Author Topic: Tough Love Tobacco commercial (Read 2420 times)

dishdutyfugitive · « **on:** September 18, 2008, 10:27:32 AM »

Anyone else see this commercial recently?

http://www.thetruth.com/videos/ToughLove.cfm

Caught my eye.

Substitute a few words like tobacco, additivies, chemicals and replace them with confrontation, scream, etc... for a good TBS laugh.

Ironic, that CEDU blatantly arranged for underage smoking (<18) in the 80's.

Anonymous · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2008, 01:05:08 PM »

I thought the same thing when I saw it. Wanted to hijack it for our cause.

try another castle · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2008, 11:36:31 PM »

Those commercials drive me nuts. Self-righteous, self-important, smug with a ham-handed, yet weak gag/punchline. I'm surprised Michael Moore didn't write them.

I always wondered about the smoking at school thing. Tobacco laws are enacted at the state level in this country, and I know that, at least in New York state, right before I got up to Idaho, we were allowed to buy smokes, and the staff at the children's home would keep a supply as well for the kids in the houses. I don't ever remember my friends having to be sneaky about buying cigs, and our group ranged from about ages 14-17, so I don't think there was any underage smoking ban at that time in NY.

I honestly don't know what the situation was in Idaho regarding tobacco sales to minors, but I'm willing to bet the farm that when the entire school suddenly went no-smoking, that was when the no sales to minors law went into effect. (I think that was 88.)

I couldn't find anything online about dates of tobacco laws per state when it came to sale and distribution to minors, though. That would have made things easier.

Anonymous · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2008, 09:20:15 AM »

Kids could smoke in Running Springs in the late eighties if they had parental consent. I asked a staff member why this is so, and he said, "we take away everything else, so we let them have this." I thought that was ridiculous. You could smoke death sticks, but couldn't wear black or jeans with zippers on the ankle. Idiots.

try another castle · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2008, 04:59:37 PM »

heh. i dont know if anyone here was on a full-time when smoking was allowed, but I remember we were only allowed four cigarettes a day if we were in the dubious position of riding booth-pine.

I wasn't a smoker then, but as a pack-a-day smoker now, the idea of only being allowed four cigs a day sucks. On top of all of the other crap you are being put through, you are jonesing big time. I can just imagine the raps those kids had to go through. While getting blown away, a staff confronts you, saying "Why are you shaking now? What's going on?" and you can only say "I'm havin a freakin nic fit, man. I'm only allowed four smokes a day."

psy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2008, 05:33:46 PM »

Quote from: "shanlea123"

Kids could smoke in Running Springs in the late eighties if they had parental consent. I asked a staff member why this is so, and he said, "we take away everything else, so we let them have this." I thought that was ridiculous. You could smoke death sticks, but couldn't wear black or jeans with zippers on the ankle. Idiots.

I was told by one staff member that the rules weren't supposed to make sense. That was the point. We were supposed to obey unquestionably, especially when the rules didn't make sense.

try another castle · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2008, 07:07:28 PM »

Quote from: "psy"

Quote from: "shanlea123"
Kids could smoke in Running Springs in the late eighties if they had parental consent. I asked a staff member why this is so, and he said, "we take away everything else, so we let them have this." I thought that was ridiculous. You could smoke death sticks, but couldn't wear black or jeans with zippers on the ankle. Idiots.
I was told by one staff member that the rules weren't supposed to make sense. That was the point. We were supposed to obey unquestionably, especially when the rules didn't make sense.

One of the ex-staff in Liam's documentary talks about a very telling interchange dealing with exactly that.

(I won't elaborate, cause the film's not out.)

If you get on his subscription list on youtube, he might grant you permission to see the shot. Not sure, though. Best to ask him.

Anonymous · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2008, 09:27:16 PM »

this anti-drug commercial is from a period they were trying to just advise people away fro using drugs..not as scary, but still a string of lies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7bXSR6II-U

Question: Did people from the 70s have a different accent than today

dishdutyfugitive · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2008, 10:28:57 PM »

Yes their accent was derived from a cacophony of influences:

- widespread coca

- sexual revolution

- jungelesque bush

- sideburns the size of Florida

- rotary dial finger injuries

- 4 channels of TV

- Howard Cossell's alcohol fueled racism "look at that monkey go...."

shit there are too many more to list

try another castle · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2008, 03:29:28 AM »

i swear, with as few channels as we had, there was still a shitload more on then than there is on any bullshit cable tv today.

UHF totally ruled.

I would have given anything to have been in my 20s in the 70s. Of course, I'd probably be dead now from all of the cocaine and unprotected sex, but fuck it. gotta die of sumthin'.

Guest · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2008, 04:24:36 AM »

Quote from: "dishdutyfugitive"

Yes their accent was derived from a cacophony of influences:

- widespread coca

- sexual revolution

- jungelesque bush

- sideburns the size of Florida

- rotary dial finger injuries

- 4 channels of TV

- Howard Cossell's alcohol fueled racism "look at that monkey go...."

shit there are too many more to list

funniest thing i've read all month.

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