People say the silliest things

An ad in the Straits Times today by the World Association of Newspapers

Had to read some of them lines twice to get the humour - but it was well worth the re-read.

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HEALTH
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life." Brooke Shields, Actress

POLITICS
"When your back's against the wall, it's time to turn around and fight." John Major, former PM, UK

BASEBALL
"This is like deja vu all over again." Yogi Berra, former baseball player

SHOWBIZ
"So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?" Christina Aguilera, pop singer

COMMENTARY
"He's going up and down like a metronome." Ron Pickering, Sports Commentator

TRADE
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas." Keppel Enderby, former Government Minister, Australia

MEDIA
"Newspapers are now an endangered species." The Economist, 2006

You're one of 1.4 billion people in the world reading a newspaper today. More than ever before, the well-informed are deciding it's silly not to.