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Laramie was a brand of cigarettes extant in the United States from the 1930s into the 1950s. Later, the name was used for a cigarette rolling kit. Laramie is currently a brand name for cigarette papers^[1] and cigarette tubes (rolling papers pre-formed into a tube, for use in home tobacco injector systems) marketed by HBI International.

In popular culture

Although they have been out of production since the 1950s, Laramie cigarettes have appeared on The Simpsons. In the show, they sponsor a child beauty pageant and have a corporate mascot named Menthol Moose, who can be seen at parades in Springfield.^[2]^[3] Laramie has also appeared in The Practice (season one, episode four), during a storyline about a tobacco lawsuit. In the episode Soft Light of The X-Files, Laramie Tobacco is mentioned as a missing person's former workplace. Laramie was also the brand name used for cigarettes in the 1999 sci-fi horror game System Shock 2, but the packaging design resembled that of Marlboro; similar to the fictional Morley brand in many films and shows.

References

^ "Vera Cruz Filter Tubes, vol XII, No 3, winter 2012, Roll Your Own magazine
^ Chris Harrald; Fletcher Watkins (2010). The Cigarette Book: The History and Culture of Smoking. Skyhorse Pub. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-61608-073-0.
^ Chris Turner (28 May 2010). Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. Random House of Canada. pp. 199–. ISBN 978-0-307-36609-2.

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[1] "Vera Cruz Filter Tubes, vol XII, No 3, winter 2012, Roll Your Own magazine

[HarraldWatkins2010-2] Chris Harrald; Fletcher Watkins (2010). The Cigarette Book: The History and Culture of Smoking. Skyhorse Pub. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-61608-073-0.

[Turner2010-3] Chris Turner (28 May 2010). Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. Random House of Canada. pp. 199–. ISBN 978-0-307-36609-2.

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-'''Laramie''' was a brand of [[cigarettes]] extant in the [[United States]] from the 1930s into the 1950s. Later, the name was used for a cigarette rolling kit. Laramie is currently a brand name for cigarette papers<ref>[http://www.ryomagazine.com/filters.htm "Vera Cruz Filter Tubes], vol XII, No 3, winter 2012, ''Roll Your Own'' magazine</ref> and cigarette tubes ([[rolling paper]]s pre-formed into a tube, for use in home tobacco injector systems) marketed by [[HBI International]].
+'''Laramie''' was a brand of [[cigarettes]] extant in the [[United States]] from the 1930s into the 1950s. Later, the name was used for a cigarette rolling kit. Laramie is currently a brand name for cigarette papers<ref>[http://www.ryomagazine.com/filters.htm "Vera Cruz Filter Tubes], vol XII, No 3, winter 2012, ''Roll Your Own'' magazine</ref> and cigarette tubes ([[rolling paper]]s pre-formed into a tube, for use in home tobacco injector systems) marketed by HBI International.
 ==In popular culture==
-Laramie cigarettes are a popular fictional brand on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in reality they have been out of production since the 1950s. The red and white triangular packaging is meant to be a parody of the real-life [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] cigarettes. In the show they [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]] a child [[beauty pageant]] and have a [[corporation|corporate]] [[mascot]] named [[menthol cigarette|Menthol]] [[Moose]] (a [[parody]] of [[Joe Camel]]) who can be seen at [[parade]]s in [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]].<ref name="HarraldWatkins2010">{{cite book|author1=Chris Harrald|author2=Fletcher Watkins|title=The Cigarette Book: The History and Culture of Smoking|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNziEDAF5YQC&pg=PA93|year=2010|publisher=Skyhorse Pub.|isbn=978-1-61608-073-0|pages=93–}}</ref><ref name="Turner2010">{{cite book|author=Chris Turner|title=Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lm43EetfI8kC&pg=PA199|date=28 May 2010|publisher=Random House of Canada|isbn=978-0-307-36609-2|pages=199–}}</ref>
+Although they have been out of production since the 1950s, Laramie cigarettes have appeared on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. In the show, they [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]] a child [[beauty pageant]] and have a [[corporation|corporate]] [[mascot]] named [[menthol cigarette|Menthol]] Moose, who can be seen at [[parade]]s in [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]].<ref name="HarraldWatkins2010">{{cite book|author1=Chris Harrald|author2=Fletcher Watkins|title=The Cigarette Book: The History and Culture of Smoking|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNziEDAF5YQC&pg=PA93|year=2010|publisher=Skyhorse Pub.|isbn=978-1-61608-073-0|pages=93–}}</ref><ref name="Turner2010">{{cite book|author=Chris Turner|title=Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lm43EetfI8kC&pg=PA199|date=28 May 2010|publisher=Random House of Canada|isbn=978-0-307-36609-2|pages=199–}}</ref> Laramie has also appeared in ''[[The Practice]]'' (season one, episode four), during a storyline about a tobacco lawsuit. In the episode [[Soft Light (The X-Files)|Soft Light]] of ''[[The X-Files]]'', Laramie Tobacco is mentioned as a missing person's former workplace.  Laramie was also the brand name used for cigarettes in the 1999 sci-fi horror game ''[[System Shock 2]]'', but the packaging design resembled that of ''[[Marlboro]]''; similar to the fictional ''[[Morley (cigarette)|Morley]]'' brand in many films and shows.
-Advertisements for Laramie cigarettes are shown as part of a tobacco lawsuit in ''[[The Practice]]'' (season one, episode four).
-Laramie cigarettes also make an appearance in the computer game ''[[System Shock 2]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
-In the 23rd episode of the 2nd season of ''[[The X-Files]]'', Laramie Tobacco is mentioned as a missing person's former workplace.
 ==See also==
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