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Personally, my DIY haircut involves shaving the whole thing off.
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Like the seat-belt stuffed animals for example. My little sister is half Korean and has a pucca seatbelt deal. Doesn't look out of place, but those old farts with stuffed animals looks really creepy
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You know what? They looked like somebody cut their hair with a fucking vacuum. What a mess.
08/21/09
The unit cost about the price of 1-2 grooming sessions. People laugh, but I am happy!!
08/21/09
6: Someone is gonna transform this into a Wii controller, just you watch
8: I see the old Bob Kelso still got it, and also has been experimenting some new trips even after retirement
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I got a good chuckle out of the way that was phrased. I know it oscillates, but picturing a fat man with poor furniture-buying-impulse control flailing around whilst trying to stay on a chair that's spinning at 2800 RPM is much funnier.
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08/04/09
My girlfriend.
Actually she burns them down to the little metal tab at the base that the wick is attached to.
08/04/09
"Mom, you spent how much on this shitty thing? You're such an ass."
"Honey, you're lucky they don't make a larger Child Quick™ version or I'd fondue you for a Donner party."
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I take it you were in Boyscouts too.
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And yes, it is a little bit of a mess, but I haven't found a better fire starter yet. Really, you just budget an hour (to allow for cleanup) and make 2 or 3 egg cartons worth of fire starters, and then you're set for the next 2-3 years. Also, I could do it outside on a camping stove, if I wanted to minimize mess.
08/04/09
Y'all are being hypocritical. You accuse me of being some slave to purist fire starting, but you won't do the obvious and bring a match light briquet from your grill soaked in science's latest long term flammables? What, is that cheating? You think your concoctions are cheaper? Burn longer?
Starting a fire isn't rocket science. You add up the time you spend making your little firestarters and using them, I'll bet dollars to donuts I can just built a fire. I'm not trying to be some kind of elitist, just pointing out that you are creating a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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In terms of the time comparison, I bet you'd be right ~95% of the time. I, however, view them as an insurance policy - the rest of the time, they come in real handy. You ever try to start a fire at -20 F, with wood that was soaking wet before it froze? And I do think my 'concoction' is cheaper, as I use sawdust from my saw, egg cartons from my trash, and excess candle wax from around the house, end cost of $0. And I wouldn't be surprised if my 'concoction' burns longer (I've timed them to ~12 minutes). And let's see how well that single charcoal briquette, soaked with lighter fluid (or your choice of flammable material) can start a fire (and don't expect me to carry it, I ain't sticking that thing in my pack).
I posted in order to provide an alternative view on the product lampooned (with good reason) on this site.
08/04/09
Even if I was going your direction, are you really are going to argue that taking the time to make these things is better than simply buying a bag of Kingsford, which will last you forever? I checked their site--they last 10 min. each. As far as cheaper, you forgot the $25 for the wax melter you were commenting on.
But, wow... Hadn't thought of the safety angle. Yeah, sure wouldn't want to be carrying charcoal bricquets camping. Those things are deadly explosive. That is why they sell them in--get this--paper bags and leave 'em stacked up on grocery store floors across the country.
You want an insurance policy? Might look to that little stove I'm sure you carry. Most of us do, since there are so many places and so many conditions where it is either illegal or environmentally unwise to have a fire. Pretty much lives in my pack. A little white gas will light your fire pretty quick if you have a real, "To Build A Fire" style emergency.
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@mnerd:
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And, just for you, we'd stock soap-on-a-rope.
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