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Dem2theMax

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34. Poor kid. Having to grow up with this story,

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Mon Oct 28, 2019, 07:00 PM

Oct 2019

and constantly being reminded that you are part of a Darwin Award winning family.

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Woman killed in gender reveal explosion was 45 feet away from device, died instantly [View all] Coventina Oct 2019 OP

I've never been clear on this... LaurenOlimina Oct 2019 #1

well, whichever is going to live in a family with some REALLY BAD Karma... hlthe2b Oct 2019 #6

And a dad who likes to play with black powder. LaurenOlimina Oct 2019 #9

A boy before the explosion. /nt sdfernando Oct 2019 #30

Jesus. Just get a balloon with colored confetti inside and call it a day. phleshdef Oct 2019 #2

Agree, rusty fender Oct 2019 #3

Nothing says fun like a pipe bomb. Sneederbunk Oct 2019 #4

Sher, it's awl fun n games til pnwest Oct 2019 #14

Part of scurge of our celebrity culture worship with posting everything onlline via selfies &video. hlthe2b Oct 2019 #5

Agree completely. Guess what? Nobody cares about the gender of your spawn. Coventina Oct 2019 #33

Of whom these people now killed one. LisaL Oct 2019 #37

There are enough dangerous things around. Yonnie3 Oct 2019 #7

Yes, I was just reading about the forest fire incident last year. LisaM Oct 2019 #11

Too sad! Blowing things up is inherently dangerous. MineralMan Oct 2019 #8

like the yay-hoo down my street, trying to collect powder out of a flare KG Oct 2019 #10

Note - Not Florida exboyfil Oct 2019 #12

Right there is where they went wrong. drray23 Oct 2019 #13

Dumbasses LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #15

You think some people would learn. This guy started a wildfire. edbermac Oct 2019 #16

Nothing about whether charges will be brought muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #17

And to think they're breeding vercetti2021 Oct 2019 #18

And was the expected baby's paternal grandmother shanti Oct 2019 #19

And, as part of the hangover..... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2019 #31

we have two dumb things here stopdiggin Oct 2019 #20

That had to be a shit-ton of powder sarisataka Oct 2019 #21

Seriously fuck gender reveal parties. Initech Oct 2019 #22

My serious wish... regnaD kciN Oct 2019 #28

Pipe bomb reveal? What's next -- A blue mushroom cloud? tandem5 Oct 2019 #23

In my day "giving birth" was the gender reveal party. TeamPooka Oct 2019 #24

That's the route we chose even though eissa Oct 2019 #32

I knew I was having a girl with my first one... Phentex Oct 2019 #45

The gender reveal will happen only when the child is old enough to disclose their gender Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #25

BINGO!!! regnaD kciN Oct 2019 #29

Question: Polybius Oct 2019 #42

It's not a bad idea to leave things open. Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #43

6 adults? Flaleftist Oct 2019 #26

There's an acronym for Iowa that fits here RhodeIslandOne Oct 2019 #50

they were going for this.. tubes that send out colored smoke Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #27

Poor kid. Having to grow up with this story, Dem2theMax Oct 2019 #34

I would have thought that a few bubble wands... dchill Oct 2019 #35

Or get a big cake with either blue or pink inside. LisaL Oct 2019 #36

Cake AND bubbles! All right! dchill Oct 2019 #40

The first time I heard of gender reveal was... Phentex Oct 2019 #44

Nowhere have I seen it addressed whether or not there were any laws broken... hlthe2b Oct 2019 #38

Am I the only one central scrutinizer Oct 2019 #39

Consider yourself lucky that you haven't had one inflicted on you. Coventina Oct 2019 #41

What fad needs to die? Gender reveal parties or making pipe bombs?? cbdo2007 Oct 2019 #46

Dangerous gender reveal parties are criminal. Coventina Oct 2019 #47

So sad. Why do these tragedies bring out so much meanness, tho? Hortensis Oct 2019 #48

The vast majority of gender reveal parties don't involve an unbranched family tree RhodeIslandOne Oct 2019 #49