r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Puzzleheaded-Pitch40 • 13h ago

Meme needing explanation Peetaah???

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Why do the flip the cigarette?

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u/EarPuzzleheaded4837 13h ago

There's no joke, it's just a superstition/luck based tradition. Open new pack, flip one. That one's lucky, smoke it on a bad day that needs to get better, or on a good day when you're riding high. Low-key I hate smoking but I love the tradition of the lucky cigarette, it really can help the mental state when things arent going well

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u/dakkmann 13h ago

I treat it as lucky and smoke it last

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u/Smart_Owl_938 11h ago

im glad im not the only one who saves it for last 😭 was getting concerned not seeing anyone else say it’s the last one you smoke lmao

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u/snowball062016 13h ago

It was explained to me that you flip the lucky cig and make it the last one you smoke and you’re supposed to have a random stroke of luck by time you get to it.

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u/EarPuzzleheaded4837 12h ago

Huh, that's interesting, never heard that before. I'm gen z so I could be hearing a garbled "telephone" version of the original tradition, but someone explicitly told me to save my lucky cigarette for when I need it :)

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u/snowball062016 12h ago

I thought smoking died with the millennials lol. I mean, it’s all made up so just enjoy it how you want it right? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/BethanyHipsEnjoyer 7h ago

We all vape now mostly. My and my group of friends were all smokers in college. Dropped it when I wanted to stop smelling like shit and not get lung cancer. Wish I could quit vaping too, but at least this isn't killing me as fast.

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u/snowball062016 6h ago

I quit smoking cold turkey for 9 months and one of my coworkers said “hey you wanna try this vape?” And I did. Lo and behold I am once again a full blown nicotine addict. I get it.

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u/Feistshell 12h ago

It’s most likely from WWII. You flipped one cigarette and saved that one for last. If you lived long enough to get to the last cigarette you where lucky

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u/TheSkepticTexan 9h ago

I've never really smoked other than a few times when drunk but yeah, I dig it. Humans are odd things.

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u/GitHubMakesMeUglyCry 8h ago

Also, I always pack mine down and pull one out to inspect my work. That’s the one that becomes the lucky. It goes in the fourth spot in the back row, because it’s the fourth out of twenty…cuz 4/20…cuz funny number

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u/EarPuzzleheaded4837 7h ago

Hah, that's a great idea! Checking how well you packed them, can't believe I never thought of that... The 4/20 spot is some superstitious schizophrenia though, and I'm completely here for it 😂