Trivia
Why is it considered unlucky to light three
cigarettes with one match?
The superstition goes back to the Boer War (1899) when Bristish soldiers conserved matches by using only one to light three cigarettes. The illumination gave a sniper time to zero in on one of the soldiers, and the third man was often the perfect target.
here is the moto for snipers, " reach out and touch someone."
Joke
A minister was opening his mail one morning. Drawing a
single sheet of paper from an envelope he found written on
it only one word: "FOOL".
The next Sunday he announced, "I have known many
people who have written letters and forgot to sign their
name.
"But this week I received a letter from someone who
signed his name and had forgotten to write a letter."
Why is it considered unlucky to light three
cigarettes with one match?
The superstition goes back to the Boer War (1899) when Bristish soldiers conserved matches by using only one to light three cigarettes. The illumination gave a sniper time to zero in on one of the soldiers, and the third man was often the perfect target.
here is the moto for snipers, " reach out and touch someone."
Joke
A minister was opening his mail one morning. Drawing a
single sheet of paper from an envelope he found written on
it only one word: "FOOL".
The next Sunday he announced, "I have known many
people who have written letters and forgot to sign their
name.
"But this week I received a letter from someone who
signed his name and had forgotten to write a letter."