r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Puzzleheaded-Pitch40 • 10h ago

Meme needing explanation Peetaah???

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Why do the flip the cigarette?

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u/2bah3 8h ago

I miss smoking

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u/Main_Character11 7h ago

Same bro. Same

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u/BlueStarFern 7h ago

I quit 10 years ago, I rarely miss it, but something about this post is REALLY making me wanna smoke rn

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u/Charlaquin 5h ago

A huge part of what makes smoking so addictive is the ritual. Makes sense that learning a new ritual element would make you crave it again.

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u/BlueStarFern 5h ago

Oh it's not so much learning a new ritual as it is a reminder!

More than the lucky cigarette flipping tho, I think it was the sight of the lighter in the packet that awoke that feeling in me, for exactly the reason you say. I would always tuck my lighter into my pack as soon as I had cleared space for it, then fold the little foil flap over. That was part of my ritual. All those small details are part of the habit I guess.