Does anybody know a good place that the general public can buy flamethrowers at discount? Wikipedia says that private ownership of flamethrowers is not restricted in the US, yet I couldn't find them for sale at Target. I'm pretty sure that you can't get them at K-Mart or Wal-Mart either. This is puzzling to me, because it seems that so many of my daily problems could be easily solved if I started carrying a flamethrower with me.
In fact, if I did own a flamethrower, I would have used it at least a half-dozen times before lunch today. Just think of all the cool things you could do with it! No more raking leaves in the yard... flamethrower! Shoveling snow is a thing of the past... flamethrower! Have to clean the bathtub... flamethrower! Microwave broke and you need some popcorn... flamethrower! And that's just the beginning...
The ultimate cure for viruses on your Windows PC... flamethrower!
The perfect revenge for dumbasses who cut you off in traffic... flamethrower!
The cost-effective solution when giant killer clowns invade the planet... flamethrower!
What a handy thing to have around the house!
A pity I can't add one to my Amazon Wish List.
And in non-flamable news... sadly, I haven't had much time to play with my Wii. I try to sneak in a level of "Elebits" when I have the chance, but even that seems rare. I haven't even looked at "Zelda" yet. One thing I did do was create a new Mii. Mr. Jerz sent me "Miidonna" and so I made "Miilizabeth HurlWii" to send back. Somehow the idea of playing a game of tennis as Liz HurlWii is appealing to me. Probably because it's as close to playing with Liz as I am ever going to get.
Apparently I do have time for memes though... there's one from Karla in an extended entry...
Open iTunes. Click the column header for "Play Count". What are the first five songs listed?
Click the column header for Last Played. What are the first 5 songs?
Click Party Shuffle. What are the first 5 songs?
Click the column header Year. What are the first 5 albums from 1994?
Click the column header My Rating. What are the first 5 albums?
Finally, look at the bottom of your iTunes window. How many days of music do you have?
Why did you buy Zelda? I know it's likely the coolest game ever, but it is also likely a long long long long long long game (I know it took me a month or so to finish Zelda: The Wind Waker - and that was with at least one hour of play a day). We all know you have no time to play long games :) I think you should just send me your Wii. That would be a good compromise :)
I don't know where you can buy one (the crazy guy at the army surplus?) but I found some plans to make one.
That's a great meme. I'm totally stealing it.
I haven't even opened Zelda, either, because I know as soon as I do, it's all over.
Make sure you make your Miis so that they Mingle! Send me your Emiizabeth Hurmii, too!
PS. DaveSim hit four homeruns today.
Awww, I want to see a screenshot of Liz Hurl-Wii! And I want to get a Wii just to make a tiny little Christian Bale-Wii. (tried to add Mii in there, and there is no place for it that makes any sense)
I feel your pain. I haven't played with my NintenDogs in a week. They probably ran away with Jake. :( *sniff*
Troy... First James wants my iPod, now you want my Wii?? I am so totally watching my belongings the next time I go to Canada!
Kyle... SWEET! NOW THAT'S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!! I wish I had even a small amount of talent to actually build my own flamethrower!
Avitable... I did turn my Mii setting to "mingle" which seems the only way to snag Mii's from my friends who don't specifically email them to me (they show up when I do a Wii parade). Kind of sad that my Mii is hitting it more than I am though...
Diane... I'll try and post one. It's really hard to take photos of a television, because there's this band that keeps rolling through the picture.
Laurence... I wonder if it's a bad thing if too many people end up with flamethrowers? I'm sure the fire department will be much busier if that were to happen.
I'd steal that meme but I'm so uncool that all my answers would belong to my teenager as I don't use iTunes, or what I do use I steal from her. Is it hip to be square again?
And a flamethrower would be a great way to get the fire going in winter! Who needs kindling?
Are you gonna burn me with your homemade flame thrower if I admit to being the only person in the entire hemisphere w/out an Ipod?
Just outta curiosity, do people really expect you to comment every time you visit their blog? Watching these "lurking" comments it seems like folks are getting upset about it. I am of course asking you Dave as you seem to know the answer to any- and everything. heh.
Mooselet... Actually, wouldn't the fact that all your answers came from a teenager make your meme reply the coolest ever? Truth to tell, I can't think of anything that a flamethrower wouldn't be good for.
Michelle... I won't burn you with my flamethrower, but I might buy you a Flaming Gator at TequilaCon! Because the only thing better than an alcoholic beverage is an alcoholic beverage on fire! As for comments... I don't know about other people, but I can tell you how I feel personally. I am not at all offended if somebody doesn't leave comments on my blog every time they visit (which is a good thing, because currently less than 1% do, according to my stats). Sure it's nice when I get a comment (because I just love comments!), but it's not the end of the world if I don't. I try to leave comments when I can, but I barely have time to read blogs let-alone comment on them... I'm thinking this is probably the case for many people.
Well, I've always said that it's better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness.
I don't own an iPod or any reasonable facsimile. I am so uncool.
Posted by Tracy Lynn on January 12, 2007 | Reply
I totally danced to Brand New Lover last night. Awesome song...
