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Firewerx: U R Doing It Rong

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Dear Mouth-Breathing, Monosynaptic Dullard,

In the future, when engaging in impromptu displays of festive amateur pyrotechnics, I would suggest that you do not – repeat, DO NOT! – hold said pyrotechnics in your hand while lighting the fuse.

Instead, since you are still of breeding age, I suggest that you clamp the pyrotechnic device in question between your thighs while lighting it, preferably as close to your wedding tackle as possible.

That way, when the occasional one prematurely detonates, as such devices are wont to do, the resulting explosion should effectively chlorinate your particular genetic algae from the gene pool. As it is, you should consider yourself extremely fortunate in that you still have full use of your hands, so that in the future you may still use them to scratch your ass, roll an occasional blunt, or flash gang signs.

I knew you were a douchebag the moment I arrived on scene to find a white boy bedecked in a New Year’s Eve ensemble apparently purchased off the clearance rack at Huggy Bear’s House of Style and Flapjack Emporium. I knew you were an idiot when you told me a firecracker had gone off in your hand.

But the fact that you called an ambulance for a burn that turned out to be no more than a couple of blisters the size of a quarter, marks you as a wuss of the first order. In fact, if wusses congregated in public and elected their leader, you might well qualify to be the Grand Exalted Poobah of the Fraternal Order of Dickless Wimps.

For July4th, I think I’ll send my 7-year-old daughter over to your house with a box of sparklers and have her tell you, “Harden the f*ck up, dude.”

  • Old_NFO

    Ah, the usual New Years stupidity struck early huh? And 'thanks' for the algae comment, I needed to clean the monitor anyway… :-) Happy New Year AD!

  • Ckemtp

    Ambo, you've got the distinct honor of having written the funniest thing I've read all year. #HTFU I lol'd

  • PJ

    There's an old joke about an inexpensive vasectomy using the West Virginia Technique. Drink a can of beer, light an M-80, drop it in the can, and count to 8. (It's a visual joke…the patient counts to five on one hand while holding the can in the other, but when he gets to six and needs his other hand, he tucks the can between his legs, and…)

  • http://firecritic.com Fire Critic

    I was just trying to fit in…

  • http://reflectoscope.wordpress.com/ Jim

    See, the direct correlation between fire and humour: Your algae sample here learns about pyro the hard way, and we laugh at his expense!

    Jim

  • theroaddoctor

    So, that was the jerkwad keeping me up last night? Nice.

  • djmooretx

    Bah!

    Double Bah!

    It's guys like this that give us firecracker throwers a bad name.

    OF COURSE one's going to go off in your fingers every now and then. Yes, it HURTS.

    There's not a damn thing you can do about it, except laugh like a loon, apply bandaids as necessary, and light the next cracker. (And no, I came by my idiocy honestly, by virtue of being a teen. I was not in any way intoxicated. Not so much as a single sip of beer or toke.)

    But do not — DO NOT — pester the grown-ups about it. Called an ambulance? You weakling idiot coward!

    [Favorite firecracker trick: sitting on the dock (or on the, um, still active railroad trestle) dropping crackers in to the water. Let go of them at exactly the right time, and you get this cool underwater flash. Plus it kills the noise. But the fuse has to have just gone into the cracker to keep it from being extinguished. And really, that stinging sensation in your fingers wears off pretty quickly.]

  • http://www.firegeezer.com Mike "FossilMedic" Ward

    Wonderful post!

    I met his cousin.

  • 9 ECHO 1

    Well…if he's looking for the rest of his family, I believe I can rpovide him directions…

  • TexasDad

    At least Huggy Bear and his posse did not feel the need to shoot their pistols into the air. Unfortunately the discharged round never seems to fall on the shooter, and occasionally finds an innocent taxpaying member of the community.

    Please tell your new friend that as a boy growing up we used to have Roman Candle Fights and BB gun wars.

    Happy New Year

  • manda_b

    Was this sum dood's cousin perchance?

  • medrecgal

    “Monosynaptic dullard”…classic! Also liked “wuss of the first order”…the snark level here is hilarious!

  • medrecgal

    “Monosynaptic dullard”…classic! Also liked “wuss of the first order”…the snark level here is hilarious!

  • http://supportyourlocalgunfighter.com/ Wyatt Earp

    There's a reason they're called BOTTLE rockets, kids!

  • http://supportyourlocalgunfighter.com/ Wyatt Earp

    There's a reason they're called BOTTLE rockets, kids!

  • mark

    “Harden the f*ck up, dude.” Good post! What a baby!

  • mark

    “Harden the f*ck up, dude.” Good post! What a baby!

  • Gerry N.

    Please tell me this candy ass idiot at least paid for the call. If he didn't, are Rocko and Tony, the collection team, going to show up at his door with a bill? If he spent the ammalance money on a bottle of MD 20-20 are they at least coming back with his teeth in a sammich bag?

  • http://sarahandmom.wordpress.com/ Sarah

    An ambulance trip for blisters? When I was a little girl, firecrackers blew up in my hand every now and then. (It's a calculated risk that one takes when one's brothers suggest lighting firecrackers and flinging them at each other. Good times.) Yeah, that stung, but it was never serious enough for a shrieking, full-on run into the house in order to find Mom…much less a 911 call.

  • djmooretx

    They go higher if you fling them in the air just as they ignite.

    You can wear gloves, of course. But then you are a wuss.

    But if you do not wear goggles? You are an idiot.

  • Gerry N.

    Please tell me this candy ass idiot at least paid for the call. If he didn't, are Rocko and Tony, the collection team, going to show up at his door with a bill? If he spent the ammalance money on a bottle of MD 20-20 are they at least coming back with his teeth in a sammich bag?

  • http://sarahandmom.wordpress.com/ Sarah

    An ambulance trip for blisters? When I was a little girl, firecrackers blew up in my hand every now and then. (It's a calculated risk that one takes when one's brothers suggest lighting firecrackers and flinging them at each other. Good times.) Yeah, that stung, but it was never serious enough for a shrieking, full-on run into the house in order to find Mom…much less a 911 call.

  • djmooretx

    They go higher if you fling them in the air just as they ignite.

    You can wear gloves, of course. But then you are a wuss.

    But if you do not wear goggles? You are an idiot.

  • http://firstduemedic.com The Gate Keeper

    I must admit, when I first started reading your stuff I was a little put off by your sense of humor….but dude, that's some funny shit. Sadly enough though, you're growing on me. Write on!!

  • http://firstduemedic.com The Gate Keeper

    I must admit, when I first started reading your stuff I was a little put off by your sense of humor….but dude, that's some funny shit. Sadly enough though, you're growing on me. Write on!!

  • Webfoot Logger

    My usual responce when I've done something like that is carefully selected from my command of fractured purple prose . . . and I do not call the ambulance.

    Of course, I also do not hand-hold anything serious enough to cause actual injury . . .

    And as far as discharging firearms for a celebration, blanks are only about $16/hundred the last time I checked. Sometimes less . . . though I have a very substantial supply. (Note: blanks are still dangerous at ranges less than 15 feet/5m.)

    –Webfoot Logger

  • Webfoot Logger

    My usual responce when I've done something like that is carefully selected from my command of fractured purple prose . . . and I do not call the ambulance.

    Of course, I also do not hand-hold anything serious enough to cause actual injury . . .

    And as far as discharging firearms for a celebration, blanks are only about $16/hundred the last time I checked. Sometimes less . . . though I have a very substantial supply. (Note: blanks are still dangerous at ranges less than 15 feet/5m.)

    –Webfoot Logger


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