Cigarettes
You know who I miss?
Joe Camel.
If you ask me, the reasons R.J.Reynolds was forced to fire him (or what ever they did to him) was wrong. The accusation, in case you don't remember, was that Joe Camel, being a cartoon character, encouraged underage smoking.
Seriously? If a child decides to smoke because a cartoon camel smokes, he needs help. And probably shouldn't be watching TV.
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The dancing cigarettes always
nice legs.
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If you are old enough, you might remember when cigarettes could be advertised on TV. They banned them (the ads) in the 70s. They were rather artsy in there way. My favorite were the dancing cigarettes.
And here's one you will love:Winstons were advertised on The Flinstones back in the early 60s. Not only did children see a cigarette commercial during a cartoon (albeit during "Family Hour"), but check out the ad:
And you thought Joe Camel was bad? And there were several of these!
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Before he entered politics, our 40th
president was an actor (most of you
knew that). He smoked Chesterfields.
He was also (then) a democrat.
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Whiskey
June 1st in International Whiskey Appreciation Day. You won't find it on your calendar. It was a holiday that was invented by my Uncle Theo.I've mentioned him a few times on this blog. And I will again.It was on June 1st that the first documented record of Whiskey occurred. It was on this day in 1494 that The Rolls of the Royal Exchequer recorded:
To Friar John Cor, by order of the King, to make aquavitae, VIII bols of malt”.Aquavitae is Latin for "water of life". In Gaelic, this would be "uisge beatha", which was anglicized into "whiskey."
So everyone go out and have a shot of Whiskey on the first.There is always a reason to Party. This month has a few: Flag Day, Father's Day, My Birthday, D-day, etc. There is also Doughnut Day (6th) and Bourbon Day (14th) and Martini Day (19th).
When I was in the military, we were always celebrating something. Groundhog's Eve was popular (that would be the evening of February 1st) and a few other goofy days - like Fri Day and Satur Day (popular drinking holidays in the military). It's easy to find something to celebrate, and if you are just not creative, there are websites that have reasons for every day.
One (out of many) is Party Excuses dot com.
Wild Women
This is a picture of Raquel Welch. She played Loana in One Million B.C. (1940). 
She was hot. She still is.
I will cover "Wild Women" in a future blog entry. The really need an entry by themselves.
Clown Shoes
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They Don't.
But I am implementing a new program for Facebook (or I guess any other social media). Any time someone blindly shares and/or reposts something that makes them look foolish, I will award them "Clown Shoes"
For example: Anyone who reposts anything to do with the Government sticking computer chips in our butts as part of Obamacare will receive the Clown Shoe Award.And everyone is invited to join in. All you need to do is cut and past the following URL into the comment box of the offending post, and then hit enter. The award, along with the Clown Shoe picture, will appear under the post.
Cigarettes and Whiskey
(spoken:) A preachment, dear friends, you're about to receive,(sung:)
on John Barleycorn, nicotine, and the temptations of Eve...
I once was happy and I had a good life
I had enough money to last me for life
I met with a gal and we went on a spree
She taught me to smoke and to drink whiskey.
Chorus: Cigarettes and whiskey and wild wild womenCigarettes is a blot on the whole human race.
They'll drive you crazy they'll drive you insane.
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild wild women
They'll drive you crazy they'll drive you insane.
A man is a monkey with one in his face.
That's my definition, believe me dear brother,
A fire on one end and a fool on the t'other.
[Chorus]Write on the cross at the head of my grave
To women and whiskey here lies a poor slave
Take warning dear stranger, take warning dear friend.
They'll write in big letters these words at my end.
[Chorus]Hallelujah brother.
