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    11 months ago

    “What is my purpose?”

    “You help people get cancer by lighting their cigarettes, cigars, and pipes and occasionally arsonists burning down orphanages.”

    “Oh my God.”

    • @MrJameGumb
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      2311 months ago

      Do people still light their cigarettes with matches though? I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen anyone even own matches outside of a survival kit lol

      • Zorque
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        811 months ago

        According to George Bluth matches are superior for lighting cigars (and probably pipes).

      • @JusticeForPorygon
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        11 months ago

        My grandpa used to keep cheap disposable matchbooks with him to light his pipe, the matches inside were basically paper, and I could never figure out how he lit them because every time I tried they would break or bend.

        • @rockSlayer
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          911 months ago

          My trick is to fold the flap over top the match and lightly squeeze.

        • @MrJameGumb
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          411 months ago

          It took me a lot of practice back when I used to use them lol a lot of the time I would fold over the back of the matchbook and strike the match between the sides of the cover

        • @ysjet
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          10 months ago

          You hold the match with your index and middle finger, pinch the matchhead between your thumb and the striker, pull, and then just pull your thumb back before it actually gets hot.

          Leaves you in a perfect position to block and wind with your palm/thumb. Just gotta be quick or you get burnt- or just have tough hands.

          Then you just pinch the matchhead with your thumb/ring finger to put it out.

      • @GoosLife
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        511 months ago

        I know a lot of people who use them to light their fireplaces, since you just kinda prop it in there and leave it, which is unwise to do with a lighter.

      • @yuriy
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        411 months ago

        I used to use em for a bong because it seemed real cool at the time.

      • Deceptichum
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        311 months ago

        Cigarettes probably not, cigars yeah. Apparently the gas from a lighter can ruin the taste of it.

      • Xanthrax
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        311 months ago

        Some liquor stores will give you matches if you ask, for free. It’s not terribly common, but it’s helpful if you’re a smoker and your lighter runs out.

    • @grue
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      111 months ago

      Barbeque pitmasters in shambles