How to explain burning man to friends?

[Ugly Dougly]

I hope it's a queer frat, because the crowd outside critical tits is too large already...

Eh? Too many straight people?

[theCryptofishist]

I hope it's a queer frat, because the crowd outside critical tits is too large already...

Eh? Too many straight people?

I was thinking of the proverbial "frat boys", but didn't want to step on Doc's toes...

[JDCookMS]

I hope it's a queer frat, because the crowd outside critical tits is too large already...

Eh? Too many straight people?

I was thinking of the proverbial "frat boys", but didn't want to step on Doc's toes...

Ehh..... we actually don't have too many of the stereotypical frat guys, yet. I mean, I'm the first (ever) openly gay guy in a fraternity at my university, so it's different. But, like I said, I tell most of them that it would be horrible, just because I know that they wouldn't appreciate it.

[illy dilly]

And damn it! I forgot... Alright you can take the left index and middle finger. I need the right side for mouse clicking.

HOLY SHIT I just realized that I seriously literally not even kidding had a dream with you and smAshley in it last night!! Whoa.

Not surprised. We're pretty awesome. A lot of people dream about us.

[Ugly Dougly]

Afraid I might be too vanilla for Burning Man.

[lemur]

Afraid I might be too vanilla for Burning Man.

yeah i bet you just hang out in yer camp the whole time!!

[Ugly Dougly]

Yeah, I hide in my hexadome, hoping the weirdos won't find me.

[TT120]

Afraid I might be too vanilla for Burning Man.

The way I see it is, the norm is not normal on the Playa, so being normal while on the Playa is abnormal and you'll fit right in.

Or something like that.

I've never been to TTITD so I cannot describe it. Camping and drinking is always fun, the rest is just gravy.

[Bob]

It's just a fucking, camping, trip.

[theCryptofishist]

Yeah, I hide in my hexadome, hoping the weirdos won't find me.

And you hang out on eplaya so you know which weirdos you're hiding from the hardest...

[Elorrum]

I say that what they hear about it is mainly true, and for myself, mainly false. The people who I believe would really love it, I can't get them to show any interest, like getting a cat to watch t.v.

[theCryptofishist]

... getting a cat to watch t.v.

Remember Scrooged?

[jella]

poor little mice

[gyre]

Burning man can be explained.

People are just lazy.

[5280MeV]

Burning man can be explained.

People are just lazy.

Reminds me of an xkcd:

Morpheus: Unfortunately, no one can explain what the Matrix is, you have to experience it for yourself.

Trinity: Sure you can, it's a computer simulation in which you live, thinking it's reality.

Neo: Oh.

Morpheus: What...

Trinity: Look, maybe you just suck at explaining.

http://xkcd.com/566/


I think that it is hard to explain because there is so much to do at Burning Man, and different people get wildly different things out of it. By analogy, it is hard for me to describe what living in Nashville is like for the average person, because the experience depends so much on what one does in the city.

[gyre]

I like that.


You don't have to tell people what the experience will be, to explain the event.

I can describe nashville without telling someone what their experience will be.

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[Mojojita]

One I like is that it is the world's largest outdoor cocktail party.

[jella]

One I like is that it is the world's largest outdoor cocktail party.

Oh I'm keeping that one

[Saguache]

It’s like being simultaneously slapped over every inch of your body with national anthem singing fish by an enraged harem of nubile bear women in latex. The pleasure is unquestionably unique.

[junglesmacks]

It’s like being simultaneously slapped over every inch of your body with national anthem singing fish by an enraged harem of nubile bear women in latex. The pleasure is unquestionably unique.

I think I love you.

[JDCookMS]

It’s like being simultaneously slapped over every inch of your body with national anthem singing fish by an enraged harem of nubile bear women in latex. The pleasure is unquestionably unique.

That is amazing....the only way it could get any better is if you had mentioned bacon somewhere in it. (Because, lets face it, everything is better with bacon.)

[graidawg]

everything I did at BM I have done elsewhere. having said that I am staying in and spending as little as possible so i can go again, because probably I will do things at Bm i have done before again.
oh actually I have never had my hair cut by people who have never cut hair after we all drank absinthe in the dark before. That was new.

[gyre]

Theme camps are the special paradigm of burning man.

[lemur]

PEOPLE FORCE YOU TO TAKE DRUGS AT BURNING MAN:

[Ugly Dougly]

Yes, they do, Lemur.

[Ugly Dougly]

The Burn that can be told
is not the eternal Burn
The TTITD that can be named
is not the eternal TTITD

[Saguache]

It’s like being simultaneously slapped over every inch of your body with national anthem singing fish by an enraged harem of nubile bear women in latex. The pleasure is unquestionably unique.

I think I love you.

Oh you know the feeling is mutual, I'm curious to see what happens when we mix in a little bacon grease.

[junglesmacks]

It’s like being simultaneously slapped over every inch of your body with national anthem singing fish by an enraged harem of nubile bear women in latex. The pleasure is unquestionably unique.

I think I love you.

Oh you know the feeling is mutual, I'm curious to see what happens when we mix in a little bacon grease.

"Oh! The Places You'll Go at Burning Man!"

[CornMan]

It's kind of like Woodstock, but with 1/10 the people, in the desert, with more visual art, less live music (in terms of total wattage), and mostly hipsters instead of hippies.

[JDCookMS]

It's kind of like Woodstock, but with 1/10 the people, in the desert, with more visual art, less live music (in terms of total wattage), and mostly hipsters instead of hippies.

I like that one as well.... it's a good, decent answer and it would keep most of the people I know from wanting to go with me. Awesome.