Play it again, Ben...

someone make sure the government runs good.

my stance on smoking hasn't changed much over the years. i don't feel like i've been manipulated by either side of the debate, as much as either side may like to think they've swayed my opinion. no, another snarky commercial featuring amateur actors, corny animation, and a shocking statistics just won't convince me that tobacco is the anti-Christ. and no matter how much fun it looks like that rich, white, razor thin couple are having while enjoying those newports, you probably won't see me burning a pack a day on my yacht.

to be sure, cigarettes are bad for you. they make your 5 bedroom house in the 'burbs smell like the trailer park just outside of tidioute, pennsylvania. they cost almost enough to require a bank loan, and they're a product that you will ultimately burn. after a few years, they'll probably even kill you.


however... one fact about cigarettes is pretty undeniable:

given the right situation, with the proper timing and technique, cigarettes make you look totally freaking cool.

for example:



james freakin' dean.