CREEPING FASCISM
It's getting so a man can't even travel home to see his mom at Christmas by stealing a fire truck.
(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)
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December 26, 2008
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Gotta wonder if alcohol was involved.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | December 26, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Maybe his Mom is really hot.
You can buy a surplus fire engine from the Federal Government Services Administration for a lot less than his bail money.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | December 26, 2008 at 12:10 PM
i'll be home for christmas
to put out your yule logs
i've got all a fireman needs
,except a spotted dog
i wanted mom to smile when
she my siren hears
i'll be home for christmas
in ten-to-twenty years!
Posted by: insomniac | December 26, 2008 at 12:31 PM
(holds lighter aloft)
bravo!
see if you can work in "future darwin award"
Posted by: mudstuffin | December 26, 2008 at 12:53 PM
So, Mom, do you remember that toy fire engine I wanted when I was nine ... the one you wouldn't get me?
Oh, and remember the BB gun I wanted?...
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | December 26, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Good one, insom!
Posted by: Cat R | December 26, 2008 at 01:12 PM
Since the airlines weren't running on schedule,I see nothing wrong with this firetruck ploy.Provided ,of course,the pilferer was drunk.My friend,Doug,once tried to steal a police car,only to discover it had no engine.He too was drunk.As far as I'm cocerned,this is normal behavior for one under the influence.
Posted by: ron | December 26, 2008 at 02:09 PM
*reaches for lighter to hold up at Insom*
*realizes he quit smoking back in the 90s*
Posted by: pogo | December 26, 2008 at 02:31 PM
*lends pogo her blow torch*
Another classic, insom!
Posted by: Siouxie | December 26, 2008 at 04:01 PM
As a mom to boys, this brought a tear to my eye.... wonder if they'll feel that way about me, love me enough to commit a felony, just to see mama at Christmas? (sniff)
Posted by: beckster | December 26, 2008 at 04:54 PM
Sure, beckster, if Christmas day is visiting day.
Posted by: pogo | December 26, 2008 at 05:57 PM
I just asked my son, who is home for the holidays, why he didn't love me enough to commit a major felony to get home. bad mom! bad mom!
Posted by: azred | December 26, 2008 at 06:04 PM
Oh, and Mom for your present I got you a...uh, a...a fire extinguisher! Do you love it? I want you to be safe. You don't have one already, I hope.
Posted by: MartiniShark | December 26, 2008 at 06:53 PM
Aww Ron, I thought you promised to never use my real name when retelling that story. At least you didn't tell them about the time I was going to drive home and got in the back seat.
Posted by: Doug | December 26, 2008 at 10:37 PM