Tobacco: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@mjaynes288]

Philip Morris lost its suit against Uruguay and was ordered to pay $7 million and other court costs.

[@LegendNinja41]

good news.

[@4kuj1n]

Just imagine the guy, who made the call for the lawsuit, after losing the case against Australia already. His decision just cost $7 million to the company. And here I am getting shit for being 2 minutes late for work and being told that I'm costing the company.

[@wattsemu582]

yes!

[@davidhollenshead4892]

I smoke and yet find the Tobacco Company Lawsuits Highly Offensive. If they wanted to sue over the overtaxing of taxing of tobacco, please go for it. But all a smoker need do is buy a nice cigarette case and transfer their smokes from the new packaging to it, preferably while wearing a blindfold as not to see the lung tumor or the dreaded eyeball of death.

[@LostAnotherSoul]

The overtaxing of tobacco is a "source of income" for the country and really the only reason for them to allow the sale of Tobacco in their country, knowing the "harm(and the future healthcare cost)" it brings to it's citizens; therefore Tobacco Companies will not sue a government over taxing of their Tobacco product..

[@itsruthieee]

I live in Australia, and I'm telling you, the packaging on the cigarette boxes are absolutely terrifying. The worst bit is that some people who don't throw them away properly. You'll be walking home from school and you'll see that eyeball. Just think about that

[@male1456]

yeah thats what I say stupid litterers means non-smokers have to see these awful pictures

[@jackwenn_9693]

My stepfather smokes and he leaves the boxes around the house when he forgets to chuck them out. They’re absolutely horrifying

[@rajajonconcon]

good, that mean they work

[@annwethenorth]

In Canada too . They're not on display in stores either. They're all covered so other people don't see them. Cheers ✌️♥️🇨🇦🥓

[@apollo1573]

@@rajajonconcon exactly it’s like people are ignoring the point of the packaging lmao

[@nicolah.6454]

Hearing people talking about quitting or being motivated to quit from this video is heart-warming.

[@BossHoggBroDog]

Right?? These comments are like SUPER personal

[@double_07]

Well when I watched this for the first time when it was released I was motivated to quit smoking but I wasn't in the right mentality to do it. Now it is almost a week since I had my last smoke and I'm using this video to get that motivation again as the withdrawal is getting worse...

[@frankschmidt3322]

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@@BossHoggBroDog und das

[@franciscoleto2895]

I'm a heavy smoker, I doubt I will ever be able to drop the habbit, and I'm in favor of any law that prevents people from becoming smokers.

[@bennyred3239]

Francisco Leto I’ve been a smoker for about 20 years. Don’t listen to @Feed ME Donuts. 100% cigarettes and tobacco should be illegal. If you want to stop, I wish you the best of luck

[@chaz69]

Try getting a vape

[@AltruisticWarrior]

Dude it's an absolute bitch and I absolutely agree about more stringent laws. This also may seem far fetched but a doctor I worked with agreed to my theory that sugar, nicotine, caffeine and some illicit drugs piggy back on one another and encourage each separate habit. Quitting smoking is harder if you're a sugar fiend or hit the caffeine all day. It all has to go in order to be potentially successful in the long run.

[@hughjazz4936]

@@chaz69 I bought an e-cig 7 weeks ago so I could "smoke" in my office, not intending to stop smoking actual cigarettes. Well, last cig I had was 6 and a half weeks ago.

[@pakyomadapaka]

same

[@atomic_ryu]

I never thought I'd hear the line " just across this bridge, lies the home of the small fishing village that has the smoking baby"

[@Rosie-H.2]

To be fair, if you were going to hear it anywhere, it would be here.

[@gabealexander88]

Sounds like something you'd hear during the Vietnam war...

[@Schoolship.]

@@gabealexander88 yeap america did proudly light up quite a few babies during that dramatically failed incursion. I'm just glad Vietnam wiped the floor with the useless paid thugs that america shipped over to kill people.

[@CreepinCreeper01]

"... that is home to the smoking baby"

[@masterblasterlordofdisaste9551]

And here we see the smoking baby in its natural habitat

[@guitaristAustin]

I quit smoking on February 9th, 2019 because I felt embarrassed by how unwillingly I was playing into everything cigarette companies are doing. I was smoking despite knowing the risks and Jeff was the punch in the lungs I needed to finally stop. Here's day 25! Thanks John Oliver and Last Week Tonight staff.

[@safir2241]

You better be cig free We love you btw

[@hiraunia]

I hope its going well so far

[@coreywelton8659]

Keep it up, man. I'm on day 45 and it does feel very liberating. It only gets better.

[@animeartist888]

Had a family friend quit not long ago, and she commented about how much damage those cancer sticks did to her house and how the smell never really comes out of fabric. She had to buy new clothes and get all her furniture and carpets professionally cleaned cuz it kept making her crave a smoke even though the smell was definitely not a pleasant one. Hope you're still going strong. Best wishes for your lungs

[@chinasaozonsi7106]

I'm so proud of you, its very difficult.

[@jimmib6143]

I quit smoking after being on the drug for 28 years. I had tried to quit many times, and had watched my mother die from tobacco related cancer. I can remember the feelings of failure each time I gave up and lit that first one. The patch is what did it for me. That way quitting nicotine was easy. In May it will be 25 years smoke free!

[@motanelustelistu]

CONGRATULATION :D . 25 smoke FREE (so well said) ? How old are you ? 70 :P ? Also ... "that patch" did it for you ? What ... patch ? Nicotin patch or what = ) ?

[@txryder79]

I smoked for 20 years and I LOVED it for the first 15 then the cough started. I went to lights and then to ultra lights but the cough got worse and I started feeling like shit. At that point I quit and never looked back. I never had a nicotine fit and never smoked again but for the next year or so every time I socialized I would tap my tit pocket (where I kept my butts). To me the habit was worse than the addiction. It's been about 17-18 years now since I quit and I no longer cough when I laugh and I can run again.

[@TranscendianIntendor]

Patch this time made me ill. & I've been successful for only up to 3.5 years at a time. Often 4 or 3 months. I live in shame and regret for ever touching them.

[@AstroMartine]

awesome. My mom was a smoker for about 15 years, and she managed to quit. She got uterine cancer at the age of 60, though, and although it was pretty advanced, after about 10 rounds of chemo, she was cured. She is now 67, and has all her hair back. lol. She may not have been that strong if she were still a smoker, though.

[@avedic]

Literally about to hit play.....as I'm about to light up a cigarette. Really hope this doesn't end up making me feel overwhelmingly freaked out by what I'm doing to myself. It's not like I'm not fully aware of how stupid it is. Hence, the addiction.... I've seen every single LWT....but haven't watched this one, till now, purely out of fear that it might hit really close to home. o__O Hitting play; wish me luck!

[@Ohm521]

I quit smoking 9 years ago. I smoked a pack a day. It can be done. It once was a serious important "need" for me and I no longer care at all and don't miss it a bit. Please know that you can be free of this addiction!

[@DanielLewycky]

Congratulations!

[@iandhr1]

Good for you

[@notme2day]

The biggest problem is most people don't quit till it becomes life or death scenario.. my mom quit when she was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. She didn't actually choose to quit tho .. she was forced to.. as she was literally unable to get out of her hospice bed to go outside to smoke. I'm still a work in progress ... Congrats on the 9+ years!

[@JCAMason]

congratulations, hope i get there too some day

[@CairnsG]

Shouldn’t have started smoking on the first place

[@lexiwexiwoo]

Don't "maybe" die of cancer, Ensure it.

