Why aren’t these things illegal? They’re addictive like a drug and they affect not only the health of the person using them, but the health of those nearby as well.
Cig butts always get me annoyed. Who thinks anyone else should have to pick up anything that has been sucked on by a stranger for any length of time. There is no trash fairy that makes these things suddenly go away.And don’t get me started on Bud Lite cans.
WHY do smokers think it’s okay to toss the butts on the ground??? And don’t get me started on target shooters who leave broken glass and clay targets all over the desert and mountains!!!! Grrrr….
It’s annoying. Foul your lungs, foul the air and then, for added measure, foul the ground. Now that most, if not all vehicles don’t have ashtrays, seeing them tossed out of vehicles appears much more common to me. I have this weird vision that the one butt I drive over is going to lodge itself in a particular place on the underside of my car and trigger a Hollywood action-movie explosion.
There’s really only one thing I don’t understand about smoking, if “everything” is the same as “one thing.” But among the categories that make up that one thing, everything, that I don’t understand, I’m really baffled by the apparently consistent belief among smokers that cigarette butts are somehow exempt from being litter. I’ve seen livestock put more thought into where they shit than smokers put into dropping a butt. Or emptying an ashtray. It outrages me, sure. But even more than that, it baffles me. I wonder if this carries over into other functions. Do they blow their nose on people’s drapes? Blow bubble-gum bubbles in the funeral home? Or is it confined to the butts? I saw a guy walking through a Lord & Taylor store wearing a bright blue t-shirt that said, on the back, “Fart loading; please wait.” And I kid you not, my first thought was, I bet that guy smokes.
I see vaping is in the news a lot, as if people are just now figuring out that a different version of a bad idea is still a bad idea. But maybe I’ve got it wrong myself. Maybe any improvement is to be celebrated, so I’ll celebrate this: Anyone who switches from conventional cigarettes to e-cigarettes, well, at least that’s a bunch less butts. And maybe the fart shirt they wear shopping is a more tasteful mauve.
When I still smoked I would field strip what was left of the cigarette and stuff the butt in a pocket, to dispose of properly when I could. A habit that was reinforced by getting stuck on base clean up detail as a young airman and having to pick up all the butts and other trash that got dumped on the ground by all the thoughtless jerks. There was no way I was going to leave a butt (or any other litter for that matter) for someone else to have to pick up.
Switched to smoking pipes by the time I was a junior NCO and the butt issue went away. Stopped smoking altogether when government buildings went smoke free in the mid 80’s (or thereabouts) . Taking a 10 minute smoke break just wasn’t very practical with a pipe, so I quit.
Nachikethass over 5 years ago
I agree with Frazz! And this coming from a reformed smoker!!
asrialfeeple over 5 years ago
If we redefine poverty, there are less poor people, thus we are beating poverty.
PoodleGroomer over 5 years ago
Plastics are bad in the environment. Microfiber plastic like they use in cigarette filters is worse. At least they stopped using asbestos.
gsawyer101 over 5 years ago
Then there are “dental floss sticks” that seem to be the latest item to litter. At least butts eventually decompose.
El-Kabong over 5 years ago
Leaving a 100 mile per week contrail of disintegrated running shoe sole particulates.. that’s cool.
sandpiper over 5 years ago
Wait until he finds plastic soda/power drink cans on the grounds. Bound to happen where there are so many kids
ShadowBeast Premium Member over 5 years ago
Why aren’t these things illegal? They’re addictive like a drug and they affect not only the health of the person using them, but the health of those nearby as well.
car2ner over 5 years ago
Cig butts always get me annoyed. Who thinks anyone else should have to pick up anything that has been sucked on by a stranger for any length of time. There is no trash fairy that makes these things suddenly go away.And don’t get me started on Bud Lite cans.
jessegooddog over 5 years ago
WHY do smokers think it’s okay to toss the butts on the ground??? And don’t get me started on target shooters who leave broken glass and clay targets all over the desert and mountains!!!! Grrrr….
The Brooklyn Accent over 5 years ago
I think Frazz’s logic is off. If it’s not litter, then it’s not wrong. Kicking the butt of someone who didn’t do anything wrong is definitely battery.
MichaelHelwig over 5 years ago
Frazz’ reasoning is pretty sketchy.
BC in NC Premium Member over 5 years ago
It’s annoying. Foul your lungs, foul the air and then, for added measure, foul the ground. Now that most, if not all vehicles don’t have ashtrays, seeing them tossed out of vehicles appears much more common to me. I have this weird vision that the one butt I drive over is going to lodge itself in a particular place on the underside of my car and trigger a Hollywood action-movie explosion.
pshea over 5 years ago
Definitely! And how many fires in wooded areas are started by these innocent butt tosses.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
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There’s really only one thing I don’t understand about smoking, if “everything” is the same as “one thing.” But among the categories that make up that one thing, everything, that I don’t understand, I’m really baffled by the apparently consistent belief among smokers that cigarette butts are somehow exempt from being litter. I’ve seen livestock put more thought into where they shit than smokers put into dropping a butt. Or emptying an ashtray. It outrages me, sure. But even more than that, it baffles me. I wonder if this carries over into other functions. Do they blow their nose on people’s drapes? Blow bubble-gum bubbles in the funeral home? Or is it confined to the butts? I saw a guy walking through a Lord & Taylor store wearing a bright blue t-shirt that said, on the back, “Fart loading; please wait.” And I kid you not, my first thought was, I bet that guy smokes.
I see vaping is in the news a lot, as if people are just now figuring out that a different version of a bad idea is still a bad idea. But maybe I’ve got it wrong myself. Maybe any improvement is to be celebrated, so I’ll celebrate this: Anyone who switches from conventional cigarettes to e-cigarettes, well, at least that’s a bunch less butts. And maybe the fart shirt they wear shopping is a more tasteful mauve.
sml7291 Premium Member over 5 years ago
When I still smoked I would field strip what was left of the cigarette and stuff the butt in a pocket, to dispose of properly when I could. A habit that was reinforced by getting stuck on base clean up detail as a young airman and having to pick up all the butts and other trash that got dumped on the ground by all the thoughtless jerks. There was no way I was going to leave a butt (or any other litter for that matter) for someone else to have to pick up.
Switched to smoking pipes by the time I was a junior NCO and the butt issue went away. Stopped smoking altogether when government buildings went smoke free in the mid 80’s (or thereabouts) . Taking a 10 minute smoke break just wasn’t very practical with a pipe, so I quit.
Joliet Jake over 5 years ago
How can anyone even afford to smoke any more? A pack a day habit costs nearly $4,700 a year in New York.
skyriderwest over 5 years ago
100% best Frazz ever.
RuinQueenofOblivion almost 4 years ago
One of my tasks at work is to sweet up trash from the parking lot… I’ve swept up a lot of Cigarette butts.
FrankTAW 8 months ago
Anyone new to this strip: this makes a good introduction to Frazz’z personality,