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Posted by: ind06 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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“Making a living by burning things to the ground requires that you keep a low overhead, which is hard when the cost of your primary deconstruction material keeps going up,” said Ryan Maranzona, a 27-year-old Detroit arsonist who has relied on his skills with the flame to make his living since dropping out of and then burning down his high school at age 16.

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ind062 weeks, 1 day ago

OK, I'll say it, I'm on fire with this one! :D
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dadesider2 weeks, 1 day ago

Is he fire retardant???
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  ind062 weeks ago
  
  Just fire resistant.
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  MajJohn1 week, 6 days ago
  
  No, fire retarded!
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cowboygrandpa2 weeks, 1 day ago

Wow. I guess the high price of gasoline is making things tough all over. LOL

The next thing you know people will be turning away from using real charcoal briquettes because of the cost of lighting them.

Good one ind06
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  ind062 weeks ago
  
  thank you, cowboygrandpa :)
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icono12 weeks ago

FTA:
"“At least I don’t work down where they had all that flooding around the Mississippi [River] last month,” said Maranzona. “Those poor bastards were trying to burn down buildings that were under fifteen feet of ******* water. Talk about a hard dollar.”
High gas prices and high water......damned tough year for the biz.
hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Spadecaller2 weeks ago

They are adjusting.
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Shadowolf2 weeks ago

...this is a hot-button topic...
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  Mdiar2 weeks ago
  
  Only for those who can't acknowledge arsonists perform a necessary, if unattractive, role in society!
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    uncle-dave2 weeks ago
    
    I'm with you Mdiar, it burns me up when the efforts of hard working arsonists aren't recognized!
    I hope this isn't considered an inflammatory statement.
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    chevydog2 weeks ago
    
    As do vultures. Think they really need to upgrade their skills. Perhaps an industry-supported arsonist training institute (ARTIST). Detroit would seem to be a good place for on the job training.
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  ind062 weeks ago
  
  It's burning up the charts, Shado!
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uncle-dave2 weeks ago

Since the value of the dollar has decreased and the price of gas is so high I think it will be more cost effective for the arsonists to use greenbacks to kindle their fires.

Molotov c o c k tails could be a problem though.
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  ind062 weeks ago
  
  OH! My ears are burning! Didn't you get the memo, we're not allowed to use nasty verbiage like that any more! Young man, go stand in the corner and face the wall. You are getting a time out!
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KYRed2 weeks ago

Hahahahahaha! I guess arsonists should just buy jet fuel, I hear it can melt steel buildings. More money for your buck ya see.Hahahahahahaha
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TweekerchickQC2 weeks ago

This is the single most amazing thing I've read all day.
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cloud152 weeks ago

It seems that the arsonist vote may be the swing vote in the upcoming election. Its a larger than expected demographic.
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tehranchik2 weeks ago

If any of you had paid attention you would have seen the ad right above the article that stated free $250.00 gas cards til they run out. I got mine.
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  ind062 weeks ago
  
  Well, it's good to know at least your future as an arsonist is secure!
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    tehranchik2 weeks ago
    
    $200 bucks and it yours.
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  Charlson2 weeks ago
  
  Couldn't afford the sponsor solicitations.
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Spinward2 weeks ago

This burns me up!
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abdurrehman2 weeks ago

you must stop him
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abdurrehman2 weeks ago

this is very dangarous
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WorldClassPoet2 weeks ago

Funny, but too late. Prices are going down now.
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Charlson2 weeks ago

Don't need any stinking gasoline to set a roaring fire. It takes clever arsonists to come up with better alternatives to combat the technological advancement of arson detectives. Gasoline is passé.
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hefaa12 weeks ago

I think it's time to put this topic on the back burners.
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Opinionatedly_wealthy1 week, 4 days ago

The fact that people would actually spend their lives burning things up is absolutly blistering. And pathetic.
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