[@vveet]

@Jan van Coppenhagen that's quitters talk!

[@LeeLee-ix8lw]

Better stop eating processed food. Touching (most) plastics. Drinking water. Walking in the rain. Using household chemicals. All which have been proven to have the possibility of catching cancer

[@owenjames8575]

@@LeeLee-ix8lw you dont catch cancer.

[@jackpadz6079]

@@owenjames8575 You equip it.

[@georgeemerald4389]

You’re four times more likely to die of non-smoking-related cancer than smoking-related cancer. I say you better look at the food you’re eating, because I’m from Greece, a country with 50% smoking rate and a life expectancy 4 years higher than America and 3 years higher than the UK. Weird how half of us don’t die of cancer, in fact only 0.2% of us do. Shocker.

[@baracksdubsfans]

Congress should pass a bill requiring Jeff to be on all Marlboro packaging.

[@k4four615]

a big youtuber without a single reply on the comment ?? Don't mind me, it's free real estate !!

[@jinglecat3678]

That was the idea

[@gauteaaslinde]

@@4bs_ben eg Øs

[@donaddams8825]

With the plain packaging laws, he kind of is.

[@fordprefect7316]

Yeah, except capitol punishment for drugs doesn't stop drug use in the countries that enforce it. So....

[@MrChuck365]

Quit smoking on July 16, 1993 after 29 years of addiction to nicotine. This will be my happy, healthy 25th anniversary of smoke free existence.

[@sunkissedtpp]

Chuck Washington Congratulations

[@ChrisHansen.]

@@merlind.wizzard3558 keep going dude!

[@elleryoverstreet8685]

Great job, both of you!

[@lilielf5652]

Congrats!

[@bryanr9082]

Thank you for not being an insufferable Richard about it.

[@nicolebramlitt176]

It’s always good when a joke actually improves with age, especially a joke about Ye

[@bethany2820]

Don’t give him the satisfaction of calling him Ye. It’s Kanye, and he knows what he did! Haha 😂

[@Linkman8912]

Ye 💀

[@Abdulthemule]

Tobbaco companies literally kill their best customers

[@theunknowngamer5477]

alcohol numbs it all

[@Otoskire]

According to your logic so do car companies

[@Otoskire]

Abdul Rahman according to my logic the dumbass who uses a company’s products to kill himself or someone else is at fault not the company. Your logic states that it’s the company’s fault.

[@Abdulthemule]

@@Otoskire tobbaco companies do though, you can make the argument that the people chose to smoke cigarettes, so it's their fault, but when a company sells something that has no benefit whatsoever, it's killing their customers, both cars and guns have their benefits, cigarettes have none, hope you understand.

[@Otoskire]

Abdul Rahman Bugatti caes benefit no one, they’re extremely expensive and unnecessarily powerful, according to your logic the company kills whoever dies in their cars

[@Masaru_kun]

"some people would prefer having smaller babies" reminds me of "global warming is good because warm weather is nice"

[@Jaxymann]

Perfect analogy.

[@fredex8]

Yes, except no Republican candidate has ever publicly questioned the existence of babies. That would make an amusing speech though.

[@Jaxymann]

Fredex "The concept of babies was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. mothers non-competitive." - Donald Trump, probably.

[@zachesherman]

The amazing thing is that that was actually accepted behavior at one point. My medical school pathology professor told us how some women used to only smoke DURING pregnancy to make their children smaller and childbirth easier.

[@matrixphijr]

Good analogy. But seriously, though, how creepy is saying, "Some women would like smaller babies"? It's almost like he's trying to hit on already-pregnant women: "Hey, ladies... you know, if you smoke, your vagina won't hurt so much and potentially rip when you push that thing out of you in a few months. How long until you're due again? There's always time..."

[@janus1936]

Update: the smoking baby ended up quitting cigarettes at the age of 5!

[@caracrabtree715]

And he smoked almost 1/2 his life...

[@Oxxyjoe]

That's good news

[@mialikesoup5843]

Still not good that he did so much damage so young

[@severinsilmedin2588]

Hopefully won't restart at 7...

[@moritzkorsch9029]

Thanks for saving me some time to look it up. Source would have been nice, though...

[@nuibui6667]

In India we have absolutely horrific images on cigarette packs. Whenever a character in a movie is smoking or drinking, there is a little warning message. Not just that, they also roll a video message from a man who died from lung cancer due to tobacco.

[@lewisbarb4679]

Greedy demons selling their poison!

[@hsihdbssbcjtzksk7426]

If only we were that strict about pan too. None of the public warnings or fines stick for long and even news channels show ads for it.

[@geraldine1744]

This is my first day trying to quit smoking. watching this video was more motivating than I expected

[@DarthDestructusTheSithLord]

Best of luck to you, and I would recommend getting regular health checks during and after quitting

[@geraldine1744]

@@DarthDestructusTheSithLord thank you so much

[@ClayLoomis1958]

I just switched to vaping nicotine. You're still inhaling your nicotine, and you still exhale a cloud, but it's not smoke, and it costs about 90% less than cigarettes.

[@stompingliger]

👍🏽

[@andyfma123]

Geraldine Piche hope you’re doing well

[@TheNerfer]

Man, I gotta admire just how far John takes things on every single episode here.

[@xmvziron]

An Ena fan I presume?

[@KingNayNay]

Right? I'm from Togo and i was so surprised to hear that they reached out there. Too funny 😆

[@VictorRing]

Just wait until he blackmails Congress

[@robmorris3838]

|I quit after 57 years smoking between 20 and 40 per day - February 18, 2019 was my last cigarette - so, i hope this an incentive for anybody else out there! BTW I'm 70.

[@geoffr4018]

Good stuff Rob MorrisHuge inspiration!!

[@rickrennyoneill]

Well done mate!

[@robmorris3838]

Many Thanks!@@rickrennyoneill

[@HeriEystberg]

My grandfather smoked for at least 50 years, rolled his own, so no filter. He quit when he was around 70, lived to be 93.

[@cocaineinmyvein]

I don't believe this for a second.

[@rayaeparker8973]

I've recently been diagnosed with asthma and the doctor told me "it doesn't matter if people smoke outside or not, if they're not changing their clothes, showering and brushing their teeth and using mouthwash after every cigarette, you're at risk of secondhand smoke." A third of the students in my sixth form would go outside the gate and smoke at break time and then would go to class. In my history class, 70% of the students smoked. There should be laws here in the UK stating that schools should not only be no smoking zones, but laws that state students should not be allowed to smoke during the school day because it can cause serious harm to an individual with breathing problems. An asthma attack (which can be triggered by cigarette smoke) can, and does, kill. 3 people in the UK die from asthma attacks every day. Plus, 16 and 17yr olds aren't even legally allowed to buy cigarettes. There should be better young person protection laws in schools and colleges.

[@PortlandFleetService]

That is 100% false. The bad carcinogenic tobacco smoke you inhale when you smoke a lit burning cigarette is not the same as the tobacco smell left behind on your clothes or tobacco tar left on your teeth. The smoke inhaled is bad and can be secondhand smoke within a few feet. The smell left behind after smoking a cigarette, is not carcinogenic. It’s just a odor like all other odors. In fact, less than 1% of a cigarette is carcinogenic, and the person consuming that is the first hand smoker.

[@elaineb7065]

And this is WITH all the cigarettes hidden from view behind supermarket counters & advert bans here xxx

[@siberiusllovota6158]

The day we passed the Plain-Packaging laws in Australia I was so proud. It was a big middle finger to the tobacco companies.

