Raiden comments on The rational rationalist's guide to rationally using "rational" in rational post titles - Less Wrong Discussion
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I agree with you I just don't like articles with a one-word command and no explanation.
To further explain the joke: note the contrast between the title, which crams in more words than can comfortably fit, with the body, which neatly expresses the advised course of action. An explanation that is more communicative but less literary would go as follows:
See also the particularly rational brand of cigarettes.
A joke? Well I feel stupid now!
Low Quality Video if you'd prefer. I think it loses something in text.