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Article: Zippo Snuffs Web Site Featuring Tricks
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- AP Online
- Article date:
- August 27, 2003
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Dateline: BRADFORD, Pa.
Zippo has snuffed a Web site featuring hundreds of tricks that can
be performed with its trademark lighters.
Officials with Bradford-based Zippo Manufacturing Co. on Monday shut
down the site citing "concerns of some in the fire safety industry."
A message from Web site founder Morton Kjolberg read that "although
I personally don't agree with these concerns, we have reached a point
where we are left with no other alternative other than to shut zippotricks.com
down."
The site detailed 555 tricks submitted by Zippo tricksters along with
video demonstrations of fiery feats such as "Dante's ...