Joe Camel should be returned to his rightful place on billboards

[nick1985]

Nanny state FTL

 

[bfdd]

I agree, I never understood why they got rid of him. It never drove me to smoke, drinking, partying and getting extra breaks at work drove me to smoke.

 

[nick1985]

I agree, I never understood why they got rid of him. It never drove me to smoke, drinking, partying and getting extra breaks at work drove me to smoke.

It made the big government nanny-state loving hippies feel good about themselves. They know whats best for society. :thumbsup:

Same type of people that never met a government spending program that they didn't like.

 

[xj0hnx]

But ...think of the children

 

[nick1985]

But ...think of the children

Oh heavens, I nearly forgot! A camel with sunglasses gives young children an urge to smoke!

 

[xj0hnx]

Oh heavens, I nearly forgot! A camel with sunglasses gives young children an urge to smoke!

And we all know that smoking is a gateway, soon they will be shooting up crack, and selling their ass.

 

[dank69]

I think that you just like the fact that his face looks like male genitalia.

 

[OutHouse]

I think that you just like the fact that his face looks like male genitalia.

lol

 

[Cutterhead]

I think that you just like the fact that his face looks like male genitalia.

Haha, he always was a ridiculous caricature. The Fonz look is pretty dated these days - if they brought him back, he would probably have Justin Bieber hair. The dicknose, on the other hand, transcends generations.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Aha, a thread does exist. The Joe the Camel ban is stupid. I guarantee that when I was in school, no kid started smoking because he/she thought Joe Camel was cool.

 

[Infohawk]

Aha, a thread does exist. The Joe the Camel ban is stupid. I guarantee that when I was in school, no kid started smoking because he/she thought Joe Camel was cool.

Do you think any adults started or continued smoking because of Joe Camel?

 

[soundforbjt]

Haha, he always was a ridiculous caricature. The Fonz look is pretty dated these days - if they brought him back, he would probably have Justin Bieber hair. The dicknose, on the other hand, transcends generations.

He's also have sixpack abs and a female friend named "Smokie".

 

[Schadenfroh]

If I drive by a billboard advertising whiskey every morning, I should be able to drive by a billboard advertising smokes.

 

[Throckmorton]

It's subliminal advertising. If you don't think his proboscis embedded itself in your subconscious as soon as you were old enough to look at billboards, you're naive.

 

[Patranus]

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Do you think any adults started or continued smoking because of Joe Camel?

I bet a few suckers like this guy did:

 

[bfdd]

It's subliminal advertising. If you don't think his proboscis embedded itself in your subconscious as soon as you were old enough to look at billboards, you're naive.

?? The only reason Joe the Camel is even as well known as he is, is because people like you made a big stink about him in the first place.

 

[evident]

i totally forgot he existed. out of all the things to bitch about, why did you pick this?

 

[MooseNSquirrel]

Like what, things of substance?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

i totally forgot he existed. out of all the things to bitch about, why did you pick this?

Because of this post:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=31022574&postcount=49

 

[Infohawk]

I bet a few suckers like this guy did:

I don't have a strong opinion on Joe Camel but what I'm getting at is that advertising does work. Companies wouldn't spend so much if it didn't. The question isn't whether Joe Camel leads kids to smoke (I'm sure it does, people and kids are dumb), but whether we feel it's the government's job to prevent people from making mistakes and parents from parenting their kids.

 

[Scotteq]

i totally forgot he existed. out of all the things to bitch about, why did you pick this?

Likely because of another thread here where non-smokers want businesses to be responsible for regulating and policing smokers who happen to be on the premises...


You know: Because going after business owners because <some other guy> lights up in Thy Divine Presence makes *so* much sense...

 

[nick1985]

It's subliminal advertising. If you don't think his proboscis embedded itself in your subconscious as soon as you were old enough to look at billboards, you're naive.

Our resident nanny state big government cheerleader arrives!

 

[Thump553]

Is this part of the new Republican agenda?

 

[Schadenfroh]

Is this part of the new Republican agenda?

We have a smoker for president now, this is obviously the next step. Slippery slope and all that...