In Fatima the Difference is Quality (Sep, 1951)
That’s a pretty specific claim. Not the best cigarette, just the best long cigarette.
In Fatima the Difference is Quality
“I smoked FATIMAS when I was a Midshipman. I still do… because they have a better flavor and aroma. FATIMA is easily the best of all long cigarettes.”
VICE ADMIRAL Leland Lovette
U. S. N. (RET.)FATIMA Best of All Long Cigarettes
He lived to be 70, which is a good age for a smoker in those days. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery 1967.
I think one of my grandfathers was 73 in 1967, and he smoked like crazy (he was a locomotive engineer, so probably inhaled a lot worse over the years.) Cigarettes never got a chance to kill him – not when they were up against whiskey and corned beef.
Not that I condone smoking. I’ve had one cigarette and maybe 2 cigars since 1987. Hey, wow! This very weekend must be my 26th anniversary of quitting for all intents and purposes (barring batchelor parties and funerals, I suppose.)
I’ve also given up corned beef, except when I find myself in the Maritimes.
PS: Grampa died in 1972, by the way. So he puffed his way to 78 or so. Granny made it to 96: drinking and smoking but eschewing pink meat.
That must be a long cigarette, the admiral has been smoking it for a week.
Is Charlie okay? It has been a long time since we have heard from you, Charlie, and we miss your posts. I hope all is well.
He appears to be alive and tweeting, so I assume it’s just a break from scanning and posting for some reason.