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German puts out cigarette with fire extinguisher (aimed at his smoking girlfriend)
Reuters ^ | 02/19/08 | Dave Graham

Posted on 02/20/2008 5:14:33 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster

German puts out cigarette with fire extinguisher

Tue Feb 19, 12:38 PM ET

A virulent anti-smoker in Germany was so angry when his girlfriend lit up he emptied a fire extinguisher to put out the cigarette, caking her and their apartment in powder.

"My colleagues said it looked like a bomb had gone off in there," said a spokesman for police in the western city of Bielefeld. "He managed to put the cigarette out though."

After the woman ignored his request not to smoke, the 42-year-old sprayed the contents of the extinguisher all around the flat shouting abuse, police said.

"He said he wasn't bothered by the damage it caused," the spokesman said. "And that he's through with his girlfriend."

(Reporting by Dave Graham)


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KEYWORDS: domesticdispute; fireextinguisher; germany; smoking
The guy sure didn't take any chances.:-)
1 posted on 02/20/2008 5:14:36 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster
He should have just used the "It's not you, It's me", excuse ...
2 posted on 02/20/2008 5:42:48 AM PST by TexGuy (If it has the slimmest of chances of being considered sarcasm ... IT IS!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson

Ich bin ein fire ‘guisher.


3 posted on 02/20/2008 7:00:48 AM PST by martin_fierro (</stretch>)
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4 posted on 02/20/2008 7:02:17 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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"He said he wasn't bothered by the damage it caused," the spokesman said. "And that he's through with his girlfriend."

No Kiddeing.

5 posted on 02/20/2008 7:11:16 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Shortly after the incident, the man was interviewed as he smoked a doobie to calm down from the confrontation...


7 posted on 02/20/2008 7:26:31 AM PST by Free Vulcan (Don't think I can vote for you John, I'm feelin' like a maverick.)
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Back in the 80’s a drunken friend once thought it would be hillarious letting loose a fire extinguisher in a rented vacation condo.
Well after about 4 hours when all the white powder smoke cleared every flat surface in the entire place was covered with powder, even the walls.
After he took a shot of extinguisher right in the face for doing it we attempted to clean it up with wet rags.
Well the wet rags apparently reacted with the powder and destroyed everything.
My other bud who rented the place was sued for thousands.
Real bad scene...


9 posted on 02/20/2008 2:04:18 PM PST by mowowie
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