Matches? Matches? We Need More Stinkin’ Matches!
- Thread starter woodsroad
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A match collection would be a good thing to pass on to the next generation...for when they have to rediscover fire.
I've been collecting cheap boxes of matches for years. Got quite the collection going, couple dozen between 2-3 brands.
Guess that makes me a trendsetter.
Guess that makes me a trendsetter.
When in Vegas or almost any city, I try to cadge a few boxes from restaurants and bars. Fewer and fewer places have them anymore.
I bought a case of strike-anywhere matches when it looked like they were going to be banned. But they all look alike.
i saw a guy give a matchbook to another guy at my local coffeeshop this morning. They guy was really excited. Didn't quite get it, maybe this is what it was about.
I love collecting matches from the cigar places I visit and the Wild Bills / Drew Estate ones. I don't really use matches but have friends who like to have them so it's a win-win. One of these days I will attempt to light my pipe with them.
I have a match striker. It is hard to find strike anywhere matches though. Are they dangerous or something?
I can picture a guy standing there smoking a pipe watching them try to start a fire...
Strike Anywhere matches were designated as hazmat a couple of years ago, so they are a bit more difficult to find, but still perfectly legal in the US.
Back in college, I took graduate level history class, military history. Flunked the class, but the professor was fascinating. It was before most men had Bible beard. His wasn't the size of the Oxford Dictionary, but close. I took the class mainly for the Vietnam war, second Indochina war. Anyway, one of the class was something about some war I can't remember. Then he started talking about his last birthday. Bottom line was, all his friends got drunk and started flicking matches against striker on the box. They ended up with few burnt spots on the carpet. And I think the story clearly indicates what the matches are good for. Few burnt spots on a carpet. To do the proper job, Zoolander gas station Zippo scene is needed.
Fascinating, but honestly, I have absolutely no idea what you said.
Nevermind. That was Jack and Coke talking.
It is a shame that we can't have matches that you just but at the store and they work like in days before lawyers dominated America.
Yes, through carelessness, showing off, or accidental ignition. When the flaming sulphur goes flying, watch out!
I buy 8 packs of 32 count strike on box matches for a couple dollars at my local grocery store and Walmart. They work great. You will probably find them by the grilling or Kitchen kit, maybe in the "random crap" aisle of your grocery store.
I've never used a strike anywhere match but even if I had some, I'd probably still strike them on the box for simplicity's sake.
