Humorous Anti-Litter Sign Claims Rabbits Smoke Discarded Cigarette Butts

This image is a photograph of a whimsical, humorous public sign mounted on a metal post, placed on a bed of light gray river rocks next to a green spiky cactus, with a white stucco and red brick wall in the background. The sign has a red upper banner with the word 'Please' in white cursive font, and a white lower section with black sans-serif text that reads: 'Do not drop your cigarette butts on the Ground. The rabbits come out at night to smoke them. And we are trying to get them to quit.' To the right of the text is a black silhouette illustration of an upright standing rabbit holding and smoking a lit cigarette. The sign uses an absurd, lighthearted fictional justification to encourage people not to litter cigarette butts, rather than a standard boring warning about fines or environmental harm.

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Do not drop your cigarette butts on the Ground. The rabbits come out at night to smoke them. And we are trying to get them to quit.

Overview

This image is a photograph of a whimsical, humorous public sign mounted on a metal post, placed on a bed of light gray river rocks next to a green spiky cactus, with a white stucco and red brick wall in the background. The sign has a red upper banner with the word 'Please' in white cursive font, and a white lower section with black sans-serif text that reads: 'Do not drop your cigarette butts on the Ground. The rabbits come out at night to smoke them. And we are trying to get them to quit.' To the right of the text is a black silhouette illustration of an upright standing rabbit holding and smoking a lit cigarette. The sign uses an absurd, lighthearted fictional justification to encourage people not to litter cigarette butts, rather than a standard boring warning about fines or environmental harm.

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This image is distributed as a meme via an RSS feed from the X (formerly Twitter) account @meme.jpg. It captures a real custom-made funny public sign, circulated online for its creative, silly approach to discouraging cigarette butt littering in public spaces.