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7.62WildBill
10-04-13, 16:42
The title says it all. The shutdown is really bringing out the whackos.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-sets-fire-national-mall-20476899
Moose-Knuckle
10-04-13, 16:52
Hmmm, the lady in the sedan yesterday and now this. Where is the call for bans on assault sedans and those EPA/NTSB approved assault gas cans?
The_War_Wagon
10-04-13, 17:37
An early test of Der Kommissar ObamassarKare... :o
jmnielsen
10-04-13, 17:44
i couldn't set myself on fire if i tried, can't ever get gas out of those damn carb compliant spouts they put on every freakin gas can these days...
Irish
10-04-13, 17:55
I'm reminded of this...

http://destigar.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/buddimmol.jpg
WillBrink
10-04-13, 18:03
The title says it all. The shutdown is really bringing out the whackos.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-sets-fire-national-mall-20476899

Well he really showed them! :rolleyes:
WillBrink
10-04-13, 18:05
Hmmm, the lady in the sedan yesterday and now this. Where is the call for bans on assault sedans and those EPA/NTSB approved assault gas cans?

May 2: An SUV sits outside the Ralston Middle School in Belmont.

BELMONT, Calif. — A sport utility vehicle jumped a curb and plowed into a group of California middle school students waiting for a bus, authorities said. Three teenagers were in intensive care Thursday.

About half a dozen children were hit, including several who were trapped under the SUV when it struck a tree outside Ralston Middle School on Wednesday, Police Lt. Dan DeSmidt said. Parents and staff used a jack and collective muscle to lift the SUV and rescue the trapped children, he said.

Fire Chief Doug Fry said 13 children and the SUV's driver were taken to hospitals. Seven went to trauma centers with problems ranging from broken bones to internal injuries, he said.

Later one person said "Nobody needs a vehicle that massive. It can only cause horrific damage with such momentum. It is a terrible public health hazard. If it saves just one life it will be worth it. Think of the children!"
austinN4
10-04-13, 18:09
Later one person said "Nobody needs a vehicle that massive. It can only cause horrific damage with such momentum. It is a terrible public health hazard. If it saves just one life it will be worth it. Think of the children!"
Seriously, is this a real quote? If so, we have tipped over the edge and are doomed.
WillBrink
10-04-13, 18:20
Seriously, is this a real quote? If so, we have tipped over the edge and are doomed.

Nah, I added that for effect being a wise a$$, but people have said dumber things, and yes, we're doomed ...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/05/03/suv-hits-several-outside-california-middle-school/
SteyrAUG
10-04-13, 19:12
I'm reminded of this...

http://destigar.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/buddimmol.jpg


First thing that came to mind, probably for most others too.
Moose-Knuckle
10-04-13, 19:57
First thing that came to mind, probably for most others too.

Yeah but something tells me the dude wasn't as calm as the monk was when he immolated himself. :fie:
Sensei
10-04-13, 20:46
Yeah but something tells me the dude wasn't as calm as the monk was when he immolated himself. :fie:

Confucius once said:

"Give a man a fire and you will keep him warm for a day. Set a man on fire and you will keep him warm for the rest of his life…"
_Stormin_
10-04-13, 20:52
I know I shouldn't have, but I laughed at that one Sensei...
FlyingHunter
10-04-13, 21:03
i couldn't set myself on fire if i tried, can't ever get gas out of those damn carb compliant spouts they put on every freakin gas can these days...

I'm with you - those things are a real PITA.
yellowfin
10-05-13, 00:18
I guess with some government services on furlough they had to call in the Human Torch?
interfan
10-05-13, 01:17
Damn. I was hoping that his highness was smoking again and had a Richard Prior "accident".

Self immolation doesn't seem to motivate Americans. Vietnamese and Tunisians - sure, but here we're too busy keeping up with the Kardasians to notice.

If someone does that in California, they'll probably get ticketed by the CA Air Resources Board.
Alaskapopo
10-05-13, 01:19
Confucius once said:

"Give a man a fire and you will keep him warm for a day. Set a man on fire and you will keep him warm for the rest of his life…"

Like a buddy of mine who is a paratrooper said if your chute does not open you have the rest of your life to figure out how to open your reserve. Or how long do you have to clear a mine field, the rest of your life.
Pat
Honu
10-05-13, 03:14
as one has been moron would say to the other :)

http://www.popularmoron.com/files/2012/07/paris-hilton-thats-hot.jpg
jpmuscle
10-05-13, 09:39
If only he had access to healthcare!! god the humanity.. we are such an uncivilized society.
Miami_JBT
10-05-13, 11:22
I find it interesting that the current series of whackjobs are Black Americans. The Navy Yard shooter, the Capitol Police Chase Driver, the guy in Oregon shooting the trooper, and now this crazy cat.

Have white folks figured its time to give the minorities their time to shine as crazies? If so, when do the Cubans go nuts? Will I get a call from someone telling me it is my turn?
montanadave
10-05-13, 11:24
Will I get a call from someone telling me it is my turn?

My understanding is most of these contacts are made telepathically. Just keep an open mind . . . or possibly an empty head. :)