Draw Every Day February 6, 2012: ????????????

This was inspired by a recent handout I received in Japanese class. :)

“What cigarette do you smoke, Doctor? The brand named most was Camel”

From newsweek:

archivedigger:

News you can use.

webzapping:

“More Doctors Smoke Camels”:

1951.

Today in Things We Suspect Are Still True…

Don’t forget smoking is good for you(r economy).

Good News! We're Polluting the Atmosphere with Plane Exhaust at Increasing Levels!

underpaidgenius:

GOOD NEWS: Global Air Traffic Surges Above Pre-Recession Levels And Is Accelerating

This idiot thinks it’s good news that air travel is increasing.

A plane flying from Australia to London, for example, will use more than 200 tonnes of jet fuel and pump out more than 500 tonnes of carbon dioxide. On a flight from London to Miami, one person will be responsible for climate change emissions equivalent to one car doing 12,000 miles. Multiply that by 350,” reports Melanie Reid, Down Under. [Sydney Herald. Sept 13/05]

(via stoweboyd)

This reminds me of one time, back in the late ’90s, when I was listening to the KNX Business Hour in Los Angeles and the host reported “Good news for Phillip Morris investors, the stock jumped today…” 

I was so caught off guard by the dichotomy of that statement, so much so that I based a screenplay around a person who’s “Batman” moment I had just experienced.  Think about the moral dissonance there: the company is doing well, which means more people are becoming addicted to cigarettes, which means more people will eventually die of lung cancer AND THAT’S GOOD NEWS!!

The reporter might as well have said:

“Good news if you’ve invested in murder, more people died thanks to your money and that means you’ve just made more!”

Amazing what capitalism can do.

Religion only wishes it could be this subtle and efficient.