Monday, November 28, 2011

Marlboro

"A cigarette for dirtbags because they taste like tree bark and alot of rednecks smoke them."

Some black people call Marlboro's "cowboy killers", suggesting that they are a predominately white cigarette. Also "white trash females who date black guys" (as if that's some sort of indicator s to their character), goths nd ravers when no one is watching, frat guys and jocks, casino-going Asians, French youth, and people with a liberal arts education. All this adds up to Marlboro being number one brand of cigarettes in the whole wide world.



The company is Philip Morris and the brand is named for a street in London. It was launched in the US 1924, targeting women with the phrase "mild as may". In the 50's they switched Marls to be a men's cigarette when a lung cancer study came out and they discovered that men were less embarrassed to smoke than women.

Another fun fact about Marls is the rumored packaging markings which indicated ownership of the KKK. This matched up with the whispers of Philip Morris (the founder not the entire company) being a member. 

It's hard to discern what these taste like. There are a lot of vague reviews out there. I gather that the different varieties are all distinctly different, but it sounds like a very classic cigarette.

  • Marlboro Reds (Full Flavor): Kings, 100s and 72 mm box
  • Marlboro Medium: Kings and 100s
  • Marlboro Lights: Kings, 100s, and 72 mm box
  • Marlboro Ultra Lights: Kings and 100s
  • Marlboro Menthol: Kings,100s, and 72 mm box
  • Marlboro Menthol Lights: Kings and 100s
  • Marlboro Menthol Ultra Lights: Kings and 100s
  • Marlboro Menthol Milds: Kings,100s, and 72 mm box
  • Marlboro Blend 29
  • Marlboro Wides
  • Marlboro Filter Plus




1 comment:

  1. Are you paying more than $5 / pack of cigarettes? I'm buying my cigarettes over at Duty Free Depot and this saves me over 60% from cigarettes.

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