A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Quit Smiling!

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106 responses to “Quit Smiling!”

  1. Gemmer Avatar
    Gemmer

    Eww, what is that?

  2. Gemmer Avatar
    Gemmer

    Eww, what is that?

  3. john doe Avatar
    john doe

    i think it’s one of those cgarette packs from the netherlands.they print lungs,legs,mouths and eyes of smokers on it to “scare” young people so they won’t start smoking.
    As far as i know the number of smokers has increased because it is “cool” to carry such a picture with you of something like that

  4. john doe Avatar
    john doe

    i think it’s one of those cgarette packs from the netherlands.they print lungs,legs,mouths and eyes of smokers on it to “scare” young people so they won’t start smoking.
    As far as i know the number of smokers has increased because it is “cool” to carry such a picture with you of something like that

  5. john doe Avatar
    john doe

    but what’s more interesting is the circle sleeve on the right…would love some good picture of it

  6. john doe Avatar
    john doe

    but what’s more interesting is the circle sleeve on the right…would love some good picture of it

  7. J Avatar
    J

    a pack of cigarettes with a picture of rotting teeth on it 🙂
    don’t know if those “warning” pictures are also on american packets, but over here in Europe it’s quite common.

  8. J Avatar
    J

    a pack of cigarettes with a picture of rotting teeth on it 🙂
    don’t know if those “warning” pictures are also on american packets, but over here in Europe it’s quite common.

  9. Gemmer Avatar
    Gemmer

    I haven’t seen the pictures on packets in the UK.

  10. Gemmer Avatar
    Gemmer

    I haven’t seen the pictures on packets in the UK.

  11. Scarlet Thread Avatar
    Scarlet Thread

    AHhaha- cheeky. The random sleeve to the right is fantastic.

  12. Scarlet Thread Avatar
    Scarlet Thread

    AHhaha- cheeky. The random sleeve to the right is fantastic.

  13. chris pain Avatar
    chris pain

    If you at the dudes at the back ground they look a bit south american ore caribean and the houses also don’t look european

    and yeah nice sleave!!

  14. chris pain Avatar
    chris pain

    If you at the dudes at the back ground they look a bit south american ore caribean and the houses also don’t look european

    and yeah nice sleave!!

  15. ElloSara Avatar

    Cigarette packs here have a little bit of text that says smoking causes lung cancer. It’s really tiny. On the side. In Canada (at least when I was there) the surgeon general’s warning consisted of “WARNING: SMOKING CAN KILL YOU” or “WARNING: SMOKING MAY CAUSE IMPOTENCE”

    Do cigarettes come in little tins like that over there? I want some.

  16. ElloSara Avatar

    Cigarette packs here have a little bit of text that says smoking causes lung cancer. It’s really tiny. On the side. In Canada (at least when I was there) the surgeon general’s warning consisted of “WARNING: SMOKING CAN KILL YOU” or “WARNING: SMOKING MAY CAUSE IMPOTENCE”

    Do cigarettes come in little tins like that over there? I want some.

  17. justin Avatar
    justin

    would love to see a post about the abstract-y sleeve.

  18. justin Avatar
    justin

    would love to see a post about the abstract-y sleeve.

  19. gidgey Avatar
    gidgey

    Ciggs are farrrrr too huge of an indu$try in the states. There will never be anything like that here, I’m sure.

  20. gidgey Avatar
    gidgey

    Ciggs are farrrrr too huge of an indu$try in the states. There will never be anything like that here, I’m sure.

  21. gidgey Avatar
    gidgey

    Added: in the states, there was apparently a real statement made by a cigg corp that “babies may be born smaller due to smoking.. some women prefer smaller babies”. Mmmm, that sounds about right. Durrrr where is my idiot hat.

  22. gidgey Avatar
    gidgey

    Added: in the states, there was apparently a real statement made by a cigg corp that “babies may be born smaller due to smoking.. some women prefer smaller babies”. Mmmm, that sounds about right. Durrrr where is my idiot hat.

  23. shaz Avatar
    shaz

    all cigarettes in australia have those pictures of rotting feet, arms, lungs, teeth, fetus’ all that stuff.

    juhgoooo!
    i love the funky sleeve.

  24. shaz Avatar
    shaz

    all cigarettes in australia have those pictures of rotting feet, arms, lungs, teeth, fetus’ all that stuff.

    juhgoooo!
    i love the funky sleeve.

  25. shaz Avatar
    shaz

    all cigarettes in australia have those pictures of rotting feet, arms, lungs, teeth, fetus’ all that stuff.

    juhgoooo!
    i love the funky sleeve.

  26. shaz Avatar
    shaz

    all cigarettes in australia have those pictures of rotting feet, arms, lungs, teeth, fetus’ all that stuff.

    juhgoooo!
    i love the funky sleeve.

  27. VOMIT Avatar

    Hahaha that is totally creepy, I love it. Yo, america sucks, why don’t we have those things!!!!!

  28. VOMIT Avatar

    Hahaha that is totally creepy, I love it. Yo, america sucks, why don’t we have those things!!!!!

  29. Arikel Avatar
    Arikel

    I’m gonna guess it’s Brazil because the text looks like portuguese. I was in Singapore last summer and they had those pictures to, but they were far more gorey! I bought at least one of each picture and the people selling tobacco always looked at me funny because I was like: “No, not the rotten baby one, can I have the one with the dying foot, please? I don’t have that one yet…” XDDD

    On a side note, that abstract sleeve is awesome! I wanna see a full pic!

