# What tricks can you do with a pack of Camel Ciagrettes. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2002, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135 "2002-05-09T18:33:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OfBlinkingThings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ebca7d/32.png) [@OfBlinkingThings](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OfBlinkingThings)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/1 "2002-05-09T18:33:48Z")
I remember My Dad showing me tricks with camels cigarettes when I was little, but I cant remember how he did them. The one I most remember was he would have me count the pyramids, and then he would count and he would always have more. There were other tricks also but I forget how they went. Does anyone know what I"m talking about? What are the tricks? ---
**Author:** ![blainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@blainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blainer)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/2 "2002-05-09T18:42:30Z")
Well, this trick takes a while, but I can give myself lung cancer. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Junchbailey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Junchbailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junchbailey)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/3 "2002-05-09T19:23:18Z")
A friend of mine showed me something really stupid. He showed me the front side of a pack of Camelā€™s. He said ā€œYouā€™re stranded in the desert and the sun is extremely hot. Would you rather hide under the palm tree, camel, or pyramid.ā€ So I gave my answer, tree I think I said, then he turns the pack around and says ā€œWhy donā€™t you just go to the city around the corner?ā€ It was pretty dumb. ---
**Author:** ![OfBlinkingThings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ebca7d/32.png) [@OfBlinkingThings](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OfBlinkingThings)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/4 "2002-05-09T19:37:29Z")
I remember that one! thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/5 "2002-05-09T19:43:39Z")
Well - Iā€™ve done this a couple of times to win beer. Challenge someone to a competition to see who can keep the longest ā€œAsh Towerā€ on the cigarette. The looser buys the beer. You will always win, cos youā€™ve fixed your cigarette. Get a paper clip - straighten it out - put it down through the cigarette, careful not to poke it out the side - make sure you push it a little into the filter, so its nice and stable. As you smoke the ciggy, the paperclip will help the ash stay put! (Be careful when putting it out though, or you could give yourself away!) šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![malaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/6 "2002-05-09T20:08:20Z")
\ Along the same linesā€¦ [http://zippotricks.com/](http://zippotricks.com/) \ ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/7 "2002-05-09T20:31:54Z")
Iā€™m not sure thereā€™s a factual answer to the question, so Iā€™ll move this thread to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/8 "2002-05-09T22:00:09Z")
Hereā€™s one for you #1. When no one is looking, dip the tip of your middle finger in some ash. Then tell someone youā€™re going to show them a trick. As them to place their hands out, palms down. When they do, adjust them a little and say something like, ā€œOkay, hold them right here and DONā€™T MOVE THEM.ā€ When you adjust their hand, press the ash from your middle finger on to their palm. Then ash into your own palm while they watch. Close both fists and wave them around a lot, - itā€™s all about distraction. Then ask which hand the ash is in. When they point to your hand, say, ā€œNo,ā€¦in yours.ā€ and point to the hand where you wiped the ash. They lookā€¦sure enough - there it is! Tibs ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/9 "2002-05-09T23:43:25Z")
My grandfather used to show me the lion and the lady (arms akimbo) hidden in the camelā€™s designs. Also heā€™d ask me whereā€™s the little camel driver? When I couldnā€™t find him, heā€™d say ā€œheā€™s behind the pyramid taking a pee!ā€ Oh, PawPaw, I loves ya! ---
**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:** [May 10, 2002, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/10 "2002-05-10T00:03:47Z")
> [@](#): > > My grandfather used to show me the lion and the lady (arms akimbo) hidden in the camelā€™s designs. Are you sure itā€™s a lady? She seems to have a beard and a penis. The only ā€œtrickā€ I know is that if you hold the side with the word ā€œchoiceā€ up to a mirror, the word ā€œchoiceā€ is readable in the mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Semp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Semp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Semp)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/11 "2002-05-10T00:24:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Synnic \* > \*\*Well - Iā€™ve done this a couple of times to win beer. > > Challenge someone to a competition to see who can keep the longest ā€œAsh Towerā€ on the cigarette. The looser buys the beer. > > You will always win, cos youā€™ve fixed your cigarette. > > Get a paper clip - straighten it out - put it down through the cigarette, careful not to poke it out the side - make sure you push it a little into the filter, so its nice and stable. > > As you smoke the ciggy, the paperclip will help the ash stay put! > > (Be careful when putting it out though, or you could give yourself away!) > > šŸ˜ƒ \*\* Better than a paperclip is the metal wire inside a twist-tie. Burn off the outside (use a paper one, plactic would doubtlessly be bad, why, it could give you cancer or something) and cram it in. And itā€™s less bulky, so it hides better. ---
**Author:** ![Arken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Arken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arken)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/12 "2002-05-10T05:13:41Z")
**What tricks can you do with a pack of Camel Ciagrettes.** I can have one in my posession for many years and not smoke a single one of its contents! ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/13 "2002-05-10T15:48:44Z")
I can make a pack of Camels disappear in about 24 hours. I see youā€™re not impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Arken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Arken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arken)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/14 "2002-05-10T16:01:05Z")
Why should I be? If you were a Conehead it would take you mere minutes. Mass consumption! Mass consumption! ---
**Author:** ![friggae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/45deac/32.png) [@friggae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friggae)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/15 "2002-05-10T16:22:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \* > \*\* > Are you sure itā€™s a lady? She seems to have a beard and a penis. > \*\* Hereā€™s the snopes take on this one: [http://www.snopes.com/business/hidden/camel.htm](http://www.snopes.com/business/hidden/camel.htm) ---
**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:** [May 10, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/16 "2002-05-10T16:52:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Hereā€™s the snopes take on this one: Yeah, Iā€™d seen that. But I saw the aroused man on the pack many years before there was such a thing as snopes. Was it put there on purpose? Depends on how cynical you are. But itā€™s there. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tricks-can-you-do-with-a-pack-of-camel-ciagrettes/108135/17 "2002-05-10T18:38:52Z")
By judicious use of my pocket money, I can keep packs of Camel cigarettes from appearing in the first place. šŸ˜ƒ