Kids are smoking early in New York State New York City has the insufferable Throat-Hole Guy to robotically voice its anti-smoking message. Not to be outdone, New York State has its own batch of disturbing anti-smoking ads, including the one that shows kids breathing out smoke—victimized simply by being around parents who indulge in the habit. The best shot is the girl shown here, who has a kind of Exorcist thing going on as she chuckles maniacally, smoking pouring from her nostrils. Given the incessant competition between New York City and the rest of the state, we should probably expect NYC to introduce Throat-Hole Kid shortly. —Posted by Tim Nudd

September 28, 2007 | Permalink

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I think nostril Exorcist kid has enough terrifying stuff going on without the throat hole!

Posted by: blippety | Sep 28, 2007 12:16:31 PM

Obviously more needs to be done to discourage kids from smoking. Perhaps harder hitting commercials aimed at kids? There must be adults involved who are somhow providing the cigarettes to kids. Something needs to be done to stop that as well.

Posted by: Paul | Sep 28, 2007 2:15:24 PM

If people want ads against smoking they should pay for them. This is waste of taxpayer money which belongs to everyone, not just greedy advertising agencies hungry for awards doing nanny type work.

You want to discourage kids from smoking? Then stop telling them not to smoke! If everyone tells you not to do something, then you want to do it to be rebellious.

Frankly, whatever. Ads tell people not to do drugs and people still do cocoaine, marihuana, E, crystal-k, LSD, and pretty much everything else.

I'm sick and tired of the health nazis telling everyone how to live.

Posted by: Bobby | Sep 28, 2007 8:02:36 PM

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