Topic: Bic Lighter

3 chapters across the catalog

Stay Safe!
Episode 959 2:41:30 - 2:43:12

959: Stay Safe!

The 27 Club and The White Bic Lighter Myth

The "27 Club" is a famous urban legend involving musicians like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin who died at age 27. A related myth claims that many of these artists were found with white Bic lighters at the time of their deaths. This superstition recently caused personal anxiety for a listener's daughter who found a white lighter in a jacket purchased from a thrift store on her 27th birthday.

Clinton Condign
Episode 813 1:00:23 - 1:06:33

813: Clinton Condign

Dame Astrid and the Dvorak Ant Killing Trick

Dame Astrid, Duchess of Japan, contributes $234.56 and shares a story about buying fake paintings in Vietnam. In response, John C. Dvorak reiterates his "ant trick" for managing Argentine ant infestations. The tactic involves using a lighter to torch scout ants while leaving "witness" ants alive to carry the dead back to the nest, supposedly signaling the colony to avoid the area.