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Police: Man burned after using lighter to check gas he siphoned

Police in Mukwonago say a man wound up arrested and suffering from burns after he used a lighter to see as he tried to siphon gasoline from a van.

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fishing_guy

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You just can't make this stuff up fast enough.
oxboro

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this happened in Wisconsin???

I cant believe it

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Ron White said it best "You can't fix stupid"
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i hope he's ok.
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fishing_guy wrote:
You just can't make this stuff up fast enough.
I agree.
Gamer

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Oct 1, 2008
 
Famous last words. "give me a match, I think my gas tank is empty" You wonder where jokes like that come from? Not any more.
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Typical Packer fan. Go cheeseheads!

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Wisconsin is becoming the new deep south.

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Justice comes in strange forms. I bet he will sue the gas can company for not putting a warning label on the can, "Do not use burning flame to check gas level." Another case of get out of the gene pool!!
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One name immediately sprang to mind... DARWIN

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It was a simple fix wrote:
Ron White said it best "You can't fix stupid"
Not true. This guy almost did.
Next time, I propose we give him some dynamite.

“Okay, I may be wrong!”

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On behalf of all former and current Wisconsinites..."I'm Sorry"

Now, hold my beer!
RU INBRED

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They're smart over there!!!
Just me

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Nature weeding out the stupid.
RU INBRED

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#17
Oct 1, 2008
 
That guy must've got manure for a brain

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#18
Oct 1, 2008
 
Is "America's Dumbest Criminals" still around?
Hmm

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Oct 1, 2008
 
OMG seriously.
Your Among Friends

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Oct 1, 2008
 
Hold my beer, I've got to see how much gas is in the can.
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betty wrote:
i hope he's ok.
Why?
humptydumpty

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Oct 1, 2008
 
serves him right!!
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