New cigarette warning labels have hit Thailand’s stores, and they’ve really outdone themselves this time.
The people who brought us exquisitely graphic images of rotting organs, dead bodies and the legendary long-haired man blowing smoke into baby’s face are back with bigger, badder labels.
The Supreme Administrative Court in June threw out a lawsuit brought by international tobacco companies to block the new labels, which fill 85 percent of the pack’s surface and include the number of a hotline for help quitting.
The new labels have hit shelves in recent day and are supposed to replace all older warnings by next month.
Some are more puzzling than ever. Let’s take a look.
Since when did smoking transform people into the walking dead?
This seems to address a particularly embarrassing side effect for men: burnt fingers.
Uncle had one of these. He called it his “fun hole.” We weren’t allowed to see him often.
Kids, remember, smoking will really stunt your growth.
And just what the shit is this? Best guess: An Alien xenomorph’s egg or scene from John Carpenter’s The Thing.
On the upside, you will die with beautifully bleach-white feet.
Revisiting a classic, here. Might we suggest an occasional tooth-flossing?
In Beijing they call this “pretty good!”
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