Why are white lighters considered "bad luck"?

Question

Seriously?....Well, um, yes.... I'm curious.

Answer 1

hmmm....that's a new one i'v never heard b4....well, it's probably the same reason the english think that when they cross paths with a white stray cat, they tend to fear it for it may cause bad luck. wouldn't you think the same if you used a white lighter and it caused you to burn your hand?

Answer 2

Seriously?

Answer 3

It's true they are. I didn't know about this and I bought one 2 days ago, and this morning I woke up dead.

Answer 4

never heard about white lighters having bad luck....

I have one for the past year...and only thing happend is the gas finished! Damned those white lighters!

Answer 5

What the h**l is a White Lighter?

Have you been watching Charmed a little too much?  Feel free to look it up online.  There have never been any mythological references to a "white lighter" ever, ecept in reference to TV Magic.

Answer 6

According to UrbanDictionary.com:

"The real history to the white lighter myth and why they are unlucky is based on four famous and revolutionary musicians of the second half of the 20th century. Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrex, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain were all left-handed, all died at the age of 27, and all their autopsies reported that a white bic lighter was found in their pockets. This is why it is said that white lighters are unlucky. So if you are 27 and left-handed, don’t use a white bic lighter, you will die.

Some people really flip out when there is white lighter in the room.

The white lighter myth is often related to smoking marijuana with a white bic lighter."



and

"A superstition among the stoner culture that smoking marijuana with a white lighter (especially a Bic) is bad luck. This superstition persists to the point that many smokers will refuse to smoke until a non-white lighter is found. A possible reason is that many smokers will cover the bowl while inhaling to slow the burn rate or use the end of the lighter to pack the bowl. These both leave telltale burn/ash marks which would be most apparent with a white lighter."

I remember my mother saying that when she was younger and a co-worker (who was ready to light a cigarette with a white lighter) and she were in the boss' office, the boss ordered her co-worker to exit her office if he was to use a white lighter. Seems to hold true for some.

Answer 7

Someone is just filling your head with non-sense..... Period.... And I have used every colored lighter there is.... So this is just another superstition that bites the the dust...........