h a l f b a k e r yClearly this is a metaphor for something.
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It has all the appearances of a Zippo lighter. It opens up to reveal an ordinary flintwheel, and strikes an ordinary (if somewhat sulphurous) flame.
It is loaded with ordinary matches*, pressed one at a time into the spring-loaded magazine. The lever that presses on the hinged lid is geared to the
reload mechanism, so that opening the lid ejects the burnt stub of the previous round and a fresh match slots into place.
(*Or the proprietary Solid Fuel Lighter FuelSticks, depending on the business model adopted.)
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I'm still thinking about this idea. I would genuinely pay money for a novelty lighter that did this. But I had to go and number it, didn't I, and rekindled the self-extinguishing candle... |
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Incidentally, what happened to number 5? Or is that one bad luck? |
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#5 is missing in the same way as Chanel and Mambos #1-4
are missing. We do not talk about it. |
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But Chanel #13 is beta-mercaptoethanol. |
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...with just a hint of cadaverine over a sandalwood base... |
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Excellent. Have an extra crumb to assemble into a fully
formed croissant. |
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