Image Credit – By Hmaglione10 (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (Read: Ap– “Famous Giant Panda Dies in Mexico City Zoo”) That’s a lot of manure for producing Bear Shit cigarettes. (Check out the “Bull Shit” Cigarette label!) Why, you ask, is there a panda bear on a Mexican cigarette pack? Great question! In 1975, the Chapultepec Zoo received its first pair of pandas – Pepe and Ying Ying – as a gift from the People’s Republic of China, and they proceeded to have Latino panda cubs. This is part of a series of packs my father picked up in the late 1970s in Tijuana, Mexico. Then again, he could just be taking a shit. From the smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes, the taste must be wonderful. A panda bear is sitting in a patch of bamboo shoots and smoking his favorite brand. If the idea of flaming poo near your mouth isn’t enticing, the design on the pack is cute as a button (much like the “Cookie Jar” brand, which features a teddy bear). The other side of the label reads “The cigarette that you always wanted to smoke but were afraid to try.” Even after 5 seasons working at a nature center, and having handled quite a bit of excrement – we called it “scat” or, more politely, fertilizer – I would not want the remnants of a bear’s digestive track anywhere near my mouth. I sincerely hope this is not a case of truth in advertising. “Made from Genuine and Unadulterated Bear Shit” – So reads the side of this cigarette pack label.
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