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I present a non-smoking sign found in several places in the hallways of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
There are 47 different member nations in the Council, and many of them have found different ways of drawing a cigarette with a circle through it - including some squares.
The guy second from the right looks like he’s going through withdrawal shakes.
And … I swear I see a Barbapapa in one of those signs.
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I see him too! Clickety clickâBarba trick!
And the common point between all these signs?
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None of them is really respected!
I’m a smoker and an ex-European.
Well at least the EU makes sure to spread their work amongst many design companies. How lovely.
And that 2nd guy from the left is dying for a toke, clearly.
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