What You Promised What I Got Collage of cigarette advertisements of the early 20th century revealing a portrayal of elegance, feminism, and manhood. The advertising campaigns worked well for the cigarette companies but had a dismal result on health. The third image from the left in the top row shows a physician who states that ?Luckies are less irritating?. 20-30 years later – some of the people who were influenced by the subconscious promise of elegance ended with the dismal inescapable existence of misery and pain as the consequences of emphysema and cancer wreaked havoc on their bodies. The habit persists and the problem continues to exist. Keywords lung advertisement cigarettes subconscious effect fashions consequence lung carcinoma cancer emaciation COPD emphysema collage created from historic cigarette adverts and CTscan of a patient with lung cancer Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net 54458 78088c10.8s