Cigarette commercials on TV

[veg-o-matic]

Originally Posted by orthophonic

I think the silly millimeter longer was L & M

Actually, it was Chesterfield 101s. I have a commercial for them and I was surprised. I didn't remember that Chesterfield even made a filter cigarette.

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How about this: some years back I filled out a survey in which I stated that my name was Mose Moots & that I smoked 4 packs of unfiltered Chesterfields per day. Also that I was age 88 (or something like that). I got mail for old Mose for awhile, but I guess they assume he is dead now as nothing comes anymore. I also filled out another under the name of Fibber Megee. Still get junkmail for Fibber now and again.

I grew up with parents that smoked heavily-my Dad is the original Kool Filter King! Still puffing away. That turned me off from ever so much as thinking about smoking, though both my sisters had the habit until recently. I still remember being about 4 or 5 years old & I knew, from the American Lung Association commercials on tv, not to smoke. On TV they showed a cross so I remember when my grandmother would light up her Winston I would make a cross with my fingers & say "don't smoke!" and this would get a big laugh out of everyone. She just puffed away. Was still puffing when she was on oxygen, right up until she died. Puff, puff.

Hey Fibber, don't open that closet!

True and worthless although humorous tidbit.....my hero WC Fields had a radio show for a while which was sponsored by Lucky Strike...seems he got into a bit of trouble when they noticed him increasingly speaking about his son Chester.....Chester Fields...get it? Turns out he took a bribe from Chesterfield to plug their smokes. Whatta guy!

Anthony