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MAN SETS FIRE TO HOME BY MICROWAVING SOCKS, UNDIES

Home - by - August 7, 2012 - 12:15 America/New_York - 14 Comments

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LONDON (AP) — Note to self: A microwave is for leftovers, not your boxers.

British firefighters say they saved an apartment from destruction after its domestically challenged resident tried to dry his wet socks and underwear in a microwave oven.

The Dorset Fire and Rescue Service says firefighters rescued the man from his home and extinguished the kitchen blaze Monday.

 

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  1. Unneutral

    August 7th, 2012

    Soooo, where does he heat his food, the clothes dryer?

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  2. Honest Politicians 4 Sale

    August 7th, 2012

    If he was gonna use it to cook food in after that, he probably deserves what he got.

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  3. Gina

    August 7th, 2012

    I didn’t know Biden was in London for the Olympics

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  4. serfer62

    August 7th, 2012

    I never use the micro for socks, never

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  5. Gina

    August 7th, 2012

    all joking aside i can sympathize with this guy because the dryers don’t work over there. even if you leave them on for most of the day your clothes still come out damp. it’s enough to drive someone crazy.

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  6. Boobie the Rocket Dog

    August 7th, 2012

    Gotta admit I’ve been there. Caught it in time, though. Clothes were melted but no fire.

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  7. muddjuice

    August 7th, 2012

    Never done that before. When I was younger, I tried to “heat up” left-overs that were in plastic containers in the oven. Didn’t work out well….

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  8. DanlBoone

    August 7th, 2012

    personally, I wouldn’t want to eat anything that this guy brings to the pot luck..

    IYKWIMAITTYD

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  9. DanlBoone

    August 7th, 2012

    “Who Wants Hot-Pockets?!”

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  10. DanlBoone

    August 7th, 2012

    “Hey, this soup has that other sock in it!”

    ;- )

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  11. DanlBoone

    August 7th, 2012

    where did he put his cup o’ noodles?

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  12. Bad Brad

    August 7th, 2012

    I’ve done that much damage to a pair of tidy whiteys with my world famous 3 bean slow burn chili before.

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  13. Tim

    August 7th, 2012

    UK – The Lost Empire …

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  14. marleenna1959

    August 7th, 2012

    I saw the picture and thought it was a story about Harry Reid.

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