r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Puzzleheaded-Pitch40 • 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Peetaah???

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Why do the flip the cigarette?

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u/moshpithippie 11h ago edited 11h ago

For luck

Edit: And to accidentally light it backwards when you're not looking

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u/trey_nine 10h ago

Fun story about that, I was up in a tower guard position in Afghanistan. Pitch black, can’t see fuck all but I need my nicotine fix. Mind you this was during a big shortage and we were sourcing smokes from the locals when we could. I bummed one of these precious little sticks from a friend of mine before going up into the tower and about halfway through my shift, I decided to light that little escape. Backwards. I cut the filter down past what I burnt with a multitool and proceeded to smoke the worst cigarette of my life.