akarunway 1 #1 August 29, 2014 The further pussification of america. http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2014/08/29/government-publishes-detailed-instructions-on-how-to-safely-roast-marshmallows/I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #2 August 29, 2014 akarunwayThe further pussification of america. http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2014/08/29/government-publishes-detailed-instructions-on-how-to-safely-roast-marshmallows/ I remember when I was a Cub Scout and they taught me how to be safe with sharp objects. Had to pass a test before I could carry a pocket knife. "Fuckin' pussies," -- said no one ever about that. You do realize teaching kids to be safe with fire and sharp objects is probably one of the better and older things civilization has done throughout history; right? It's not a "further pussification of america," (there's a capital A in America, BTW). It's what humans have pretty much ALWAYS done. Just for reference, I found this on-line. http://chuh.net/troop22/resources/TOTIN-CHIP_require.pdfquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5318008 0 #3 August 30, 2014 THis is a job for parents, not government.( o Y o ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #4 August 30, 2014 5318008 THis is a job for parents, not government. It's a fuckin' blog post, not a law or regulation. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,339 #5 August 30, 2014 It's also as much "Fire Safety" as it is about roasting marshmallows. Kind of cute how they sneak in all that stuff about safely starting, keeping and extinguishing a campfire in there. Wildfires are very often caused by campfires left unattended or not extinguished properly. "Only YOU can prevent forest fires.""There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #6 August 30, 2014 NWFlyer ***THis is a job for parents, not government. It's a fuckin' blog post, not a law or regulation. Yeah, a writer's got to make a living somehow, even if it's drivel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #7 August 30, 2014 wolfriverjoe "Only YOU can prevent forest fires." Apparently now Smokey Bear is a tool of our totalitarian overlords. Or something like that. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,339 #8 August 30, 2014 NWFlyer *** "Only YOU can prevent forest fires." Apparently now Smokey Bear is a tool of our totalitarian overlords. Or something like that. No, not really anyway. Most of the campers that go into the woods are such tools that they need instructions on how to roast marshmallows. And so our totalitarian overlords (or Mary Poppins, after all it is a "Nanny State") hide some valid fire safety info in an article about how to properly roast a marshmallow."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #9 August 30, 2014 What? You stick them on an unrolled clothes hangar, set them on fire, blow them out when they're good and black and wait until they're no longer liquid hot magma before eating them. It's easy!I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,042 #10 August 31, 2014 I'm still curious how they expect kids to roast marshmallows while standing ten feet away from the fire with a roasting stick that’s two and a half feet long? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5318008 0 #11 August 31, 2014 BIGUN I'm still curious how they expect kids to roast marshmallows while standing ten feet away from the fire with a roasting stick that’s two and a half feet long? They would be required to use a fire S&TA who would roast the marshmallows for them, and then when ready, hand them to the kids standing 10-feet back.( o Y o ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,042 #12 August 31, 2014 Does that mean the kids can't have marshmallow fire wars anymore? >> I got my cousin right on the back of his thigh one time. It took our moms (aunts) 3 minutes to separate the fight. I think we were about 12 at the time. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #13 August 31, 2014 BIGUN I'm still curious how they expect kids to roast marshmallows while standing ten feet away from the fire with a roasting stick that’s two and a half feet long? I guess you have never seen one of my campfires....ten feet may still be a little to close....Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwallace 3 #14 August 31, 2014 I believe the forest service has little men with inch thick spectacles locked in a cave somewhere writing instructions. I volunteer in the summer and we had a manual for how to blow up dead animals. 20-30 pages of how to blow up a moose. Another 20 for a bear. On and on for each dead critter. How much dynamite, where to stick it, how far away to be when you touched it off. But never: Run MF Run. I always wondered why they left that out.U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #15 August 31, 2014 jackwallace I believe the forest service has little men with inch thick spectacles locked in a cave somewhere writing instructions. I volunteer in the summer and we had a manual for how to blow up dead animals. 20-30 pages of how to blow up a moose. Another 20 for a bear. On and on for each dead critter. How much dynamite, where to stick it, how far away to be when you touched it off. But never: Run MF Run. I always wondered why they left that out. Nothing about how much to use for a whale?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #16 August 31, 2014 ryoder ***I believe the forest service has little men with inch thick spectacles locked in a cave somewhere writing instructions. I volunteer in the summer and we had a manual for how to blow up dead animals. 20-30 pages of how to blow up a moose. Another 20 for a bear. On and on for each dead critter. How much dynamite, where to stick it, how far away to be when you touched it off. But never: Run MF Run. I always wondered why they left that out. Nothing about how much to use for a whale?A Forest Whale?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwallace 3 #17 August 31, 2014 I live in Florida in winter and the whales seem to explode all by themselves if you get enough tourists around them.U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,042 #18 September 1, 2014 godfrog ***I'm still curious how they expect kids to roast marshmallows while standing ten feet away from the fire with a roasting stick that’s two and a half feet long? I guess you have never seen one of my campfires....ten feet may still be a little to close....OK... Campfire not equal to Bonfire. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #19 September 1, 2014 BIGUN ******I'm still curious how they expect kids to roast marshmallows while standing ten feet away from the fire with a roasting stick that’s two and a half feet long? I guess you have never seen one of my campfires....ten feet may still be a little to close....OK... Campfire not equal to Bonfire. Talk Back was though.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #20 September 1, 2014 Or cooking your meat. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #21 September 1, 2014 ryoder Nothing about how much to use for a whale? Gawd, that video is amazing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #22 September 1, 2014 I'm going to be a Bureaucrat when I grow up. But first, I need to check the safety bulletins for making a P&J sandwich for lunch. Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
