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Man Sets Himself On Fire On National Mall, Near White House
Sky News ^
| 10/4/13
Posted on 10/04/2013 3:21:08 PM PDT by Kartographer
A man set himself on fire in a part of Washington DC close to the US Capitol, local officials have said.
A fire official said a man has been flown to the hospital after suffering major burns.
Witnesses said they saw the man dump a red canister of petrol on his head and then set himself on fire.
One witness Vanessa Sink, wrote on Twitter: "Just witnessed the craziest thing ever... a man set himself on fire and danced down the Mall.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: suicide
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To: umgud
Light a man a fire and he will be warm for a day.
Light a man on fire and he’ll be warm the rest of his life.I see what you did there.
Cool!
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:06:28 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
("Remember... the first revolutionary was Satan."--Russian Orthodox Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov)
To: Figment
I was just thinking “Saigon 1963”.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:18:40 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Admin Moderator
Lol, I remember him. One of them was even Iazamataz, with an I. I always thought that was very Romanesque. :)
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:26:05 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: Gasshog
Are all gov work that fat? Wow I guess they could fast for a few days and lose some weight.
44
posted on
10/04/2013 4:29:39 PM PDT
by
Rodm
To: RBStealth
schizophrenics are the canary in the coal mine for us right now. I agree. They're very sensitive to their emotional/psychological environment, and right now, I can tell you...it ain't good.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:31:09 PM PDT
by
livius
To: Albion Wilde
46
posted on
10/04/2013 4:31:44 PM PDT
by
livius
To: Kartographer
The mentally ill seem to be strongly attracted to Obama for some reason right now.
47
posted on
10/04/2013 4:32:37 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: livius
He has created more ugliness and hatred and panic and fear here than probably anybody since the Foundation of this Republic.Well, at least since Lincoln.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:35:49 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
To: catnipman
Well that explains DU then. ;-)
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:37:05 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Probably just another Tunisian fruit vendor trying to start an American Arab Spring riot.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:39:41 PM PDT
by
seowulf
("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
To: humblegunner
I am sitting next to a lacrosse practice field having to explain to my wife why am laughing. Then I had to double explain why I am laughing at a ‘Man sets self on fire’ story.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:43:00 PM PDT
by
GreenAccord
(Bacon Akbar)
To: catnipman
The mentally ill seem to be strongly attracted to Obama for some reason right now. He's their Spirit Guide.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:43:03 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: Mark17
Yep, burns hurt. BTDT, try to avoid in future at all costs.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:44:43 PM PDT
by
Moltke
(Sapere aude!)
To: Gasshog
“honk for no shutdown” means what? support House (and Obama should) cave or support Obama (and boner should cave)?
To: Rome2000
Since the Confederacy. Sorry, but at that point, Lincoln had a lot of reasons to go forward.
Are you aware that Southerners were also invading Latin American states trying to set up a slave empire? They tried to buy Cuba but Spain turned them down, and then they invaded a few smaller Latin American countries (such as Nicaragua in 1855 with the William Walker invasion).
These invasions were eventually defeated, but the people who saw slavery as their hill to die on were the ones who were behind Ft Sumter. Most of the South didn’t feel that way, but once it started, I really don’t see what else Lincoln could have done. And he did preserve the Union.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:45:40 PM PDT
by
livius
To: DuncanWaring
I was just thinking “Saigon 1963”.
I remember those scenes vividly. It was a ‘hot’ topic that year.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:48:18 PM PDT
by
beelzepug
(if any alphabets are watchin', I'll be coming home right after the meetin')
To: Kartographer
Setting yourself on fire: It’s a boffo act.
But you can only do it once. Maybe twice ....
bummer.
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posted on
10/04/2013 4:49:03 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: novascotianative
You, Sir, are a card and you must be dealt with!
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posted on
10/04/2013 5:00:30 PM PDT
by
Oratam
(Thank you St. Jude!)
To: TurboZamboni
That was one of my late father’s favorite quotes. I believe he attributed to Woody Allen. It’s true in any case.
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posted on
10/04/2013 5:09:24 PM PDT
by
Oratam
(Thank you St. Jude!)
To: Kartographer
I doubt he was “dancing”.
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posted on
10/04/2013 5:20:02 PM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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