Clown-cigarette umbrella - Boing Boing

Clown-cigarette umbrella

Posted by Cory Doctorow, August 21, 2008 4:50 AM | permalink

Here's a striking image from the Aug, 1931 issue of Modern Mechanix; an elaborate cigarette umbrella that keeps a clown's smoke safe from seltzer attacks.

MANY are the inventions devised to insure a dry smoke, but it has remained for a clown appearing with a circus in England to solve the problem. An umbrella over the smoke keeps off water and a spigot drains off excess moisture.

No More Rain-Soaked Cigarettes! (Aug, 1931)

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#1 posted by Takuan , August 21, 2008 5:18 AM

truly, the spirit of chin dogu has long been with us.

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#2 posted by Brainspore , August 21, 2008 8:29 AM

Designed by clowns, for clowns. By the people that brought you the beer helmet.

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#3 posted by NuclearMoose , August 21, 2008 9:57 AM

Pedantic Anal English Major sez:
[...] insure a dry smoke...
s/b "ensure"

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#4 posted by The Lizardman

, August 21, 2008 12:03 PM

There is no problem that cannot be solved with the proper application of clowns

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#5 posted by Chevan , August 21, 2008 1:53 PM

@#3

Argumentative Internet Jackoff says:
It's fine the way it is.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=insure
1.to guarantee against loss or harm.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insure
2 : to make certain especially by taking necessary measures and precautions

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#6 posted by indiecognition , August 21, 2008 2:05 PM

Oh yeah? Well I just got a custom raincoat, circa 1887, for my bong.

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