[@siberiusllovota6158]

***** ?

[@Scerttle]

***** Are you an Australian woman who has sought an abortion, or the partner of one? Because I've witnessed the process through having an abortion, and they made what was going to happen and the effects of it very clear.

[@Scerttle]

Australians are pretty "hands off" with the whole abortion thing, from what I've seen. The only people I've ever heard of having a problem with it are American.

[@tixan]

Australia also ban games like GTA and Saints Row 4, so it's not like Australia are bad at banning things..

[@samdouglas9751]

Australia is just one massive nanny-state. Its sad.

[@robin2080]

See, that's pure genius right there; for not only does Oliver provide quality entreatment, but he's also, dare I say it, doing his part to change the world! The new Jon Stewart!

[@milindgaikwad3498]

Agreed

[@MegaAbomb]

he's a LOT better than Jon Stewart

[@infernus42254]

To be honest, John Stewart's perspectives were mostly limited to American culture, but Jon Oliver seems to be cutting across borders. Both are great though.

[@mrhiran29]

Yes Both are brilliant (Brillent hehe) in there own way! But it is kind of sad that the world in general has come down to this state where greed and power is consistently bullying common sense and moral conduct. In the extreme cases greed and power are hiding under the guise of common sense and moral conduct!

[@zexzex8312]

Unfortunately, he's a slave of the liberal party. Sometimes advertising stuff that's equally dangerous as smoking tobacco. For example, smoking marijuana.

[@TheMaco1984]

love this guy and fyi, Uruguay won the international trial against malboro

[@jime3281]

TheMaco1984 Awesome

[@edinfific2576]

Amazing! So, the justice sometimes DOES prevail in a court.

[@Altrantis]

I'm from Chile and we've had that sort of packaging for many years now, I have no idea if we've been sued.

[@andrewthorne3570]

We in the UK also have plain packaging. I'd like to see PMI try that shit with us :-)

[@forestwitch108]

Vivat Uruguay

[@CorvusCorax.]

I quit smoking 10 years ago. Best choice I ever made.

[@lordmuggles15]

Nice

[@yusofaziz619]

congratulations!!

[@mr.kibibble9083]

Good job

[@Jartran72]

Well done!!

[@Imnothere59]

I'm one year in.

[@Robert399]

Australia just won its international lawsuit : )

[@mgcap-p6v]

Well done!

[@a006delta]

I r8 that 9/8 m9

[@a006delta]

I r8 that 9/8 m9

[@jackwick8629]

omg fuck YES

[@SunnyZ]

Yeah man! Uruguay just won theirs as well =D

[@robertphillips1285]

I quit 10 months ago feels good to not be a slave to something

[@mcgillicuddy74]

Robert Phillips that’s awesome dude!!!!

[@avedic]

Really wish I could say the same. I KNOW how terrible it is for me.....well aware of that. But....I have a very addictive personality, and I _love_ the ritual and aesthetics of lighting up. If there was a way to smoke without, you know....cancer, I'd be thrilled. Sadly, I think I'm simply going to have to cut it out period. Fucking sucks. :/ But I also like living....

[@tannerdenny5430]

i switched to a vape, i feel so much better. i'm tapering nicotine i'm down really low. ill be on gum next then off

[@fargonianproductions2767]

avedic a product I would recommend is nicotine gum, thus you are getting nicotine without having to smoke

[@robertphillips1285]

@@avedic its been over a year know and still free of it. if you really want to quit you will. good luck man

[@schmoyoho]

Curious George is always getting into such crazy shenanigans! Like transforming the Man in the Yellow Hat into a gigantic, diseased lung

[@TheSwimmer36]

Too many drugs my friend!

[@davidschlicht]

isn't that a.....dead giveaway?

[@littleworldscollide7366]

Arwyroe c'mon, don't tell me John Oliver doesn't look like curious george, and Jeff the diseased lung like the Man in the Yellow Hat'?

[@Kalibur91]

Hi The Grogory Brothers! Love your videos! Glad to see you're fans of John Oliver too!

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

Cancerous George.

[@Charrbonic]

I think we need a Part 2. So much has changed since, but the industry has only grown.

[@toptsun8484]

9 years worth of kids have grown up and started smoking so I'd say it's necessary T.T

[@auag3835]

This is more newsworthy than any crap you find on TV.

[@Lucas-sc6lr]

***** though it's HBO...

[@Lucas-sc6lr]

Game of Thrones is coming back soon, soo...

[@SupLuiKir]

***** Yes.

[@nerfzinet]

***** You should probably see a doctor about that. Nothing like a good beheading to get me in the mood.

[@OtrTrash]

AuAg HBO doesn't take funding from lobbyists, so unlike real news programs they can actually say stuff like this without losing money... I have absolutely no cited evidence to support anything I just said, but we can all safely assume it's partially or completely true because who the hell are we kidding. It's probably true.

[@JdDiehl]

As figured out here in the comments: -Australia won its International Lawsuit -Uruguay won its case -The Smoking Baby quit smoking at the age of 5 All if right with the world! Take that Big Tobacco!

[@ClayLoomis1958]

The kid may have stopped smoking, but is the mother in jail for child endangerment yet?

[@ReeN1995]

@@ClayLoomis1958 Different country, different laws so probably not.

[@harfangdesneiges6680]

Thank you John Oliver for being a vector of change in the WORLD...Not just a talk show host!He is really commited,devoted,whitty and ridiculously funny!🙌😂🌟👑💎💗⭐💯💯💯

[@leonamay8776]

Hm, yeah. Now let's talk about vaping 😂

[@oofoof4875]

It's nice to know that some good things have happened with this, it seems like most of the issues from other john oliver videos have not been solved yet

[@Elrond_Hubbard_1]

I was holidaying in Indonesia a few years ago. I was on a small island in the south for a week doing some scuba diving and I was talking to a local nurse who lived there. She told me that that day she had to break the news to a 17 year old that he had terminal lung cancer. I asked her if he smoked, she said yes. Then I said something like 'Yeah, well y'know, I guess that's what happens' and she said 'No, cigarettes aren't that bad if you don't have too many'. I was stunned. Also, one time during the trip we were travelling down a highway and I saw a huge billboard with a smoking ad on it which just had a picture of a guy in a leather jacket smoking with the text underneath just saying "NEVER QUIT". Dead serious. Loved the country btw, had a great time, but boy oh boy do they have a tobacco problem over there.

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

how do nurses break the news to babies when they get born in countries such as... syria? GATCHA!

[@AstroMartine]

that is horrible...

[@raulgonzalez8564]

Correct, we also have porn problems, I remember when I met a child that is about 7-8 y/o, He said he wanted to "borrow" my phone and also wanted me to not tell their parents because he wanted to watch Hexxtai animes. Thankfully I declined and reported to his parents instead

[@gatiakbarwibisono9387]

it's quite surprising the nurse said that, because they're not supposed to said that word. it was like an angel giving you the advice to masturbate every night to cure depression. as a people who've been born here, it's very weirdly usual to see cigarette ads on every street in my eyes even i know it's caused problems for another, even not a smoker. the government has been doing something just like what does Australia did, every convenient store needs to put a curtain for the cigarette section, and there's a plan to raising tax for a cigarette. but, we have a problem with corruption, we had a lack of awareness of ourselves, and education it's not perfect too. it's pretty hard to solve this when both of the problems from the executive side and the public side is come from here. there are some people wanna fix this but these problems is very rooted

[@Rafaxel_27]

There's even a local quote that said "Ora udud paru-paru ora smile" or "No smoking equals sad lungs". Guess when tobacco industry is a big source for the economy, they obviously want to keep it that way.

