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1. Philo (philo@dobbs.town)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 00:06:50 JST Philo

   Remember when we used to use matches to light stuff? I wish I had some just for nostalgia sake. When I was a kid, every business would hand out free matches and so I actually collected them until I had a giant jar full. I don’t know what happened to that jar.

   • Niko :lyrical_lily: (niko@jir.moe)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 00:06:47 JST Niko :lyrical_lily:

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     • :vepi: Dr. Beach Dork
     @goo @philo what kind of city do you live in?
   • :vepi: Dr. Beach Dork (goo@dobbs.town)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 00:06:49 JST :vepi: Dr. Beach Dork

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     @philo They don't sell matches ANYWHERE in my 100,000 person Indonesian city. I had to order a set online -- thankfully pretty cheap -- great fun when smoking a pipe or lighting the charcoals

   • Philo (philo@dobbs.town)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 12:32:40 JST Philo

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     • Niko :lyrical_lily:
     • :vepi: Dr. Beach Dork

     @niko @goo I live in a rural area 30 miles from town! We still use matches. Because so many people smoked when I was a kid every business used book matches for advertising. There were all kinds and colors and elaborately decorated match book covers. I even have a few special ones from that jar left. So smokers needed matches equaled advertising traffic.

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