Wednesday, July 16, 2008

my found poem

i have been trying to quit smoking and decided recently to get rid of my collection of cigarette packs from around the world. while doing this i found the health warnings on each pack to be poetry from different places. this is what i found:

Australia:
Smoking - A leading cause of death.
Quitting will improve your health.
Germany:
Rauchen fügt Ihnen und den Menschen in Ihrer Umgebung erheblichen Schaden zu.
(Smoking severely harms you and the people around you.)
France:
Fumer peut entraîner une mort lente et douloureuse.
(Smoking can result in a slow and painful death.)
Italy:
Il fumo danneggia gravemente te e chi ti sta intorno.
(Smoking heavily damages you and whoever is near you)
United Kingdom:
Smoking may reduce the blood flow and cause impotence.
United States:
SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING:
Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health.

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