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THE HUMBLE CIGARETTE (Health Warning With Every Poem!)


FOR SUCH AN INNOCENT PACKET
I'M OFTEN INVOLVED IN A SMUGGLING RACKET
Tobacco Was First Introduced To The UK In 1586.
A Lot Of Cigarettes Have Been Manufactured & Smoked Since Then!

'THE HUMBLE CIGARETTE'

CORPORATE GIANT,
TAX REVENUE RELIANT
Although Many Governments Around The World
Are Under Pressure To Control Smoking,
They Are Heavily Reliant on The Tax Revenue Of
Cigarette Sales To Fund Public Services.

' THE HUMBLE CIGARETTE'

DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE?
WORKING CLASS OR HOLLYWOOD STAR
In The Past, People In The Public Eye, Actors
& Celebrities Were Paid Or Sponsored To Encourage
The Ordinary Working Classes To Smoke Like Their Heroes

'THE HUMBLE CIGARETTE'

EXPENSIVE TO SMOKE!
NO LONGER A JOKE!
In The UK Cigarettes Cost £15:00 Per Pack
Smoking 20 a Day Would Cost £105.00 Per Week.
From when I started until I Stopped. The Money I
Spent On Cigarettes Would Have Bought Me
A One Bedroom Flat!

'THE HUMBLE CIGARETTE'

GOVERNMENT WARNING
COUGH IN THE MORNING
Seven Million People Die Each Year
Worldwide From Smoking.
14% Of UK & 36% Of Indian Citizens Smoke.

'THE HUMBLE CIGARETTE'

SMOKING CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH, & YOUR POCKET!

YES. I SMOKED UNTIL MY MID 30s
how stupid was I!!!!!
© The Poetic Dinosaur🦖