From The Sublime To The Ridiculous

[Billy_Kinetta]

Here's the thing with Winston's cigar. Whenever he was to speak to Parliament, he would prepare a cigar by straightening out a paperclip and jamming it all the way into his cigar from the front end. Of course, as he spoke, the ash would get longer. The paperclip would prevent the ash from falling off.

People would get so fascinated watching for the ever-lengthening ash to fall that he in effect gained their undivided attention.

Anyway, we find a stupid disclaimer from the filmmakers.

Biopic of Churchill carries secondhand smoke warning | Daily Mail Online