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18. If the headline just started out "Man sets self on fire..."

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 01:56 PM

Oct 2013

Everyone would have assumed "drunk" and sadly, given recent history, many would have assumed "Florida" as well.

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Drunk Florida man sets self on fire while lighting Halloween cross-burning �prank� [View all] meegbear Oct 2013 OP

Oh Dear, Turbineguy Oct 2013 #1

The hosiptals should stock Darwin Award Trophies to hand out in the ER specifically for Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #2

Give the guy a break -- he did bring his own white sheet Blue Owl Oct 2013 #3

Darwin Award? ER? He didn't die. He can still spew his seed. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #9

Participation medal perhaps? hack89 Oct 2013 #16

That's a good call! nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #19

How about LibertyLover Oct 2013 #24

Best Supporting Idiot? nt hack89 Oct 2013 #29

You beat me to it! n/t markpkessinger Oct 2013 #50

Well..that would depend on what body parts were included in that fifty percent that got burned...nt MADem Oct 2013 #26

Honorable mention Doctor_J Oct 2013 #49

A Darwin Award Also-Ran -- how sad it that? markpkessinger Oct 2013 #51

Karma can be a hot firey bitch someone else Oct 2013 #47

wouldn't surprise me if we taxpaying liberals zbdent Oct 2013 #4

Poor fool got his holidays mixed up. Everbody knows Jim Crow Day is in November. bluesbassman Oct 2013 #5

An excruciating recovery is probably in store for him..... Ineeda Oct 2013 #20

The good news is the cross-burner will likely survive: the bad new is the recovery will likely be indepat Oct 2013 #6

Is that bad news? Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #45

Really bad news for the one burned indepat Oct 2013 #46

Ron Nielson of Napalm Bay Florida...You are the Reich Wing douchebag of the week. Hubert Flottz Oct 2013 #7

Best avoided. dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #8

Ah, Irony. graegoyle Oct 2013 #10

Florida Dopers_Greed Oct 2013 #11

I'm sorry to be the first to recommend this thread. loudsue Oct 2013 #12

Who determined it was a prank? Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #13

silly liberals, it's *never* terrorism when white conservatives do it phantom power Oct 2013 #25

I've personally heard Republicans say that about mass shootings. IronLionZion Oct 2013 #40

This story coming soon . . . Brigid Oct 2013 #14

Darwin award candidate. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #15

HAHAHA that's a pretty funny prank! /nt Ash_F Oct 2013 #17

If the headline just started out "Man sets self on fire..." hughee99 Oct 2013 #18

Burning a cross is a prank? Uh, okay. yellowcanine Oct 2013 #21

Candles and gasoline. What could go wrong? nt NoGOPZone Oct 2013 #22

And don't forget the alcohol. Brigid Oct 2013 #32

Instant Karma, gonna getcha. 1000words Oct 2013 #23

Wile E. Klan-Yote. KurtNYC Oct 2013 #27

Racist, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son. jmowreader Oct 2013 #28

That report calls to mind this graphic image.... xocet Oct 2013 #30

Perfect image. It's worth more than 1,000 words! n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2013 #37

Mother of all Hangovers JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2013 #31

Hah! I LOVE the photo they include with the rawstory story. uppityperson Oct 2013 #33

Karma can sometimes be instant. olddad56 Oct 2013 #34

Almost makes me think there may be a "God". randr Oct 2013 #35

Nice - Darwin's pager still works. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2013 #36

Why did they airlift him? Shoulda used a wheel barrow. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2013 #38

K&R DeSwiss Oct 2013 #39

er...does he know Halloween isn't until the last day of the month? Skittles Oct 2013 #41

instant karma noiretextatique Oct 2013 #42

Halloween pranky ass! Earth_First Oct 2013 #43

Karma's a bitch. nt valerief Oct 2013 #44

Speechless ailsagirl Oct 2013 #48

God (if he/she/it) exists... Cadfael Oct 2013 #52

DOG is not dead KingBob Oct 2013 #53

Oh and, ... KingBob Oct 2013 #54