[Abathar]

I drove right past this while it was happeneing and I really wish I had my camera with me, it was hillarious!

[Mercat]

In the late 19th century, a huge tank of this stuff exploded in Boston, killing as I remember, over 100 people. They say that when the weather is right, you can still smell molassas in certain parts of old Boston.

[Biblebelter]

When I read this headline, I thought back to “It’s a Gift” one of
W C Fields best films. Molasses was sold in barrels in those days and Baby Leroy opened the spigot spilling all over the floor.

[Noumenon]

Flinn called the fire department and attempted to build a dike to contain the molasses.

No need to build one - airlift Rosie O'Donnell to the scene. This sort of thing is right up her alley - mass quantitites of animal feed? No Problemo.

[LantzALot]

So: in 1919 they spilled some ‘lassus in Boston. Today, in Bedford (IN, not MA) they spilled some mo’ lassus.