# Winston tastes good like a cigarette should?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winston-tastes-good-like-a-cigarette-should/54256>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 13, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winston-tastes-good-like-a-cigarette-should/54256 "2001-02-13T03:50:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winston-tastes-good-like-a-cigarette-should/54256/1 "2001-02-13T03:50:49Z")

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I know this was supposed to be bad grammer. What is/was the proposed correct form?

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**Author:** ![King\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@King\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Rat)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winston-tastes-good-like-a-cigarette-should/54256/2 "2001-02-13T04:03:04Z")

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Winston had another series of commercials stating that “Winston tastes good as a cigarette should.”

What do you want, good grammar or good taste?

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winston-tastes-good-like-a-cigarette-should/54256/3 "2001-02-13T04:04:27Z")

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More info: [http://www.telp.com/editing/styfaq3.htm](http://www.telp.com/editing/styfaq3.htm) (about halfway down)

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winston-tastes-good-like-a-cigarette-should/54256/4 "2001-02-13T04:11:56Z")

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Thanks! It’s clear like a bell now!

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winston-tastes-good-like-a-cigarette-should/54256/5 "2001-02-13T04:42:28Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by King Rat \*  
> \*\*Winston had another series of commercials stating that “Winston tastes good as a cigarette should.”  
> \*\*

Or in the words of “Granny” Clampett: “Winston tastes good like a cigarette had oughta!”

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