FREAK ACCIDENT
Or, she was looking at the page for Guys who Care about How they Look and Feel.
(Thanks to DWPaul)
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March 24, 2004
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a new definition of hot pants
Posted by: surfbunny | March 24, 2004 at 06:34 AM
CAUTION: Hey, Genius! This heater's hot!
Posted by: MOTW | March 24, 2004 at 06:35 AM
mmmmmm..... rump roast......
Posted by: steve | March 24, 2004 at 06:38 AM
was it REALLY the heater that caused this problem?
Posted by: The Bob | March 24, 2004 at 06:40 AM
No, The Bob. As it says in the article: "What she was wearing, she had to catch on fire," said the clerk, who declined to give her name.
Posted by: MonsterMagnet | March 24, 2004 at 06:46 AM
Well, it melts plastic bags.
Posted by: MOTW | March 24, 2004 at 06:46 AM
How did she not notice the heat for so long? What WAS she looking at?
Posted by: Bangladeshi_gurl | March 24, 2004 at 06:47 AM
Methinks it was not what she was looking at, but perhaps what she was ON, if you catch my drift. Translation: Maybe she was lit in more ways than one.
Posted by: MOTW | March 24, 2004 at 06:55 AM
What I want to know is, where can I get a heater that is so hot that it turns hairclips red with heat? Cuz my apartment is COLD.
Posted by: Rachel | March 24, 2004 at 06:58 AM
I think if I was the "older-looking woman" who accompanied her home from the hospital, I'd be offended.
Posted by: surfbunny | March 24, 2004 at 07:02 AM
what of lying? is it possible that the entire heater story was a ruse, in fact an outright lie that itself gave way to combustible trousers?
Posted by: matt | March 24, 2004 at 07:09 AM
combustible trousers wbagnfarb.
Posted by: judi | March 24, 2004 at 07:13 AM
Matt... excellent! :-)
Posted by: The Bob | March 24, 2004 at 07:14 AM
"Nothing really bursts into flames."
That's not what I see in the movies.
You may be on to something matt. Self-combusting trousers may be the next step down from a suicide bomber.
Posted by: MOTW | March 24, 2004 at 07:15 AM
heh. liar, liar... holy crap my pants really are on fire!
Posted by: Peter | March 24, 2004 at 07:53 AM
Good one, Peter.
Posted by: Jessica | March 24, 2004 at 08:13 AM
Did anyone else notice the excessive details in this article??
Posted by: jody | March 24, 2004 at 08:15 AM
This one is just too easy. I'm going to decline comment at this time.
Posted by: twopuppies | March 24, 2004 at 08:21 AM
I once had my pants catch on fire after eating some particularly potent kimchee. At least they felt like they were on fire, if you follow my drift.
Maybe this explains why she hid her face from the TV camera.
Posted by: mudstuffin | March 24, 2004 at 08:30 AM
Judi's right, it would be a great name for a rock band (Ladies and Gents, COMBUSTIBLE TROUSERS!).
But seriously, where's your compassion? The stupid heaters on the subways (which normally only work in the summer; the air conditioning works in the winter)are not supposed to get hot enough to set you on fire, for gosh sakes!
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | March 24, 2004 at 08:49 AM
I can just hear it now: "Young lady, you're telling me that the reason you're late is that your pants caught fire, and you expect me to believe that you're telling the truth"?
Posted by: Ernie G | March 24, 2004 at 09:15 AM
How about the clerk who was making fun of the girl's clothes? I always find that victims of dangerous accidents make great targets for ridicule.
Posted by: Barbiguinness | March 24, 2004 at 09:28 AM
Then again, I guess that's not any different than what we're doing...
Posted by: Barbiguinness | March 24, 2004 at 09:28 AM
I'm taking my lead from twopups.
Posted by: eadn | March 24, 2004 at 10:24 AM
MeL, *ouch*! Should've known better than to leave my self open to a lass who thinks 186 pounds ain't heavy-lifting!
Posted by: eadn | March 24, 2004 at 10:38 AM
"It was not clear if those were the same pants that had caught on fire."
How many pairs of pants did she have with her?
"describing the jeans as similar in appearance to chaps that a cowboy might wear"
Would that be ... crotchless? She's lucky the guys on the subway didn't burst into flames...
"Nothing really bursts into flames" Not true on this blog! I think we need to pitch in and buy Bangladeshi_gurl a fire extinguisher. You shouldn't fool around with Spontaneous Human Combustion...
Posted by: Lee | March 24, 2004 at 10:43 AM
Hey Barbiguinness! ;-) We're not prejudiced! We ridicule everyone... Including each other and ourselves... In fact, I think I just did ridicule myself. Dang! I did it again!
Posted by: Lee | March 24, 2004 at 10:51 AM
Lee, It's hard, but I'm not touching your last comment about Bangladeshi_gurl with my pole ;-)
Hell, MeL, might just pick me up and throw me!
Posted by: eadn | March 24, 2004 at 11:01 AM
Very punny, eadn!
Posted by: Lee | March 24, 2004 at 12:26 PM
I think it's getting more dangerous to live in New York than ever (I know those of you from elsewhere think it's always been dangerous, but trust me). First this girl catches on fire on the subway, now we have wackos throwing bowling balls off their 17th floor balconies (obviulsy inspired by Dave's airplane bowling item). You have to be awake and aware at all times, let me tell you.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | March 24, 2004 at 01:50 PM
I can't believe no one brought up Barbie's roller skates . . .
Posted by: Saheli | March 26, 2004 at 02:53 AM