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Bleacher Creature (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:38 PM Original message |
Why do people think it's ok to throw cigarette butts to the ground? |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have no idea and it drives me nuts. Even worse is when they throw them out of moving |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. I never do that unless I am at the gas station. |
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Bleacher Creature (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thx for that. |
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kayakjohnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't like it either. I think they are disturbed at such a nasty habit, and there's a lot of guilt |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. So, all smokers throw their butts on the ground? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
37. everything isn't about you. n/t |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Sure it is. |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I used to carry around an old little 8mm film can to use as a portable ashtray. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. yeah but that was for "recycling" |
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kimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. I have an excellent handyman, |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
38. Leave a can outside. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's not any different than littering, but I do it anyway. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm debating whether I should go eat dinner or wait for taterguy's response. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Me too |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. An awful lot about smoking is ritualistic. |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. Ever try to see how far you can flick a cigarette butt? |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. They generally don't hold still long enough |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. I don't think they DO think it's okay. I think they don't care. n/t |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. I put butts in my empty beer cans - then throw the can down |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
16. Because they're selfish assclowns. n/t |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
17. I've wondered that same thing for decades. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. Please don't throw your butts in the urinals.... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. When I was a smoker I'd do that. One of the reasons why I quit was because of pathetic |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. I was at a park downtown once with a friend |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. Just last night I was wondering... |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. Because a lot of them are lazy. Very, very lazy. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. Because they don't know about Altoids tins |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. They aren't thinking, and they don't give a damn...nt |
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foxfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
25. China scientists find use for cigarette butts |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
26. bad enough anywhere |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. Because it's the right thing to do with them. The filters wad up and... |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Lots of criticism of smokers who don't use ashtrays... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. They are also good to get bugs off windshields |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
29. Because they're fucking slobs! |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. It isn't their fault, gravity sucks. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
32. That's where they land after I take the last hit and flick it at some punk's chest |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
33. Aren't butts biodegradable? |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
34. Because throwing them in people's hair tends to start fights. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
35. I met a guy who did it to protest smoking laws |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
36. When I smoked (quit 3 packs-a-day cold turkey 13 years ago),... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
40. NEVER understood that. The filters last f-o-r-e-v-e-r. nt |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
42. I always try to throw mine in a trashcan if I'm outside. |
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