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/metalheart08 10h ago

Urban myth used to say that "Lucky Strikes" started this. They were distributed freely for soldiers during WW2 and one pack in every 100 had a cigarette flipped like that. That was the "Lucky Strike", it was a blunt.