[@0Yazz]

Storytime: my mom told me a story of when she was younger (this is in Egypt in the 70s/80s) there were cigarette ads on TV that were literally just an image of a pack of cigs for a few seconds and it's gone. THAT'S IT. and then one day my grandma (mom's mom) sent the maid out with some money to get something from the corner store and she came back with cigarettes. No one in the house smoked, they'd never requested them from her before. So they asked her why she got them, and she couldn't give an answer. She legit just said she has no idea why she bought them, and they ended up throwing the cigs in the garbage. Since then, those ads have been banned but smoking rates are still really really bad in Egypt unfortunately. :/

[@lynleygilchrist7703]

It’s a well known tactic called Subliminal Messaging- it’s illegal in a lot of countries & has been for a long time because of just HOW SCARILY EFFECTIVE it is. Your story is literally the textbook perfect example of why subliminal messages are illegal in places like here in Australia.

[@Onigirli]

Lol, wow, I didn't know that "SMOKE" joke from Family Guy was actually this blatant/subtle

[@stevie_ily]

The Google image thing actually worked...

[@pgDraxos]

Demitrium I cried laughing when I checked it out and found out it did.

[@JereVali]

Demitrium Still up there, though not quite as prominent than what it was in Feb, I assume

[@cheekypasta55]

Demitrium just looked it up too. its not 1st, its second but still. thats damn amazing.

[@k3nny111]

Demitrium Holy shit that is brilliant.

[@sontypohnenamen5161]

Holy. Fucking. Shit. Amazing what a good gag can change. #JeffWeCan

[@Bounasieaux]

This is just amazing. I wish more media had the guts to actually intervene not just report on horrible stuff.

[@rosscannon9084]

And dont forget governments. Especially ukraine.

[@patrickhearne5536]

I love how john oliver just pisses of douchey companies.

[@user-kt9mu2fo7f]

Same 😂 it's amazing

[@jv-lk7bc]

its slipped to the 4th line. lets bump it back up where it belongs!

[@jasonfrancis9262]

not just douchey companies, also douchey Republicans

[@jacobmcclendon7990]

me to but I am amazed by how he gets away with it

[@oxi-moron7054]

Patrick Hearne I love how you can't spell off.

[@donutarmageddon7975]

I started at 14 & was a pack a day till 36. My Dad was diagnosed with a terminal illness & begged me to let him pay for whatever treatment it took to quit so he could die without fear that I was right behind him. After several previous fails, his request enabled me to finally quit cold turkey. I didn't even crave or get moody. It was the "miracle" I needed, though I can't exactly recommend it to others. It was also the best gift he could have ever given me. Miss you, Dad.

[@celiisspeaking]

Bittersweet but touching story. Thanks for sharing and rest in peace to your dad who clearly loved you deeply.

[@dddfreestyle9654]

From Indonesia... I quit smoking today, thank you for the explanation and encouragement. I hope many Indonesians can massively boycott the product that is killing us... Cigarette Companies are playing the people here in Indonesia, and the government took part on the epidemic spread with no strict regulation ever made, nor implemented. Ironically, the people do know how it can harm them but still prefer to consume cigarette as if folloeing the smoking brandings as a lifestyle made by the capitalist.

[@cogithefool4284]

1. Cigar companies purposedly use as little machinery as possible in their production to maximize the labor pool, which means more job. 2. Many people have seen smoking as a necessity, not just lifestyle. They would prefer not to eat than not to smoke. 3. Those sweet tax money. It's really hard to fight cigars. I don't fully blame the government for this, but rather the ignorance of the young smokers.

[@bearfoot843]

Best of luck buddy. No matter what happens, Don’t ever quit trying.

[@BillDeef]

dddfreestyle Why don’t I think you’re a (typical) Indonesian? Answer: I have lived in that country and not as a rich person. Are we to congratulate you on quitting smoking? Probably. Also, great job not cutting your wrists! LOL

[@zexzex8312]

I also hope that people boycott the products that are killing us: Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Gatorade, GMO soy, GMO corn, marijuana, chemotherapy, medical cures against blood fat (statins), and basically most of medical drugs for chronic diseases.

[@BillDeef]

Zex Zex You have to wonder what strategy the capitalists would adopt if Coca Cola were banned, like cigs. The poor countries aren’t as addicted to those sugar drinks yet like they are to tobacco.

[@alanv9]

I smoked for 20 years before finally quitting on March 10th, 2017. It was the most liberating feeling to finally break free of the monotonous routine of smoking. I suddenly felt like I had more time in the day, more time to relax, or more time to get things done. Work was more enjoyable when I wasn't watching the clock, desperate to get outside and light up. I feel like I won my own personal battle with the tobacco companies, and I refuse to give them one more cent of my hard-earned money.

[@previouslyachimp]

Well done Vin, that's a hard-won battle! :)

[@gabrielhowardMKE]

Won a battle against companies selling a product that is bought and sold voluntarily!?! That's not a battle: it's called a decision...

[@previouslyachimp]

@@gabrielhowardMKE - I was referring to his battle against addiction, habituation, the fight against ourselves when we know a particular behaviour is detrimental, yet we struggle to change it.

[@mysteriousgamerlegend7895]

I'll call bullshit. Time? Multitask, and takes seconds not minutes or hours. More time to relax? Why do you think most of us smoke in the first place? Its to destress. Work isn't enjoyable, because its called work. Unless you get your dream job(s). If people cant go 2-4 hours without smoking, clock watching all the way, then your work isn't enjoyable regardless of your habits. Just say 'i quit ___ ago, i'm still happy', you attention seeker

[@jonfindlay7838]

Congrats!

[@lazerbeam134]

John Oliver is like a troll that's on our side lol

[@stsk7]

he's kind of biased sometimes so keep that in mind

[@GreenGretel]

@@stsk7 It's called having principles.

[@shr00mhead]

@@GreenGretel No, thats not what its called.

[@GreenGretel]

@@shr00mhead Yeah, it is. That charge of bias in this context really means 'I recognize ideology I don't agree with.' Everyone's "biased" in that sense - John Oliver backs up his beliefs more soundly, consistently, and morally persuasively than most people do.

[@shr00mhead]

@@GreenGretel No, he doesnt. He just makes terrible jokes.

[@idkilikeeggos5261]

Marlboro: Don’t be a maybe Me: Ok I’ll definitely get lung cancer from your murder sticks

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Lung cancer is the least of your worries. It kills you quickly. Emphysema is the really nasty consequence. Imagine spending 15 years slowly suffocating to death.

[@kellydarby7334]

I totes heard your response in my head as if John was saying it. lolz

[@SheevStalin309]

Update: We have just adopted plain packaging in Canada, exactly like Australia

[@springboard1994]

Awesome! 👏

[@Deezy07]

@@charismatic4217 well the only noticeable difference/change is the taste. The cigarettes taste so horrible now. Any pack that was prior to plain packaging, I'll grab it right away. That's just me, though.

[@roadrunner1271]

Wait for it because the next step is to treat smokers like cash cows for the government, nobody benefits but the government

[@AwesomeEth9]

@@roadrunner1271 annnnnnnnnnnnnd also the people that don't die from smoking-related diseases.

[@roadrunner1271]

@@AwesomeEth9 but they'll die of something won't they

[@Gigaheart]

The biggest issue I see here is that corporations have too many rights, too much money, and too much power.

[@bronzenrule]

^This

[@Drepreller]

and that cigarettes are bad, m'kay?

[@linux750]

i agree. it is absurd and just plain wrong that corporations can intimidate *COUNTRIES!* any action such as that should be laughed at by even the smallest of governments, not appeased.

