Smoke, but Don’t

Ah, the classic hotel conundrum—an ashtray with a no-smoking sign. It’s like they’re saying, “We don’t want you to smoke, but here’s an ashtray, just in case.” The mixed signals are strong with this one. It’s a bit like putting a salad on the menu at a burger joint—you know what will happen, but hey, they’re covering their bases.

Let’s not blame the hotel staff too much. After all, this could be their way of keeping things polite while acknowledging the inevitable. Either way, it’s a funny little contradiction: warning guests off bad behavior while handing them the perfect tool for it.