From the "Lighten Up" Department...

"They are indeed dangerous. Perhaps we can get some laws passed banning the possession, transportation and sale of matches. In the meantime some enterprising lawyers could sue the establishments that make these articles available to the innocent public. Who knows how many lives could be saved!"

-Comment from an October 2009 New York Times article on matches

Read the full article and comments, which features NC collector Bill Retskin, here: http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/dining/21match.html