Can someone please explain the Lucky Strike cigarette meme?

You feeling lucky, Pilgrim?

Not really. If I were lucky, someone would explain the intent behind the Lucky Strike cigarette mem.

I'm beginning to think (actually I've BEEN thinking) that the people who use it don't really know what they mean by it, either.

typo correction ^^^

Always figured it means "relax, dude".

Not sure, though.

I don’t think it's just a one thing kinda meme? It’s got a variety of uses. Or does it have one main thing that in not clued in on either?

You always hope to strike it lucky in your life.

When you do, that means you have a Lucky Strike.

Why is it so hard to understand?

I got a Lucky Strike. Yeah, most people do not understand and are using it wrong.

If i saw that hand in real life, I wouldn’t ask questions, I would just take one.

It is used in agreement.

Originally it was a reward for a job well done. Good job now have a smoke.

it is used to denote derision, as in you had one job...you are a potato..
or to convey strong disagreement

I never really understood it either but sometimes I think it's offering a prisoner one last smoke before the firing squad.

"there there, it's alright, job well done....we'll just brush you off and get you back on your feet again!"

It means calm down

Judging by this thread, its a smilie for when you wanna be as obscure as possible.

I think it's means, "bingo, you hit the nail on the head"

American Tobacco Company hired Edward L Bernays (father of propaganda) to design an advertising campaign to sell Lucky strikes as they were losing market share.

Bernays was the nephew of Sigmund Freud, Bernays wrote the book on propaganda, literally, worked with the US military, admired by Joseph Goebbels and the corporate elite.

The "Torches of Freedom" campaign convinced women to start smoking to show their "strength and independence" .

They fell for it, leftists thinking they are strong free thinkers but are actually puppets of the corporate elite, subscribing to a false reality and unable to self correct because of ego... it would be funny if it were not so sad.

Worth researching, explains how the elite fool themselves into thinking they are not evil.

Well, I'm glad to see that other people don't really get it, either... lol.

The reason it's so confusing to me, is that I've seen it used for so many different situations, but none of them really making much sense.

I think you may be on to something... lol

they dont mean anything . for example what does this mean

It actually could mean ALL of those thing's---

when you think about it...

In your case it would mean fuck off

It’s used to show someone you agree and relate to them

I always thought it was to offer someone COMFORT
when some subject upsets them...

Kindof like in the movies when the detective goes
to see the dead girl for the first time and he doesn't
want to puke...so someone gives him a ciggy.

Good example of this is in the movie "Jagged Edge"
it's almost a classic.


O'sCookie

It's Toasted so, it's okay.

I have also wondered about that smilie......


And even after all the posts on this thread, I'm still wondering.....