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post #16 of 29
11/2/07 at 6:10am
By the way, if you're having any problems with your zippo, they have a brilliant policy where you can return it to the factory free of charge through any dealer and it'll come back to you perfectly reconditioned. I've had mine come back with an entirely new mechanism before, and it was shafted when it went in. Totally free. Must be all that cheap labour they're employing. If you can bear to part with it for a few weeks, it's probably the way to go.
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post #17 of 29
11/2/07 at 11:49am
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Originally Posted by oman View Post
i've noticed that women don't like zippos either

what's a good blue-flame torch brand? do any exist yet

I dunno, drunk chicks usually seem to love it if you can pull off a few zippo tricks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOHwjDzUDnE
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post #18 of 29
11/2/07 at 11:58am
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what's a good blue-flame torch brand? do any exist yet

Zippo makes one, actually. http://www.zippoblu.com/

It's a little bulkier than a normal Zippo. I got on the Marlboro mailing list and they sent me one for free. They'll send you all kinds of free stuff if you're willing to kill yourself with their product, which I am more than willing to do.
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post #19 of 29
11/2/07 at 5:07pm
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Originally Posted by Flame View Post
I can testify to Zippos not being completedly windproof. All it takes is a little wind and poof goes the flame. Still, they are very classic looking. LK, what's the price on those blue flame lighters?
Before you buy an Xtend blue flame torch, know that Zippo makes one now. Plus a company called Z Plus has a blue flame torch insert for your Zippo case for $10. It works better than my Prometheus torch (PoS)!
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post #20 of 29
11/2/07 at 5:20pm
I've been back on a smoking stint lately, and brought the old Zippo back into service.

I also realized mine is eating fluid faster than it used to. I think it is leaking or getting an air gap from the bottom of the casing to the top, and it's evaporating.
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post #21 of 29
11/2/07 at 5:39pm
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Originally Posted by ken View Post
Zippo makes one, actually. http://www.zippoblu.com/

It's a little bulkier than a normal Zippo. I got on the Marlboro mailing list and they sent me one for free. They'll send you all kinds of free stuff if you're willing to kill yourself with their product, which I am more than willing to do.
Ugh, their design department needs serious help. Those case designs are awful.
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post #22 of 29
11/2/07 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by j View Post
Ugh, their design department needs serious help. Those case designs are awful.

Yeah, I agree. They don't fit in your 5th pocket nearly as well as a traditional zippo, either.

This looks kind of cool, though:

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post #23 of 29
11/2/07 at 8:16pm
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Originally Posted by dtmt View Post
I dunno, drunk chicks usually seem to love it if you can pull off a few zippo tricks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOHwjDzUDnE
Hahaha hell yeah we used to practice in undergrad. We had many uncool lighter fumbling moments but that guy has sick skills. He'd be a good closeup magician. That also pulls women.
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post #24 of 29
11/2/07 at 10:47pm
Get one of these Amaze the ladies with flashing colours:
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post #25 of 29
11/3/07 at 12:59pm
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Originally Posted by sonick View Post
Get one of these



Amaze the ladies with flashing colours:




The ladies who live in trailer parks perhaps......
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post #26 of 29
11/4/07 at 4:00pm
Or the ladies who go to sci fi conventions dressed as Princess Leia.
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post #27 of 29
11/4/07 at 6:23pm
Or fat ladies who wear sweatpants.
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post #28 of 29
11/5/07 at 7:32am
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Or the ladies who go to sci fi conventions dressed as Princess Leia.

In that case, it might not be a bad investment
http://www.leiasmetalbikini.com/memb...incostume.html
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post #29 of 29
11/11/07 at 9:46pm
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Originally Posted by ken View Post
Yeah, I agree. They don't fit in your 5th pocket nearly as well as a traditional zippo, either.

This looks kind of cool, though:


You can buy one of these:
http://www.elighters.com/zplus.html

It's a butane insert that fits into a regular zippo case.
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