There is an image of pipe smokers being overly educated, erudite, snobs. Well, the truth is that we just look that way because cigarette smokers are often more mentally stunted than us. I’m not smart, but check out these examples of cigarette stupidity.
These two pictures are packages opened in Customs and intercepted by the Postal Inspection Service. They were imported to get around state and Federal Taxes. Busted, busted, busted.
Okay, that may be a little harsh. I mean, that’s just one person importing cigarettes illegally, and probably planning to resell them at a profit.
But, then again, check out these bizarre inventions by cigarette smokers.
Rainy Day Cigarette Holder, 1954
Photo: YALE JOEL
Mar 01, 1954
Would it work in Washington state when it rains sideways?
Cigarette Pack Holder, 1955
Photo: Jacobsen/Getty Images
Jan 01, 1955
Look ma! Lung cancer in one smoke.
Cigarette Holder Built For Two, 1955
Photo: Jacobsen/Getty Images
Jan 01, 1955
God, that’s romantic.
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