Althouse: "Man catches fire while watching porn at San Francisco sex shop; vic ran out 'engulfed in flames.'"

April 15, 2011

"Man catches fire while watching porn at San Francisco sex shop; vic ran out 'engulfed in flames.'"

"An employee told police the man was watching a movie in the back of the store when he ran out screaming and on fire..."

41 comments:

Scott M said...: Does the comedic irony increase if it was gay porn the flaming man was watching?; 4/15/11, 9:34 AM
The Dude said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 4/15/11, 9:37 AM
cassandra lite said...: Friction.; 4/15/11, 9:38 AM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: I thought you needed to rub two sticks together.; 4/15/11, 9:42 AM
Wince said...: I'm the firestarter, twisted firestarter; 4/15/11, 9:42 AM
bagoh20 said...: I know what Paris Hilton would say.; 4/15/11, 9:44 AM
Anonymous said...: He could have hosed himself off.; 4/15/11, 9:45 AM
Sal said...: I hate when that happens.; 4/15/11, 9:46 AM
Anonymous said...: The fast and the furious.; 4/15/11, 9:51 AM
Amexpat said...: What's the criminal act here: Being on fire in the theater or not yelling "I'm on fire" in the theater?; 4/15/11, 9:52 AM
Scott M said...: If you start to chafe, you need to lay off for a week or this is exactly what happens...I've heard. On the other hand (no pun intended), full-body inflagration is a much better parental threat than yesteryear's "you'll go blind" or "you'll grow hair on your palms".

Of course, I can't see for shit and I'm do for a hand-waxing.; 4/15/11, 9:53 AM
Unknown said...: What a dilemma for the Lefties:

For 40 years, they push the Let It All Hang Out meme. When it does, it's not fire-retardant.

Watch Newsom (if he's still there) jump all over this one.

Scott M said...

Does the comedic irony increase if it was gay porn the flaming man was watching?

Well, it was San Fiasco, after all.; 4/15/11, 10:12 AM
john said...: A David Carradine fan, perhaps? Was he yelling "Oh my God, I made a mistake, I made a mistake!"?; 4/15/11, 10:15 AM
DaveW said...: I am way behind on these things. Can anyone offer an explanation for how this guy did this to himself? The ignition could have been by lighting a cigarette, I'm just trying to figure out what flammable material he had put all over himself.

...on the other hand maybe I don't want to know.; 4/15/11, 10:15 AM
Scott M said...: Maybe he's a joker in the George R.R. Martin sense and flammable man-goo is his affliction.

Speaking of GRRM, "Game Of Thrones" starts Sunday night...; 4/15/11, 10:22 AM
DADvocate said...: Wow! That's worse than hair on you palms or going blind.; 4/15/11, 10:23 AM
bagoh20 said...: I didn't click through, but I'm guessing: Butane lighter, pocket, over-involvement in the movie plot, inadvertent rubbage, then presto, instant flame and fame.; 4/15/11, 10:29 AM
traditionalguy said...: What the Hell. God has a sense of humor.; 4/15/11, 10:35 AM
PaulV said...: I thought it just made you go blind.; 4/15/11, 10:43 AM
Toad Trend said...: Burning sensation???; 4/15/11, 11:06 AM
Anonymous said...: The guy is clearly an overachiever. He doesn't just smoke after sex.; 4/15/11, 11:21 AM
Anonymous said...: I'm due for a hand-waxing.

I don't think I like the sound of that.

Peter; 4/15/11, 11:42 AM
Anonymous said...: That damn amyl nitrate gets ya every time...; 4/15/11, 12:03 PM
Moose said...: Wasn't that what happened to Richard Pryor?; 4/15/11, 12:12 PM
Unknown said...: First it was the mens' shorts thing and now this case of post-mature conflagration. It's been asked before, but who the hell told Althouse?; 4/15/11, 12:32 PM
MnMark said...: who the hell goes to a theater to watch porn anymore?; 4/15/11, 12:38 PM
Anonymous said...: Ur doin it rong; 4/15/11, 1:31 PM
Scott M said...: Ur doin it rong

I think he was doing it overly well, actually.; 4/15/11, 1:34 PM
Bayoneteer said...: I didn't realize places like that even existed anymore what with the internet and digital devices. And in Frisco? How does a sleaze hole like that pay the rent?; 4/15/11, 1:36 PM
Chip Ahoy said...: WARNING: Smoking cigarettes can be highly dangerous while inhaling amyl nitrates.

Darwin Awards called and said this is what they are looking for.; 4/15/11, 1:41 PM
Methadras said...: "When you are on fire and running down the street, people will get out of your way."

Richard Pryor; 4/15/11, 1:47 PM
Methadras said...: New fetish?; 4/15/11, 1:48 PM
William said...: Man's ongoing quest for fire. The article doesn't state what movie he was watching. Shoddy journalism. Probably the most important detail, and they leave it out. A porn movie that occasionally causes spontaneous combustion would probably be a big hit. It would be like absinthe. Maybe it was the Edwards tape.; 4/15/11, 2:03 PM
Palladian said...: "who the hell goes to a theater to watch porn anymore?"

It wasn't a theater, it was a shop with "buddy booths", little rooms with token-operated monitors. Most men go to these in order to suck or get sucked. Watching porn isn't the primary goal of the expedition. It's a way to hook up with complete anonymity without having to rent a motel room. I think the clientele is primarily closeted, married men getting their after-work cock fix before going home to the wife & kids.

The man in this story almost certainly spilled "poppers" (various alkyl nitrites such as amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite/nitrate that are often inhaled during sex) on himself and then ignited them accidentally. These shops absolutely reek of a combination of alkyl nitrites, disinfectants and the various elastomers used to cast the dildos and butt-plugs on sale there. It's a testament to the strength of the male sex drive that men would willingly enter these ghastly places in search of release.; 4/15/11, 4:19 PM
joethefatman said...: needs a better lube; 4/15/11, 4:32 PM
Trooper York said...: Jeez I hope Jeremy didn't hurt himself.; 4/15/11, 6:08 PM
Methadras said...: Hmmm... Paging Titus?; 4/15/11, 6:42 PM
Anonymous said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 4/15/11, 7:08 PM
Anonymous said...: Someone asked for the tile of the video he was watching...

A Cock Worked Orange; 4/15/11, 7:12 PM
Unknown said...: C'est Bon!

Haaaalarryious...AcockworkedOrange!
hoho; 4/15/11, 7:56 PM
VanderDouchen said...: @moose and methedras

Dang, late to the party. One must be quick to the punch line here.

"Richard Pryor was unavailable for comment."

WV: umews:

ixlr8 umews; 4/16/11, 3:05 PM

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