Favorite Description of Burning Man ?

drumm1019 · Post by **drumm1019** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:47 pm

i've always liked to think of it as
-the weeklong vacation those not at BM finally get from "them".
-the special-ed's sandbox.
-S.N.A.F.U.

*Namaste*

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:59 pm

Burningman is like going to Chuck E. Cheese except the whole
place is filled with old, naked, fat men and you can't find
a towel to hide your erection while your mom is yelling at
you to take out the trash. I LOVE IT !!!!

Finnegan · Post by **Finnegan** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:59 pm

Disney Land on acid, except all the participants are Mickey Mouse. Except all the participants are really Goofy.

On acid.

Playing with fire.

nocturnal_steve · Post by **nocturnal_steve** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:52 pm

quote: Erik Davis From the book Burningman Hardwired 1997

Post by **mdmf007** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:46 pm

Sounds about right. I think there will be an awakening of values and a reckoning to follow. Beginning with the decomidification, of christmas.

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:06 pm

Yeah, sure thing.
Who's gonna start all that....Donna Matrix ?

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:15 pm

oneeyeddick wrote:Yeah, sure thing.
Who's gonna start all that....Donna Matrix ?

HA...

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:37 am

Now, now, she's already done the "spin thing" by snipping the "Bella" from the front of her name.

Post by **mdmf007** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:13 am

Thread drifting,

So at christmas we are all showing pics of all sorts of things on the computer and projector at my inlaws house. I pop the SD card out of my camera and load it into the computer.

I open the "BM2007" folder and up comes 1500 or so pics, and half an hours worth of video. they were amazed at the art, music, deathguild, the statues, paintings, poetry, and fireworks.

The super conservative ones were shocked that the "hippy drug, love fest" they had heard about in church as an abomination to all that is pure. Is actually a pretty cool event, with a smattering of nudity and a constant pounding of every genre of music you can name.

I know two more virgin burners that are coming to 2008's burn.
of course its more babysitting for me - but worth it.

ONE EYED - dude you missed another Wednesday!!

oFZo · Post by **oFZo** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:28 am

Mad Max meets Pippi Longstockings (and gets her pregnant).

philosopher · Post by **philosopher** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:44 am

Not my favorite description, but last year I told one of my classes that there'd be a substitute coming in because I would be (here's the cryptic euphemism intended to be a perfect non-description) "away for a while."

After class, a young lady comes up to me and says, "So, what's your playa name?"

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:35 pm

I think you mean Mad Max meets Pippi Longstocking and she gets him pregnant.

SpacemanSpliff · Post by **SpacemanSpliff** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:19 am

My favorite description:

"The world's biggest blinky toy."

accordionMan · Post by **accordionMan** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:23 pm

In 1998, my son described it to me as:

"a giant party in the desert with incredible art and music... inhabited with the most beautiful girls in the world."

I went the next year and have never missed a year since.

DeepSpace · Post by **DeepSpace** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:26 am

[quote="playafucker"]4th of July bbq Halloween rave electric light parade on acid art party pagan spring break mad max hippy freak out in the desert where we burn things and ride bikes.[/quote]

THAT makes me weepy...SO beautiful...SO perfect!
I love you

Post by **mdmf007** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:40 pm

Taht would never fit on a bumper sticker

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:37 pm

A paranormal hoedown.

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:05 am

its that big party scene in Cecil B. deMils The Ten Commandments that the Israelites were enjoying while Moses was up in the mountains getting the 10 Commandments

Rocket75377 · Post by **Rocket75377** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:50 am

"Wait, I went where? And did what? And it cost how much? You're kidding."

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:36 am

It's something to do until the giant earth destroying asteroid gets here in 2025.

flipper · Post by **flipper** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:47 am

an Art Festival is to Burning Man as a nice Restaurant is to the most kick-ass potluck ever

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:33 am

Art
http://www.eyebeam.com/new/index.php?num=42

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:46 am

More Art at Burning Man
http://www.eyebeam.com/new/index.php?num=72

Zona · Post by **Zona** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:04 pm

A nice place to show off a hat.

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:00 pm

Burning Man is Love, see.

I love the playa in my nose.

I love the clear skies and the mountains surrounding me.

I love the colors covered in playa dust.

Burning man is the way that all camp grounds should opperate. I want to be welcome in any camp. I love saying "hi" and sitting down to a drink and a good conversation.

I love fire.

I love sharing whatever I have with whoever is around.

SpacemanSpliff · Post by **SpacemanSpliff** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:35 pm

"The world's biggest blinky toy."

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:43 pm

Las Vegas is in the south.
Black Rock City is in the north.
You do the math.

Post by **mdmf007** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:56 pm

Organized Mayhem

accordionMan · Post by **accordionMan** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:02 pm

mdmf007 wrote:Organized Mayhem

Or

May-Not Hem

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:11 pm

My truly favorite and I'm not kidding this time:
"Rainbow Festival for Bad People."

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