Pioneering, but forgotten, 1950’s and 1960’s
shock jock Joe
Pyne called cigarettes this, being resigned to his chain smoking habit. (He died of lung cancer in 1970, aged 45). These days,
coffin nails could mean three things:
1. Long, squared off manicures in the shape of an old school coffin;
2. French fries because they’re unhealthy to begin with; and
3. Cigarettes.
How could Miranda type with those ugly
coffin nails in her way?
No wonder why Albert is so fat, he eats that big
carton of coffin nails with chili and cheese every day for lunch.
The
Surgeon General has determined that smoking coffin nails is dangerous to your health.