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Sam_C | all galleries >> Current >> case_studies > The "Anti" Anti
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24-FEB-2008 Sam_Charupakorn

The "Anti" Anti

This young man prouldly shows me what he thinks
of the anti-smoking movement.

Lesson: You know the deal...the more you tell people NOT
to do something, the more they WILL do it!

Solution: Stop nagging :-)


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Simon Chandler10-Sep-2008 00:49
Interesting portrait. I learned to stop nagging when my kids became teenagers. :) v
blizzard09-Sep-2008 22:57
oh yeah Young men think they are bullet proof
but has he seen up close and personal any one rot to death from
smoking ??????

to quote--- what fools us mortals be !
an nguyen09-Sep-2008 17:06
I'll stop nagging as we speak to my friends who cannot quit..... :))
12327-May-2008 07:06
2 negatives in math isn't that a positive?
Martha Albuquerque01-Apr-2008 00:43
vote:)
Martha Albuquerque01-Apr-2008 00:43
huahuahua :)
12329-Mar-2008 04:19
LOL... :) V
XiaoBernard9927-Mar-2008 18:01
Living picture ,I am imagining perfectly the mood and the title is the dead line of SAM approval.Always specta cular life mood in your pict SAM.
Liz Bickel27-Mar-2008 17:11
I love the big smile and the two thumbs up. He definitely is proud of his T-shirt and his right to do whatever he wants. Well shot!
Jay Levin27-Mar-2008 16:44
Great image of a self-deluded individual in denial. Vote
FrankB27-Mar-2008 13:37
I thought so too...but I got tired of fighting....so I quit....V :)
Guest 27-Mar-2008 10:58
lol -v-
Soenda27-Mar-2008 09:18
I think that there is a complex psychological ploy at work with things like smoking and resistance to antismoking campaigns. The same principle as motorcyclists and helmets, seatbelts and cars...you name it. To follow advice about limiting exposure to something bad requires that you accept that you are mortal and you have a risk. Magical thinking allows individuals to pretend that whatever it is can't possibly happen to them. And it works quite well up until the very last minute when it doesn't anymore.

The photo is quite effective in capturing the bravado that our self-deluded loved ones practice. We can only stand on the sidelines, cross our fingers and hope.
parallaxes aka Jean-Pierre Bijouard27-Mar-2008 09:17
Excellent, I love this kind of humor, this "smoker" seems so healthy and athletic ! V
James Clarke27-Mar-2008 07:27
LOL, with shirts like that I think he and Todd (singer/guitarist from Scourged Flesh) would become instant buddies if they met. +V