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Like a pediatrician rounding on cystic fibrosis children in the hospital and smoking at their bedside. That's what the early 1980s were like. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ashtrays everywhere. Companies marketing for kids who proudly make massive branded ashtrays, like McDonalds.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got told to turn my Joe Camel shirt inside out in the 8th grade. I didn’t understand. I was so rad and so was he.

Good lord the times have changed thank goodness.

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't get it

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I was a child rocking a camel cigarette shirt.

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

camel Joe was a hero back then

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

not to be confused with cotten eye Joe

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

At least the ashtrays can still be used, one of my buddies uses them for coasters and I want to use one for screws when I work on stuff.