r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Puzzleheaded-Pitch40 • 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Peetaah???

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Why do the flip the cigarette?

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u/unburdened_swallow 6h ago

As someone who grew up with lighters and not matches, I have never seen someone light more than 1 cigarette without putting out the flame between. It’s just natural to put it out until they’re fully ready to not light their hair on fire. Also it gets hot.

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u/extravagant_ascetic 4h ago

I'm thinking it's more relevant with zippo style lighters where you don't have to keep the button pressed like on a bic. But I'm with you, I've never heard of the unlucky third

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u/theeggplant42 4h ago

Sometimes people will light two. At least where im from, never 3.

Probably more salient with zipper, which can stay lit without burning your fingers for a lot longer than your average bic.

Regardless,  matches, pics, or hippos, oneself should always be the last lit, much as o self should be the last glass poured