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Smoking is dangerous

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Smoking is dangerous! A guy from Burgenland, Austria had to learn this lesson in a quite unusual way. It all started as the guy refilled his gasoline-powered chainsaw on a cushioned garden chair. Careless as he was, he spilled quite a lot of gas over the chair. Either he didn't notice , or he simply didn't care. Who knows?

Having finsihed this the man stowed away the chainsaw, went to the fridge, got some beer and tiredly sank into the self same comfortable garden chair. So far so unspectacular. If he only wouldn't have lit that cigarette. Suddenly all the gasoline-soaked cushion caught fire. And so did the guy from Burgenland. Luckily his wife heared him scream and together they could extinguish the flames. The man was hurt to a yet unknown degree, but - after all - survived.

Submitted on 05/15/2007

Submitted by: Martin
Reference: ORF Online (Austrian Broadc. Coorp.), http://burgenland.orf.at/stories/193017/

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James said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
The entire article is there, in German. Perhaps this fellow was more ignorant and clumsy than he was stupid, but perhaps not. I will give this one the nod for now!


Graham said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
This is the old story of people who haven't worked out that gasoline is flammable. I'd go for an HM on this one for sheer stupidity. Thanks, Martin.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Martin, we appreciate the submission and the effort you took on the write-up. I can see the gent sinking down into the chair for a cold one, only to find he was in the middle of a hot one. I vote Honorable Mention for this tired, but crispy gardener.


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