Comments on: #181 Fire!

By: Emil

Emil — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:53:06 +0000

That’s the one I’m talking about.

By: Wm Tanksley

Wm Tanksley — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:34:48 +0000

Emil, it’s usually attributed to Terry Pratchett — “Build a man a fire, and you warm him for a day; set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.” Dunno, I didn’t read it there originally.

By: Emil

Emil — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:49:22 +0000

It is actually a ripoff of a quote I read somewhere, but I don’t recall where. It is still, of course, clever.

By: chaospet

chaospet — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:57:40 +0000

Ha, impeccable logic as always, Emil.

By: Emil

Emil — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:48:18 +0000

Bonus: Ensuring that they stay warm the rest of their lives is better than just while the blizzard is going. Thus, he should breathe fire on them, setting them on fire and keeping them warm until they die of the burning.