Cockroach trained to carry cigarettes

1938: Prisoners in solitary confinement in Amarillo, Texas figured out how to get cigarettes by training a cockroach to carry them under the cell door.

Salt Lake Tribune - Mar 2, 1938

Klamath News - Apr 9, 1938

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 17, 2020
Category: Prisons | Smoking and Tobacco | 1930s

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Being a roach, he should be careful he doesn't get smoked himself.

Posted by Richard Bos on 08/22/20 at 06:53 AM

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