Monday, September 20, 2010

Being On Fire: quotes and a poem



"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day.  Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

- Terry Pratchett.
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Limits







by Jack Brummet

We like to believe
We could endure anything for five minutes

But that theory, cooked up
In your hermetic study or bedroom,

Comes apart at the seams instantly
When you imagine being on fire

Or having crows feast
Upon your eyes.
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ablaze, aflame, flammescent, conflagrant, incensed
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“Its not hard to start a fire all you need is a little friction ;)”

~ Oscar Wilde on Sex with your Mother
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“Just ask my Great Balls how they like being on fire.”

~ Jerry Lee Lewis on his book "Third Degree Burns, Ointment, and You"
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From the Wikipedia:
 
Being on fire can easily be mistaken for many things like being a volcano or being incredibly warm. So look for these symptoms.

Are your hands on fire/badly damaged/gone?

Are you in pain?

Are you worringly warm?

Is everyone looking at you in horror (as if you are the elephant man)?

Are you screaming?

Are you being sprayed with carbon dioxide and/or water?

Are you running around in circles?

Do you smell what The Rock is cooking?

If you match All, if not most of these criteria, you are indeed on fire.
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