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TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

AUG 30, 2007 03:02 PM

reprobate said:

rabidrabbit said:
I wish I was him

Er, he's about to go to prison on federal arson charges.

And really, what could be more fun?

zarth

Seattle, WA

December 2004

AUG 30, 2007 03:08 PM

TheFuckOffKid said:

reprobate said:

rabidrabbit said:
I wish I was him

Er, he's about to go to prison on federal arson charges.

And really, what could be more fun?

Indeed.

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Necia

San Francisco, CA

August 2005

AUG 30, 2007 03:16 PM

RandomNerd said:

Subrosa said:

SuicidePuppies said:
oh shit, dude, that mugshot. i can't stop laughing.

Between the facepaint, the tan, the subtle suggestion of sand/glitter on his awesomely tribal tattooed shoulders, and the smug shit-eating smile on his face, It is pretty much the best thing ever, is it not?

He looks like Strong Bad, to me...

Yep.

Girthy

Canoga Park, CA

July 2005

AUG 30, 2007 03:31 PM

reprobate said:

SuicidePuppies said:

reprobate said:
No. I'm not a burner, and frankly, the idea of spending a week in the high desert with a tens of thousands of really high people fully offsets the amusement value for me. Ain't going.

That said, the core idea is not a hard concept to grasp. It's called make your own fun and be amused by others that do likewise. It's not about chaos or freedom from responsibility. It's about freedom from stricture. There are rules, there are customs and there are manners. Destroying something that others worked to create isn't impromptu, or free form, or creative or provocative. It is the expression of a juvenile, drug addled moron, who I'm sure is very much less cheerful now.

But isn't the man going to be destroyed anyway? Isn't the difference in this case, when it was destroyed? And by whom? Is there a usual group (I'm assuming the people that created the structure) that are the ones designated to burn it? If that is the case, I don't understand why the Burning Man is the center attraction -- to me, that seems counterintuitive, like it undermines the individuality and importance of the different installations/exhibits around the rest of the playa, made by other people -- to give one a hierarchical superiority over the others.

The burn is the central unifying event of the festival. It is no more or less important than anything else, it just gives cohesion to the event and the community. Thats why its called burning man. And yes, there is a large group of people who work very hard to make it happen, and safely. So yeah, the difference is when it was burned and by whom and also how, but those are very significant differences. It was burned as a petulant anarchic fuck you, by a guy with no right to do it in a flagrantly dangerous manner.

Well Black Rock City is a community, it's not just random chaos. Most of the stuff out there is the result of months of planning. The man represents the unity of the community, he watches over us, he guides us (he's in the exact center of the city, so he is a very important navigational tool), he unites us.

When the man burns, that's when the place turns in to complete chaos. While everyone's watching the man burn, and it is quite spectacular and for some, emotional, there are people running through the city, stealing all of the road signs.

The last two days are very disorienting and confusing, and quite melancholy because you know that the week is over and you have to return to the default world.

Whether you like the man or not, you still gotta show some respect for him, cause without him, you're fuckin' lost, literally.

Tiger_Fodder

Braintree, MA

June 2007

SEP 03, 2007 06:21 PM

Girthy said:

reprobate said:

SuicidePuppies said:

reprobate said:
No. I'm not a burner, and frankly, the idea of spending a week in the high desert with a tens of thousands of really high people fully offsets the amusement value for me. Ain't going.

That said, the core idea is not a hard concept to grasp. It's called make your own fun and be amused by others that do likewise. It's not about chaos or freedom from responsibility. It's about freedom from stricture. There are rules, there are customs and there are manners. Destroying something that others worked to create isn't impromptu, or free form, or creative or provocative. It is the expression of a juvenile, drug addled moron, who I'm sure is very much less cheerful now.

But isn't the man going to be destroyed anyway? Isn't the difference in this case, when it was destroyed? And by whom? Is there a usual group (I'm assuming the people that created the structure) that are the ones designated to burn it? If that is the case, I don't understand why the Burning Man is the center attraction -- to me, that seems counterintuitive, like it undermines the individuality and importance of the different installations/exhibits around the rest of the playa, made by other people -- to give one a hierarchical superiority over the others.

The burn is the central unifying event of the festival. It is no more or less important than anything else, it just gives cohesion to the event and the community. Thats why its called burning man. And yes, there is a large group of people who work very hard to make it happen, and safely. So yeah, the difference is when it was burned and by whom and also how, but those are very significant differences. It was burned as a petulant anarchic fuck you, by a guy with no right to do it in a flagrantly dangerous manner.

Well Black Rock City is a community, it's not just random chaos. Most of the stuff out there is the result of months of planning. The man represents the unity of the community, he watches over us, he guides us (he's in the exact center of the city, so he is a very important navigational tool), he unites us.

