Photographer Alfred Gescheidt’s (aka “the Charlie Chaplin of the camera”) 1964 series 30 Ways to Stop Smoking takes a humorous look at how to quit the dirty habit.

The solo exhibition is currently at:

HIGHER PICTURES
980 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10075

June 13 - July 19, 2013

See more of the series here.
 

 

 

 
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Etta Lopez, 31, of Sacramento is charged with assaulting a cop. What was her motivation for the unprovoked attack on the police officer you might ask? Well, she wanted to quit her smoking habit, naturally! She thought by slapping the cop, she’d be put in jail and that would help her kick the cancer sticks.

“There’s easier ways to stop smoking besides hitting a cop,” Roger Spearman, a neighbor, said. Spearman, who knows Lopez says she does smoke a lot, and they used to smoke together.

“I have not heard of something like that before,” Kimberly Bankston-Lee with the anti-smoking group Breathe California said.

 
I guess this is one way to quit…
 

 
Via Arbroath

 
When your authors are no longer alive for promotional trailers, fall back on clever packaging!  TankBooks.  For “people on the move, lovers of literature and connoisseurs of design.  Try one and you’ll be hooked.”

We have launched a series of books designed to mimic cigarette packs – the same size, packaged in flip-top cartons with silver foil wrapping and sealed in cellophane.

Each story is complete and unabridged – with a type size that’s easy to read. Individual books are great for throwing into a pocket or handbag – an instantly familiar object to carry with you. The complete set comes in a stunning tin – perfect as a really original gift.

 
(via The Book Bench)

Tong Liangliang is only 2 years old and smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. His father first gave him fags at the age of 18 months to help cope with pain from a hernia.

This kid is not only the world’s youngest smoker, but he also has the world’s youngest smoker’s personality. Imagine the social skills he’ll have by the time he’s 15?��Ǩ���the mind boggles to even consider! (Via Bizarre Magazine)