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January 15, 2025

Tag: Tareyton

  • I’d Rather Fight than Switch

    I’d Rather Fight than Switch

    Bob Toal

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    Selling tobacco with a symbol (the tobacco-store indian statue) or a slogan (“I’d rather fight than switch”) has a long and storied history. But “I’d rather fight than switch” wasn’t original with the old Taryton brand. Here’s the story.

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Past Article

Alan Upton
April 13, 2023 4 Comments
A recently discovered analysis of three Sunday night crime dramas brought forth the following: 7 gunfights between the “bad-guys” and the “cops,” 5 murders, 3 robberies, two home-violence crimes, and a car crash. Why do so many ask, “Why is there so much violence in our country?” Duh!

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