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We found this old matchbook in our kitchen. It's for a coroner's election. The Democrat candidate is on one side and the Republican candidate is on the other. (lemmy.world)

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I feel like Dr. Ferguson got the better placement. When you open the matchbook, it's his name you'll be looking at. The strike strip is on his side as well.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Except the old trick with these matchbooks was to fold it back and close it over to make those paper matches easy to light, so you're ultimately looking at brown paper, and so that's how Brown Paper won the election that year.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Counterpoint, only one person sees the front of the matchbook, but when you pull out the booklet and strike that match to set the cross on fire, everyone sees the other side. Great placement for a Republican, I think.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

That's a good point.

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