The Stupid Thread

[neonzx]

And Joe Camel says "all the cool sixth graders smoke unfiltered Camels".

My first cigs were made from bubble gum. Even came in a pack.

Yep! Those were cool. Teach them young!

[qbawl]

And Joe Camel says "all the cool sixth graders smoke unfiltered Camels".

My first cigs were made from bubble gum. Even came in a pack.

Yep! Those were cool. Teach them young!

Candy cigarettes in the early to mid '50s: chalky white peppermint slightly undersized sticks with a bright red tip in little cardboard packs nearly duplicating the big national brands but often with a one letter off name. As you said "Teach them young!" and establish brand loyalty. Bubble gum was reserved for the older, more macho "cigar" aficionados.

[poplove]

My first cigs were made from bubble gum. Even came in a pack.

Yep! Those were cool. Teach them young!

Candy cigarettes in the early to mid '50s: chalky white peppermint slightly undersized sticks with a bright red tip in little cardboard packs nearly duplicating the big national brands but often with a one letter off name. As you said "Teach them young!" and establish brand loyalty. Bubble gum was reserved for the older, more macho "cigar" aficionados.

I remember the flavor being a little more wintergreen than peppermint. We would buy them and other candy from the liquor store. I also remember getting toothpicks infused with cinnamon that you could suck on for hours without losing the flavor.

[Suranis]

Yep we had "Sweet Cigarettes" when I was going up too. They were damn tasty as well.

[pipistrelle]

Nostalgia candy stores still have them, and of course Amazon.

World's King Size Candy 'Cigarettes' ,0.01 oz,24 Case

[Frater I*I]

Candy cigarettes in the early to mid '50s: chalky white peppermint slightly undersized sticks with a bright red tip in little cardboard packs nearly duplicating the big national brands but often with a one letter off name. As you said "Teach them young!" and establish brand loyalty. Bubble gum was reserved for the older, more macho "cigar" aficionados.

In my day, after yours, the stick were also gum as well...

[keith]

Yep! Those were cool. Teach them young!

Candy cigarettes in the early to mid '50s: chalky white peppermint slightly undersized sticks with a bright red tip in little cardboard packs nearly duplicating the big national brands but often with a one letter off name. As you said "Teach them young!" and establish brand loyalty. Bubble gum was reserved for the older, more macho "cigar" aficionados.

I remember the flavor being a little more wintergreen than peppermint. We would buy them and other candy from the liquor store. I also remember getting toothpicks infused with cinnamon that you could suck on for hours without losing the flavor.

I used to make cinnamon toothpicks, put 'em into alfoil packs of 10 and sell them on the school bus for 25cents. Then the school clamped down on it because we didn't have a health dept permit.