# Prince Albert in a can? What is this thing?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 6, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921 "2017-04-06T20:44:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921/1 "2017-04-06T20:44:53Z")

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[Better let him out!](https://youtu.be/WgCpvoj1aKk)

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921/2 "2017-04-06T20:55:23Z")

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And this was posted why?

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**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921/3 "2017-04-06T20:57:22Z")

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It is a Pun.

[Prince Albert Tobacco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_(tobacco)). Came in a tin can.

Named after [Prince Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII), who became Edward VII

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921/4 "2017-04-06T21:05:07Z")

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> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#):
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> It is a Pun.

[nitpick] Technically not a pun. [/nitpick]

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> [Prince Albert Tobacco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_(tobacco)). Came in a tin can.

[further nitpicking] It’s still available. [/further nitpicking]

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**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921/5 "2017-04-06T21:05:51Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> And this was posted why?

Chill out and have some [delicious mixed nuts](http://www.netanimations.net/april-fools-day-005.gif)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921/6 "2017-04-06T21:09:19Z")

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> [@x-ray\_vision](#):
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> [nitpick] Technically not a pun. [/nitpick]

Maybe it’s a [pune](https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Pune).

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921/7 "2017-04-06T21:16:31Z")

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Closing this because it’s just a link.

Please have more content when opening a new topic other than just a link to something.