  30. Arikel Avatar
    Arikel

    I’m gonna guess it’s Brazil because the text looks like portuguese. I was in Singapore last summer and they had those pictures to, but they were far more gorey! I bought at least one of each picture and the people selling tobacco always looked at me funny because I was like: “No, not the rotten baby one, can I have the one with the dying foot, please? I don’t have that one yet…” XDDD

    On a side note, that abstract sleeve is awesome! I wanna see a full pic!

  31. Courtney Avatar

    Right now in Canada, we have pictures of a cancerous mouth, a half brain during autopsy showing a major bleed (stroke), a guy coughing with a smoke in one hand and an oxygen mask in the other, a really pregnant woman with a smoke in her hand, a kid copying his mom with the “monkey see, monkey do” type thing written on it and I think there’s also one with kids coughing when mom is smoking. And one of post-autopsy lung cancer obviously.

    The pics take up the entire top portion of the pack (ours are cardboard, generally), and the “SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING” is printed in big bold letters with an smaller explanation underneath.

    They’re currently trying to get the warnings and photos entirely printed on the pack, but that’s a stretch away.

    They just passed a law stating now that it is illegal for vendors to have the classic “Smoke wall” behind the counter. They have all ben taken down or covered up now. There are no cigarettes in view anymore.

    All I have to say about all this is that Dennis Leary said it best in one of his stand-up acts: “They could make a cigarette called ‘Tumor’, and package it in a black box with a skull and crossbones on it, and smokers would STILL be lining up everywhere just to get a taste of it!!”

    sad, but true. lol

  32. Courtney Avatar

    Right now in Canada, we have pictures of a cancerous mouth, a half brain during autopsy showing a major bleed (stroke), a guy coughing with a smoke in one hand and an oxygen mask in the other, a really pregnant woman with a smoke in her hand, a kid copying his mom with the “monkey see, monkey do” type thing written on it and I think there’s also one with kids coughing when mom is smoking. And one of post-autopsy lung cancer obviously.

    The pics take up the entire top portion of the pack (ours are cardboard, generally), and the “SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING” is printed in big bold letters with an smaller explanation underneath.

    They’re currently trying to get the warnings and photos entirely printed on the pack, but that’s a stretch away.

    They just passed a law stating now that it is illegal for vendors to have the classic “Smoke wall” behind the counter. They have all ben taken down or covered up now. There are no cigarettes in view anymore.

    All I have to say about all this is that Dennis Leary said it best in one of his stand-up acts: “They could make a cigarette called ‘Tumor’, and package it in a black box with a skull and crossbones on it, and smokers would STILL be lining up everywhere just to get a taste of it!!”

    sad, but true. lol

  33. bruno Avatar
    bruno

    yes, thats from brasil, over here all packs have some pics of what the cigarret can do to you.

  34. bruno Avatar
    bruno

    yes, thats from brasil, over here all packs have some pics of what the cigarret can do to you.

  35. eternalsunshine Avatar

    @john doe: Definitely not from the Netherlands. We only have warning text on our packages. My guess would be it’s Australian

  36. eternalsunshine Avatar

    @john doe: Definitely not from the Netherlands. We only have warning text on our packages. My guess would be it’s Australian

  37. Bruno Argenton Avatar
    Bruno Argenton

    It’s Brazilian!!
    It said: “Smoke causes mouth cancer and theets loss”
    i guess..
    Lots of people stop smoking since this signs apears on the back of the cigarrete packs..

  38. Bruno Argenton Avatar
    Bruno Argenton

    It’s Brazilian!!
    It said: “Smoke causes mouth cancer and theets loss”
    i guess..
    Lots of people stop smoking since this signs apears on the back of the cigarrete packs..

  39. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Bruno Argenton – Is theets short Thetans?

    Scientologists take note. Don’t smoke!

  40. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Bruno Argenton – Is theets short Thetans?

    Scientologists take note. Don’t smoke!

  41. Bruno Argenton Avatar
    Bruno Argenton

    we have more of this.. like one legged guy, and brain autopsy just like in canada. Cancer is a big problem for brazil, costs milions of dollars for the goverment, that don’t have it too much, so it’s more easy and cheap care about the peoples health saying what NOT to do..

  42. Bruno Argenton Avatar
    Bruno Argenton

    we have more of this.. like one legged guy, and brain autopsy just like in canada. Cancer is a big problem for brazil, costs milions of dollars for the goverment, that don’t have it too much, so it’s more easy and cheap care about the peoples health saying what NOT to do..

  43. Bruno Argenton Avatar
    Bruno Argenton

    RooRaaah Crumbs
    uhhuahua…
    sorry, i don’t get it.. bad english..

  44. Bruno Argenton Avatar
    Bruno Argenton

    RooRaaah Crumbs
    uhhuahua…
    sorry, i don’t get it.. bad english..

  45. Jimmy Landby Avatar

    Awesome photo d:

  46. Jimmy Landby Avatar

    Awesome photo d:

  47. Beatriz Avatar
    Beatriz

    Uhuuw, gostei! *-*
    Até q enfim mais um post de brasileiros :B
    Só ta dificil os comentários °.°

  48. Beatriz Avatar
    Beatriz

    Uhuuw, gostei! *-*
    Até q enfim mais um post de brasileiros :B
    Só ta dificil os comentários °.°

  49. Tray Avatar
    Tray

    I also like the sleeve =)

  50. Tray Avatar
    Tray

    I also like the sleeve =)

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