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28 August 2007

Burning Man burns early

post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 14:36 | 13 comments

/nelson: Ha-ha!

posted by Triode 28 August | 14:42

I can't really deny that that's a shark-jumpin', right there.

(even though it's really all about the temple burn)

posted by Ambrosia Voyeur 28 August | 14:59

That's great. Not quite as great as giving the peace candles at Woodstock to people who then used them to burn things, but close.

posted by King of Prontopia 28 August | 15:21

Does that mean they all go home early?

posted by agropyron 28 August | 15:33

A festival-goer who identified herself as simply Erica said she and her friends were "upset by the fact that someone would take this away from everybody who comes to the event just to see the man burn..."

But he did burn, just not on the perfectly planned date and time.

posted by drezdn 28 August | 15:50

"Premature Burning Man Reduces RadFems To Tears"

posted by mischief 28 August | 15:52

Can you believe the GALLONS of water they dumped on that thing (in the desert!!!) just because it burned prematurely? Incredible waste.

posted by small_ruminant 28 August | 17:02

Mr. Premature's next victim - that damn Times Square New Year's ball drop!

posted by Hellbient 28 August | 17:32

"I am disturbed that the Man is burnt. As I looked at it, I was going, 'This can't be happening,' " said Bob Harms of South Lake Tahoe, a seven-time burner.

I sincerely doubt that is anything but a vast understatement.

"Burning Man has way too many rules for my taste. You can party and there's freedom of expression, but only in these ways." The whole joint is just way too establishment for me to take it seriously. It's basically a scam to make money off of rich silicon valley brats.

posted by Eideteker 28 August | 19:39

I don't really see the point of Burning Man, but I don't really see the point of screwing with other peoples' fun, either. Kind of a shame.

posted by eamondaly 28 August | 22:03

Can you believe the GALLONS of water they dumped on that thing (in the desert!!!) just because it burned prematurely? Incredible waste.

Somewhere a Fremen is vowing to take their bodies' water for their foolishness.

posted by King of Prontopia 29 August | 00:48

"Someone went to a great extent to interfere with everyone else's burn. I think, frankly, an attention whore has made a plea for attention," said a Burning Man volunteer named Ranger Sasquatch.

An attention whore at Burning Man?! Impossible! I can't believe it. It must have been terrorists or something.

posted by Mitheral 29 August | 02:40

KoP- if only! They're either not native Californians or their mommas didn't raise 'em right.

posted by small_ruminant 29 August | 11:31

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