Friday, 19 November 2010

Sauce for the gander: part 3


I've always loved card games. I associate them with happy memories from my childhood of family gatherings. I think they are a good means to teach children good manners, not to say maths. They also give an opportunity for them to compete on an equal footing with the grown-ups. I have, over the years, accumulated a modest collection of playing cards from around the globe, but Dick Puddlecote draws my attention to one I will not be attempting to acquire - a crude propaganda tool from the anti-smoking puritans.

Well, two can play at that game. Not that I wish to encourage anyone to smoke. Indeed, I believe the hysterical nature of the anti-smokers is probably counter-productive, by mixing legitimate health issues with authoritarianism and lies.

9 comments:

  1. Excellent stuff. If we sort out 54 pics we could get these made for real. Cigars, fags, pipes and ... what do we call the cannabis suit? Spliffs? Dopes? ;)

    Other possibles, Reagan, Schwarzenegger, Lady Gaga ... there are loads to choose from.

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  2. I labeled that card as the ace of spliffs, so that's my answer.

    54 cards - we're spoilt for choice. Do you know where they could be made up?

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  3. Nope, but I will find out. ;)

    I'll put the money in and we'll sell 'em at cost. My gamble but depending on the minimum order, I reckon they'd all find a home.

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  4. I'm happy to go halves. You can email me at:

    EnglandsFreedome@gmail.com

    if you want to discuss

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  5. I made a pack of cards for a work promotion a few years. Ill dig out the company that made the,. They were quality too. James Bond.

    PLEASE put Don Draper in there - or anyone from Mad Men. I only adore that series because they smoke like...troopers

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  6. Cheers Alison. You educate me, as I didn't know who Don Draper was, but I have checked him out - I'm good on some subjects, not on others!

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  7. Churchill for the Ace of Cigars! His head in the middle like a smiley.

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  8. I like the idea, AP. The pack would not be complete without the man.

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