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niyad

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97. wonder if his insurance will cover since the house burning was self-inflicted? a very

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Fri Sep 7, 2018, 01:31 PM

Sep 2018

expensive protest!!

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Man Accidentally Burns Home Down After Lighting Nike Shoes On Fire. [View all] Cattledog Sep 2018 OP

A perfect storm. flor-de-jasmim Sep 2018 #1

it's a hoax orleans Sep 2018 #66

That story is about a Florida man... SergeStorms Sep 2018 #70

then it's interesting that the name & age of the guy is the same n/t orleans Sep 2018 #72

I admit.... SergeStorms Sep 2018 #82

Looks like we hit the Zappa trifecta Gregory Peccary Sep 2018 #113

Yea that felt hoaxey to me right away fescuerescue Sep 2018 #87

Indeed blueseas Sep 2018 #100

Oy ve! Beakybird Sep 2018 #2

Priceless. shanny Sep 2018 #3

This isn't the Onion? wryter2000 Sep 2018 #4

Not the onion. LisaL Sep 2018 #7

Thanks wryter2000 Sep 2018 #17

I lived there for about 12 years. Delmette2.0 Sep 2018 #44

my ex-wife is from Bartlesville. lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #101

So was my father in law. Delmette2.0 Sep 2018 #108

I probably met your Father in Law... if this was in the early 1980s lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #109

You missed him by 15 years. Delmette2.0 Sep 2018 #110

Good sleauthing. joshcryer Sep 2018 #20

What clued me in was that he was arrested. For what? Equinox Moon Sep 2018 #64

I don't find that part implausible. Jim Lane Sep 2018 #81

Love it! rgbecker Sep 2018 #90

This fake news site owner was diving in Andy Borowitz's dumpster Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #13

It's a fake site - usatoday-go.com is NOT usatoday jberryhill Sep 2018 #56

Your fire, duh! dchill Sep 2018 #5

Are people actually falling for this article? Again? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #6

Yes, it's a hoax. But what part of it is so unbelievable that people are stupid to fall for it? kcr Sep 2018 #18

The URL made it obviously fake. mythology Sep 2018 #51

Oh. The URL. Ok then. kcr Sep 2018 #84

People usually aren't immediately arrested after accidental fires Vermijelli Sep 2018 #74

The article didn't say he was immediately arrested afterward. kcr Sep 2018 #86

Oh my,another Trumper. Wellstone ruled Sep 2018 #8

It's a hoax. Nt lostnfound Sep 2018 #22

The MAGA cult should burn everything they possess dalton99a Sep 2018 #9

I nominate this idiot for a Darwin award Gothmog Sep 2018 #10

Is this really USA Today? EffieBlack Sep 2018 #11

It's a fake. Initech Sep 2018 #14

It was suspicious EffieBlack Sep 2018 #19

That's another fake story. marble falls Sep 2018 #35

Yep Here is the story on the fake story from a Tulsa newspaper csziggy Sep 2018 #71

Hoax. johnp3907 Sep 2018 #16

This story... Initech Sep 2018 #12

Turns out this story is a hoax. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #15

Thanks, I had a feeling about this one. Tipperary Sep 2018 #25

Ahhhh to bad lol it was funny though. cstanleytech Sep 2018 #34

Fake! I'm shocked! Cattledog Sep 2018 #21

Shouldn't you either delete this or at least label it satire/hoax? mythology Sep 2018 #73

I knew it was fake because it wasn't "Florida Man".... LOL winstars Sep 2018 #23

Actually, in one iteration it WAS. kag Sep 2018 #67

People are stupid to burn these shoes. Nike uses all kinds of hazardous materials in their shoes. Tipperary Sep 2018 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author George II Sep 2018 #26