As for flaming, I'm going to give you some words of wisdom I learned while studying German. Please excuse any spelling errors, it's been 10 years: Mine pimmel ist ein flammenverfer. It translates roughly to "My penis is a flamethrower".
I'm not sure how it applies here, but this is the first time anyone has brought up flamethrowers in a loooong time so I had to use it. ;-)
Posted by francesdanger on January 12, 2007 | Reply
toad the wet sprocket! i have to go listen to them right now. i forgot about them!
Posted by ms. sizzle on January 12, 2007 | Reply
Ooh, I'd like to see Miilizabeth HurlWii too. When you send a Mii to someone, are you sending an image or is it just code for the template you made? Probably the latter, but if not you could send it to yourself maybe.
Or can you hook your Wii up through a VCR? You might be able to record your Wii screen to VHS and then transfer that to a camcorder which you could then import to your computer... if you had all the pieces. That sounds way too complicated now that I've written it out.
In the spirit of simple, I wouldn't mind the scan bars across the image.
Well you can always add the flamethrower to the list which you will send to santa...
.. then again that will require you to be good for another 340 days. The question is: Is it worth it?
Cheers!
Posted by Crashdummie on January 12, 2007 | Reply
Did you try "www.flamethrowers.com" ?? or "flamethrowers R us??"
Posted by Mrs RW on January 12, 2007 | Reply
I'm borrowing your meme dude...but the flamethrower you can keep - books tend to have this nasty reaction to fire, dontcha know...
And with all the nut jobs out there who want to ban books, I think handing out flamethrowers might not be such a hot idea (so to speak).
Posted by Caffeinated Librarian on January 12, 2007 | Reply
Dang, those Giant Killer Clowns are spooky...
M*****F****** Giant Killer Clowns On a Plane!
Posted by Kapha on January 13, 2007 | Reply
HAAAAAAAA
I HATE CLOWNS !!
Burn !!! Burn it !!!
But you know, you can make your own flamethrower...
Taking a spray and a lighter... but i don't think it's a good idea... for the clown :D
Posted by Sergio the frenchie on January 13, 2007 | Reply
Tracy Lynn... If you curse in the dark, can anybody hear you? Yes, a flamethrower is much better.
Frances... Something tells me that I will not be a hit with the ladies in my upcoming trip to Germany using a phrase like that...
Adena... Apparently, you're not in the minority here!
Hilly... Oooh... I have not downloaded it! There are several versions of the song available on iTunes, so I'll have to check it out. Right after I check out Zelda, of course!
Ms. Sizzle... Love that band. Was really upset when they broke up.
Claire... Apparently, I can shove video signal into my laptop, but it's a mess of cables and adaptors I'm reluctant to mess with. I'll just take pictures of the screen with my digital camera and hope for the best! :-)
Crashdummie... Well, if Santa's elves are capable flamethrower makers, then I'd say it was worth it!
Nancycle... Actually, I'm scared of ALL clowns. They don't even have to be giant killer clowns for me to want to torch them.
Mrs. RW... Hmmm... apparently that is a link to add a flamethrower to your car exhaust. I haven't seen that since Grease!
Librarian... Or we could use them to torch the people who want to torch books? Just a thought...
Kapha... I am able to sit through just about any horror film... but that is a film I would NOT be able to watch! :-)
The Chad... Sure! Bring it to TequilaCon so we can have something to do while we wait for everybody to show up!
Karla... Well, it's a good song! As for using myself as a flamethrower, I saw what happened to Kenny in the South Park Movie when you try it... no thanks!
Sergio... I think everybody hates clowns. I wonder why there are so many of them then? Of course, in France you have mimes everywhere, which is almost as scary.
Amanda... It would be a good weekend if I could get rid of my migraine. :-(
Eve... Well, I suppose I could make due with a shotgun... you can get those at Wal-Mart no problem!
Stephanie... Anytime is a good time for Depeche Mode!
Jaye... Tom Cruise is already kind of flaming...
Laurence... Now THAT is what I am talking about! Ahhh... one of my favorite "Fifth Element" moments...
For a Gen-YOU-wine ex-military flammenwerfer, try your large Army or Marine base. They dispose of surplus equipment by public auction - usually on a monthly basis. They'll be glad to put you on the mailing list of what will be up for bid at the next auction. Used to be certified check only, I think they now accept credit cards. Only downside is that you'll probably have to bid what is known as a lot as in "Lot 237 - Miscellaneous Flamethrower parts - 200 pounds"...but the technical manual for the good ole M7 is on line and gives you the parts listing, how to to assemble and disassemble the beast (complete with diagrams) and the field manual tells you how load, pressurize and fire the thing.
BTW, straight petrol doesn't work too well. You get a big ball of flame that burns out before it hits the target. You need a rod of flaming fuel. Answer - NAPALM. Home made recipe, add a couple of handfuls of soap powder to every gallon of gas you intend to use. Stir, pour into flamethrower tank.
Lots of fun!! Back in my day in the Green Machine each infantry company had three of 'em. Range days were a memorable experience.
And they PAID us to do stuff like that...
Happy pyromania!
Posted by Bob237 on February 12, 2007 | Reply
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