In the recent post entitled Barbecue, I posited the theory that men only cook when there is open flame and possible explosions involved. I said there’s a little pyromania in most men. Several men corrected me, saying there is a LOT of pyromania in ALL men. They like to play with fire, they like to blow things up, and they all wanted to grow up to be firemen. Why do you think there are volunteer fire departments all over? Do you really think a volunteer police force would work? Or a volunteer garbage pickup? No, but guys volunteer as firefighters because fire and firefighting is so cool.

How to start a bonfire.

The Top Ten Fart-Lighting Videos.

Lighting a candle the old-fashioned way. (via Arbroath)

Marti reminisces about family celebrations and fireworks of the past. Lets get drunk and blow things up!

Don’t try this at home! These guys filled a melon with gasoline, then.. (via Arbroath)

This guy caused an explosion by putting gasoline in his laundry!

And here’s a guy who lights a barbecue with liquid oxygen. W00t! Scroll down on this page to see the fun! (thanks, Bill!)

And this one has nothing to do with fire, but its really cool. See what happens when you put liquid nitrogen in a hotel pool.

This video is just explosions. Guys will like it.

SKYDIVING

A man goes skydiving for the first time. After listening to the instructor for what seems like days, he is ready to go. Excited, he jumps out of the airplane. After a bit, he pulls the ripcord. Nothing happens. He tries again. Still nothing. He starts to panic, but remembers his back-up chute. He pulls that cord. Nothing happens...

He frantically begins pulling both cords, but to no avail. Suddenly, he looks down and he can't believe his eyes. Another man is in the air with him, but this guy is going *up*!!

Just as the other guy passes by, the skydiver -- by this time scared out of his wits -- yells, "Hey, do you know anything about skydiving?"

The other guy yells back, "No! Do you know anything about gas stoves?"

THE GUNPOWDER FACTORY

A terrific explosion occurs in a gunpowder factory, and once all the mess has been cleared up, and inquiry begins.
One of the few survivors is pulled up to make a statement. "Okay Simpson," says the investigator, "you were near the scene, what happened?"

"Well, it's like this. Old Charley Higgins was in the mixing room, and I saw him take a cigarette out of his pocket and light up."

"He was smoking in the mixing room?" the investigator said in stunned horror, "How long had he been with the company?"

"About 20 years, sir"

"20 years in the company, then he goes and strikes a match in the mixing room, I'd have thought it would have been the last thing he'd have done."

"It was, sir."

The Fire extinguisher Practical Joke, by a fireman who should know. This doesn’t sound all that practical to me, but I’m sure it was funny!

This vintage movie Know The Cause is 33 minutes long, but tells you everything you need to know about arson, whether you want to commit it or investigate it.

Since every man wanted to be a firefighter at one time or another, only the most macho guys make it as a professional. And women know it. A big fundraising scheme in the last few years is to feature fit and fine firemen on a calendar which sell like hotcakes. Take a peek at the British Fireman Calendar, New York Firefighter Calendar, and one from Raleigh, North Carolina.

(click image for a good look)

THE LITTLE GIRL

(Thanks, Eva!)

A firefighter is working on the engine outside the station when he notices a little girl next door in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. The girl is wearing a firefighter's helmet. The wagon is being pulled by her dog and her cat. The firefighter walks over to take a closer look. "That sure is a nice fire truck," the firefighter says with admiration.

"Thanks," the girl says.

The firefighter takes a closer look and notices the girl has tied her wagon to the dog's collar and the cat's testicles. "Little Partner," the firefighter says, "I don't want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat's collar, I think you could go faster."

The little girl replies thoughtfully, "You're probably right, but then I wouldn't have a siren."

Thought for today: Lets get drunk and blow things up! -Marti

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