The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56318   Message #879925
Posted By: Deckman
01-Feb-03 - 09:14 AM
Thread Name: BS: Cigarettes, what brands?
Subject: RE: BS: Cigarettes, what brands?
Another Army story: Oft times we had no choice but to eat "C" rations that were packed in 1942. Remember, this was 1955 and 56, so the rations were pretty old and tasteless. But, they did come with a pack of 5 cigarettes inside. They were the green label luck strikes. They also were so dry that three puffs and they were gone. But we put them to good use by filling an empty lucky strike pack with these WW2 smokes. We put them in out left pocket, instead of our right pocket! That way, anytime someone bummed a smoke off you, you gave them the 1942 smokes. They rarely bummed another smoke from you! CHEERS, Bob