Talk:Pall Mall (cigarette)

message: This may be completely useless, but some of my friends say they smoke Pall Mall because it is pronounced like the French phrase "pas mal."  Pas mal meaning "not bad." Is this a new trend that is worth mentioning.  Maybe this page could use a little information about the demographic smoking this brand. I'll look around but this is probably available. Karisuestokes 19:16, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronounciation

message: Comment by 4.26.47.251 placed on the actual page -- Not entirely sure of the date, but I am pretty sure that Pall Mall introduced a filtered cigarette sometime between 1970 and 1975. I know it was before 2001, because I smoked them at least once, and I quit in 2000. 
:As far as my research goes, Pall Malls didn't have at least a regularly produced filtered cigarette until 2001 when they introduced not only the filters, but lights and menthol cigarettes.  If you have research to prove me wrong, please change the page, don't add comments to it.  --TheGrza 00:54, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)
::Just some OR: My father was a Pall Mall smoker (pronounced it "Pell Mell") and I clearly recall him smoking them filtered (in the gold package, so they'd have been filtered 100's) in the late 70s and early '80s. TCC (talk) (contribs) 04:11, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Filtered

message: I have removed :Category:Cigarette brands from this article because :Category:R.J. Reynolds brands is a sub-category of the former.  It defeats the purpose of having this subcategory if we're going to list the articles in both.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 01:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of "Cigarette brands" category 

message: The article states than in 1994, when Pall Mall was purchased by Brown and Williamson, it was one of the few brands to remain unfiltered. Then it states that in 1987, filtered Pall Malls were introduced. Which is correct? I seem to recall ads dating to the late 80s for filtered Pall Malls. I will keep looking for proof. Hopefully others can help too. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.50.101.58 (talk) 02:30, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Pall mall logo.jpg

message: Not sure if this matters, but i think it does. I had a pack of Pall Mall brand cigarettes a while back and the box shape was weird. It's front corners were flat. I found this intriguing, upon further investigation i discovered some sort of slogan, i said something along the lines of, The only corners we cut are on the box. I thought this was cute and continued my day. But today i picked up a pack and it didn't have the cut corners or the slogan. I am not sure but it might have something to do with the fact that the pack with the cut corners was a king pack not hundereds which is what i have today. I just thought that deserved some research.--76.181.139.225 (talk) 06:05, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Box Design 

message: The image is described as "own work" at the upload page. But is that a real photograph? Is that a real pack of 20? It looks a bit odd to me and seems to be so slim that it could more likely be a photo-shopped stylized promotional image of an imaginary object, with a single cigarette magically propped up alongside it. I have asked a question of the uploader at :User talk:St.HocusPocus. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:35, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead image 

message: The best known image of Pall Mall cigarettes ( to me, anyway) is the ‘red pack’. This is red, has the logo ‘PALL MALL famous cigarettes’, a fake coat of arms with crowned lions and random slogans (replacing an earlier use of the actual British royal arms, shown in the article - some objections made, no doubt), and the motto, ‘wherever particular people congregate’. I think the article should use this as its lead image, as the most recognisable picture of the brand. https://www.bassettsmarket.com/shop/grocery/household/tobacco/cigarettes/pall_mall_cigarettes/p/2554935
For example, the original Wacky Packages in 1967 had a parody sticker of the brand based on the red pack, with the slogan ‘wherever peculiar people congregate’. This could also be an addition to the article, if properly sourced. Also, about a third of this run was pulled due to complaints by manufacturers - was Pall Mall one of these? It is all part of the history of the subject. 2A00:23C7:E287:1900:FD29:62C5:4F9F:2FEE (talk)
:The current Commons alternatives are at this page. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:40, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

message: These had a reputation for being strong. Since they were also long and unfiltered, they were nicknamed ‘death sticks’ on the West Coast ( maybe elsewhere ). If this can be verified, it would be an interesting addition to the article. 2A00:23C7:E287:1900:C34:5306:23A9:639C (talk) 15:47, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Nickname

message: I just watched an old "What's my line" video segments, like this on here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RS0DWRvBxg
From 1965. And Pall Mall was advertised. I never heard the name before I think (I am a non-smoker so I have no real clue about
cigarettes). What I found interesting was the commercial itself - I do not recall pro-smoking ads in the last decade or so
here in central europe, so it was interesting to see how people decades ago listened to ads. It could be integrated into
the main article too. 2A02:8388:1641:4980:0:0:0:D (talk) 08:22, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sponsorships 

message: IP 38.49.72.17 asks for an explanation here, saying "" That word was added by an anon IP here in 2017. It's not mentioned in the "Pronunciation" section, so I'm not sure if its origin. Any suggestions? Martinevans123 (talk) 11:19, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "adopted"