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Man lights cigarette from French war memorial (www.france24.com)

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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Life imitates art:

Dale Gribble lighting his cigarette from the Olympic Torch

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dale Gribbel, savior of the sacred flame.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I quit smoking over a decade ago, but if I had the opportunity to light a cigarette from the Olympic torch...I'd take it. Probably also use that cigarette to light the pilot lights on my water heater and then all my showers would be heated by the Olympic flame (technically speaking).

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

There's also the Holy Fire of Jerusalem

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