Taunt The Man

Casanova · Post by **Casanova** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:57 am

Taunt the ManDate/Time(s): Monday, August 29th, 2011 midnight – 4 a.m.

Status: Accepted
Type: Fire
Hosted by Camp: Burn Academy

Contact Email: [email protected]

Description
Welcome Home! Were back to do it again. Come chill at the man and spin some fire, he has a week to party with us before he burns. If you made it in the gate early start your Burning Man week off by Taunting the Man. We will have some safeties available to spot you, bring your own fire tools/toys or just come to watch. Start your burn off with a burn!

Sic Pup · Post by **Sic Pup** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:02 am

I'm guessing Raiders could do a great job without the fire.

CapSmashy · Post by **CapSmashy** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:56 am

Sic Pup wrote:I'm guessing Raiders could do a great job without the fire.

Yes, we have some very skilled taunters in our ranks.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:21 pm

CapSmashy wrote:
Sic Pup wrote:I'm guessing Raiders could do a great job without the fire.
Yes, we have some very skilled taunters in our ranks.

but, do you have skilled "lone Rangerers" also?

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:37 pm

Lone Raiders of the Lost Snark.....

nice ring to it.

Dr Jet Sinister · Post by **Dr Jet Sinister** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:34 pm

goathead wrote:Lone Raiders of the Lost Snark.....

nice ring to it.

ooh nice one!

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:29 pm

Can I ask a question, Mr. Casanova? Temporarily serious here.

Is there a rule or reason why the fire-spinning starts at midnight? Because, seems to me if you really loved to do it you would be starting just as soon as it was dark enough to see.

My regional group (so-called "DC" though, I don't think any of them actually live here) holds their practices in some gods-forsaken ex-urb at, guess what, midnight

absolutely guaranteed to alarm the local law with their devilry, and an indicator to me at least that none of these folks earn their own rent money

or ever aspire to. Honestly there are wide open fields on the Mall here they could use at 9 PM and get home afterwards by Metro, at a reasonable hour and without driving impaired. I decided that the remote-location-at-midnight business was part of some tragic-outcast pose and immediately deleted those folks from my List of Interesting People.

If there is a reason why the hours of darkness before midnight are unsuitable for fire art, then, I will think again. (Though that does not excuse the suburbanism).

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:17 pm

MyDearFriend wrote:Can I ask a question, Mr. Casanova? Temporarily serious here.

Is there a rule or reason why the fire-spinning starts at midnight? Because, seems to me if you really loved to do it you would be starting just as soon as it was dark enough to see.

My regional group (so-called "DC" though, I don't think any of them actually live here) holds their practices in some gods-forsaken ex-urb at, guess what, midnight absolutely guaranteed to alarm the local law with their devilry, and an indicator to me at least that none of these folks earn their own rent money or ever aspire to. Honestly there are wide open fields on the Mall here they could use at 9 PM and get home afterwards by Metro, at a reasonable hour and without driving impaired. I decided that the remote-location-at-midnight business was part of some tragic-outcast pose and immediately deleted those folks from my List of Interesting People.

If there is a reason why the hours of darkness before midnight are unsuitable for fire art, then, I will think again. (Though that does not excuse the suburbanism).

well said MDF I too have often wondered at the need for such late fire activities, the people i used to spin with down in portsmouth hampshire england used to gather nice and early (often before darkness) to spin when they ran out of fuel we would retire to the nearest hostelry and drink copious amounts of beer, purely on medical grounds i assure you. Also sunset being a good time to gather for the timekeeping impaired being as its not a time that requires a watch or anything.

Casanova · Post by **Casanova** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:42 pm

the reason is because the doors "officially" open @ midnight on that day, so its kinda for the people that just enter the city that wanna catch some cool fire shows

Post by **trilobyte** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:18 am

The truly fire-art-addicted, of course, will even go so far as to ply their trade in broad daylight.

As for taunting the man, who knew anyone organized it? I've been doing randomly as I pass by for years....

gaminwench · Post by **gaminwench** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:31 am

The gates open at midnight, Sunday...

or 12:01 Monday morning...

bluesbob · Post by **bluesbob** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:09 am

Nyah! Nayh!

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