Q&complAints #006 : Cigarette Warning Label

What would be a good new warning for a pack of cigarettes?

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. . .here are my thoughts.

What would be a good new warning for a pack of cigarettes?

Ever see someone discard a cigarette butt out their car window? Of course you have; it seems almost the natural way of things. After Mrs. McGravelvoice concludes yet another round of lung and other bodily destruction, she caps off the air pollution with some good, ol’ fashion littering. We’ve all seen a motorist take that final drag as they exit their car on a late summer evening, flicking away the lit remains like some arsonist villain. And who hasn’t picked up that very butt, returning it—cherry still burning bright—right back through her car’s open window, onto its leather seat? Yeah, me neither. But who hasn’t wished they had the cojones? And why do they even bother with those Surgeon General’s warnings? Nobody cares! I think they should let the Poet Laureate of the U.S. take a stab at the warning: Cigarette butts are litter. Vandalism be, too. An eye for an eye. Misfortune to you.

4 thoughts on “Q&complAints #006 : Cigarette Warning Label”

  1. Secondhand smoke harms your friends and family. If you don’t care about yourself, care about them.

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