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Waco man yelling racial slurs accidentally set himself on fire while trying to burn down victim’s home: affidavit (www.kwtx.com)

submitted 7 hours ago by Sunflier@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 26 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine looking and acting like this malignant doofus and thinking you’re the “master race”.

[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 hours ago

It applies to the whole US admin.

[–] jibjib14@lemmy.ca 25 points 7 hours ago

This works on so many levels

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

When you accidentally self immolate while being a racist.

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[–] Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 hours ago

The rug really ties it together.

[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 15 points 4 hours ago

Can every racist please burst into flames?

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 15 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Hahahahah, what a grade A, purebred dumbass.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 28 minutes ago

Don't you mean inbred?

[–] HisArmsOpen@crust.piefed.social 9 points 6 hours ago

MAGA becoming immolators was the twist I'd never expected

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Keep Waco Wacko is the saying for that town. A play on nearby (1hr drive) Keep Austin Weird

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 4 hours ago

flame on.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 6 points 4 hours ago

Oh bugger. Anyway...

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

This guy was just taking George Carlin's bit about setting himself on fire for their beliefs.

[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Gotta be the most quintessential McLennan County moment since 1916.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

Good 🙂

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 12 minutes ago

Waco really has a thing with terrible people getting themselves immolated…

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 1 points 49 minutes ago

Finally, some good fucking news

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 points 39 minutes ago

This has to be a case of some kind of mental illness surely?