Jeff the Diseased Lung metastasized across the Internet faster than the most aggressive cancer Marlboro ever devised. This followed John Oliver's exceptional show on "Tobacco" which investigated how much Phillip Morris International blackmails small countries with court extortion. PMI can spend so much on attorneys that a country such as Togo has no chance against them. The purpose behind PMI doing this is to prevent countries from enacting laws for restrictive packaging on cigarettes.
Oliver also did a show on "Sugar" and how people have turned into bloated dirigibles due to over-use but there wasn't anywhere near the reaction as there was to the Tobacco segment. There definitely wasn't an appearance by Bertie the Bloated Backside ... until now.
Obesity kills more people than smoking so the disparity in response is novel. I'm guessing it's easy to protest smoking as most people don't have to do anything because they don't smoke. I'm glad of it as I'll go to buy cigarettes and frequently the cashier has no idea what to do, which cigarettes are which, where to find them, etc.
There was a time when all you had to say was 'Hey, throw me a pack of Humps, Pete,' and he'd chuck you a pack of non-filter Camels, the cigarette that was killing cowboys long before Marlboro thought of it. If you say that to the lady cashier now, particularly if her name is not Pete, maybe she will slap you because she doesn't know what you mean. There really has been progress.
Oliver also did a show on "Sugar" and how people have turned into bloated dirigibles due to over-use but there wasn't anywhere near the reaction as there was to the Tobacco segment. There definitely wasn't an appearance by Bertie the Bloated Backside ... until now.
Obesity kills more people than smoking so the disparity in response is novel. I'm guessing it's easy to protest smoking as most people don't have to do anything because they don't smoke. I'm glad of it as I'll go to buy cigarettes and frequently the cashier has no idea what to do, which cigarettes are which, where to find them, etc.
There was a time when all you had to say was 'Hey, throw me a pack of Humps, Pete,' and he'd chuck you a pack of non-filter Camels, the cigarette that was killing cowboys long before Marlboro thought of it. If you say that to the lady cashier now, particularly if her name is not Pete, maybe she will slap you because she doesn't know what you mean. There really has been progress.
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