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The Stupid Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:50 pm
by neonzx
bill_g wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:46 pm
noblepa wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:57 pm
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!
The Stupid Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:19 pm
by qbawl
neonzx wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:50 pm
bill_g wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:46 pm
noblepa wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:57 pm
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.
The Stupid Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:30 pm
by poplove
qbawl wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:19 pm
neonzx wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:50 pm
bill_g wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:46 pm
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.
The Stupid Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:47 pm
by Suranis
Yep we had "Sweet Cigarettes" when I was going up too. They were damn tasty as well.
The Stupid Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 10:14 pm
by pipistrelle
Nostalgia candy stores still have them, and of course Amazon.
World's King Size Candy 'Cigarettes' ,0.01 oz,24 Case
The Stupid Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 10:51 pm
by Frater I*I
qbawl wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:19 pm
neonzx wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:50 pm
bill_g wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:46 pm
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...
The Stupid Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 11:21 pm
by keith
poplove wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:30 pm
qbawl wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:19 pm
neonzx wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:50 pm
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.