# The Wicker Kong

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 10, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865 "2017-03-10T14:22:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865/1 "2017-03-10T14:22:50Z")

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> \*\* King Kong Statue Suddenly Bursts Into Flames At Vietnam Movie Premiere
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> The crowd fled, but the show eventually went on. \*\*

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> A large model of the movie beast erupted into flames Thursday at the premiere of “Kong: Skull Island” in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, outlets reported.
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> The blaze started while dancers performed around a fire on a stage next to the theater, VN Express noted. One of the entertainers apparently left behind a torch that ignited, AFP news agency said, citing the company that operates the property.  
> But other outlets such as Sky News indicated the source of the inferno was a simulated erupting volcano that was part of the “Kong” display. Fire crews extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes.  
> Spectators at first thought the fire was part of the show before the danger of the situation became apparent, Australia’s 9NEWS wrote. The entire immediate area outside the Vivo City shopping mall burned down, it added.  
> No injuries were immediately reported, VNExpress noted.

[King Kong Statue Suddenly Bursts Into Flames At Vietnam Movie Premiere | HuffPost Entertainment](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/king-kong-statue-accidentally-bursts-into-flames-at-vietnam-premiere_us_58c28147e4b054a0ea69ca17)?  
This is carrying realism to an absurd degree

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865/2 "2017-03-10T14:26:38Z")

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I’m not finding anything in Revelations about giant burning apes, but it seemed the most plausible place to start these days.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865/3 "2017-03-10T15:40:17Z")

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Should have brought in Godzilla to stomp it out.

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865/4 "2017-03-10T15:45:34Z")

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> [@ftg](#):
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> Should have brought in Godzilla to stomp it out.

That _NEVER_ ends well.

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865/5 "2017-03-10T15:54:34Z")

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No, no, no. It’s the RISING ape!

Damned Google Translate!!!