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32. sad but not surprising

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 02:20 PM

Jul 2015

young people, alcohol, and dangerous toys (or anything they believe is a toy) have always been a bad combinatiom.

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Police: Man shoots off firework from top of his head, dies [View all] El Supremo Jul 2015 OP

At least he didn't swim with a gator. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2015 #1

That was his cuz! Cryptoad Jul 2015 #25

this is a tragedy and there is a family mourning over a stupid antic roguevalley Jul 2015 #67

I see it as a blessing Cryptoad Jul 2015 #71

really how sad for you then roguevalley Jul 2015 #75

1, n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #76

Don't give Kim Jong Un any new ideas Zorro Jul 2015 #2

Darwin award llmart Jul 2015 #3

Sure, why not. -none Jul 2015 #7

Seems to be a self-correcting problem in this case. n/t backscatter712 Jul 2015 #19

Give him homegirl Jul 2015 #20

"A young man who was drinking and" - avoid "drinking and" anything... n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #4

Even drunk a person should know this is a bad idea damnedifIknow Jul 2015 #5

Hold my beer and watch this! Duckhunter935 Jul 2015 #6

In this case? "I'm gonna give you a piece of my mind!" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #39

Puns like that, imthevicar Jul 2015 #80

I thought the redneck famous last words are "oh shit!" George II Jul 2015 #61

Darwin award nominee, up there with "eff the gators-man" magical thyme Jul 2015 #8

He's a winner, not a nominee sarge43 Jul 2015 #11

Somebody really... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #46

According to the annual Darwin Award report, somebody really got that drunk sarge43 Jul 2015 #50

When I was in nursing school, in the early 70s, I worked... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #62

Classic ebaums world time awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #64

Spousal unit was a paramedic sarge43 Jul 2015 #65

I hear ya' I almost dread the 4th. Every year my pets freak out and I have to hear BANG!! BOOM!! BlueJazz Jul 2015 #12

Wife and I were watching TV christx30 Jul 2015 #34

This year was a miracle! More Firecrackers than Gun Fire dem in texas Jul 2015 #60

got you beat! demigoddess Jul 2015 #63

Sweet Jesus!!...If I had to put up with THAT, I'd make sure it wouldn't happen again. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #73

every 4th since 1970 heaven05 Jul 2015 #18

another drinking was involved story. mackerel Jul 2015 #9

Yup. With weed he wouldn't have wanted to kill his buzz. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #22

How awful :( DawgHouse Jul 2015 #10

At least he went out with a bang. Chakab Jul 2015 #13

A stupid child but still a child tavernier Jul 2015 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Jack Rabbit Jul 2015 #15

Sad to see a young life taken so stupidly truthisfreedom Jul 2015 #16

Sad. H2O Man Jul 2015 #17

I've been so shitfaced I had to look at my ID to remember who I was. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #24

That's good. H2O Man Jul 2015 #29

Well said, thank you. n/t sl8 Jul 2015 #49

I agree we've all done stupid things... sendero Jul 2015 #51

+1. I am always sickened by these. Bonobo Jul 2015 #70

Hmm. I rarely see women doing dumb stuff like this, juajen Jul 2015 #78

Right. H2O Man Jul 2015 #81

How stupid. 22 is certainly old enough to know better and where were his "friends"? LoisB Jul 2015 #21

drunk and watching him die mackerel Jul 2015 #23

I can guess catchnrelease Jul 2015 #58

People appear to have lost track of how to use their bodies. The mouth is not for holding things to freshwest Jul 2015 #77

I wonder how much of this growing stupidity is fueled by the desperate greed for 15 minutes of tblue37 Jul 2015 #82

How dumb and drunk must you be to do that? Vinca Jul 2015 #26

I'm confused. When they say it "exploded" does that mean it malfunctioned? arcane1 Jul 2015 #27

I think it works much like a recoiless rifle. Kaleva Jul 2015 #36

Yep. Fireworks mortars do not make good hats. backscatter712 Jul 2015 #47

Indeed, "Light Fuse and Get Away" is not meant as a suggestion! n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #48

Yep, and if you make the classic drunk mistake of putting the mortar in the tube upside-down... backscatter712 Jul 2015 #56

It's a Libertarian Triumph bucolic_frolic Jul 2015 #28

47 year old did the same in Michigan. uppityperson Jul 2015 #30

22 year-old Dumb, meet 47 year-old Dumber. LoisB Jul 2015 #33

i have friends with dead children. I hope they never read a thread like this. roguevalley Jul 2015 #68

ISIS wannabe Renew Deal Jul 2015 #31

sad but not surprising restorefreedom Jul 2015 #32

That must've been a tough act to follow. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2015 #35

Paging Mr. Darwin.... 47of74 Jul 2015 #37

Dude -- you need an airplane to do that. leveymg Jul 2015 #38

We now have a Darwin tie between him and the alligator guy. CanonRay Jul 2015 #40

"He who comes forth with a fifth on the Fourth.... lastlib Jul 2015 #41

LOL. A seriously funny keeper. n/t JimDandy Jul 2015 #52

Wow, when I read the headline, I figured it was one of the Repuke camndiates! n/t Hepburn Jul 2015 #42

A lot of us have done stupid things ..... jb5150 Jul 2015 #43

Sad. But drinking and stupid don't mix. Rest in peace, Devon... jtuck004 Jul 2015 #44

Thinning of the herd. Where were the responsible adults? marble falls Jul 2015 #45

Teh stoooopid. It hurrrrrrrrts! valerief Jul 2015 #53

I left a party because I was afraid Aerows Jul 2015 #54

VERY smart of you AwakeAtLast Jul 2015 #55

Crooks and Liars has the dummy's picture. Archae Jul 2015 #57

Poor fellow flunked physics. Quite sad actually. Owl Jul 2015 #66

It was Second Degree Mortar. kairos12 Jul 2015 #59

This looks bad for my Fireworks Hat business. tclambert Jul 2015 #69

Let me guess: OldRedneck Jul 2015 #72

Not judging any comments, but adding a quick note tomm2thumbs Jul 2015 #74

Depressing. :( bravenak Jul 2015 #79

One of the ugliest threads I've seen here in a long time. Psephos Jul 2015 #83