Ridiculous Candy Proof

Proof Picture #1

I realize these are gum cigarettes and not the aforementioned candy cigarettes, but I think you can still see my point here.  I like this packaging, because we start off by admitting the black lung joke...isn't that hysterical...nothing like a little pulmonary disease humor!  Also, note the bottom comment: "soothing lemon flavor" which reminds us of the soothing menthol flavored cigarettes (that cooling sensation you get while you fry your lung tissue).

Proof Picture #2

At this point, I don't think I even need to add comments to this picture.  Not only can we lure them into smoking by this candy substitution method, but we can use paternal imprinting as well.  Go ahead and book the time with the family counselor now...the kids are going to need it.

Quietly making noise,

Fletch

Ridiculous Candy #3 - The Candy Cigarette;

Do we really need any commentary with this one?

No, seriously, I think it is a good idea to get kids into mock smoking at a very young age because that will make the transition to Marlboros a lot easier in junior high. The funny thing is that we have all tried these silly candies. They were typically made by some cheapo confectioner, and if you remember correctly, they were essentially mint-flavored sticks of chalk. I remember when I first saw these treats (I think it was in the candy parlor of Farrell's Ice Cream—do you remember this place?) and my eyes popped out of my head—Wow! Cigarettes for kids! It even had the red-striped plastic wrapper and it had a cool dust that you could "blow."

Personally, this was a big leap for Rusty Dobbs and me (Rusty was my red-haired best friend during the formative years of the 70's) because we no longer had to "pretend" to smoke with McDonald's french fries. Yup! Now we were really smoking. As a dentist, I consider cavities as the candy cigarette version of cancer.

"Sir, you have twelve cavities..."

"I know, I've been addicted to the candy cigarettes...I eat a pack a day."

Quietly making noise, Fletch