# Smoking Age **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-age/991140 "2023-10-05T11:57:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 50
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-age/991140/50 "2023-10-07T15:26:38Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > But what the hell makes smokers think that a butt isn’t littering? > [@Things the Dope has made you notice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-dope-has-made-you-notice/366832/16): > > That cigarette butts are litter. When I was still smoking (4 months smoke-free and counting!), I honestly didn’t think of cigarette butts as a littering problem and would gaily flick them off into the street or grind them underfoot. It had simply never occured to me that I was littering, as I’d never just throw down a sandwich wrapper or drinks can - I thought poorly of people who did, and would tut and fuss before happily chucking the remains of my cig on the ground. Then on one of the annual … (Probably referring to this thread or another one like it:) > [@Yes, cigarette butts are litter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-cigarette-butts-are-litter/83058): > > Hey, asshole in traffic in front of me! I know you’re not going to believe this, but I don’t give a flying fuck if you smoke! I am not out to get you and take away your precious right to light up. I just don’t care. Bbut you know what? Be a grownup about it. Act like a fucking responsible adult, and keep your damn cigarette butt in your damn car ashtray instead of tossing in on the ground like a pathetic teen rebel without a clue. The world ain’t your ashtray. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-age/991140)._