Clove Cigarettes to be Banned

[nom_de_grr]

It looks like legislation that is being promoted by Philip Morris will soon ban clove cigarettes, so you drama and goth nerds will need to surrender your Sisters of Mercy tapes. Sorry!

Comments

[villagecharm]

I can't wait to see the online petition drive this legislation prompts.

[nom_de_grr]

My favorite part is going to be the war we get into with Indonesia... over Djarum Blacks.

[apostle_of_eris]

There are two smells which take me right back to South Asia -- partly burnt diesel fuel and "bidis" (the name I first learned for those little clove cigarettes.)
(I never understood the fad/affectation, but had no reason to particularly care.)

[nom_de_grr]

Were you teaching in South Asia?

[apostle_of_eris]

backpacker
Longest times in Australia & Indonesia; Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Nepal, India, Afghanistan (before the Russians . . . that long ago) . . .

[threepunchstuff]

It's a good thing the average clove smoker is such a cheerful and optimistic cad, because this kind of news might really bum out a person with depressive tendencies!

[jenlight]

I LOL'D.

ANYONE can just throw a url out there to show what a fragile hypocrite you are, jen

[threepunchstuff]

http://robby.livejournal.com/192110.html?mode=reply

ref.: face it, you are OUT of your league!

Re: ANYONE can just throw a url out there to show what a fragile hypocrite you are, jen

[nom_de_grr]

What the fuck is this? Get off my lawn!

[sabotabby]

OMGoth nooooo!

WHY DOES PHILIP MORRIS HATE GAWTHS?

[nom_de_grr]

Philip Morris hates everything. Hate is the secret ingredient in their cigs.

Well, there goes the olfactory flashback to the 80s I had

[substitute]

Next will be hippies making and selling very poorly constructed cigarettes by putting spice rack cloves into marlboros.

Re: Well, there goes the olfactory flashback to the 80s I had

[nom_de_grr]

That can only end well!