The Web is loaded with images of receding gums, caramel-colored teeth, missing jaws, and white patches called gator lip, along with testimonials on how smokeless tobacco is absolutely, positively not a safe alternative to smoking
It's a great gig, man, talking about something you love, having fun and entertaining the masses
But even those victories will be written about accurately as a means of sharing information, not as a tool for helping Illinois recruit or sway fans
If theyre wrapped in paper with the ends twisted, thats regular gum, but if its in a plastic wrapper, thats the sugar-free version
A significant subplot of Thank You for Smoking has to do with tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor pushing a Hollywood megaproducer for Hollywood to bring this trope and Smoking Is Cool back