[@masondodd7252]

Corporations have incredible power and the resources to fight to the death. They love making friends with the right wing parties of nations around the world -- who doesn't love low taxes? They love poor countries with huge markets that are easy to exploit. And they adore countries with poor regulation so they can disregard the environment while sucking up all the money from natural resources before it has the chance to prop up government balances. Greedy world.

[@lockquiz2107]

Isn't that always the case?

[@arsony1775]

My mom and dad always got smoking ads, specifically marlboro ads, in the mail. They'd also go racing with Marlboro all the time. My dad's fingers are now a pretty solid yellow color. Neither of my parents can breath very well, and neither can I because of the secondhand smoke I inhaled. I went to the doctor and he asked me how long I've been smoking. I said never and he said I had the lungs of a 2 year smoker.

[@oftenwrongphong]

So sad to hear. I hope you are breathing cleaner. I remember reading that it takes 7 years for your lungs to "heal". Also sad is the burden smokers put on our children when we age.

[@Exceltiaawesome]

Jesus, how much did your parents smoke!?

[@Corn0nTheCobb]

@@Exceltiaawesome That's what I'm wondering. His/her parents must be hotboxing the car with cigarette smoke

[@joeschmoe3815]

It get's better over time. Try to stay away from second hand smoke

[@notme2day]

@@Exceltiaawesome if the fingers are yellowed that's a 2 pk+ a day habit.

[@Rudidly]

Holy shit the “that’s not Uruguay” bit made me remember where it was 6 years later.

[@riparianlife97701]

The best journalist in America is from England.

[@babakasaseh5820]

actually its Jon Stewart who discovered Oliver.

[@Undecided_]

babak asaseh Jon stewart didnt discover oliver, oliver just replaced stewart for a couple of weeks and everyone liked oliver and then HBO decided to have their own show with oliver in it.

[@riparianlife97701]

babak asaseh The teacher has become the student.

[@babakasaseh5820]

Docktor Jim you mean the student has become the teacher? I agree

[@babakasaseh5820]

Uncrowned Oliver was Stewart's correspondent for years just like Colbert. Jon discovered him and these are Oliver's words not mine. You can search him on KZbin.

[@Adipod47]

I'm a smoker and this video is probably convinced me to quit smoking more than anything else.

[@christopherbuilder5354]

So did your quit already?

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Way to go due, John Oliver really does affect our lives.

[@claudiacruz3693]

Read this before watching. I'm a smoker I'm afraid of watching don't wanna quit but wanna quit what do i do god please help me

[@ebx100]

@@claudiacruz3693Try vaping, much safer!

[@zexzex8312]

It's easy to quit smoking. Some people do it every week.

[@brandondavidson4085]

John Oliver putting that HBO dragon money to good use.

[@notnotfake226]

ba-dum crash

[@dropstoneva5950]

So that is why they cant afford 3 Dragons anymore?

[@r.j.3440]

:D

[@sloppyjoe9156]

@@dropstoneva5950 worth it imo

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

I remember when I was a child and I first learned how bad and addicting smoking really was and what it can do it your body, either at school or on a commercial. I started crying for a time and even went up to my mother, who was a smoker at the time, and begged her to quit. For a while I even had this desire to get rid of any packs in the house that I might've acted on occasionally, though I'm sure I was caught trying, more times than not. I don't know how often she'd smoke but when she did, I do recall her bedroom being a bit smokey, though honestly that was probably just from her not opening her window than smoking too much. Thankfully, not only has my mother been smoke-free for maybe 5 or 6 years (according to her, anyway, though personally I think it's been much longer, I'm 21 at the time of this comment and I recall hearing the news - with confirmation - when I was a lot younger), but so far nothing smoking-related has happened to her body. However, one cigarette alone can cause plenty of damage, there's no such thing as 'too many cigarettes' or whatever. If you smoke more than others, it only does more damage than it normally would, plain and simple. I was born in 2000 and for my entire life I've felt the desire to *not* smoke or drink instead of the desire *to* do either of those. Unfortunately, there are still smokers in my family, some who smoke enough to smell of the stuff, including one woman who looks at least 20 years older than she actually is from chain smoking that has even caused cancer to manifest in her which was treated in the past, and she's in her early 70s today. I hope people continue to see the dangers of smoking, smokers or otherwise, and the smokers are able to quit, no matter how long they've smoked and regardless of age. Something may have happened to their body from smoking, but I believe quitting will give you more time than continuing to smoke under the belief that you 'might as well', if you get what I mean. Hopefully, one day, smoking cigarettes, at least, will be banned altogether. At least marijuana doesn't have stuff used for rocket fuel in it, like, why the hell would you stuff these things with such garbage? Is plain tobacco even safe without all the extra crap or is it bad, too? Cause, there are some plants out there that can do some… unique shit, to say the least, to Humans.

[@FlexedNoose]

You can’t ban cigarettes, smokers (like me) will always find a way to get them. Or it’ll lead to us smoking far more dangerous things like crack. Prohibition failed because the government didn’t realize how many people liked drinking and this wouldn’t work as well. I do admire your willingness to encourage people to not smoke though

[@Onigirli]

Cigarettes pair up too nicely with booze for me to ever quit it entirely. Sorry >

[@mess2038]

That Mike Bloomberg joke aged well.

[@MubashirullahD]

What's the story? Hardly any praise for the donation.

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

It's still true

[@connorlutece.1121]

That Kanye West joke aged well.

[@lesiqajeni3273]

President Trump granted Gen. Michael Flynn a 'full pardon.' The Department of Justice previously moved to have Flynn's case dismissed, but Judge Emmet Sullivan did not approve the motion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYaQgqaJn7h7f5I

[@t4nkychannel921]

Unlike Bloomberg himself who already looked like a melted ball of cheese then.

[@MarkShepard]

This program is so valuable. NO ONE Else is educating and entertaining on this level. Thank you John Oliver and your team. Brilliant. and Needed.

[@echosend]

I've always described it as not necessarily funny, but still must-see-TV.

[@JamesSmith-vk2ky]

Mark Shepard Yup. John Oliver & Conan O'Brien are the only late night hosts with any class who are actually still funny.

[@samlerf]

I guess you never watched Secular talk?

[@brysoncherry9884]

Cbc and marketside are two good educational programs.

[@BrotherHood-xh9sg]

You haven't seen the extra credit channel yet have you?

[@Tamaki742]

Now in Indonesia, our former capital governor who's now the incumbent president, just straight up put "SMOKING WILL KILL YOU" on every package. It's surprising we didn't get sued yet.

[@janusprime5693]

Tamaki742 Isn't that the madman who just openly orders firing squads to clean the streets off drug dealers?

[@Tamaki742]

JanusPrime Nah, that's Duterte, Phillipine's president. The only time Indonesia had that was like decades ago during the second President's reign.

[@janusprime5693]

Tamaki742 Ah, right. Sorry for messing that up :b

[@bartrademaker4059]

JanusPrime Technically, those could be the Dutch

[@Tamaki742]

Who, the drug dealers?

[@shannsimms9072]

My grandmother said she started smoking when she was young because she worked in a bar and all the smoke bothered her, and someone told her that if she started smoking it wouldn't bother her anymore. We did lose her to lung cancer a few years ago.

[@Doctor4077]

I noticed that wasn't Uruguay, mostly because I'm from Paraguay XD

[@MaghoxFr]

Me too mostly because I'm from Uruguay LOL. Now I need to go to that bus stop to take a pic of Jeff!

