Idiot of the week...
 

This is my pick, the guy's a couple bricks short of a full load!


The Associated Press
Updated: 5:49 p.m. ET Jan. 7, 2006

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A mascot at a minor league hockey game was burned when his fake beard and jersey ignited during a botched fire-breathing stunt.

John Robinson of the Johnstown Chiefs sustained minimal face and chest burns Friday, Chiefs general manager Toby O’Brien said. Robinson was taken to Conemaugh Memorial Hospital for overnight observation and released.

“He’s a fan who is very much devoted to the city and the hockey team,” O’Brien said. “I’m sure he’ll be back on the ice.”

Robinson, who has played the role of Puckhead for several years, was entertaining fans before the start of a game against Reading.

According to witnesses, Robinson poured the flammable liquid into his mouth and tried to light it, but it didn’t work. When he tried a second time, Robinson’s fake beard and jersey caught fire. An arena employee rushed to help him pull off his jersey as Robinson tore off the beard.
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Post your idiot of the week.

'nough said.

:p

Fire breathing with a fake beard. It's not big and it's not clever. But I would guess that it was the most entertaining thing that he ever did. Like when my old science teacher scalded himself on a Bunsen burner. We were all really concerned children, as we repressed our laughter. Still I reckon it will be a race for all the camcorder owners in the crowd to get the tapes off to 'You've been framed,' or whatever the equivalent clip show is that side of the pond.

Saw someone do that at a wedding with a hat.. thankfully he got singed a drop, and lost a lot of hair, but that was all.

idiot ;)

Yeah I read about this earlier!
How ridiculous - he must have had a slight concern that something like this might happen?!?

I hope the "flammable liquid" was vodka or something along those lines and not paint thinner. Although with this guy I wouldn't be so sure...

Now the maker of the flammable liquid will have to put a warning on the label: "Do not put this liquid in your mouth while wearing a fake beard with the intent of fire-breathing."

I work as a cashier in a grocery store. We sell snuff, but only to those who are 18 or older.

Guy: A [Snuff brand], please.
Pip: Sure. Can I see some ID first?
Guy: Sure. Slowly extracts wallet, slowly extracts ID. Hands Pip the ID. Pip looks at the birthdate.
Pip: 1989?
Guy: Yeah, aren't you 18 then?
Pip: Noooo.
Guy: Oh, come on.
Pip: No.

I thought I had heard and seen everything from "I forgot my driver's license in my car." "My mom has broken her leg and sent me to buy cigs." to shitty fake IDs, but I've never in five years had someone trying to use a genuine ID even though they're underaged! Did he honestly expect it to work?

Damn, I checked here expecting to win the idiot of the week award

Actually, it can work. Back in the day I did it a few times and either they didn't actually check or thought that was good enough because people around him would think he did his job.

When I was underage, I used to get into bars with my real ID. I'd wear my class-a's, and if I were asked for ID. I'd simply show it. Never got turned away.

As to idiot of the week, Puckhead gets my vote!

ok, could the "Idiot of the week" be the one who spelled the topic, "Idoit of the week"

:)

j/k

idiot of the week for me goes to umm...probably me, but i don't remember what i did to deserve it.