“SMOKING MAY CAUSE SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH” (September 9, 2011)

Thus the sticker on the last can of pipe tobacco I bought in Zagreb. Now we are talking. The authorities involved are becoming savvy. Lung cancer is for the birds. A short while ago I bought a can of the same tobacco that warned of calamities even worse than death: “Smoking may cause impotence and infertility.” Gosh. Death is for the birds, too. I also remember another warning earlier this year: “Smoking may cause premature aging of the skin.” Goodness gracious. That one made me think twice and maybe even thrice. I only wonder how successful are the authorities in question. Chances are that they are becoming ever more ridiculous with their petty inventions. But a little bit of wholesome entertainment is always welcome in this silly world of ours. What will the next can of tobacco have to offer? Here is an idea with a fair promise: “Smoking may cause insolvency and everlasting poverty.” That would be a killer, no doubt whatsoever. I would stop smoking in a jiffy.