# Virtual Bonfire

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 11, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559 "2001-01-11T18:38:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/21 "2001-01-11T23:13:35Z")

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::Turns::

::Bends::

Mmmmmmm. Warm ass cheeks.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/22 "2001-01-11T23:21:41Z")

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\<sidles up to the Chief\>

mmmmm - toasty warm ass cheeks… 😃  
\<shame on me\>

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**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/23 "2001-01-11T23:26:51Z")

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::Tucks cold fingers in ChiefScott’s waist band to warm ‘em up::

Yeah the fire’s warm too, but I like the squealing.

I brought some marshmallows anybody want a s’more?

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**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/24 "2001-01-11T23:29:21Z")

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AUGH! The dreaded simulpost! Can we share him, FCM?

Can we catapult the cows into the fire for faster steaks?

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**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/25 "2001-01-11T23:31:31Z")

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Dragging over a huge table, a couple of meat saws, and some very sharp knives.

there ya go guys, I don’t know the first thing about butchering no cows, but I’ll sure help eatin 'em.

I’d like a big porterhouse medium rare please.

Oh, and I brought potato salad, onions, tomatoes and huge salad.

did I see corn on the cob somewhere?

Oops I spilled butter on myself now I’m all slippery.

HOLD ON A MINUTE, I ALREADY TOLD YOU

I WILL NOT GET IN THAT GRILLING BASKET.

NO I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TERM SURF 'N TURF

HEY WATCH IT.

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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/26 "2001-01-11T23:45:27Z")

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::Quickly turns so **xtal** ’s hand is down the front of my pants::

Mmmmmm. Hand job.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/27 "2001-01-12T02:11:08Z")

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Cut that out guys

I’m trying to run a nice respectable bonfire here.

OK who wants to throw me the meat?

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**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/28 "2001-01-12T02:19:17Z")

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mermaid…if xtal volunteers, there will be trouble…

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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/29 "2001-01-12T02:21:51Z")

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I don’t know about _throwing_ the meat…

Tossing off, maybe…

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/30 "2001-01-12T02:23:51Z")

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::makes a big container of hot cocoa for later::

Robin

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**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/31 "2001-01-12T02:45:58Z")

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Osip crashes the party drinking (poorly at that) in his safron buddist robes soaked in Gasoline!

Hey lets dance next to the fire!

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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/32 "2001-01-12T02:52:09Z")

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“Fwump!” goes Osip.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/33 "2001-01-12T03:02:38Z")

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Feels real bad about Osip’s poor choice of bonfire atire…

only hesitates a moment before helping to put him out.

Drenches him with a big bottle of Boone’s Farm.

I knew that was good for something!

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**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/34 "2001-01-12T03:06:32Z")

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[Osip as The Brain]  
" This is a pain that will linger"

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**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/35 "2001-01-12T03:33:18Z")

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Let’s all put our arms around each other and sing kumbaya…

::dodges flying cow::

Or not.

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/36 "2001-01-12T04:12:11Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*The Mermaid \*  
> \*\*OK who wants to throw me the meat? \*\*

Oh my…

\<must…not…spit…on…computer\>

Oh dear, dear me…whatever are we going to do to, uh, with you?

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**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/37 "2001-01-12T05:03:12Z")

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_wanders around the fire keeping warm and avoiding white rabbits and flying cows_ My first year at summer camp we burns an outhouse on our bonfire on the last night. (It was only about 3 years ago)

mmm nice and toasty _stays a couple meters back where she can stay warm enough not to burn_

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**Author:** ![Pink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@Pink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pink)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/38 "2001-01-12T05:09:06Z")

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There’s hay to sit on and a guitar, let’s have a sing-along.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/39 "2001-01-12T10:35:41Z")

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Wakes up and turn the cold side toward the fire  
throws a couple more logs on. (using catapult of course)

Lies back down and snuggles up to…

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**Author:** ![uberDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f04885/32.png) [@uberDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uberDave)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-bonfire/49559/40 "2001-01-12T14:15:51Z")

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:tiptoeing over sleeping picnicers and grabbing a hay bale and dragging it over to the catapult and soaking the hay with gasoline. Cranking back the catapult and lighting a match…  
Ahhhhh… nothing like the sight a flaming hay bale sailing across the morning sky.

Mornin’ **Mermaid** 🙂

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