August 22, 2006

Cigarette Case Keeps Account of Smokes Given to Friends (Sep, 1940)

Cheap bastard.

Cigarette Case Keeps Account of Smokes Given to Friends
A novel cigarette case keeps tabs on the cigarettes your friends “borrow.” When you want a smoke yourself, press one button to open the case. But when an acquaintance “bums” a cigarette, press a second button. This not only opens the case but operates a counter built into the case.

8 Comments »

  1. hilarious!!!

    Comment by GreenTeaDrinkingGuy — March 26, 2008 @ 2:04 am

  2. But what if you have several friends bumming smokes from you?

    Comment by Leo — March 26, 2008 @ 4:49 am

  3. Leo » That was the first thing I thought too.

    Comment by Charlie — March 26, 2008 @ 9:00 am

  4. Maybe you only have one friend if you are a person feeling the need to keep tabs on things like this?

    Comment by Leo — March 26, 2008 @ 4:22 pm

  5. You non-smokers crack me up.
    It lets you know how many cigarettes you have smoked to control your habit.

    Comment by Ex-Smoker — December 14, 2008 @ 2:41 am

  6. Please do not ever let the Mafia get a hold of one of these… they’ll break kneecaps to make sure they are reimbursed for their smokes! XD

    Comment by Zak Lybrand — February 22, 2009 @ 11:48 pm

  7. @ ex-smoker….no it doesnt…thats fucking stupid.

    Comment by smoker — August 7, 2010 @ 10:29 am

  8. [...] 1940, smokers who were sick of loaning out cigarettes could keep track of how many smokes they were using themselves and how many were being “bummed” by friends. Two separate buttons [...]

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