Camel Brand Cigarettes

Joke Poo: Beagle Brand Biscuits

Two old dogs are waiting for their owner to come home. Both are panting heavily, anticipating treats. It starts to drizzle, and one dog reaches into his collar pouch, pulls out a small, clear plastic bag, opens it, and stretches it over his favorite Beagle Brand biscuit to protect it from the rain. The other dog says, “Woof! That’s clever! What’s that called?” He answers, “It’s a ‘doo-doo bag,’ and they’re sold at the pet store.”

The next day, the other dog goes to the pet store to buy some. The clerk asks, “What size do you need?” The dog replies, “Something to fit over a Beagle!”

Okay, let’s break down this joke and then build something funnier (or at least, differently funny) from it.

Joke Dissection:

• Setup: Two elderly women, smoking cigarettes, waiting for a bus. Establishes a mundane, everyday scenario.
• Punchline 1 (Misunderstanding): One woman protects her cigarette with a condom. The humor stems from the double entendre of “protecting something delicate” and the obvious mismatch of purpose.
• Punchline 2 (Escalation of Misunderstanding): The second woman attempts to buy condoms to protect her “Camel” cigarettes, revealing her complete lack of understanding of the product and its purpose. This is the core punchline.
• Key Elements:
  • Elderly women: Their perceived naivety amplifies the humor.
  • Cigarettes: The object of protection (a vice).
  • Condoms: The misunderstood object, creating the core humor.
  • “Camel” (brand name): The pivot point of the joke, exploited for its double meaning.
  • Pharmacist: the straight-man, a neutral person in a position of knowledge to which the elder woman appears ignorant.
  • Double Entendre/Misunderstanding: The engine of the joke.

Comedic Enrichment:

Let’s focus on the “Camel” brand and the history of cigarette advertising to create some new humorous content:

Option 1: Amusing “Did You Know”

“Did you know that Camel cigarettes, introduced in 1913, were one of the first brands to be heavily marketed using exotic imagery? The ‘Old Joe’ camel mascot was deliberately designed to evoke a sense of mystery and adventure. Ironically, back in the day, some people probably were trying to protect their health from cigarettes… just not with condoms. They were probably using much less effective methods, like chewing gum after smoking, or promising their spouses they’d quit ‘next week.'”

Why it works:

• It builds on the joke by introducing a real historical element of the Camel brand: its branding with exotic imagery.
• The “ironically” part bridges the factual information with the joke’s misunderstanding, highlighting the futility of early attempts to mitigate the harmful effects of smoking.
• It ends with a lighthearted jab at common (and often broken) promises related to quitting smoking.

Option 2: A New Joke

An elderly gentleman walks into a tobacco shop. “I’d like a carton of Camels,” he says.

The clerk asks, “Filter or non-filter?”

The old man replies, “Oh, definitely filter. I’m not getting any younger, and I don’t want to get any… premature wear on my camels.” He winks. “You know, keep ’em in good condition.”

Why it works:

• Plays on the double meaning of “Camel.”
• Uses innuendo and wordplay to create a slightly risque, yet still relatively clean, joke.
• Subverts expectations, as the old man appears more aware (or perhaps too aware) of the double meaning than the lady in the original joke.

Option 3: Witty Observation

“The original Camel cigarette advertisements were masterful. They tapped into a desire for adventure and the exotic. Now, if only they’d included a disclaimer: ‘Warning: May not protect your other camels… consider alternative methods for those.'”

Why it works:

• A sarcastic comment that frames the issue in a modern sense.
• Combines the marketing history with the original joke’s misunderstanding for a clever, short observation.

These options aim to enrich the humor of the original joke by adding historical context, playing with wordplay, and subverting expectations. The goal is to make the audience think, even if just for a moment, about the layers of meaning embedded in a seemingly simple joke.