[@meals24u]

oh no way, I'm from Paraguay too! Saw it right away that it wasn't Uruguay! We need more Jeff signs.. Where about in Py you from???

[@grahamgirard1994]

meals24u I'm from Canada and even I caught that one right away.

[@Knight_Kin]

I'm from the US and I knew that was Paraguay, although I would imagine many people would not lol.

[@BansheeZR1]

adamhaye I'm also American but I can't even find my own country on a map. Lol

[@MyOwnStatement]

John deserves a Nobel Prize

[@LydCal999]

Yes.

[@JFranc3003]

+MyOwnStatement Agree

[@joroev]

+MyOwnStatement I agree, but he does have a team of writers behind him.

[@narp3094]

+MyOwnStatement Amen

[@narp3094]

BetterThanReal If you want to start an argument look somewhere else

[@IVISMiLESIVI]

John Oliver is savage and kicks major ass.

[@DancingBlueMLBCatGamer]

You know, half of my grandparents died of lung cancer, and both of my parents used to smoke. Smoking has done so much harm to my family that I have promised never to touch a cigarette in my life. However, I realize now that that decision means nothing, as what these tobacco companies have done gave me cancer.

[@MaidMirawyn]

I’m so sorry.

[@andreadeagon2301]

Best of luck to you. Hang in there. I’ve been there.

[@BuckBumbleYT]

That might be the single greatest piece of television I have ever seen

[@coreywelton8659]

I started smoking 12 years ago at the age of 21 and I happy to say that, I'm done with them as of 45 days ago. Amazingly, I have done this without patches, gum, or anything except my willpower and desire to quit.

[@davidbodor1762]

Peer pressure is a big reason why a lot of people turn to smoking - you see other people smoke, you want to do it too. They offer you cigarettes, you get tired of turning them donw. My mom actually found a really good way to keep that effect away - whenever someone asked her if she smoked or offered one, she always said she 'quit smoking' even though she never really smoked to begin with, because people are more respectful and don't insist when you say you 'quit'.

[@misterkingdom3571]

That Marlboro ad was almost cartoonishley evil.

[@emiledlund9559]

Have you ever considered starting taking a recreational drug that will have severe impacts on not only your physical but mental and social health? Why not start?

[@therideneverends1697]

nothing says independence like a crippling addiction to burning leaf particles

[@redhedkev1]

I remember them as a kid in the late 60's.(Clustered to around after the dinner meal, when the adult would jones for a cigarette.) Kids were pushed pure sugar breakfast cereals during Saturday morning cartoons. The gigs though...They ruled the prime time airways. For a while it felt weird not seeing them anymore. Silver Thins, Marlboro , Kools, Virgina Slims were the "Liberated Lady of then'70's" cigarette ". Low tar, High tar, Micronite filters on Kents, No filter, toasted,100's length .. Complete almost laughable bull$it.

[@CalvinsWorldNews]

​@@redhedkev1 The 'all the Marlboro men died of cancer' story is a myth: the number of Marlboro men who died of cancer was in line with the general population. Statistically speaking, we can expect 2 of the 6 'Friends' cast to die of cancer, does that mean the show was responsible?

[@SailorBarsoom]

@@CalvinsWorldNews Just cancer, or "smoking related diseases?" Which is what John Oliver said.

[@Deftonesdsm]

im a smoker but even i fucking understand that education is the ONLY way to let people make educated decisions on to smoke or not. now i will defend your right to smoke to the death but you should know the risks. its obvious age limits and other provisions do not stop smoking. ONLY education stops it

[@DueM]

could try vaping? i smoked 50 grams a week for 15 years. started vaping never looked back, just a suggestion do what you want.

[@DueM]

***** The general medical position is that nicotine itself poses few health risks, except among certain vulnerable groups. There is insufficient evidence to classify nicotine as a carcinogen as well. I would say the jury is still out on vaping, we all know the results of smoking.

[@TheReaverKane]

Ah matey, but cigarette smoke isn't just nicotine... Nicotine is the psychoactive component of tobacco, but not the only one. And yes there's a few (not just one) carcinogenic components in tobacco smoke. There's even HEAVY METALS on it.

[@jude2223]

Education is the vaccine for world issues, among other things.

[@hajerihajeri2944]

Deftones Dsm yeah and they should bring back smoking rooms in hotels most countries in europe the middle east and asia still have smoking rooms. In the states they are becoming so scarce its scary

[@andyallwood]

When that Uruguay map came up, my first thought was "I thought Uruguay was on the coast" ha ha

[@sam44572]

They actually pointed at Paraguay looool

[@amphilochusofmallus5070]

I am a pack and a half a day smoker who's tried to quit a million times. I wish "plain packaging" was a thing with cigarettes here in the US

[@MaidMirawyn]

Keep trying! Don’t give up on quitting.

[@MrCmon113]

You're not quitting because of the packaging?

[@OtakuAlice]

I would like to thank that one world geography course I took ten years ago for helping me notice that the highlighted country was not, in fact, Uruguay.

[@miliohf]

It's Paraguay

[@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118]

Yep, Paraguay

[@WeRektEconomy]

@@dewitthobson2279 yes. judging by the way you worded your comment you think youre the only person that can do that, so sorry to burst your bubble lmao

[@AmberAmber]

@@dewitthobson2279 yes. I💗maps

[@joyceannford]

I quit smoking twenty years ago. It took more effort than anything else I have done. But, I am proof that it can be done.

[@cecileconoly4140]

Joyce Ford free

[@elleryoverstreet8685]

Great job, congratulations!

[@zarakikon6352]

Nice 1 Joyce Ford 😊👍.

[@cremetangerine82]

Joyce Ford Congrats!

[@caelgumz5603]

Good job man

[@MrWhangdoodles]

Jeff is among the top in google searches after I searched Marlboro.

[@rrrr873]

perfect hahahahha JEFF THE CANCEROUS LUNG SHALL WIM

[@AusJonny]

Yes lol... just did it too and Jeff is right up there.

[@quinacridonerose3309]

Jeff will go to heaven, like us, just a lot earlier than us, but not before he struggles through painful life and death struggle with lung cancer then finally succumb. He will have to watch his loved ones cope with the realization that he will be "taken" sooner than necessary...all because he is too immature to control his childish "want" of that next puff.

[@superleipoman]

He is #1 for me :) Also I love how John Oliver (and his staff!) just go out and actually do these things like post the billboard and give out t-shirts. It feels so light-hearted yet it may have a serious bona fide impact. This show actually made me consider getting HBO but I think it has geographical limitations (I'm not American)

[@deprofundis3293]

Joonha Shcal Sadly, Jeff is coming up pretty far down now in a Google images search. We need to revive him!!

[@IlluvatarHA]

2021 and Jeff is still the first thing you see when you look up Marlboros mascot.

[@TheBiggRobb]

2023 and I can confirm!!

[@Neha-wh2kp]

2024 he’s still up there, first two results 🚬 🫁 🤠

[@KurtHugoSchneider]

Love this guy... hilarious bit on a serious issue :1

[@AbbyFelton]

I agree! This is a serious issue but I think His idea of #jeffwecan is brilliant! Thanks to social media that should spread like a wildfire. It's definitely disturbing though how concerned the tobacco business is about making money they totally disregard that the public should have the right to know the harms of smoking so they can at least be educated when making the decision of whether they want to smoke a lot. But of course most people once they do know don't want to and there is no money for big business when the public is educated. They want an uneducated populace to smoke themselves to an early death for the sake of them having more cash in their wallet. Thank you for sharing this video Kurt it was extremely informative! (And yes entertaining lol)

[@KyanaPrime]

Kurt

[@lappdq]

I was not aware that PUBLIC HEALTH could "take president" over anything, personal choices included.

