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jrknothead
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 Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:42 am Post subject: Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas |
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Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas
| Quote: | MUKWONAGO, Wis. - Police said a man was arrested after he used a cigarette lighter while trying to siphon gasoline from a van. The man, who was visiting friends, went to drive home early Saturday but realized that he didn't have enough gas in his SUV.
Police said the man tried to siphon the gas with help from another woman, but he couldn't see how much gas was in the container, so he used the lighter to check.
A blast of fire burned his hands and caused nearby residents to call police.
Police said he and the woman were located later in a store parking lot. He was arrested for theft and negligent use of burning materials.
The woman was referred to authorities for being party to theft. Formal charges haven't been filed.
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Was he trying to qualify for the Darwins?
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kip
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:50 am Post subject: |
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He more than qualified.
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slowmutant
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| Did he die? You have to commit involuntary suicide to qualify for a Darwin. |
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Roxas_XIII
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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He survived, so he can't qualify for a Darwin... maybe an honorable mention, though...
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pakled
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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die...or render yourself incapable of reproducing (like the guy who put a .22 in his trucks' fusebox (in place of a fuse), and shot himself in the @#$'s... |
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slowmutant
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| pakled wrote: | | die...or render yourself incapable of reproducing (like the guy who put a .22 in his trucks' fusebox (in place of a fuse), and shot himself in the @#$'s... |
No, you have to actually pop your clogs to qualify for a Darwin. |
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Jellybean
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:42 am Post subject: |
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I wonder what was going through his brain at the time?
Gas... lighter... = happy? 
OF COURSE GASOLINE IS FLAMMABLE!!!
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