One of the most dependable products on the market is the Bic lighter. Bics seem to work consistently until they run out of butane and then they don't - one time it will light and then never again.
Lately, we have been using a red Bic that should have given up the ghost several weeks ago, but it keeps on lighting every time. I was thinking about that last night, and it brought to mind Man from the South, easily one of the creepiest and most memorable episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Based on a short story by Raoul Dahl, Steve McQueen brags to a girl he just met in a Las Vegas bar that his Zippo lights every time. Peter Lorre overhears and offers to bet him it won't light ten times in a row.
The bet - Lorre's brand new convertible against McQueen's little finger.
Without giving the whole thing away, I can say that there is a typical Hitchcock twist.
I can also bet that if you saw it when it first aired in 1960 or in later re-runs, it is a show you still remember - one you will never forget.
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