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Smoking, tobacco, and the tobacco industry have provoked some very dark humor, as well as parodies of cigarette advertising.

Resources in This Category

• Cancer Equals Altria

  http://www.empty-handed.com/archive/2002_04_30.html#000212
  Visual humor exploring the Altria logo.

• Cartoons

  http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/7/1/80.full
  Political cartoons on tobacco issues topical around 1998.

• Cheapest Cigarettes on Earth

  http://cheapestcigarettesonearth.com/
  Where to get dirt-cheap cigarettes, no taxes.

• Dave Barry on "Dave" Cigarettes

  http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/07-96/07-28-96/e02li154.htm
  Column by humorist Dave Barry on Philip Morris's "Dave" cigarettes.

• F.A.R.C.E.S. - Foster All Restrictions to Control and Eliminate Smoking

  http://farces.org/
  The web site for the anti-anti-anti-tobacco movement, a humorous approach to tobacco control.

• Gasp! by Frank Freudberg

  http://www.freudberg.com/
  A novel of revenge about a journalist dying of lung cancer who wants to destroy the tobacco industry while being pursued by an ex-cop whose own problems help him track down the madman.

• Getting around Advertising Restrictions

  http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/9/1/100.full
  Humorous article by a filmmaker documents some new approaches to promoting product.

• Licensed to Kill, Inc.

  http://www.licensedtokill.biz/
  Licensed to Kill is a tobacco company, incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia. They knowingly kill people for profit. And they are proud of it.

• Play it again

  http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/9/1/104.full
  Collection of recent quotes reveals some dark humor. E.g. "It's nice that while Philip Morris is killing about 200 000 people every year that they're also doing something for the homeless."

• SatireWire: Lung Cancer to Change Its Name to Philip Morris

  http://www.satirewire.com/news/0111/altria.shtml
  A satirical look at the Philip Morris to Altria name change.

• The BADvertising Institute

  http://badvertising.org/
  Anti-smoking/tobacco advertising. Sells posters and slides; runs workshops and seminars; but primarily known for images that are funny, intense, intensely funny.

• WWWF Grudge Match: Joe Camel vs. Spuds MacKenzie

  http://www.grudge-match.com/History/joe-spuds.shtml
  Which commercial icon can corrupt the most sixth graders?

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