first time smoking a rollup-
I used to buy about 20 per fortnight when in 6th form just to blend in with the crowd I was getting to know and like (idiot) and offering the fags around was a useful ice-breaker with unfamiliar new faces. But then it became 'cool' and 'studenty' to get rizlas and hand rolling tobacco instead so I observed what the 'cool' kids were doing and then went to John Menzies to get the stuff.

Rizlas were no problem, one red, one green, one liquorice - but when it came to the tobacco my mind did an advertising-induced trick so while I thought I was asking for a pouch of Golden Virginia, my mouth asked for Mellow Virginia instead - pipe tobacco. Too embarrassed to admit my mistake I left the kiosk in silence.

It was like rolling twigs, but I persisted- wasn't actually horrible, just a bit ... well, Mellow.

Fast forward a week to a Junior Common Room party at a venue in Aston and I was just sparking up a Mellow rollup when two other lads from the college walked by and stopped, espying my rather larger-than-normal exotic smelling cigarette and asked furtively 'Hey mate, can we have a go on that?'.

Being the soul of generosity asnd assuming they had no fags of their own I handed it over and was somewhat surprised to see them both thake several really heavy drags and then attempt to hold their breath... handing it back one of them gasped 'Good shit, man...'

Silly students! Pipe tobacco is not ganja!
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