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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,812 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2026, 09:14 PM 7 hrs ago

700 pounds of illegally stored fireworks explode, destroying Whidbey homes

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700 pounds of illegally stored fireworks explode, destroying Whidbey homes (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 7 hrs ago OP

To quote the great 20th Century philosopher and statesman, Dr. Bugs Bunny, 3Hotdogs 5 hrs ago #1

Started with a cigarette? BWdem4life 5 hrs ago #2

At least one someone did AverageOldGuy 5 hrs ago #3

A man planned a gender-reveal party for his pregnant wife PJMcK 4 hrs ago #4

3Hotdogs

(15,736 posts)

1. To quote the great 20th Century philosopher and statesman, Dr. Bugs Bunny,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:24 PM

5 hrs ago

What a fukkin maroon.

BWdem4life

(3,157 posts)

2. Started with a cigarette?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:40 PM

5 hrs ago

Who TF smokes a cigarette in a house filled with illegal fireworks?

AverageOldGuy

(4,368 posts)

3. At least one someone did

Reply to BWdem4life (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:49 PM

5 hrs ago

Will not do that again!!

PJMcK

(25,223 posts)

4. A man planned a gender-reveal party for his pregnant wife

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 12:12 AM

4 hrs ago

This was several years ago in the Catskills north of NYC. The day before the big party, the man and his brother went to the family farm to practice the pyrotechnics that would reveal the baby's gender to the extended family.

They set up their display and lit the fireworks. The contraption instantly exploded killing the father-to-be and severely injuring his brother.

Unfortunately, the man is not eligible for the vaunted Darwin Award as his baby was born so his genes will go on.

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