Once upon a time there was a monk who sat himself on fire...

[ElsewheresDaughter]

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On June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk from the Linh-Mu Pagoda in Hue, Vietnam, burned himself to death at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon, Vietnam.. Eye witness accounts state that Thich Quang Duc and at least two fellow monks arrived at the intersection by car, Thich Quang Duc got out of the car, assumed the traditional lotus position and the accompanying monks helped him pour gasoline over himself. He ignited the gasoline by lighting a match and burned to death in a matter of minutes. David Halberstam, a reporter for the New York Times covering the war in Vietnam, gave the following account:

"I was to see that sight again, but once was enough. Flames were coming from a human being; his body was slowly withering and shriveling up, his head blackening and charring. In the air was the smell of burning human flesh; human beings burn surprisingly quickly. Behind me I could hear the sobbing of the Vietnamese who were now gathering. I was too shocked to cry, too confused to take notes or ask questions, too bewildered to even think…. As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound, his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him."

[lonestarnot]

1. Monks make the world take notice!

:applause:

[Pol Pot]

2. Resolve

The United States should have realized right then and there
that Vietnam was going to be a bad deal.

[liberalla]

3. Chicago man sets himself on fire to protest Iraq, and is ignored

Well, they did report a traffic delay, but not the cause of the delay.
Maybe if he had been a monk...

The quiet death of Malachi Ritscher
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2006/11/28/the_quiet_death_of_malachi_ritscher.html

http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/post-no-bills/2006/11/07/malachi-ritschers-apparent-suicide/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachi_Ritscher

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. i read about Malachi and have a memorial page on sitespaces for him

http://www.sitespaces.net/viewprofile.php?8972

[liberalla]

5. Whoa. I just clicked to your memorial page for Malachi Ritscher and

There's a big ad for Adult Friend Finder with scrolling pics

"hotties are horny and waiting for you!"

[ElsewheresDaughter]

6. huh?

[liberalla]

7. I know. That's what I thought too. huh?

I thought maybe it would be a different ad when I clicked it again, but I've gotten the same ad 3 times. I was just surprised. I don't look for porn on the internet. I know nothing about Site Spaces... maybe that's what they do.