VIDEO: Zach Galifianakis Smokes Joint During HBO Panel

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Talk Shows, Cable, HBO, Video,

UPDATE: Maher's rep claims the "joint" wasn't real.

Zach Galifianakis may not be a Mel Gibson supporter, but there is one thing he is in favor of: the legalization of marijuana.

During the recent broadcast of Real Time with Bill Maher, the Hangover star surprised his fellow roundtable guests when he pulled out a special prop for the discussion on Proposition 19.

Just in case you were wondering if Zach was simply blowing smoke, conservative commentary Margaret Hoover (the woman seen laughing) verified he wasn’t.

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VIDEO: Three Seasons of Mad Men Smoking

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Video,

NOTE: This post is

an attempt to encourage anyone to smoke. So just relax and make yourself a drink.

As we previously learned from Don Draper’s Guide to Picking Up Women, there are key things you should know how to do if you want to “have affairs with many women.” “Smoke constantly” is one of these lessons.

Smoking is, of course, a (nasty) vice that looks entirely different when done by a handsome character like Don Draper. Therefore, it couldn’t hurt to copy some of his techniques. Maybe this clip featuring all of the cigarettes ever smoked during the previous seasons of Mad Men can help you get started.

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Cartoon Smoking Censored

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Kids,

  Cartoon fans, take note.  Your beloved characters are not safe from the Smoking Police—- not even abroad.

Due to a complaint from one viewer, a British TV channel has resorted to censoring their cartoons.  The two Tom and Jerry episodes in question involved incidents of tobacco usage.  Those scenes—more than 50 years old—are now on the cutting room floor.  Additionally, the Boomerang Children’s channel has decided to go through their entire library to rid all their ‘toons of ‘glamorized’ smoking.  Other affected cartoons could include The Flintstones, The Jetsons and Scooby-Doo. 

Seriously—they might as well drop Scooby-Doo altogether.  Once they edit out all the van scenes, there won’t be much of a plot left.

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