Comments on: Cigarette Ignites Like Match (Jan, 1933) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/cigarette-ignites-like-match/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Mike http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/cigarette-ignites-like-match/comment-page-1/#comment-1058962 Mike Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:37:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4893#comment-1058962 It isn't just a fag, its a flaming fag. (I'll get on the bus now) It isn’t just a fag, its a flaming fag.

(I’ll get on the bus now)

]]> By: Bob http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/cigarette-ignites-like-match/comment-page-1/#comment-1058953 Bob Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:47:03 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4893#comment-1058953 Fags popped up in many movies from that era also. Fags popped up in many movies from that era also.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/cigarette-ignites-like-match/comment-page-1/#comment-1058943 Charlie Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:16:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4893#comment-1058943 <p>Joey O'Neill:</p> It was actually pretty common in the thirties, at least in Modern Mechanix. There are <a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/index.php?s=fag" rel="nofollow">a couple of other posts</a> on the site that use the term. Joey O’Neill:

It was actually pretty common in the thirties, at least in Modern Mechanix. There are a couple of other posts on the site that use the term.

]]> By: Joey O'Neill http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/cigarette-ignites-like-match/comment-page-1/#comment-1058942 Joey O'Neill Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:05:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4893#comment-1058942 The use of the word "fag" is interesting (with regard to cigarettes...no sniggering you boys in the back row!). I didn't know it was once in common usage in the U.S. It's always seemed like a U.K./Australia/N.Z. word, where it is still common. The use of the word “fag” is interesting (with regard to cigarettes…no sniggering you boys in the back row!). I didn’t know it was once in common usage in the U.S. It’s always seemed like a U.K./Australia/N.Z. word, where it is still common.

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