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Virgin CigarettesPosted by Joel Martinsen, June 4, 2005 7:44 PM
![]() The work of document forgers is not entirely big-ticket certificates like college diplomas and professional licenses; you can also pick up official-looking counterfeits of nonexistent documents. Maybe with a "License to Cruise" you won't get slapped quite so hard in response to your propositions. Chongqing Evening News reports that vendors have taken this idea for use as a marketing promotion. Pictured is a "Certified Virgin" cigarette case. The text reads: The smoker who possesses this license is a fully-certified virgin. He is upright and disease-free. All women may use him with worry-free. Valid for 1314 years. Issued by the United Association of International Beauties. Link: Chongqing Evening News article [Chinese] |
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