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Old 08-23-2011, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by skyguy79 View Post

There are also some ads being that are being aired in NYS by the NYS Dept. of Health that I feel that you are lucky not to be subjected to it in TV. It's an ad to deter smoking, which in itself is an admirable goal, but it's the nature of what you see - the way it's presented that is in a lot of peoples opinion, quite disturbing! I personally feel disgusted and slightly nauseated every time I see one of them, and I don't get disgusted or nauseated that easily. Anyway here is one of those commercials and probably the least disturbing of them:

WARNING: THIS VIDEO MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SOME VIEWERS

http://youtu.be/qzpPN67V-Ag
You are right, Skyguy, that is a horrible and disturbing ad. But as I watched it, I couldn't help thinking about my girlfriend who is killing herself with chain smoking. I wish she'd watch it.
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