Hip flasks are the juice machines of the alcohol world - everyone has one and it never gets used.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hip flasks are common items that people buy but rarely use for their intended purpose.
- In plain terms
- Everyone owns a hip flask but nobody uses it.
- What can you take from it?
- Some items become symbols rather than functional tools.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What unused things do you own?
- Why do we buy things we do not use?
Another view
This generalization may not apply to people who use flasks regularly.
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