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Dig This Zippo Vietnam Lighter (Page 2)
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Originally Posted by ambush 
Hey guys, dig this genuine Zippo lighter I got straight from Saigon today.
it works perfectly too 
Originally Posted by Dark Helmet
Probably sold it because when he got back from the Da nang he was expecting a parade but got spit on instead 
Originally Posted by Dark Helmet
My crystal ball tells me.... yes!
"it works perfectly too"
Originally Posted by marden
The OP says he got it straight from Saigon and that it works perfectly.
And it looks like genuwine aging. Look at the pitts and rust and internal extrusions. The engraving is worn and of uneven depth from wear. I'll bet it's real.
Originally Posted by Dark Helmet
Question is why did you reply to my comment and add that?
Seems self evident to me if you read the thread or even just the pertinent posts completely.
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Originally Posted by marden
Seems self evident to me if you read the thread or even just the pertinent posts completely.
WTF are you talking about ?
You were pointing out the obvious, SWG told you so. So, what's your point ?
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I dream of WTH shutting his mouth.
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Originally Posted by ambush
I dream of WTH shutting his mouth.
Wet dreams ?
Turtles are water creatures after all 
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Originally Posted by Rolling Bones
Holy sweet mother of pearl, that's funny.
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"Faster, faster! 'Till the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." - HST
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Originally Posted by marden
Seems self evident to me if you read the thread or even just the pertinent posts completely.
Kids, don't do drugs.
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Last edited by Dark Helmet; Nov 1, 2006 at 12:25 PM.
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Originally Posted by ambush
Originally Posted by what_the_heck
Moron, maybe you should read your sources before posting
So, both is being used today  
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If you guys would know anything about Southeast Asia then you would know that it doesn't make any sense at all to discuss correct spelling (roman alphabet) in any of those countries (except Singapore probably)!! 
Ok, I have never been to Vietnam (only Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore) and I just had to find out that the Vietnamese already dropped the Chinese alphabet a long time ago and are now using the chữ quốc ngữ which is some form of the Portugese (Roman) alphabet. This could mean that they are a lot better in spelling than the Thai for example (in Thailand there's at least one typo in every sentence)...
I'm still pretty sure that you'll find Quinhon, Qui Nhon, Quynhon and Quy Nhon just about everywhere (along with a few more versions)!
As far as I understood the wiki article, I would say Qu i Nhon is rather an old version ("or Qu y Nhon as more often written presently!")
Now please continue to fight! 
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Originally Posted by badidea
If you guys would know anything about Southeast Asia then you would know that it doesn't make any sense at all to discuss correct spelling (roman alphabet) in any of those countries (except Singapore probably)!!
Ok, I have never been to Vietnam (only Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore) and I just had to find out that the Vietnamese already dropped the Chinese alphabet a long time ago and are now using the chữ quốc ngữ which is some form of the Portugese (Roman) alphabet. This could mean that they are a lot better in spelling than the Thai for example (in Thailand there's at least one typo in every sentence)...
I'm still pretty sure that you'll find Quinhon, Qui Nhon, Quynhon and Quy Nhon just about everywhere (along with a few more versions)!
As far as I understood the wiki article, I would say Qu i Nhon is rather an old version ("or Qu y Nhon as more often written presently!")
Now please continue to fight!
wow that's such an essential post you made there.
what a total point of authority.
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Originally Posted by ambush
wow that's such an essential post you made there.
what a total point of authority.
LOL, sure, makes you feel better.
Still think you got pwned
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Originally Posted by what_the_heck
LOL, sure, makes you feel better.
Still think you got pwned
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badidea's post was relevant and you, WTH, are a minister of cool.
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if you go to the war museum in HCM city they have lighters like this on display, they go at auction for about 800 USD each if engraved with the battalion insignia, you can buy copies all over vietnam for about 10 to 20 USD.
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Originally Posted by moonmonkey
if you go to the war museum in HCM city they have lighters like this on display, they go at auction for about 800 USD each if engraved with the battalion insignia, you can buy copies all over vietnam for about 10 to 20 USD.
I bought for myself one of those fake Zippo's after taking the tour of the Cu-Chi tunnels.
Haggled the price down to $5 the zippo's are fake but it works very well.
I must say I think his Zippo looks very real.
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if it was 400USD+ i'm sure it was real.
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Originally Posted by moonmonkey
if it was 400USD+ i'm sure it was real.
Why, because nobody would be so dumb to buy a fake one for $ 400 ? 
I want to believe...
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I don't think what_the_heck will be happy until it is proven to be a fake.
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Originally Posted by Kevin
Nice 
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Originally Posted by Dark Helmet
I don't think what_the_heck will be happy until it is proven to be a fake.
Meh, I don't need prove. The odds that he got a genuine Zippo are very slim. They do very good replicas over there, and it's really hard to verify beforehand if it's legit or not.
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