Smiling Disease
A curious ad appeared on the "free stuff" section of Craigslist Eugene (and earlier in Craigslist Portland).
It offers free stickers if you send a self-addressed-stamped-envelope (SASE) to:
Scott, PO Box 18233, Portland, OR 97218
It promises that "stickers are high quality, professionally produced, and ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. 2 inches by 3.5 inches" and promises an explanatory paper with the stickers.
Curious about it, I have sent off my SASE.
Additionally, the ad points out that "you'll notice there is no web address on the sticker", which is true, of course, since the only thing on the sticker is a graphic of a smiling woman and the text "smiling disease". I thought this was curious and interesting text and, since we all know that "www." and ".com" make any text into a web address, www.smilingdisease.com is now a valid web address (even though it will not take you anywhere more interesting than the place you're already at).
I'll keep you updated as I get my sticker and learn the story behind this. Why don't you send off for one also? It couldn't hurt. 
Unless you get on some weird religious cult's mailing list : )
Comment by Anne Marie — 01/24/2005 7:10 AM
Everyone knows that I wouldn't mind being on a weird religious cult's mailing list because I love mail. But even though I have a good feeling about smiling disease stickers, I did use my PO Box. (Now everyone knows I love mail.)
Comment by Michael Moore — 01/24/2005 9:17 AM
So what'd you find out? I've seen these stickers all over the place in Portland, so I did a search on google
and it sent me to this page, which just makes me more curious. That's the exact sticker I've seen, but now I'm
even more confused to what it means.
Comment by james — 01/25/2005 6:57 PM
I also saw the ad on Craig's list (SLC), googled it, and ended up here. I'm looking at the sticker, and it occurs to me that the face is very distinctive. Maybe some slacker is getting back at his ex in a creative way...(?)
Comment by Xophia — 01/25/2005 10:03 PM
i just got mine in the mail. it has a "manifesto" and a stamped postcard which you are supposed to do something on and then send back. it's not a cult, and it doesn't look like someone is trying to get back at someone. it's actually a pretty cool idea!
Comment by jim — 01/27/2005 3:59 PM
Wackadoo...........there are no motives..........food for thought and there are alot of hungry people out there....smiling disease is a liftoff point and at the point of exhale.....the cure is propogating the concept...no reason is reason enough.
Comment by Scott Williford / SF — 02/11/2005 9:51 AM
i put "manifesto" in quotes because it wasn't really a manifesto. that's why you put words in quotes, to throw caution on them.
Comment by jim — 02/17/2005 4:27 PM
Not trying to be a jerk here by any means, but just sell him the site
for christ sake. mocking smocking, make money, don't make money.
Comment by Mike — 10/26/2005 3:31 PM