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slothrop@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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How White Lighters Got Such a Bad Rap

www.atlasobscura.com

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How White Lighters Got Such a Bad Rap

www.atlasobscura.com

slothrop@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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An investigation into the origins of a bizarre myth.

the link was posted in a comment here:
https://lemmy.ca/comment/20493193

and it brought back a memory or two.

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    My stoner friends back in high school wouldn’t let anyone get in their car with a white lighter for fear of being pulled over and caught with weed

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      that’s so dumb. I bet anyone worried about that is super obvious for multiple other reasons too.

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      That’s just the marijuana eating away at their brains and making them paranoid junkie zombies.

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        marijuana

        junkie

        🙃

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        😂 is this your festive holiday account? Or are you someone else who just ripped off Cumfart?

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          ripped off Cumfart?

          Excuse me but what the fuck are you asking here?

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            What a beautifully festive homage

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            I can only assume he’s got you confused with this guy. @[email protected]

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              Confusion is in the mind of the beholder.

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                What does a beholder have to do with anything?

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        My brains

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