They should sell...

monster · 10-22-2009, 05:15 PM

Rubber gloves singly.

I just busted a left-hand one and my first thought was "great, I have loads of left-hand gloves lying around to replace it!" (Because I usually bust the right one and I can't bring myself to throw perfectly good gloves away). ((And no, I can't turn them inside out, I have to use the super-sensitive-skin flock-lined latex free ones and they are not reversible.))

ZenGum · 10-22-2009, 06:51 PM

Did you know that if you turn them insi ... oh, you do. Bugger.

Okay, schmarty, turn your HAND inside out to make it fit the glove.

Multi-shot condoms?

Nirvana · 10-22-2009, 07:07 PM

Wear 'em backwards, it only feels weird for a minute...

monster · 10-22-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

Wear 'em backwards, it only feels weird for a minute...

Tried that, doesn't work with these. I still think selling them singly is the answer.

capnhowdy · 10-23-2009, 07:07 AM

They should sell bic lighters that let you know they're about to run out of fuel.

ZenGum · 10-23-2009, 07:09 AM

Capn, buy the white ones. If you hold them up to the light you can see the fluid level.

Shop assistants think I am weird. Little do they know.

capnhowdy · 10-23-2009, 07:13 AM

I refuse to have any color but blue. Superstitious? Yes.

ZenGum · 10-23-2009, 07:18 AM

Shake them then, you can feel the weight sloshing around.

kerosene · 10-23-2009, 01:21 PM

Jab it with a knife...if nothing comes out it is empty.

Shawnee123 · 10-23-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

They should sell bic lighters that let you know they're about to run out of fuel.

You should get one of those 10 inch Bics.

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

I refuse to have any color but blue. Superstitious? Yes.

I have a thing with Bic lighters where as soon as they come out of the outer packaging I have to peel the label off. If you wait too long it gets gooey and leaves a sticky residue. I can always pick my lighter out when partying with friends, I just look for the one without the label.

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Shake them then, you can feel the weight sloshing around.

But seriously? I always have a few lying around and I know they quit working when...they, um, don't work anymore. Grab another one! But I'm clever like that.

wolf · 10-23-2009, 01:35 PM

Everybody I know peels their labels, so that won't work for me. I have a beautiful Zippo, but never remember to pick up fluid for it.

As far as gloves ... I don't really use the kitchen style, just keep a huge box of the non-latex type in the linen closet.

And I have a big load that end up coming home in my pockets from work, those I throw into a gift bag I keep under the bathroom cabinet.

1001 uses, those things.

monster · 10-23-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

They should sell bic lighters that let you know they're about to run out of fuel.

Don't you get those transparent ones here?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2009, 12:32 AM

Never seen a transparent BIC, but if you have a strong enough light you can see through most of the colors. Right now I have purple and dark green, and it works with both of them.

SamIam · 10-24-2009, 09:49 AM

The really cheap lighters are transparent. I have a perfectly clear one at the moment. I don't know why Bic doesn't make theirs transparent, too.

Undertoad · 10-24-2009, 10:05 AM

In this day and age, why aren't refillable lighters more common?

10-22-2009, 05:15 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	They should sell... Rubber gloves singly. I just busted a left-hand one and my first thought was "great, I have loads of left-hand gloves lying around to replace it!" (Because I usually bust the right one and I can't bring myself to throw perfectly good gloves away). ((And no, I can't turn them inside out, I have to use the super-sensitive-skin flock-lined latex free ones and they are not reversible.)) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-22-2009, 06:51 PM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Did you know that if you turn them insi ... oh, you do. Bugger. Okay, schmarty, turn your HAND inside out to make it fit the glove. Multi-shot condoms? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-22-2009, 07:07 PM	#3
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Wear 'em backwards, it only feels weird for a minute... __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

10-23-2009, 07:07 AM	#5
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	They should sell bic lighters that let you know they're about to run out of fuel. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

10-23-2009, 07:09 AM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Capn, buy the white ones. If you hold them up to the light you can see the fluid level. Shop assistants think I am weird. Little do they know. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-23-2009, 07:13 AM	#7
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I refuse to have any color but blue. Superstitious? Yes. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

10-23-2009, 07:18 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Shake them then, you can feel the weight sloshing around. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-23-2009, 01:21 PM	#9
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Jab it with a knife...if nothing comes out it is empty.

10-23-2009, 01:35 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Everybody I know peels their labels, so that won't work for me. I have a beautiful Zippo, but never remember to pick up fluid for it. As far as gloves ... I don't really use the kitchen style, just keep a huge box of the non-latex type in the linen closet. And I have a big load that end up coming home in my pockets from work, those I throw into a gift bag I keep under the bathroom cabinet. 1001 uses, those things. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-24-2009, 12:32 AM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Never seen a transparent BIC, but if you have a strong enough light you can see through most of the colors. Right now I have purple and dark green, and it works with both of them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-24-2009, 09:49 AM	#14
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	The really cheap lighters are transparent. I have a perfectly clear one at the moment. I don't know why Bic doesn't make theirs transparent, too.

10-24-2009, 10:05 AM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	In this day and age, why aren't refillable lighters more common?

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