Look at all the discarded ashtrays too now people can't smoke inside, no butt's about it Sir Walter would be fuming !

Great find! Needs a little colour to stand out and have the effect wanted ..........

Sir Walter would no doubt see all these signs as yet another plot against him!

There's something wrong with the graphic design of the notice Lilly, I am probably like most others who mistook it for "free wi-fi available here". Hence we all congregate in small knots with Smartphones in one hand and fags in the other.
(Someone had better explain that last remark to the Americans.)

It's a bit of a fag but we need to get Nick O'Teen on the case

Beyond the message, i like a lot the compo and how the blonde boards (filters ? ;) fit here, a painting-like one !

no smoke without fire Ronnie

With cigarettes, it's still the same problems.
Have a good week.

Cigarette butts are more than a nuisance. Not only are they ugly, but the carcinogenic chemicals in the filters end up in the water supply.

Since the smoking ban in all public places was introduce we have seen a dearth of these ad hoc ashtray areas. We recently stayed in a hotel and initially I thought they had actually used fag butts as a mulch around the garden plants rather than wood-chipped bark ! ! ! !

Great composition against this sign !

The background looks like a color seen from tar staining. :-) While the laws against smoking in the States have good intentions, the results are butts piled up 15 feet away from entrances to public buildings where no ashtrays exist. Egads!

A dying breed to be sure Ronnie! One way or the other the problem will resolve itself! ;-)

Yuck ... glad that we know very few people who still smoke, cigarettes ... or fags. ;D

Butts pollute the ground water.
Great message.

Oh, my heavens...I don't know where to begin with this one...the comments you have received are as "multi-directional" as a puff of smoke from Lauren Bacall's lips....Starting from the top - I DO know what a "fag" is in this context...but then I am 1,000 years old...I guess there are some Yanks who don't...Grouser's comment is great! J ulie's is absolutely correct - All I can add to this is that we live on a corner and our grass lawn has become a recpetacle for the butts of Butts who throw their Butts onto our lawn...I am contemplating the place ment of a sign like Ronnies but am afraid that it will only draw more butts..and Butts......Going to take a nap now...

No if's n'butts, potatos is bland, Sir Walter used to say, we'll hooka 'em now, across the land, fags is 'ere to stay.
But, Sir Walter, the Queen exclaimed, you'll kill our subjects all. Ah, yes, dear Queen, but what you miss, is yer coffers will be full.
Good point Sir Walter, I've always wanted, a holiday somewhere blue. "Get them to smoke", Sir Water said, and your wishes will come true.

Smokers should kick their butts or get their butts kicked.

Well found, great message...

AW!!! Ronnie...
Must be ones he smoked inside the Tower of London before he went up in smokes....

Fumer tue mais pas la photo bien vu

Oh I've learned something today ! I ignored all about Raleigh but now I'll be able to spread my new knowledge (not butts) around.

A great plea for environmental protection!! Well thought and done! I'd like to know what Arlo thinks of all this. Does Sir Walter Raleigh also popularised tobacco in El Dorado???

:-)

Le tout et son contraire

Surely by some enemy of Sir Walter, someone truly envious.

Excellent illustration of your message. Looking at it on the bright side, this litter is less harmful than concentrated smoke in interiors.

SOme places here have taken it a step further and now ban smoking within a certain number of feet outside of the buildings as well as no smoking within the buildings. Being highly allergic to cigarette (or fag) smoke, I can now breathe easier when out in public. I am guessing Arlo is not happy about these no smoking rules, which probably were set in motion due to his activities.

les interdictions sont faites pour être enfreintes, où serait le plaisir sinon ?

Sorry Lilly & Ronnie, this time your dialogue beats me. I don't see any connection between sir Walter Raleigh and the sign about no smoking. Is that because I'm not Anglo-saxon or because I'm dumb? (probably both... (:-) Well anyway the pictures at left are a masterpiece of Trash Photography (don't laugh, I think it does exist!) and the sign at right is just a pale attempt on the part of Ronnie to be up to par with Lilly... sorry to be so crude. Now please explain to me where W. R. gets in this story. (:-)

Sad but true....the landscape is the ashtray for the addicted. (said sanctimoniously from one who eventually successfully kicked the habit ;).

I wonder what would the Marlboro Man say about the discarded butts tossed everywhere ! Nice compo Ronnie - I like it !!

What is necessary it to make so that they understand?

Looks like all the cigarette smoke has faded the sign!

cigarettes not only destroy your lungs?

your composition is brilliant! ;-))

haha funny, cigarette butts really irritate my eyesight :-))

Good shot

Quel contraste entre la pancarte et ce que l'on trouve par-terre.
Amitié

If anyone is smoking in my house, they'd better be on fire! Oh, wait, is Arlo visiting?

I like the vintage look of your composition .... but even with banned: man gives a lot of waste ;-)

A rare atmospheric and evocative image! I don't smoke but somehow find these words of Raleigh (found on his tobacco pouch after his execution) sort of touching: "It was my companion at that most miserable time..."

A perfect work... as always

très bien vu

very nice Ronnie , fantastic idea

I had to go to Wikipedia to get the connection between tobacco and Sir Walter. Thanks!

Wooooooow
Well seen
Awesome composition:)

Lol, wonderful combination composition. That's a whole lot of cigarette butts considering the warning...

Un très chouette montage!! j'aime++++++

Good picture :-)) Haleja.

Happy ST day for both of you ,my good friend!

intéressante composition où le message peut en avertir certains

Its funny that in some countries they would use the word "illegal" whereas in some others they would use "against the law".

Two fine shots made very funny with this conversation. A winner for sure.

Thanks for the interesting explanation, now I see the light!
I suppose he was beheaded for smoking in public rooms... (:-)

Nice composition

Funny composition

Your photos are just great!

Another excellent and funny image Wonderful composition I like!

Belle composition !

Love your give and take.

I always enjoy your pictures so much. They make me smile.

Sir Walter Raleigh.... mmm, good pipe tobacco!
Good, Lilly!

Nicely done Ron, as always.

As always dialogue and excellent image! I dedicate my best smile! A hug, Adela

Great job!!

always your deep sense of humour

So people say rules are meant to be broken!

oh yes, they've definitely been a nuisance for all these years ... !!!

good find