MetaFilter posts tagged with burning

"...children which lie, must go to their father the devil, into everlasting burning." -- Cotton Mather

orthogonality — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:24:52 -0800

The idea of witchcraft is hardly new, but it has taken on new life recently partly because of a rapid growth in evangelical Christianity. Campaigners against the practice say around 15,000 children have been accused in two of Nigeria's 36 states over the past decade and around 1,000 have been murdered. In the past month alone, three Nigerian children accused of witchcraft were killed and another three were set on fire.

Are you a witch, or are you a fairy, or are you the wife of myself, Michael Cleary?

Countess Elena — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:34:30 -0800

Early in July of 1895, a grand jury convened and returned an indictment against Michael Cleary of Ballyvadlea, Co. Tipperary, for the murder of his wife, Bridget. Bridget Cleary had been set on fire and burned to death in the hearth of the Cleary house, in front of family and friends, because Michael Cleary said she was a fairy changeling, and not his wife at all. That night, he sat for hours near a Kylenagranagh cairn with a silver knife, insisting the true Bridget would soon ride past on a white horse, and he could cut her bonds and set her free. Bridget was not an ordinary or downtrodden Irish country housewife; she was a seamstress, assertive and handsome, who made her own money. She was said to have been carrying on with a local merchant. Did Michael look for an excuse for her murder? Or had he been hoodwinked by the local cunning man? It seems she had been genuinely ill, but this could not have been been helped by the fact that she was repeatedly doused with urine, dosed with herbs, and burned with hot iron in an effort to drive the fairy out of her. An Australian true-crime commentator (Phil Cleary, of course) has posted a documentary of his own experience with the story on YouTube, of which I have only seen part. The inevitable band name -- Burning Bridget Cleary. There was a TV movie about the story, about which I know nothing, although I should like to see it.

Im in ur city, burnin ur church

drstein — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:23:33 -0800

Paul David Addis has been arrested once again. You may remember him as the man that set The Man on fire 4 days early. This time he went after Grace Cathedral. This is the second SF church to be hit by attempted/successful arson in the past week.

Bookstore burns books

stbalbach — Tue, 29 May 2007 05:45:34 -0800

It's a sad old story but the reading of literature continues to decline. Prospero's Books - a Kansas-city used bookstore - is so desperate to thin out its collection it has started to burn books. Co-owner Tom Wayne says he is unable to sell many of his thousands of books, or even to give them away to libraries and thrift stores, so he started a pyre in protest.

Diminished major.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:02:30 -0800

Free piano, slight fire damage.

Whippem, wippem real good!

Hands of Manos — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:12:10 -0800

God forgives Whippers. If you burn the flag, it is Jerry Falwell's obligation to whip you. In fact, he believes that the Lord will forgive him if he does so. (.wmv video link)

London blogs bombing

klangklangston — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:26:21 -0800

Got a message to the receiver, hope for an answer someday. Watch real time responses to the bombing through a multitude of blogs. First link sorted by tube station.

Time to Die of Embarrassment

Chasuk — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:01:21 -0800

US House passes flag-burning ban If this makes it past the Senate, then I will finally have irrefutable proof that the majority of both houses of Congress are braindead zombies.

i have nothing clever to put here

tsarfan — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:23:47 -0800

It took nearly four months, but to the relief of neighbors miles around, the 2,000 ton burning manure pile in Nebraska has been extinguished.

Burning the Cube

casarkos — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 18:07:28 -0800

Dear Dan, I am writing this memo to explain what happened to the case our NeXTCube Computer, Serial Number AA001032....

DVD X Copy, rest in peace.

JakeEXTREME — Sun, 22 Feb 2004 01:00:06 -0800

Feds rule that DVD X Copy is now illegal. What will become of other DVD burning software? The MPAA considers a major victory, but are the people who may use it legitimately getting the shaft, or will we see an increase in recovery outfits?

riffola — Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:05:47 -0800

NeXTCube going up in flames. A photo shoot from 1993 that mirrored the companies history or just really cool. Too bad there is only one picture.

Blake — Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:16:56 -0800

Down-to-Wire Deal Heads Off Book Burn
As a follow up on This Thread, Victor Kamkin Inc., the Rockville bookstore that became a mecca for those in search of materials on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, got a three-week reprieve so the Library of Congress can look through the bookseller's 1 million-piece collection to determine what should be saved.

phartizan — Sat, 09 Mar 2002 04:33:36 -0800

The Burning of the Books Maybe it's only some primitive communications on paper, but still it's a shame.

magullo — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:11:51 -0800

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!! A bit of a repeat, but absolutely justified