The war on smoking has some strange battle fronts. Here are a few.
'Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild, Wild Women
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Want to live to 113? Henry Allingham, the world's oldest living man, has advice that might be very easy to follow.
Breaking Into Jail
How bad did Harry Jackson need a smoke? Georgia prison officials say he broke out of jail, stole 14 cartons of cigarettes, and was caught several hours later trying to sneak back into jail.
For Sale: Fake Cigarette Smell
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After a ban on smoking in bars, some Dutch customers miss that tobacco smell. Rain Showtechniek, a Dutch company, now sells fake cigarette smells to bars and cafes.
Europe's Oldest Man Praises Smoking
At 112, Henry William Allingham, a WWI Veteran, is Europe's oldest man, and credits his longevity to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women"Japanese Vending Machine Counts Wrinkles
Here's a new wrinkle to smoking: A Japanese vending machine will examine wrinkles to determine if the buyer is old enough to smoke.Chinese Desert Smoke-Free Restaurant
The Chinese may be the world's most enthusiastic smokers. The only smoke-free restaurant chain is facing bankruptcy after driving away droves of business with a smoking ban.German Newspaper Hoaxed by Smoking Crusader
Only days after a Hamburg newspaper reported on a computer company that fired three employees for not smoking, allegedly because they asked for a smoke-free environment, we now find that the whole story was a hoax. "He said he's a chain-smoker himself and said he was tired of smokers being hassled so much," the paper now says.One-Legged Man In Anti-Smoking Ad Still Smoking
The New York Department of Health has confirmed that 48-year-old Skip Legault -- the state's new anti-smoking poster boy -- is still smoking. Legault has suffered an amputated leg, two heart attacks (the first at 28-years-old) and a stroke. As he says in the ad, "Every bit of this is from smoking."Breaking Into Jail
How bad did Harry Jackson need a smoke? Georgia prison officials say he broke out of jail, stole 14 cartons of cigarettes, and was caught several hours later trying to sneak back into jail.
