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Just what does gas in cigarette smoke taste like? - Ad for Lark cigarettes (1970) (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by BilSabab@lemmy.world to c/vintageads@sh.itjust.works

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[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I just say it's hard to follow the text. It's more confusing than anything else.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I blame it partly on English being what it is.

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[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

It is badly written though. I'm not even sure at the end who's got the good gas

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

It's marketing copy for cigarettes. It can't make sense, or it would have to say "Don't buy this, it will definitely kill you."

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