3/13/10

Before breakfast don't forget to SUCK ON A SPUD


First there was Spud on a date. Now we have Spud as soon as you awaken. Seriously? Do smokers do this? Do they really have a cigarette BEFORE getting out of bed? For those who like to "inhale before breakfast" and actually I thought we all did that every few seconds...

Spud cigarette ad_1929_tatteredandlost
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Please notice...he's alone. Nuff said.
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9 comments:

  1. Ann3/13/2010

    hate to admit it...I'm a previous smoker..my husband also...never lit up in bed,but as soon as I got out(physically)...you betcha! My son has lit up before he gets up..not a good idea. Only a smoker or "reformed" smoker would get this!! Bad habit..glad I quit after 35 yrs of smoking, but , gosh..I sure miss it!!! Loved it!!
    this is a great ad..never heard of this brand or company..maybe it was bought out by another company or the name just ended it!! Not shure I'd want to smoke a "spud" !!..funny name,isn't it.
    thanks for sharing this!!

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  2. Christine H.3/13/2010

    Spud has got to be the worst name for a cigarette - ever. Anyway, what is going on on the top of this guy's head; it looks like the Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai - but in black and white.

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  3. Tattered and Lost3/13/2010

    Ann, if you click on the link in the first line you'll be taken to a previous Spud ad from 1934. I give a little bit of history about the company and the odd name. They were eventually bought by Phillip Morris.

    And yes Christine, what a horrid name. Can you imagine the jokes that were told. What was this guy Spud thinking? I'm glad he wasn't named Harry. Harry cigarrettes!

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  4. MrCachet3/13/2010

    Hmmm. I thought you meant one of these:

    http://www.idahospud.com/candy-idaho-spud-bar.php

    ;o)

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  5. Tattered and Lost3/13/2010

    Wow, Dave, I'd never heard of them. I wonder how far and wide they market them? Ever tasted one?

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  6. Rosie3/14/2010

    Eeergg...smoking in bed...and I used to get through two packs a day but never, ever in bed.Spud? What kind of name is that? Spud darling?

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  7. Tattered and Lost3/14/2010

    Named after Lloyd "Spud" Hughes of Mingo Junction, Ohio. I'm not kidding.

    http://tatteredandlostephemera.blogspot.com/2010/01/go-suck-on-spud-for-really-cool-time.html

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  8. Christine H.3/14/2010

    I used to live in Idaho and ate Idaho Spuds (the candy bar.) I even visited there recently and tried one again. It's chocolate marshmallow dipped in chocolate and then rolled in coconut. They're not what you would call good. I once had some guests from Switzerland and I gave them a Spud to try; they spit it out. BUT, the packaging makes up for everything else.

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  9. Tattered and Lost3/14/2010

    In other words it would be wiser to stick to the good old Luther Burbank russet baked with some butter.

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