In the August 1978 issue of Word Ways, James Rambo showed how  Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to Your Health  could be repeatedly anagrammed to form a cautionary tale in verse. It\u27s time, therefore, for a quiz on smoking terminology

Ashley, Leonard R. N.

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I254 WHERE THERE'S SMOKE • • • LEONARD R. N. ASHLEY Brooklyn, New York In the August 1978 issue of Word Ways, James Rambo showed how \I Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to Your Health 11 could be :r.:epeatedly anagrammed to form a cautionary tale in ve rse. Itl s time, therefore. for a quiz on smoking terminology. The Britisher with his II packet of tabs II and the American with his II pack of coffin-nails II both have a l\vely and varied vocabulary rela­te~ to smoking. How much of the slang do you know? We 1 ve thrown in som.e chawing and snuff terms also for you old- timer s. Twenty is good. Ten? You I re on reefers! Answers can be found in Answers and Solutions at the end of this is sue. 1. drag 16. pot 2. fag 17. dinche r 3. bull 18. cut \ 4. quid 19. musty 5. tailor-made 20. toby 6. herd 21. boots 7. fast burner 22. rag 8. pills 23. nose-warmer 9. lucifer 24. cavendish 10. broom 25. goat hair 11. stogie 26. sniper 12. makings 27. squinch 13. snoose 28. tum.blings 14. farole 29. nailrod 15. dipping 30. blanket AN~ ALF. 1. po 6. in, kinni4 7, 19 long < ERN.E KICK~ The St H, IX 6. 8. 10 13 14 Word ( a: Acro-: 4. on 9. the 

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