Lies about penis-size to scare smokers

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The Swedish organisation "A Non Smoking Generation" has covered Stockholm in posters claiming that smoking stunts penis growth and that cigarette filters are filled with mouse excrement.



The 'claims', along with other lies, are aimed at getting kids to stop smoking.



"We wanted to raise awareness about how the tobacco industry always promotes its products, through lies," head of the organisation Anne-Therese Enarsson told AFP.



"Our lies are so exaggerated that we hope they will make people stop and think, and then come to our website to find the truth," she added.



Other lies plastered across the Swedish capital included that second-hand smoke is killing birds and that girls usually start smoking because they're stupid.

snip..http://www.bigpond.com/news/world/content/20040720/1157751.asp

dang.."looking down"..I gotta give up..

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1. "hey baby, i've never smoked. wanna see my proof?"

[arwalden]

2. HOWEVER...Here's Some Anecdotal Evidence About The Benefits Of Not Smoking

We no longer need to purchase Viagra... so there's some additional savings on top of everything else.

Like I said, it's entirely anecdotal... I'm not certain if there's a confirmed cause-and-effect here, but the limited evidence appears to suggest that there may be a connection between our smoking habit and the need for Viagra.

Can any experts confirm this?

-- Allen

[ronabop]

3. Actually...

Smoking constricts blood vessels, restricting blood flow.

Makes perfect sense.

-Bop
edit: wrong word

[Divernan]

5. Doctor told male friend of mine smoking was cause of his impotence.

And viagra did not remedy the effect of a lifetime of cigarettes.

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4. what's the "lie" about girls starting being stupid?

ANYONE who starts is stupid.

i have plenty of sympathy for those who are trying to quit, and even some understanding for those who are so addicted they can even bring themselves to try.

but starting is just plain stupid.

and the tobacco companies know this, which is why they work hard to get most people to start when they're young, i.e., at their stupidest.

[izzie]

6. Very funny. This should be on Free Rep. It is a wimps subject.

They usually go nuts for things like this.

[Zynx]

7. That actually is probably true. It constricts blood vessels which would

make it harder to...uh...you know. ;-)

I'm sorry, but smoking is bad for you and there is really no denying that.

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8. "...smoking stunts penis growth..." Well THAT explains everything!!

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[stickdog]

9. Smoke this! (nt)

[Pachamama]

10. The term shouldn't be "Pencil Dick" but rather "Cigarette Dick" n/t

[burrowowl]

11. Hate to say it

but the design of the bicycle for males often does damage to a certain artery that causes the penis to become tumescent. They should change the design. My brother, no lover of horses, said that the wrong sex rides side-saddle.
Ah! The penis is such a fragile thing.