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Flaming Canoe (toast's)
Okay, here's the story:

My friend Matt wanted to use my fuel bottles (his rott probably ate his). Anyway, he went canoeing and pulled up one a remote gravel bar for the night. He decided to really get the fire roaring, so he unscrewed the cap from one of my fuel bottles and added a little Coleman fuel to the sputtering fire. The fire jumped to life--jumped all the way up the stream of fuel to the bottle. Matt, understandably, freaked. He tossed the bottle to the ground and then grabbed a paddle to launch it to the river--his boat was in the way. The bottle went right into his Mohawk Royalex canoe--OOPS! After that, he tried the scoop method (with limited success) and finally slapped the flaming inferno into the river. His canoe, although structurally sound, was a little bubbly after that. Until, that is, he decided to drive through Atlanta with nothing holding it down on his Bronco but two bungee cords. After getting it smacked by a semi going about 80mph in rush hour, he finally gave up on that canoe. But, he still has hopes of fixing it with epoxy and floating it again. Diehard. . .
burnt toast
8:47:06 AM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
Which just goes to show...You can't have your canoe and heat it too!
Buddur
9:23:56 AM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
Hi, I?m Johnny Knoxville and this is flaming canoe?
Johnny Knoxville
10:18:55 AM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
*groan* Buddur.

That was a pretty big oops. Thanks for sharing BT
Oldie
10:42:59 AM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
Now, maybe you could creat an alcoholic drink inspired by your buddy's experiences. Maybe layer (if this is possible, I don't know the weight of these alcohols) Blue Curaco - blue for water - and some 151 then light the rum, maybe float a peanut shell or something.
Oldie
10:46:12 AM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
Well Oldie, I see you have learned something practical in college. LOL
pekka
1:34:15 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
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limpy
1:37:11 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
No canoes
Is good canoes
With flaming....canoe.
tommy
1:39:31 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
My message didn't show up. Lets see now.
limpy
1:41:27 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
The poster formerly known as 'lumpy'?
kleetn
1:47:31 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
I just gotta say it. Your friend Matt sounds like an f-ing menace.

1. Dumping fuel directly onto a fire

2. Driving with something on his car that is not securely fastened?

This boy is going places.
lee
1:59:30 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
Sounds like your friend Matt should team up with Peeny's friend Billy (see Forest Fire thread).

They would make a great duo.
BaSO4
4:02:26 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
80 MPH in Atlanta rush hour?
Not likely! Wail Out Loud!

Of course, a semi at ANY speed would be lethal to a canoe...
gojo
4:12:45 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
kleetn, formorly known'd as kreetn?
HeHe.
limpy
4:19:01 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
Buddur, Tommy; Remember, a good pun is it's own reword.
walkincrow
4:55:16 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
Torch a canoe, and trash it too.
limpy
5:07:59 PM
3/21/01

RE: Flaming Canoe (toast's)
walkincrow--I can paddle down a river. Canoe?
tommy
5:09:42 PM
3/21/01

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