Monthly Archive for December, 2006

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Smokeban countdown: 5 days to go

Published on December 26, 2006 in Belgium. Closed

Mais je ne le sais pas encoreA campaign from the French INPES

  • En fumant dans la meme piece que lui, j’augmente de 25% le risque qu’il meurre d’un cancer de poumon. Ce n’est pas rien. Mais je ne le sais pas encore. Moi non plus.
  • En fumant a cote du serveur, on augmente de 50% le risque qu’il ait une crise cardiaque. Mais on ne le sait pas encore.
  • Quand je fume a cote de mes enfants, j’augmente de 70% le risque qu’ils aient une infection pulmonaire. C’est enorme. Mais je ne le sais pas encore. Moi non plus.
  • (on screen) C’etait hier. Aujourd’hui vous connaissez les risques du tabagisme passif.

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Smokeban countdown: 6 days to go

Published on December 25, 2006 in Belgium. Closed

In TV campaigns the theme of animals smoking has been used to evoke the fact that smoking is far from normal.

Even a dog would be smarter

via smoking.visualizor.com
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O holy fright

Published on December 25, 2006 in music. Closed

Evil santa
Wishing you all a merry Christmas, and what better way than with this musical jewel of pure Christmas joy:



(or download an mp3.)

What I love about it is just when you think it couldn’t possibly get any worse, it does. By a lot. And it does this more than once, building to the most glorious mess I’ve ever heard. I smile every time I hear it.
from thesneeze.com via defectiveyeti.com and themorningnews.org

Smokeban countdown: 7 days to go

Published on December 24, 2006 in Belgium. Closed

Rookvrije horeca: niet allemaalBad habits never go down without a fight: the Belgian horeca, probably lobbied by Big Tobacco, has created a website comprendo.be where they explain what is and is not allowed under the new 2007 smoking ban. They propose a 4-label system, of which three indicate that smoking is still allowed under one or other form. The used colors are such that “no smoke ban at all” is green, and “smoking completely banned” is red. That is a dirty psychological trick: it gives the restaurant owners the impression they are turning people down with the red sign, and are being more hospitable with the green one.
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