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Tue 31 Aug, 2004 05:07 pm
I was exiting a nightclub in Phoenix last night when I heard a blood-curdling scream.
Suddenly, from around the corner, a man came running right at me, and he was totally
engulfed in flames. The screams were unbearable. As he started rolling around in the
street trying to extinguish the flames I sat down on the curb, lit a cigarette, and
watched in fascination as he burned to a crisp. Now, in hindsight, I wonder if I should've
helped that poor fellow. There was plenty of water around; I suppose i could have easily
doused the flames. What do you think? Did I make a poor decision?
gus man - were you drinking?
You sure you're not referring to the Burning Man Festival?
Gus was too late, there was nothing he could do.
It depends - Was the man asking for help or merely screaming? You can't be expected to deduce lucid communicating from a man who won't spell it out. I think you did about all that could be expected, Gus.
Did he happen to mention his politics?
Yes. I would have put him out, asked about his politics, then relit him if he did not answer correctly.
Happens all the time.
Not to worry.
Come to think of it, Setanta, he was screaming something like "I'm going to vote vote for George W. Bush"
I forgot about that part.
And come to think of it, I'm the guy who set him on fire.
( I guess I'd better curtail my drinking -- it's causing short-term memory loss )
Did you use him to light your cigarette?
He obviously came out of a club full of flamers.
BOP!
Was there another Great White concert?
Terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible.
Gus--
Head for Black Rock City and ask them for absolution.
<ugh, ugh...wheeze....drag.....THUMP>
Here's another carton of disposable lighters, gus. When you run out, just let me know.
We've gotta get rid of as many of those damn Republicans as possible before November.
Maybe it was one of those anti-Kerry Swift Boat liars. Pants on fire and all that...
No you did the right thing Gus.
If someone is determined to burn themselves to death its their right to do so, strangers mustn't intefer. It would be rude in any case without a direct invitation. Did he say "please help I'm on fire and likely to be burnt crisp wise?" Its all a matter of ettiquette, or parafin, one or the other. For the same reasons, I hope you didn't light your cigarette off him. That would be a gross breach of manners.
I've been watching the Republican Convention and have taken to heart their message that in a free society, we shouldn't expect the gov't to take care of us. Unless, of course, we're Halliburton share holders and so forth.
So, if this poor benighted fellow happened to be on fire, either on purpose or otherwise, it would be wrong to intervene.
Absolutely, D'art. And gus, you really must stop all this indecision about your actions...."Did I do the right thing?"..."I think I did the right thing"..."I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do"... The fellow on fire, being a staunch Republican, would surely not appreciate all those flip-flops.
Anyone who doesn't know to stop drop and roll when that kind of thing happens, doesn't deserve to make the cut. Natural selection.
In the utopia of my dreams, we all revere Dick Van Dyke.
There's a meadow, a lot of Crisco...
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