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Fire don't read so good

seattlepi.nwsource.com — A charred stop sign stands amidst the devastation of Oakridge Mobile Home Park after a wildfire swept through in Sylmar, Calif., Monday.

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  • KingDrewsky, on 11/18/2008, -4/+311Looks like Fallout 3.
  • theremixtrack, on 11/18/2008, -16/+186i get it because the fire didn't stop at the stop sign, because it couldn't read stop.
  • TPorter72, on 11/18/2008, -1/+135fire illiteracy is rampant, this is something Obama can't ignore.
  • jtotheoe, on 11/18/2008, -27/+140I accidentally that stop sign.
  • JohnnyDIGGme, on 11/18/2008, -2/+94It didn't DROP, or ROLL either.
  • CanadaMan87, on 11/18/2008, -5/+85Great photo, the smokey haze adds some nice atmospheric perspective. Sure, it's a terrible situation, but this shot is quite fascinating.
  • AnimaStomp, on 11/18/2008, -1/+67That stop sign gives off +9 Rads/Sec
  • EricAnderton, on 11/18/2008, -0/+54Well, lets start scrounging for bottlecaps...
  • nilhilustfreder, on 11/18/2008, -1/+45"because it's full of flaming homosexuals"
  • mattfp4893, on 11/18/2008, -4/+44THE WHOLE THING?!
  • BlackX4Life, on 11/18/2008, -1/+33i had a blond moment because i did not realize that's what the title meant until u explained it....wow i need more sleep.
  • damntourists, on 11/18/2008, -2/+33god dammit, why is california always on fire.
  • inactive, on 11/18/2008, -5/+32Only you can fuel forest fires (by building homes in zones that regularly burn) - Smokey the Bear
  • billbuckner, on 11/18/2008, -1/+22you must not read the news
  • jsdratm, on 11/18/2008, -6/+27The heat of the fire was OVER 9000 degrees Fahrenheit
  • ASupertramp, on 11/18/2008, -3/+24Hammer time!
  • sockpuppets, on 11/18/2008, -0/+19https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/974
  • clickx, on 11/18/2008, -1/+20Cause we're smokin'!
  • AOmega, on 11/18/2008, -1/+20I like the pacman above the stop sign.
  • darkane, on 11/18/2008, -2/+20You can't fix stupid.
  • outofbeta, on 11/18/2008, -3/+19I don't want to set the world on fire~
  • inactive, on 11/19/2008, -7/+23They don't belong to 4chan, they belong to the internets.
  • Devine122, on 11/19/2008, -0/+15i get it because the joke is so bad you could almost not call it a joke.
  • inactive, on 11/18/2008, -0/+14*looks around for molerats*
  • redsoxmb545, on 11/18/2008, -5/+16*Fire doesn't read so well.
  • mattwalton56, on 11/18/2008, -0/+11How many times did you have to pop your collar to come up with that one?
  • clesch, on 11/18/2008, -1/+12Submitter don’t spell so good.
  • redtaboo, on 11/18/2008, -0/+10I can hear the RadRoaches ..... Oh, nevermind. It's just a fire.
  • caseycoold, on 11/19/2008, -0/+10I see this picture as a lesson: make your houses out of stop signs... but I guess you could get all artistic about it...
  • nilhilustfreder, on 11/18/2008, -0/+10Galvanized steel?
  • biohazrd, on 11/18/2008, -0/+9But you have to remember that fires are a natural part of the ecosystem. Some of those plants and use the fires to clear out the older plants and make room for the new ones. In fact, for some plants, fire is required to "activate" the seeds and allow them to grow.
    Don't get me wrong, this is sad, but they had it coming by living there.
  • BlueLeader, on 11/18/2008, -1/+10They say this was an arson. Anyone seen Mr. Burke lately? I'm just saying...
  • inactive, on 11/19/2008, -0/+8I don't want to set the worlddddd onnnnn fireeeee...
  • trentrezn0r, on 11/18/2008, -1/+9It stopped. But after looking both ways to check if no cars were coming, it continued on.
  • TheFoshizzler, on 11/19/2008, -0/+8Sayings? SAYINGS?! Learns your intergoogle terminology, man...
  • lolwutpear, on 11/18/2008, -1/+9a better response would have been "because it's full of flaming homosexuals"
  • freakinhuge, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7Dude... That's two words.
  • mattwalton56, on 11/18/2008, -1/+8I just want to start, a flame in your heart..
  • muttsuki, on 11/18/2008, -6/+13:[ sad
  • inactive, on 11/18/2008, -1/+7I came here to say that!
  • mcphatty, on 11/18/2008, -1/+7we didn't start the fire, It was always burning, since the world's been turning
  • Ninjapope, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6Bingo Bango Bongo is now playing in your head
  • inactive, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6burninating the peasants.
  • yacks, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6what "SOP" sign? I only see a sign that says "POTS"
  • brantw, on 11/18/2008, -1/+7Poster doesn't know grammar so well.
  • burnin8r28, on 11/19/2008, -2/+7Let me remind you what you just said: "WOW!!!!!! you are sooo gay."
  • loggedout, on 11/19/2008, -2/+7nah, it's got a white line around it. it's optional.
  • karmaroks, on 11/18/2008, -1/+6Fire no stop for sign. Fire no stop for anybody
  • CharlesMay, on 11/18/2008, -0/+4doesn't. It's fire doesn't read so well.
  • waluigi14, on 11/18/2008, -0/+4Burninating all the people,
    in their THATCHED ROOF COTTAGES!!
    THATCHED ROOF COTTAGES!!
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