyler Woods — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:17:58 +0000

Hey Azmouse you bet cha Ricky smoked, in fact half the the TV stars smoked it was normal they looked odd without a cig in their mouth. Thus it shows you the power of ads. I do so love those ads! Great to hear from you!
Hope you are well.

By: Tyler Woods

Tyler Woods — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:16:22 +0000

AWESOME, yes I would say falling in love is as good as quitting smoking! Maybe a tad better!

By: lionel

lionel — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:30:40 +0000

My first attempt at smoking was in 1939, when I was nine years old. It came to an end when my late Father caught me at it and gave me a sore backside!

Started again when I joined the British Royal Navy as a Boy, in 1945.
Stopped for good 12 years ago when I had to have an operation to open two arteries. Second best thing I did – first best was in 1954, when I married my Wife.

By: Bjay

Bjay — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:16:44 +0000

Smoking was everywhere and a part of life – doctor’s offices, buses, business offices, etc. Everyone had ashtrays on hand, and ashtrays were always a gift you could give or make – and there were so many creative and cool ones. I made an ashtray at school. I had also crocheted a little cigarette/lighter container for my mom lol.

Many ads even had pictures of moms holding babies.

By: azmouse

azmouse — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:27:54 +0000

That was a cool ad too, tiponeill. I’ve never seen it. I like those old ads.

By: tiponeill

tiponeill — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:15:34 +0000

Reagan recommended Chesterfields -
http://www.mediastorehouse.com/pictures_618148/reagan-chesterfield-ad.html
unfortunately you can’t get them any more, I have to roll my own.

By: azmouse

azmouse — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:04:11 +0000

Those old videos are something else! I recall when cigarette commercials were every where.

C’mon..Lucy and Ricky smoked and they were the best! Actually, in all the old movies and shows everyone smoked.
Less info then than now for sure.