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[–] PM_ME_SNEKS_IN_HATS 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

A serious answer. That's Peter Jennings, he was the new anchor for ABC world news in the 90's and early 2000's. The picture in question if from 9/11. I remember because it was weird to me as a teenager to see someone smoking on live TV. Later, he died from lung cancer, and he gave a statement about it when he was diagnosed talking about how he smoked for many years and that he had quit for a long time but, in his words, was "weak" on 9/11 and smoked a few cigarettes. I don't know how old you are, but if there was ever a time to be like "Whelp, might as well burn one." it was 9/11.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Thanks for the explanation.
Yep... 9/11 especially for people in the USA was hard to live.