BMW Lighter
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- | The '''BMW Lighter''' is a handheld naphtha-type fire starter. It prominently displays the logo of [[Wikipedia:BMW|BMW]], an abbreviation of “''Bayerische Motoren Werke''” (Bavarian Motor Works), a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. When the lighter was first introduced on Homestar Runner, a "real world" BMW lighter was unavailable as [[The Brothers Chaps]] attest to on the DVD commentary for "[[dragon]]". There are now several styles of BMW lighter available. | + | The '''BMW Lighter''' is a handheld naphtha-type fire starter. It prominently displays the logo of [[Wikipedia:BMW|BMW]], an abbreviation of “''Bayerische Motoren Werke''” (Bavarian Motor Works), a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. When the lighter was first introduced on [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]], a "real world" BMW lighter was unavailable as [[The Brothers Chaps]] attest to on the DVD commentary for "[[dragon]]". There are now several styles of BMW lighter available. |
It resembles a [[Wikipedia:Zippo|Zippo]] brand lighter, a naphtha lighter that flips open and lights with the flick of a wheel. | It resembles a [[Wikipedia:Zippo|Zippo]] brand lighter, a naphtha lighter that flips open and lights with the flick of a wheel. |
Revision as of 05:27, 12 March 2006
The BMW Lighter is a handheld naphtha-type fire starter. It prominently displays the logo of BMW, an abbreviation of “Bayerische Motoren Werke” (Bavarian Motor Works), a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. When the lighter was first introduced on Homestar Runner, a "real world" BMW lighter was unavailable as The Brothers Chaps attest to on the DVD commentary for "dragon". There are now several styles of BMW lighter available.
It resembles a Zippo brand lighter, a naphtha lighter that flips open and lights with the flick of a wheel.
A variation on this gag appears in portrait: Homestar Runner uses a SAAB Lighter.
Appearances
- Email guitar - Strong Bad holds it up at the end. As an Easter egg, it will scorch The Paper.
- Email dragon - Strong Bad uses it to burn Strong Sad's very good drawing of a dragon.
- Email privileges - First it is mentioned on the list of "Medallion Gold Plus Club" privileges, where it is referred to as a "Beamer Lighter." ("Beamer" is a general slang term for a BMW.) Then it actually appears in an Easter egg, in which The Cheat uses it to torch Homestar's guitar magazines.
- Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon - The Cheat uses it to light the bundle of Fthoom-Bang bottle rockets.
- Email pom pom - Strong Bad uses the lighter during his attempt to poke Pom Pom with a pin while he's on fire.
- Email other days - Strong Bad uses it to burn up Bubs' letter. Here it is first refered to as "BMW".
- Email long pants - The Cheat uses the lighter to burn Homestar's Daisy Dukes.
- Real-Live E-Mails - Strong Bad uses a real one to literally burn his new DVD.
- Email pop-up - Appears on the last page of the book.
- Email lady fan - Strong Bad uses it to burn Marzipan's things in a fiery inferno of pyrotechnics. Her hair was also burned.