While traditional tobacco products remain the bedrock of many businesses in the industry, certain -- but not all -- next-generation offerings are proving to be popular
Then again, the 60s were all about finding ways to rebel against the man, which explains some of the following nifty lingo: Bench racing - Talking about the speed of different cars while sitting around Birth control seats - Bucket seats in a car Bone yard - A junkyard or auto wrecking yard Bookin - Going fast (typically in a car) Brody - To skid half a circle in a car with the brakes locked Burn rubber - To accelerate rapidly, leaving rubber and marks on the road Chicken - A dangerous game in which two cars drive toward each other, with the first to swerve being chicken Chinese fire drill - A game where four people get out of the car at a red light and change places with each other Circus wagon - A car with a bad paint job, usually in bad shape Cool pipes - A mellow-sounding exhaust system in a car Crop duster - A car that burnt oil (leaving clouds of smoke) Cruising - Driving up and down a street (looking for girls, guys, a race, or something else) Drag - A short-distance car race that began when the stoplight turned green Grease slapper - An oil-burning car or truck Hopped up - A car with modifications or enhancements (like Souped up) Lay rubber - To stop so fast you make wheel marks on the road Midnight auto supply - A slang term for stolen car parts Passion pit - The drive-in movies (since couples would often have romantic encounters during the film) Peel out - To accelerate fast Rack for pinks - A race in which the winner keeps the losers car, with pinks referring to the vehicle title (a pink slip) Shotgun - The passenger seat of the car
Its a device thats easy to use, easy on the eyes and sociable (the vapor is delivered either via a hose and mouthpiece or large plastic bag, both of which can be passed around, while the unit stays put), and there havent been many serious competitors in the space since the first Volcano hit the market 23 years ago
These negative trends have kept many investors away from tobacco stocks
