"Inflation" On DMFA, and any other time changes you can spot.

[Ren Gaulen]

NAPALM! FOR GOD *BLEEP*ING SAKE SOMEONE GET THE NAPALM!

I've got some napaAAAAUGHOOOOUUUUIIEEEAAAA!!!

[icarus]

see, isn't the thread so much better now?

[Anri]

 


Wait, was that the napalm?

[Ren Gaulen]

Wait, was that the napalm?

..Was..

[Attic Rat]

Wait, was that the napalm?

..Was..

It warmed the tea perfectly! Spot-on!

[Jairus]

Wait, was that the napalm?

..Was..

It warmed the tea perfectly! Spot-on!

I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like... breakfast!

[Ren Gaulen]

I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like... breakfast!

Smells like... victory!! ..No, wait, still smells like breakfast.

[Howl]

This thread is made of win... which in turn is made of TNT, Napalm, and various other exploding things. *Takes out box of matches*

[Ren Gaulen]

This thread is made of win... which in turn is made of TNT, Napalm, and various other exploding things. *Takes out box of matches*

Indeed, this thread is simply FABULOUS.

[Chaos]

I smell something delicious. Is that roasted head?

cheese. Is that roasted headcheese? 

[Turnsky]

been done once before, even by yourself, it's still a used joke..

[Ren Gaulen]

I say, this thread is just delightful!

Makes me want to smile..

[Tycoon]

How can you smile... If you have no mouth?

[Ren Gaulen]

How can you smile... If you have no mouth?

[Alondro]

NAPALM! FOR GOD *BLEEP*ING SAKE SOMEONE GET THE NAPALM!

I've got some napaAAAAUGHOOOOUUUUIIEEEAAAA!!!

Is this thread about the Burning Man Art Festival?   

[superluser]

Is this thread about the Burning Man Art Festival?   

Please, no!  The only thing that could make this thread worse is a discussion of how many people found themselves at Burning Man.

[Anri]

I finally found myself when I looked at this shiny silver thing. o.o

[Joe3210]

Just one of the few topics I never wanted to see show up in this forum.

Why am I reading this thread?

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

"And then I found myself at Burning Man."
"Burning Man? How'd you get there?"
"I have no idea. One minute I was in Milwaukee, the next I was at Burning Man. So strange..."

[Darkmoon]

Just one of the few topics I never wanted to see show up in this forum.

Why am I reading this thread?

No one knows.

[Valynth]

Finding win in this thread is like finding cociane in New York's sewers.  Sure you can find it, but do you really want to use it?

[Madmann135]

Mad: Burning man, how did you get here?
Burning Man: *screams and runs as he burns*
Mad:  Burning man, Burning man!? *hides my gas can*  Looks like he doesn't want to talk.

[AmigaDragon]

"And then I found myself at Burning Man."
"Burning Man? How'd you get there?"
"I have no idea. One minute I was in Milwaukee, the next I was at Burning Man. So strange..."

Mad: Burning man, how did you get here?
Burning Man: *screams and runs as he burns*
Mad:  Burning man, Burning man!? *hides my gas can*  Looks like he doesn't want to talk.

I'm lost. Is Burning Man a person or a place?

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Now playing on Winamp: Steve Miller - Mercury Blues (SonicBlu's Time Machine Show)
via FoxyTunes

[Jairus]

I'm lost. Is Burning Man a person or a place?

Same question here. I mean, I've heard of Burning Man before, but I have no idea what/who it is.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

"Burning Man" is a huge art festival that takes place on federal reserve land in Utah, in the desert.

Out on the playa, a group of folks get together and party hard for a fortnight, then leave. It takes a month or so to set up, and by the time it's all finished, they leave no trace but footprints.

According to the laws, they're not allowed to stay out there until they've set up a fence, and they can only set up the fence after they've been given approval (ie, on a specific date). Last time I checked, they set up 8 miles of fence in 36 hours. There's some pretty hard-working people involved.

They wander out into the desert, nail a peg into the ground, then set up a massive semi-circular town around it - lay out streets, set up suburbs, etc. Once they've done that, people start turning up and set up a town. Seriously - it has it's own post office that doesn't exist for 11 months of the year, people run internet access and a power generator out there, the whole works. 30,000 people descend on it, have a massive art festival, including making a massive wooden man.

On the last night, they set fire to it, and burn him to the ground. Then they clean up, and get out of there.


... it's an experience. And I'm probably missing some of the nuances in explaining it, since I haven't actually been there. But it's definitely an interesting experience.

Edit:
I realised I didn't answer your question. "Burning Man" refers to both the festival as a whole, and the wooden man that they burn, so technically, it's both a person and a thing.

[Jairus]

~info~

Interesting... very interesting. Sounds like a lot of fun for everyone involved. Thanks for the info, Boxy.

[Alondro]

It's kinda like that weird ritual thingee I've heard about where a bunch of elite wealthy and politicians get together and burn the effigy of a man in the belly of a giant owl.

Don't ask me.  I don't get it either.  Rich people do crazy things, but because they're rich we just call them 'eccentric' instead of tossing them in the loony bin forever.

[bill]

<- me, reading this thread

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

You seem to be smiling more than usual, bill. Or is that gas?

[Naldru]

It's kinda like that weird ritual thingee I've heard about where a bunch of elite wealthy and politicians get together and burn the effigy of a man in the belly of a giant owl.

Don't ask me.  I don't get it either.  Rich people do crazy things, but because they're rich we just call them 'eccentric' instead of tossing them in the loony bin forever.

The Scots have the Wickerman festival.

I would think that the wicker man would appeal to Charline because of the nature of its stuffing.