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Man commits suicide by leaping into giant bonfire at Burning Man-style festival in Utah
http://www.nydailynews.com ^
| 07/14/2014
| BY Philip Caulfield
Posted on 07/14/2014 7:25:02 AM PDT by redreno
A man killed himself at Burning Man-style arts festival by leaping into a towering burning art structure in front of hundreds of horrified onlookers, authorities and witnesses said.
On Monday, scores of "burners" - who commune in the Nevada desert every August for Burning Man -were mourning the doomed festivalgoer after he dove into the flames during a moonlit bonfire ritual at the Element 11 fest near Salt Lake City late Saturday.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: art; burnday; burningman; drugsarebad; element11; fireart; firesafety; lookatme; napl; radicalexpression; saltlakecity; selfexpression; suicide; toastedhippy; utah
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To: redreno
Witnessing something like that would totally harsh one’s buzz!
No wonder the crowd was bummed—they had to lay out for another dose...
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posted on
07/14/2014 8:27:37 AM PDT
by
W.
(Democrats need the 'poor' to justify their political existence. What'd LBJ say? "I'll have them ni..)
To: Slings and Arrows
Are the Darwin Award nominations closed yet?
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posted on
07/14/2014 8:29:01 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: redreno
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posted on
07/14/2014 8:35:30 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("The Arab Spring is over. Welcome to the Jihadi Spring." Jonah Goldberg)
To: dfwgator
Too bad the rest of the Burning Man freaks did not follow suit. Darwin’s law applies....
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posted on
07/14/2014 8:49:07 AM PDT
by
ohioman
To: PGR88
Prolly a lawsuit in there somewhere....
To: NFHale
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:06:52 AM PDT
by
shotgun
To: redreno
Element 11? Sodium has its own festival?
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:07:48 AM PDT
by
IronJack
To: redreno
Hey, if you’re going to take yourself out.....go out with gusto!
49
posted on
07/14/2014 9:07:57 AM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: redreno
“Don’t fear the reaper....”
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:08:58 AM PDT
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: shotgun
“Hot town, summer in the city...”
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:12:37 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: redreno
Baal has been appeased. /s
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:14:15 AM PDT
by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: redreno
Whoever he is I’m sure he’s not really dead because come this fall I’m certain he’ll be voting Democrat.
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:19:19 AM PDT
by
MeganC
(Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.)
To: fishtank
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:28:44 AM PDT
by
februus
To: redreno
His relatives are contacting an attorney today....multiple lawsuits against the state of Utah for allowing an “attractive nuisance”.
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:32:01 AM PDT
by
greyfoxx39
(Valerie Jarrett warned us they would "get even with those who opposed them"..)
To: NFHale
Was his nick name Johnny Storm! Flame on!
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:34:05 AM PDT
by
shotgun
To: shotgun
It’s a story that sears itself into your memory...
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:38:52 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: redreno
$90.00 a ticket to get in to the “Burning man” type festival.
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:43:00 AM PDT
by
listenhillary
(Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
To: shotgun
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:43:39 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: John S Mosby
no, marijuana is not a gateway drug... surely notMarijuana is a gateway to suicide by fire?
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:43:45 AM PDT
by
ConservingFreedom
(A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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