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- From: gdg019@cch.coventry.ac.uk (Ridley McIntyre)
- Subject: Re: Subtle (i.e. obscure) cigarette adverts
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- References: <6787@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> <JC.92Nov19091603@mr-potter-t-crosser-i-dotter.fulcrum.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 12:48:50 GMT
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- In article <JC.92Nov19091603@mr-potter-t-crosser-i-dotter.fulcrum.co.uk> jc@fulcrum.co.uk (John Callingham) writes:
- >In article <6787@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> zlsiimw@mcchpc.mcc.ac.uk (Mark Whidby) writes:
- >
- >
- > Recently I've noticed some adverts for cigarettes which are totally beyond
- > me. One featured a red scorpion and the other featured an empty glass with
- > a beer bottle top lying beside it. Anybody know what brands these are
- > advertising?
- >
- >
- >I don't know the names, but I believe that the tobacco companies are
- >trying to get round some advertising laws about not including brand
- >names in tobacco advertising.
-
- A trend I've noticed lately is how they're getting LESS intelligent. I'm
- talking about the Embassy Regal (I smoke 'em cos my name's on 'em - REG)
- and the new ones that are made to look like 50's ads with Another Tip from
- whatever the fag manufacturer's name is. It's weird. No one says "Smoke
- these because they relax you and taste quite nice" anymore. They're not
- even selling you a lifestyle anymore (remember the old MARLBORO COUNTRY ads?).
-
- I just think it's weird, is all.
-
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