[@april1107]

Kurt Hugo Schneider facebook.com/RBReich/videos/994107290601867/?fref=nf Big companies like Phillip Morris are trying to pass laws that make it more difficult for countries to take a stand against their products

[@AkbarNavid]

Kurt Hugo Schneider I'm a big fan of yours, Kurt! It's amazing to see your comment in this tobacco episode of Oliver. =)

[@Beowolfenstein]

Uruguay, A county you think about so little, That you didn't even notice that wasn't Uruguay. Priceless (:

[@Arimanh]

Except for those of us who knew that was Paraguay ;)

[@IsmaelGarcia-fg8ww]

Jesses is that you

[@IsmaelGarcia-fg8ww]

He said let there be KZbin and other random shit

[@BananaFilmsGarbonzo]

Not me!

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

***** How relevant is it that 1 of hundreds don't get the joke?

[@Jsa460]

I remember overhearing conversations at the counter when the graphic images on smokes packages came out. People would be like "I want the one which says smoking harms unborn children. You don't have that one? No definitely not the one with the eye!!! I guess the foot with gangrene isn't too bad. I'll have that one then."

[@Exceltiaawesome]

The eye is definitely one of the milder ones these days. Good ol Bryan is the real scare.

[@Ramboost007]

In the Philippines apparently groups of friends smoking use the images as an identifier to determines which pack is whose.

[@LSSYLondon]

I'm confused as to why tobacco companies didn't just pivot into selling metal cases with their branding on them for a tiny price so the smokers would just transfer the cigarettes into the branded case like back in the 30's and 40's...

[@Jsa460]

@@LSSYLondon Shhh don't give them ideas!

[@FR-eu3ch]

I have a mate who collects the packages

[@jeremywj]

Not much worse than watching older family members struggle with breathing problems for years before they finally are killed by these evil products. Sadly, I've seen it at least 5 times in just my immediate family.

[@Samwell314]

Four years later... Jeff is still the top hit for Marlboro Mascot image search!

[@andreadeagon2301]

Six years later - same!

[@nathanieldylan5218]

Bruh I searched "Marlboro mascot" and the first thing that popped out is a Wikipedia reference for the lung cowboy mascot lmaao

[@drkushajagadeesh6347]

Mission accomplished by Johnny boy! 🤣

[@nosuchperson284]

And it still is mine months later. It's all Jeff!

[@ClayLoomis1958]

This video has been out for over 4 years now. My Google search today showed Jeff as the first 7 pictures shown, and was 8 of the top 10. Marlboro is *never* going to get that mascot momentum going again.

[@sumairb9978]

#JeffWeCan #JeffWeDidButWeWillKeepFuckingGoing

[@1450JackCade]

See libertarians, this is why government is necessary. Without governments corporations run amok.

[@LilmacK1313]

Lol they seem to run amok half the time anyway with government. Without government I can't even imagine the terrible place we would live in.

[@bloody_albatross]

Yes, and this is why we need our (European) government to NOT make more such (secret!) trade agreements with the USA.

[@1450JackCade]

The only way we can fight the aristocracy is if we band together. That is it. And that is what liberal (not dem v repub liberal, but John Locke liberal) democracies are SUPPOSED to be. US.gov is SUPPOSED to be the collective will of the people. The problems are (A) income and educational inequalities through the tax rate that has been messed up since the late 70s; (B) laws restricting voter and citizen participation (why election day, why not election week or month? Why, don't pollsters go to people's house and work to collect votes?, etc.); (C) gerrymandering effecting not just the unfair GOP majority in the house for the bast 3 years, but control of state governments; (D) the Senate (Alaska's 730,000 generally conservative voters get the same representation as California's almost 40,000,000 generally democratic voters); (E) the electoral college; (F) police disenfranchisement of citizens; (G) corruption of prosecutors and judges and the legal system in general.

[@CraigBrittain]

We had more per-capita government under FDR during the height of smoking than we have now.

[@1450JackCade]

What? Okay...? But in the sixteenth century government was smaller and nobody smoked because tobacco hadn't yet made it back to Europe.

[@yodersitsgrandmagood1416]

I felt slightly satisfied with myself when I saw that they had Uruguay as Paraguay before he pointed it out.

[@Anita_Backrub]

April is three years for me. Quitting was the best decision I ever made.

[@animeartist888]

Hoping you're still smoke free! Many healthy wishes for your lungs and the lungs of any housemates you have

[@dcyphrz8532]

More power to ya! :)

[@andrewcarysr8378]

Iv been watching this guy for 2 days non stop. I cant get enouph. Hes great!!!!

[@ravenrose5712]

I think it's wonderful that Last Week didn't just talk about a problem this episode, but actually took steps to help with it, in whatever small ways they could.

[@RN_Ratch]

My father died of emphysema at 74 , after smoking since he was 9 years old. I was the first child ever born in my family with asthma. I was diagnosed with COPD at the age of 29…and I am on oxygen at 58…I never smoked, but being exposed to second hand smoke since being in the womb has passed asthma down to my only daughter and my only grandson. I hate Big Tobacco with the fire of a thousand suns that bellow cigarette smoke.

[@nonyab5640]

I’m glad kids aren’t smoking these days. We all did it when I was a teen and I’m one who never quit. I know they are disgusted by seeing me smoke in public and I’m glad for it.

[@therideneverends1697]

Yeah the way the cigarette buesness worked before these laws was gnarly. add ammonia to cigarettes to dramatically increase the uptake of nicotine, then drive sales vans out side of highshools while pushing colorful images and offering fruity flavors.

[@motanelustelistu]

Kids don't smoke ? I wich country do you leave = ) ? HEAVEN = D ?

[@imluvinyourmum]

Do you even vape bro?

[@Amber-oc9ih]

In Europe most teens still smoke, at least socially

[@MissesSaschaMSP]

Literally all my friends smoke and many classmates

[@tibne2412]

I think of Uruguay sometimes because it won the first world cup

[@mirs133]

We also are the kings of america on football (or soccer ffs), we have the most cups of the copa america💁🏻

[@TheYasmineFlower]

+just sub The FIRST World Cup. As in EVER. Your taste in national football teams is almost as sub-par as your reading abilities.

[@samovarmaker9673]

lol same. and then there was the 1950 world cup in Brazil where they beat the heavily favoured host nation and people committed suicide.

[@severusfloki5778]

tamperresistant mind Yeah... brazilian people just love football too much, it’s their whole life

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

They've finished fourth a couple of times since to be fair, including in 2010. It's not a bad record at all for a nation of less than 3.5 million people.

[@andremestre7443]

I think this is the most wholesome KZbin comment section I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing all of your stories, folks. You've got this!

[@himanshugarg2001]

I came across this episode right after reading an article on the conversation about the judgments : -Australia won it's international suit, paving the way for any country to implement these plain packaging laws -So did Uruguay.

[@nathanparker8604]

So did no one else notice that while the "Don't be a Maybe" was targeted at smokers, notice that no one in the add was even smoking?

[@benglaser1345]

Good eye!

[@kukuhpringgo]

you cannot show a person smoking on tv ads. maybe that's why.

[@alchemicpunk1509]

Also: The warning label was in friggin German.

[@prestonfontana8416]

You will also never see someone drinking beer in alcohol ads.

[@chownful]

It's a lifestyle, not just a product. Be positive and relax a little with a Marlboro.

