Yes. They would also give away matchbooks. That way if you got murdered, a hard boiled detective could look in your pockets and find a clue to your last whereabouts.
I think the reasoning is more that you pick it up at the bar to light a cigarette, drop it in your pocket, and then the next time you safely empty your pockets it’ll be gone. If you never make it to that last step, your gumshoe’s got a clue!
Yes. They would also give away matchbooks. That way if you got murdered, a hard boiled detective could look in your pockets and find a clue to your last whereabouts.
The implication being that everyone smokes so much, they go through one matchbook pretty quickly.
I think the reasoning is more that you pick it up at the bar to light a cigarette, drop it in your pocket, and then the next time you safely empty your pockets it’ll be gone. If you never make it to that last step, your gumshoe’s got a clue!