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    How is George G. Blaisdell related to the Tragically Hip tune “Wheat Kings”?

    Question #102964. Asked by BRY2K. (Feb 12 09 8:01 PM)


    daBomb619

    		The song contains the line "In a Zippo lighter you see the killer's face". George G. Blaisdell was the founder of Zippo.

    http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/tragicallyhip/wheatkings.html
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo

    Feb 13 09, 12:22 AM

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