Cracked Round-Up: Advice for Fighting Brushfires

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It's that time of the year again, when the entire world west of Kansas catches on fire for weeks at a time. Since many of our readers live in affected- and soon to be affected- areas, we figured it was only responsible to give you all some tips for fighting the flames.

1. Dress only in synthetic fabrics. These will melt directly to your skin in the event of a fire, acting as a permanent rain coat once it finishes bonding to your flesh. Think of the savings!

2. Run, Scream and Jump doesn't work nearly as well as Stop, Drop and Roll. But it makes a much better spectacle for everyone else. Think about other people, for once.

3. Do Everything in Your Power to Obstruct the Fire Fighters. These are extremely skilled, well equipped professionals and they work a job that is so monotonous, you guys. The least we can do is try to entertain them by weaving in front of their hoses and spraying them with paint. Trust us, they'll be grateful.


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Okay freemind1998, just to clarify, in your little world a responsible journalist is someone who knows how to fix every single problem they report on? So no one should ever report any sort of mistake or malfeasance unless they have a better solution immediately on hand? Do you see how that might be just a teensy bit insane?



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