Friday, April 25, 2008

How to Spot a Tammy: Smoking

Now that it’s not 1965 anymore, it’s hard to find an American middle aged woman smoker who isn’t a Tammy. Few Mandys can withstand the health hazards, judgment and pressure to quit smoking; and if they do, they are probably no longer Mandys. Cigarettes are so critical to the Tammy/Mandy dichotomy that they can actually nudge a Mandy into being a Tammy. But remember, a smoker may always be a Tammy but a Tammy might not always be a smoker, as demonstrated in this inspirational story.

Tammy smokers [click to enlarge]:





Mandys do get a good laugh pretending to smoke, though. The supposed entertainment lies in the fact that she would never actually smoke.






1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Tammys will switch to menthols, though, if they're going out downtown or when the kids come over. They might leave out a pack of cloves that their daughter left at home during spring break to offer guests to try. (They're different, but they're good.)