Anti-smokin' ads get the hook

Howdy folks,

Been on the road more than a possum who meet the business end of steamroller lately and just ain't had time to update the Big Tobacco Blog. Suffice to say it was secret business involvin' me and my ol' buddies at Liardare - home of the smooth refreshin' Carolina 100. I'd tell y'all more but I y'all know some things just have to be hush hush.

This story caught my eye out of the UK. That's where London, England is. The government over there created a series of advertisements highlightin' the -so called- "perils of tobacco addiction." Perils my foot. Ain't nothin' better for y'all then the rich blend of a Liardare Carolina 100 at 6 a.m. with that first cup of coffee. Makes me want to take a deep breath right now. Wish I still could.

At any rate, to illustrate these "perils" (note I put quotes on the word perils because I ain't really sure there is perils but I don't want to keep harpin' on the same dead horse) they made it look like they jammed a bunch of hooks into people mouths like they was some sort of walleye in the Lake Obeshaw Fishin' Derby. People got offended as people often do and now the ads have been yanked from...well...where ever the heck they was runnin' 'em, I didn't read the whole thing. I'm just happy somethin' from their side got yanked.

See the thing that gets me is tobacco ads are happy and inspirin'. I mean look at this one from Lucky Strike. The cigarettes are all jolly, square dancin', not dying slow horribly painful deaths. Why can't one of them anti smokin' ads feature a jugglin' squirrel or somethin'. Just a suggestion.