> > > > Aolfreak "We're kids, not sanitation workers!" 123
> > >
> > > Did it do anything to change your attitude about garbage or the environment or anything at all? Or was it just a chore?
> > >
> > > Ferrick
> >
> > Well, I was never a fan of anyone who littered, but I didn't think that the job of picking up their trash belonged to a bunch of elementary school kids.
> >
> > Nowadays I'm a very nosy person and am always driving my teachers crazy by asking them what they consider to be nosy questions, but I never bothered to ask any of my teachers how that stupid tradition began.
>
> I've heard it said that littering helps provide employment for someone.
>
> Well, I guess it does, but I'm still not going to do it. Maybe they can apply at Wal-mart or McDonalds.
> Howard
>

The same logic proves that punching people who drop litter in the face provides employment for ambulance drivers, nurses and doctors, all of which are far better jobs than collecting litter.

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