[@kyleblackburn8776]

Give just a moment's thought to the fact that calling a *country* the little guy in a private lawsuit isn't at all inaccurate. For all the people that fear "big government" I ask you, why doesn't the thought of something bigger than any government scare you just as much?

[@benselectionforcasting4172]

I'll try to get some perspective. A company cannot require the purchase and consumption of their goods or services, a Government can (and quite often they do). The other problem us small government people have, is that it's all about individual freedom, people should be able to free to do whatever they want if they dont directly harm an other person. So Cigarettes/tobacco could fall under that as well the health risks are that bad.

[@twideslauriers7875]

Ben's Election Forcasting okay cool but corporations are not people and dont deserve any of the rights a human being has. when a big corporation worth billions can cripple developing nations for trying to keep their people alive, theres something seriously fucking wrong.

[@LuaanTi]

@@twideslauriers7875 Yup, it's the banana republics and opium wars all over again.

[@imluvinyourmum]

​Because it's fair trade, tobacco company can argue that fat ppl die earlier than smokers on avg, thus they should be treated like junk food and alcohol.

[@benselectionforcasting4172]

@@twideslauriers7875 I never said that corporations were people. The People should have the choice to consume these products free of government interference. Some people find joy in them and at this point everyone knows the health risks so there's no real point in making it harder. The people that will do it will do it anyway. And the harder you make it to do legally the more likely it is a black market will arise that will allow them to do it illegally. And that black market will increase the violent crime rate because they don't want to get arrested. Plus a Government should not be providing for its citizens. The job of government is to protect the freedom and property of its people. Providing for the people requires the removal of the people's property in order to do so.

[@TheGreenestG]

The horrifying eye isn't based on nothing: Smoking made my aunt go blind after decades of smoking shrank the blood vessels in her eyes.

[@donmiller2908]

That's hilarious! Thanks for sharing.

[@psltmtir]

@@donmiller2908 How is that hilarious? That's awful.

[@donmiller2908]

Señor Lopez, you have your own idea of what is funny and I have mine.

[@blackopsy9]

@@donmiller2908 You're an idiot. Thanks for sharing.

[@salazam]

Maybe she went blind because she had to look at your ugly ass. Correlation doesn't always imply causation.

[@matiasaniano5133]

I'm from Uruguay! That joke was great because I always have to tell people "it's just a small country in South America" LOL

[@saagisharon8595]

Have they banned indoor smoking yet?

[@rebeccaelise3080]

I didn't realise Australia was such a leader in this! Very proud of my country right now. Oh and if you think the pictures on the cigarette pack are bad you should look up some of the Australian anti-smoking TV commercials - they're even worse!

[@deathbox91]

Its not like we didnt know the risks before now they just they just droppin the whole sheep on me head. Besides making poor addicts pay more for the governments tax revenue is not something to be proud of

[@deathbox91]

lets just say bombing a few countries would do more to clean up the environment and over population then a high tax for tobacco

[@matthewabela2305]

Everybody knows Get it, I’ll show myself out

[@mikeyunovapix7181]

The US has had it's share of morbid anti-smoking ads. some humorous yet gross but others were very serious.

[@memebois9764]

Pickford S. Hey guys, I found the smoker!

[@uweseeler1]

Wow this show is just perfect! Critical, informative, funny and entertaining.

[@MZZenyl]

Shit, Jeff is still the #1 alternative search suggestion if you search Google Images for "Marlboro". Hat off to John Oliver, that's fucking amazing!

[@x3wildcard]

+Zenyl Holy shit that is too amazing for words.

[@emilymeyer7788]

My dad smoked since he was 16, smoked my whole childhood, I remember trying to hide them from him because they stank, never worked, but at some point, he just... stopped. After 25 years or so of smoking. He's been free of it for ten years now and I'm so glad he eliminated that health hazard and is now only addicted to bicycling, the most boring hobby ever. Even after such a long time of addiction, it is possible to stop, and if you can't do it for yourself, do it for your loved ones. There's a reason cigarettes are called coffin nails...

[@katherinewren9906]

I f*cking adore John Oliver. What a wonderful man.

[@kmichael9787]

haha you think the packages are bad here, wait till you see the ads that run all day, nothing ruins watching T.V. while eating dinner more than seeing a tar filled lung getting juiced out into a petri dish

[@disha_s]

YES.

[@sladewilson9406]

This! I can't believe he didn't show any of the advertisements. They're pretty damn revolting.

[@ankurama42]

They're brain washing the people because people don't know any good. It's sad really.

[@scottbainbridge43]

ankurama Into thinking smoking's bad? It does cause a whole range of cancers that can kill you along with many other horrible things you know...

[@Webshooters1]

ankurama You call it brainwashing. I call it reality and reality tends to have a very liberal bias ;)

[@nikfish1]

Question 1. When are we going to have same warnings on all alcohol, all sugary foods, all fatty foods and soda drinks Question 2. Just how far are we willing to go with all these forced "warnings"

[@azmanabdula]

Whats real strange is that in Australia, a pack of smokes is about 25 dollars... This only cripples the elder generation who are hooked on it, destroying their financial security....

[@TheLastScoot]

A1: The same time we put warnings on everything, since everything can kill you. A2: Well, it pisses tobacco companies off so they must be doing something right.

[@Slothptimal]

Apparently kids still need to be told not to drink bleach... so not far enough yet.

[@azmanabdula]

991woot119 Well, then, lets start putting warning labels on fruit and vegetables including but not limited too... "may contain arsenic, pesticides, and varying amounts of nitrates and phosphates" why not? How stupid do they think we are : D

[@TheLastScoot]

azmanabdula I'm not sure if you're arguing for me or against me.

[@wasseofficial]

One of the most successful episodes of this show in my opinion. Really showed the world the power of J.Oliver's show.

[@RustiRockstar]

April 7th, 2016 and Jeff is still one of the first few images on Marlboro's image search

[@sonicblare]

holy!

[@Mbahamut666]

Hahaha I just googled It, nice!

[@dani3link]

May 1st, 2016. Still there, the first related search!! I love this sooo much

[@robinvanhoof8691]

june 29 , 2016 still first related.

[@kafe9972]

july 19th, still there.

[@TheSpeep]

i just googled "marlboro mascot" and pretty much all of the first 2 rows of images were pictures featuring Jeff and the third row had some of him, that weird camel in sunglasses and a guy wearing a d!ck costume... safe to say i was NOT disappointed

[@architaggarwal2864]

no shit

[@quinnfischer3618]

You didn't remember the most important part of Dick Man - Dick Man is wearing a cape.

[@pawmo3162]

Confirming in 2019 it's still the top 10 results for that search

[@ArtemisKitty]

@@pawmo3162 Make sure you CLICK it after you search, let's get him to line 1!

[@pawmo3162]

@@ArtemisKitty let me be clear, it is all 10 of the top 10 results lol

[@יאןגרברניק]

2019 top result for Marlboro mascot is still Jeff

[@shaswatbetala3194]

Yes it is

[@samuelsmith7866]

2020 top result for Malboro mascot is still Jeff

[@---nobody---]

I just looked, end of January and it still is. 😂

[@ath3na.64]

That is amazing

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Ecosia (which uses Bing's engine) is showing the same!

[@jh1328]

I smoked a pack or more a day and quit 1 week before I met my wife in 2011. Never went back and I’m so glad I was able to quit that time. If you’re thinking about quitting, do it. Your life will be so much better. I’m now an avid cyclist, runner, and amateur fighter. None of this would be possible if I still smoked.

[@andyg666]

If the mainstream news organizations were on the same level as John Oliver, the world would be a much better place.