Smoking: Sticks

A 1998 public information film from Scotland. Surreal cartoon about a planet whose inhabitants chew on poisonous, cigarette-like blue sticks. Briefly turned "This tastes boggin'!" into a popular playground catchphrase.

Re-uploaded in better quality.

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• public
• information
• film
• pif
• anti
• smoking
• health
• education
• board
• scotland
• hebs
• think
• about
• it

[calvinclaus]

A 13 year old Austrian boy wondering:

What does boggin mean?

[piflover]

"Boggin" = disgusting, horrible, it tastes bad. I think it's a Scottish expression.

[sheepdemon1982]

THIS TASTES BOGGIN

[Halfbricktv2]

Thank you so much for uploading this piflover! Been waiting years to see it again!

[bandmedal]

It was on TV quite a lot 10+ years ago. Always thought this was one of the few HEBS adverts that actually got a good point across.

[mcronin1987]

HAHA I remember watching this when I was in school and no one outside of Scotland ever believed it existed!!

[555yrty]

@hyperbaricchicken101 It is the HEBS logo. it resembles a GE logo

[LadyKayKay1987]

So many memories :P

[HurryHarryNoE]

This PIF was usually shown at the "Choices For Life" events held in Scotland. I have never seen this on TV, just at Choices about 5 years ago

[moksheebs]

that lass was a Combobreaker.

[555yrty]

Boggin means disgusting

[SarahxMacdonald]

im scottish , boggin is a scottish word...

[tashpish]

@Minervasux think its to mimic the stereotypical ciggie advert with the deep american voice

[hyperbaricchicken101]

Why was there a GE symbol at the end?