Use xylene,... It is a much hotter flame. magicarpet Sep 2018 #27

Why Not Gasoline? ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #89

Instant karma's gonna get you! unblock Sep 2018 #28

Darwin Award? nycbos Sep 2018 #29

I kept looking for the onion sig. trof Sep 2018 #30

Please be real! Pretty please!!!! Bleacher Creature Sep 2018 #31

So can his insurance company deny paying him any claims he might make since he intentionally started cstanleytech Sep 2018 #32

edit...joke? nt JCanete Sep 2018 #33

Hysterical if true. Kajun Gal Sep 2018 #36

Just donate the stuff to charity rpannier Sep 2018 #37

It's so hard to detect irony these days. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #38

I hope insurance F's him also. JDC Sep 2018 #39

The Stupid is Strong Ccarmona Sep 2018 #40

Kaepernick sends his thoughts and prayers. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #41

Karma. MineralMan Sep 2018 #42

The background terrain was a giveaway. Definitely not Bartlesville area. n/t MarcA Sep 2018 #43

Goobers gotta be goobers. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2018 #45

Well he believed in something, and he sacrificed everything. milestogo Sep 2018 #46

Ok this one may not be real news but... N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2018 #47

It's a hoax, but NastyRiffraff Sep 2018 #48

Just Do It JonLP24 Sep 2018 #49

The weird thing is... paleotn Sep 2018 #50

I have to ask, this is real, right? Not the Onion? Perseus Sep 2018 #52

It's a fake site jberryhill Sep 2018 #57

We are in an insane timeline. liberalmuse Sep 2018 #53

Oh my schedenfruede sakabatou Sep 2018 #54

Usatoday-go.com is a a fake site jberryhill Sep 2018 #55

I thought it was going to be satire.. holy shite. Cha Sep 2018 #58

If it were true, Nike should send him a pair of shoes. LakeArenal Sep 2018 #59

Don't you have to buy the shoes before you can burn them? louis c Sep 2018 #60

Why is this still up? DangerousRhythm Sep 2018 #61

... catbyte Sep 2018 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author Dorian Gray Sep 2018 #63

Burn your Nikes on the seat of your Harley, with the gas cap open. keithbvadu2 Sep 2018 #65

Well we KNEW that was going to happen! SergeStorms Sep 2018 #68

Stupid ass bdamomma Sep 2018 #69

Bartlesville officials: Nike protest fire story a hoax GregD Sep 2018 #75

Please delete this nonsense. nt Codeine Sep 2018 #76

A homeless vet could used those shoes ! stonecutter357 Sep 2018 #77

MORON !!!!!!!!!!!! trueblue2007 Sep 2018 #78

"Burn, baby burn". oasis Sep 2018 #79

Well at least Ford trucks are self-burning.... Historic NY Sep 2018 #80

Really disappointed that it's a hoax. Crunchy Frog Sep 2018 #83

Casa Chiroptera Caca JHB Sep 2018 #85

K&R for exposure! egduj Sep 2018 #88

You are K&R'ing a hoax AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #91

Of course it's a hoax; but if Trumpists get their own reality, where he's their Sun King for Life... VOX Sep 2018 #92

Snopes has debunked this as a hoax; it should be labeled satire. Liberty Belle Sep 2018 #93

Oh this gets to me! GetRidOfThem Sep 2018 #94

Fake news site. MrScorpio Sep 2018 #95

this isn't from the Onion??? niyad Sep 2018 #96

wonder if his insurance will cover since the house burning was self-inflicted? a very niyad Sep 2018 #97

Careful - story not verified - then debunked lame54 Sep 2018 #98

The account at the URL for the original article has been suspended SpankMe Sep 2018 #99

People on this board wonder how people can fall for fake news so easily. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #103

This post needs to be deleted! ADMINS????? nt USALiberal Sep 2018 #107

Of course this is a fake... a real Trumpster lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #102

snopes said not true..but its funny as hell anyway samnsara Sep 2018 #104

Not funny, makes this place look foolish. nt USALiberal Sep 2018 #105

I remember when satire used to be fun at this board JonLP24 Sep 2018 #114

Ooooooooooo ... Jopin Klobe Sep 2018 #106

You had to be a real idiot Runningdawg Sep 2018 #111

Plenty of DUers fell for it too mythology Sep 2018 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author barbtries Sep 2018 #115

the link is not to USAToday barbtries Sep 2018 #116