The boys at The Daily Mash have the gory details…
SMOKERS will have to hold a large piece of card over their face so they cannot look at the cigarette they are smoking, ministers said last night.
The ‘smoking mask’ will include a small mouth hole and a handle, though later models may be fitted with elasticated straps…
The mask will also carry a warning which reads: “Lighting a Cigarette While Wearing This Mask May Cause You to Set Fire to the Mask Instead of the Cigarette and Burn Your Face Off.”
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