Thing a Day: 017/365
Added 2020-01-18 00:18:47 +0000 UTCSo, this is pretty fun. In Spain, and in Europe in general, tobacco products are required to have big warnings and unsavory images in an attempt to deter purchasing. Diseased body parts, people in wheelchairs, a dude in a hospital bed… Things like that.
But this particular picture is my favorite. This weird looking little kid staring at a cigarette. Now, dear reader, I would like you to take a moment and think about who that little kid looks like. I'll wait.
Yep. He looks just like Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The similarity is not lost on the Spaniards. This little whippersnapper even has a nickname "hijo de Putin," or "son of Putin."
The fun comes from the fact that Putin sounds really similar to "puta," which essentially means whore. So, "son of a whore.
The first time I heard that, it gave me a chuckle. Isn't language fun? 😜
Comments
It is all the same in Europe, stupid pictures of rotten bodyparts, or almost dead people. It didn't help me to stop smoking yet :)
louisluigi
2021-02-02 11:30:06 +0000 UTCLanguage IS fun!
Stephen Prandy
2020-01-18 00:33:21 +0000 UTC:)
Bob Clevenger
2020-01-18 00:29:26 +0000 UTC
