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Stinky The Clown

(67,799 posts) Fri Oct 4, 2013, 04:57 PM Oct 2013

MSNBC reporting a man on fire on the National Mall

Nothing more than that.

Announce live on Bashir's program.

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MSNBC reporting a man on fire on the National Mall (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 OP

Self-immolation? TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #1

I inferred that from the mention by Bashir, but that is not actually being reported Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #3

What? WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #2

a link blogslut Oct 2013 #4

Thanks! I was refereshing several DC tv station web sites to no avail. Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #5

From that web site: Update 4:55 p.m . . . . . Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #8

BOEHNNNER!!!!! Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #6

I wondered about a combination of chemical bronzer and high blood pressure Siwsan Oct 2013 #7

You forgot high alcohol level! n-t Logical Oct 2013 #13

Not to mention, are the fumes of desperation flammable? Siwsan Oct 2013 #15

That's what I say. Speaker Bohner? TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #9

Another link WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #10

Thanks! Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #11

pic: non graphic bunnies Oct 2013 #12

Our country is losing it's damned mind Aerows Oct 2013 #14

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

1. Self-immolation?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 04:59 PM

Oct 2013

Stinky The Clown

(67,799 posts)

3. I inferred that from the mention by Bashir, but that is not actually being reported

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:00 PM

Oct 2013

WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)

2. What?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 04:59 PM

Oct 2013

blogslut

(38,000 posts)

4. a link

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:01 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2013/10/04/police-responding-to-report-of-man-on-fire-on-national-mall/

Stinky The Clown

(67,799 posts)

5. Thanks! I was refereshing several DC tv station web sites to no avail.

Reply to blogslut (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:03 PM

Oct 2013

I was beginning to doubt I heard it.

Stinky The Clown

(67,799 posts)

8. From that web site: Update 4:55 p.m . . . . .

Reply to blogslut (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:06 PM

Oct 2013

Update 4:55 p.m.: MPD tweets that 7th Street is closed between Madison Drive NW and Jefferson Drive SW due to an "injured citizen."

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)

6. BOEHNNNER!!!!!

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:03 PM

Oct 2013

must have tried to light a cigarette while being fully fueled with alcohol.

sorry. my bad. let's stay tuned and see what this is about.

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)

7. I wondered about a combination of chemical bronzer and high blood pressure

Reply to Pretzel_Warrior (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:06 PM

Oct 2013

Seems a recipe for disaster, to me.

Logical

(22,457 posts)

13. You forgot high alcohol level! n-t

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:19 PM

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Siwsan

(26,262 posts)

15. Not to mention, are the fumes of desperation flammable?

Reply to Logical (Reply #13)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:25 PM

Oct 2013

Combined with the alcohol and bronzer - yikes.

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

9. That's what I say. Speaker Bohner?

Reply to Pretzel_Warrior (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:12 PM

Oct 2013

WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)

10. Another link

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:12 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/10/reports-man-set-himself-fire-national-mall/70213/

Stinky The Clown

(67,799 posts)

11. Thanks!

Reply to WilliamPitt (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:17 PM

Oct 2013

bunnies

(15,859 posts)

12. pic: non graphic

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:18 PM

Oct 2013

More: http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2013/10/04/man-lights-himself-on-fire-in-the-national-mall-photos/

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

14. Our country is losing it's damned mind

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:23 PM

Oct 2013

Good gravy, what horrible circumstances push a person to do such a thing.

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