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As cool and clean as a breath of fresh air! These ads are catchy, familiar, and from the vantage point of this century, bizarre as hell. Classic cigarette commercials, today on the veg.

Admiral (probably the first filmed cigarette ad)

Lucky Strike

Newport

Camel

Kool

Winstons

Kent

Marlboro

Salem

Virginia Slims

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5 Comments

I need a cigarette.

said THE WOLFE on February 2, 2007 11:36 AM.

That Flintstones ad was chock full of rich, delicious flavor. Yabba dabba kack.

said Hugh on February 2, 2007 11:48 AM.

Geez, that's freaky. I wonder what's killing us now? Probably aspartame: it just tastes like death.

said Lusus on February 2, 2007 5:05 PM.

yipes!!!!!
and i just quit camels no wonder my throat hurts

said arrghh on February 3, 2007 1:20 AM.

Those ads were genius!

If only they could advertise now...

Don't matter- I'm gonna keep smoking regardless...

said Goat Rienecker on February 3, 2007 3:10 AM.
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