Thank You for Smoking
In light of the Academy Awards last night, I got to thinking about some of the great movies released in the past year. Yes, it’s been a great year for The Departed and DreamGirls, but I was thinking of the smaller films - the “surprise” hits. One such surprise was Thank You for Smoking, starring Aaron Eckhart. As I was reflecting on how the movie so skillfully mocked the tobacco industry’s knack of denial and lack of responsibility, I realized that there was a candy solution to the smoking problem. Why continue to smoke when more and more states are taking steps to ban smoking in restaurants and bars, cancer research is becoming harder to ignore, and you can’t go up a flight of stairs without wheezing? Why not turn to fun and great-tasting alternatives, like chocolate and licorice?
I’m not talking about a bland over-the-counter chocolate bar or Twizzler. I’m suggesting the Cigarette Candy Chocolate and Licorice Pipes. No, I’m not naïve. I know there are components like nicotine that you won’t find in the original Cigarette Candy and Bubblegum Cigars. Let’s give your lungs a break, and turn instead to rejuvenating your tastebuds.
Try one, and we will thank you for smoking.
