Toronto is an elderly second grade teacher

I was on the subway on Saturday on the way to a gig with my friend Nathan, and he pointed out a sign on the platform meant to discourage littering:

Does that make anyone else feel like they've been admonished by an elderly schoolmarm, index finger a-wagging? The garbage goblins?? Really? It's the "please" at the end, that really nails it home, in order to really MAKE YOU THINK about what you've done. I was in New York last year, and some guy was smoking on the platform. Another guy with his pants around his knees and a big baseball cap turned backwards walked by and told him "You can't fucking smoke here," and continued walking past, assured in the knowledge that the guy would put his ciggarette out. Apparently Toronto doubles as New York in movies. Ha!