When the man burns, that's when the place turns in to complete chaos. While everyone's watching the man burn, and it is quite spectacular and for some, emotional, there are people running through the city, stealing all of the road signs.

The last two days are very disorienting and confusing, and quite melancholy because you know that the week is over and you have to return to the default world.

Whether you like the man or not, you still gotta show some respect for him, cause without him, you're fuckin' lost, literally.

Wah! The burned the man...Wah!

fountainofdreams

Batavia, IL

January 2005

SEP 03, 2007 07:59 PM

*click spoiler of mugshot*

*snort*

sitar

Philadelphia, PA

June 2004

SEP 09, 2007 09:39 PM

My friend just got back from bm. She's been going for years. She's pretty into it, she's the head of something called a conclave, etc, etc.

I asked her what she thought of the man being burnt early, and she said:

The man doesn't burn early. It may burn when you don't expect it, and it may not burn how you expect it. But the burn itself is always exactly the way its supposed to be.

Deep, huh?

Shal

Los Angeles, CA

October 2002

SEP 09, 2007 09:46 PM

sitar said:
My friend just got back from bm. She's been going for years. She's pretty into it, she's the head of something called a conclave, etc, etc.

I asked her what she thought of the man being burnt early, and she said:

The man doesn't burn early. It may burn when you don't expect it, and it may not burn how you expect it. But the burn itself is always exactly the way its supposed to be.

Deep, huh?

... not really.

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

SEP 09, 2007 09:52 PM

Shalome said:

sitar said:
My friend just got back from bm. She's been going for years. She's pretty into it, she's the head of something called a conclave, etc, etc.

I asked her what she thought of the man being burnt early, and she said:

The man doesn't burn early. It may burn when you don't expect it, and it may not burn how you expect it. But the burn itself is always exactly the way its supposed to be.

Deep, huh?

... not really.

In Mother Russia, man burns you!

SupremePizzaMan

Seattle, WA

September 2003

SEP 09, 2007 10:31 PM

TheFuckOffKid said:

Shalome said:

sitar said:
My friend just got back from bm. She's been going for years. She's pretty into it, she's the head of something called a conclave, etc, etc.

I asked her what she thought of the man being burnt early, and she said:

The man doesn't burn early. It may burn when you don't expect it, and it may not burn how you expect it. But the burn itself is always exactly the way its supposed to be.

Deep, huh?

... not really.

In Mother Russia, man burns you!

No sir, I don't like it.

emotedcreations

Germany

July 2006

SEP 10, 2007 12:56 AM

Shalome said:

sitar said:
My friend just got back from bm. She's been going for years. She's pretty into it, she's the head of something called a conclave, etc, etc.

I asked her what she thought of the man being burnt early, and she said:

The man doesn't burn early. It may burn when you don't expect it, and it may not burn how you expect it. But the burn itself is always exactly the way its supposed to be.

Deep, huh?

... not really.

It's not deep. It's precise.

DrStinkypants

Saint Paul, MN

October 2002

SEP 10, 2007 08:17 AM

SupremePizzaMan said:

TheFuckOffKid said:

Shalome said:

sitar said:
My friend just got back from bm. She's been going for years. She's pretty into it, she's the head of something called a conclave, etc, etc.

I asked her what she thought of the man being burnt early, and she said:

The man doesn't burn early. It may burn when you don't expect it, and it may not burn how you expect it. But the burn itself is always exactly the way its supposed to be.

Deep, huh?

... not really.

In Mother Russia, man burns you!

No sir, I don't like it.

I loved it!

freshprncebelair

Ellicott City, MD

June 2004

SEP 10, 2007 08:28 AM

Zarth said:

TheFuckOffKid said:

reprobate said:

rabidrabbit said:
I wish I was him

Er, he's about to go to prison on federal arson charges.

And really, what could be more fun?

Indeed.

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Australia

AUG 30, 2007 03:02 PM

zarth

Seattle, WA

December 2004

AUG 30, 2007 03:08 PM

San Francisco, CA

August 2005

AUG 30, 2007 03:16 PM

Girthy

Canoga Park, CA

July 2005

AUG 30, 2007 03:31 PM

Braintree, MA

June 2007

SEP 03, 2007 06:21 PM

Batavia, IL

January 2005

SEP 03, 2007 07:59 PM

Philadelphia, PA

June 2004

SEP 09, 2007 09:39 PM

Los Angeles, CA

October 2002

SEP 09, 2007 09:46 PM

NEWSWIRE

Australia

SEP 09, 2007 09:52 PM

Seattle, WA

September 2003

SEP 09, 2007 10:31 PM

Germany

July 2006

SEP 10, 2007 12:56 AM

Saint Paul, MN

October 2002

SEP 10, 2007 08:17 AM

Ellicott City, MD

June 2004

SEP 10, 2007 08:28 AM