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What is the weird lighter thing George pulls...


Twice George, when he's in the store, pulls a thing that is like a lighter and says " Hope I get a million dollars " and when it lights the says " Hot Dog ". What the heck is that thing?

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Cigar and cigarette lighter

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It's a cigarette/cigar lighter, and he plays this game with himself, that if it lights on the first try, he gets to makes a wish.

Same type of game that they make a wish when they throw a rock through the old house window.

The only "wishing" games I've played is birthday-cake wish, wish upon a falling star, and wishing wells.

"Hot Dog!" is just an old expression for "yay, hooray!".

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