--- title: "To my delight, I find that there is a different warning on each pack … — Bill Hicks Quote #35 | QuotesBy.net" description: "To my delight, I find that there is a different warning on each pack of cigarettes. Mine says: 'Warning: Smoking can cause fetal damage or premature … — a quote by Bill Hicks." image: "https://quotesby.net/wp-content/themes/quotesby-editorial/assets/og-default.png" --- > # To my delight, I find that there is a different warning on each pack of cigarettes. Mine says: 'Warning: Smoking can cause fetal damage or premature birth.' Fuck it - I've found my brand! 'Yeah, give me a carton of Low Birth Weights.' Just don't get the ones that say lung cancer, you know? Shop around, find a disease you can live with. 'What are you smoking, Dave?' 'Throat Polyps. Want one?' 'No thanks, I'll stick with my Yellow Fingernails.' [Bill Hicks](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks)\#35 [Humor](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/humor/)[Health](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/health/)[Smoking](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/smoking/)[Satire](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/satire/) [WhatsApp (opens in a new tab)](https://wa.me/?text=%E2%80%9CTo%20my%20delight%2C%20I%20find%20that%20there%20is%20a%20different%20warning%20on%20each%20pack%20of%20cigarettes.%20Mine%20says%3A%20%27Warning%3A%20Smoking%20can%20cause%20fetal%20damage%20or%20premature%20birth.%27%20Fuck%20it%20-%20I%27ve%20found%20my%20brand%21%20%27Yeah%2C%20give%20me%20a%20carton%20of%20Low%20Birth%20Weights.%27%20Just%20don%27t%20get%20the%20ones%20that%20say%20lung%20cancer%2C%20you%20know%3F%20Shop%20around%2C%20find%20a%20disease%20you%20can%20live%20with.%20%27What%20are%20you%20smoking%2C%20Dave%3F%27%20%27Throat%20Polyps.%20Want%20one%3F%27%20%27No%20thanks%2C%20I%27ll%20stick%20with%20my%20Yellow%20Fingernails.%27%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20Bill%20Hicks%20https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FBill-Hicks%2F35%2F)[X (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CTo%20my%20delight%2C%20I%20find%20that%20there%20is%20a%20different%20warning%20on%20each%20pack%20of%20cigarettes.%20Mine%20says%3A%20%27Warning%3A%20Smoking%20can%20cause%20fetal%20damage%20or%20premature%20birth.%27%20Fuck%20it%20-%20I%27ve%20found%20my%20brand%21%20%27Yeah%2C%20give%20me%20a%20carton%20of%20Low%20Birth%20Weights.%27%20Just%20don%27t%20get%20the%20ones%20that%20say%20lung%20cancer%2C%20you%20know%3F%20Shop%20around%2C%20find%20a%20disease%20you%20can%20live%20with.%20%27What%20are%20you%20smoking%2C%20Dave%3F%27%20%27Throat%20Polyps.%20Want%20one%3F%27%20%27No%20thanks%2C%20I%27ll%20stick%20with%20my%20Yellow%20Fingernails.%27%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20Bill%20Hicks&url=https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FBill-Hicks%2F35%2F)[Facebook (opens in a new tab)](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FBill-Hicks%2F35%2F) ## About this quote What does it mean?He jokes about picking a cigarette brand based on a disease he can live with, mocking health warnings.In plain termsChoose smoking risks like choosing a flavor.What can you take from it?Satirize how people rationalize harmful habits. ### Where it applies - public health campaigns - comedic performances ### Putting it to work - highlight absurdity of risk selection - use satire in anti‑smoking messages ### Questions to consider - Does humor help or hinder public health messages? - How can satire be used responsibly? ### Another view May normalize smoking by treating it as a joke. ## More from Bill Hicks 1. > And I'll tell you something too. That's starting to annoy me about UFOs, the fact that they cross galaxies or universes to visit us, and always end up in place… [Permalink to quote \#34](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/34/ "Permalink to quote 34") 2. > It's really weird how your life changes. Tonight I'm drinking water. Four years ago? Opium. Night and day, you know? [Permalink to quote \#36](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/36/ "Permalink to quote 36") 3. > See, I know you entertain some kind of eternal life fantasy because you've chosen not to smoke; let me be the first to pop that fucking bubble and send you hur… [Permalink to quote \#33](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/33/ "Permalink to quote 33") ## Related quotes 1. > Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bother me most would be a dog smoking a cigar. [Steve Allen](https://quotesby.net/Steve-Allen)[Steve Allen quote \#14](https://quotesby.net/Steve-Allen/14/ "Permalink to quote 14") 2. > Non-smokers die every day. Sleep tight! [Bill Hicks](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks)[Bill Hicks quote \#32](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/32/ "Permalink to quote 32") 3. > How much do you smoke, sir? Two packs a day, is that right? Pussy. I go through two lighters a day. That's right, two lighters! You're a health nut compared to… [Bill Hicks](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks)[Bill Hicks quote \#83](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/83/ "Permalink to quote 83") ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To my delight, I find that there is a different warning on each pack of cigarettes. Mine says: 'Warning: Smoking can cause fetal damage or premature birth.' Fuck it - I've found my brand! 'Yeah, give me a carton of Low Birth Weights.' Just don't get the ones that say lung cancer, you know? 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