Atticus tells me that he wants a flame thrower for Christmas. (HA! In your dreams, son.)
But that's his answer every time I ask.
Anyone have any idea how I can give him a "flame thrower" without actually giving him a flame thrower?
Be creative. Think outside the normal parameters. I'm talking about the kind of thing my dad would come up with: a miniature three-legged stool glued inside a cup (a stool sample); a wooden circle with "TUIT" printed on it (an excuse breaker, as in "as soon as I get around to it I'll do _____").
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14 comments:
You could always hire a carnie to come to the house for an afternoon. So cool.
Couldn't you somehow rig marshmallows to shoot out of an old canister-type vacuum?
A couple of cans of Lysol and a match work great! It will throw flame about 3 feet! (It works great for torching ant hills, cats, G.I. Joe action figures, etc!) Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfe3hYI7wko
Aquanet hair spray works well, as does WD-40, but Pam is the best! It stays lit after you take the match away!
I would get him one of those long lighters - like the kind you use for a BBQ. It's a flame thrower... just a smaller scaled version.
BTW, I love that he wants a flame-thrower.
A catapult, a marshmallow and a lighter.
ALthough my first answer was the same as Dainon's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBAKL3AeyGE
I'm with Annie.
Bring someone home that has thrown flames.
Like a fireman or something.
Get a Clay Aiken doll (or other very gay celebrity) and build a little catapult that goes with him. Wulah! A Flame[r] Thrower.
Annie: What a great idea! Know any carnies?
Mrs. O: No need to give him ideas like that. He'll actually recreate them.
Dainon: I should report you for attempting to contribute to the delinquency of a minor. But the video was still awesome.
Gerb: I might have one of those somewhere. I'll have to look.
Sue-donym: Ooooo...flaming smores!
NiHao: Don't you dare send him that link. That's all I need.
Carrot: I thought about doing something like that, but how does one go about getting a flame thrower for the day?
Michelle: Thanks for my guilty laugh of the day. Awesome.
Go to Army/Navy surplus. Buy him a flame thrower... it won't work. It will be too heavy to carry. The glory, the glitz, the glam will soon go up in a flame of hard cold olive drab reality.
Melody, your wit is stunning! I will be laughing all night long at the idea of a flame of hard cold olive drab reality. Thanks!
I'm with Melody.
Or you could just make a flaming dessert one night and let him light it.
I think he would get along really well with my 9 year old son. Last week he asked our neighbor if he could blow up their cat.
Word verification - "crash"
It somehow seems appropriate.....
Look EVERYWHERE for a little figurine of Super Mario after getting a fire flower.
He looks like his
http://old-wizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/fire_mario_smb3.jpg
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