1 | ->''"Rory knows claret[[note]]bloodshed[[/note]] is imminent, but he doesn't want to miss the end of the game; so, calm as a coma, he stands and picks up a fire extinguisher and he walks straight past the jam rolls[[note]]arseholes[[/note]] who are ready for action, then he plonks it outside the entrance. He then orders an Aristotle[[note]]bottle[[/note]] of the most ping pong[[note]]strong, regarding alcohol[[/note]] tiddly[[note]]drink[[/note]] in the nuclear sub[[note]]pub[[/note]] and switches back to his footer[[note]]football[[/note]]. 'That's fucking it,' says the guy. 'That's fucking what?' says Rory. Rory gobs out[[note]]spits[[/note]] a mouthful of booze covering Fatty; he then flicks a flaming match into his bird's nest[[note]]chest[[/note]] and the geezer's lit up like a leaky gas pipe. [[AxCrazy Rory, unfazed, turned back to his game.]] His team's won too. Four-nil."'' |
2 | -->-- '''A [[TheYardies Yardie]]''', ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'' |
3 | |
4 | ->''"[[CaptainObvious Fire, fire, fire!]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I! Am! On! Fire!]] [[OhGodWithTheVerbing The burning! The burning!]]"'' |
5 | -->-- '''The Soldier''' after getting set on fire, ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' |
6 | |
7 | ->''"[[MajorInjuryUnderreaction I appear to have burst into flames.]]"'' |
8 | -->-- '''The Spy''' in the same situation, ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' |
9 | |
10 | ->''"Speaking of movies, you ever see Film/ManOnFire?"'' |
11 | -->-- '''Stan''' to '''Roger''' before setting him on fire, ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' |
12 | |
13 | ->''[[UnusualEuphemism "I was having some cookies and milk...]][[StuffBlowingUp and they exploded."]]''\ |
14 | ''"[[DelayedReaction Why that is a lovely shade of]]--'''[[LateToTheRealization FIRE!!!]]'''''\ |
15 | ''"When that fire hits your ass, that will sober your ass up quick!"''\ |
16 | ''"Fire is inspirational. They should use it in [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames The Olympics]]. Because I ran the hundred yard dash in 4.3."''\ |
17 | ''"When you are on fire and running down the street, people will get out of your way--except for one old drunk, and he's going, 'Hey, buddy, can I get a light? Just a little off the sleeve, okay?'."'' |
18 | -->-- '''Creator/RichardPryor''' |
19 | |
20 | ->''"Ohmygodimonfire!"'' |
21 | -->-- '''Tom''', ''WebAnimation/DeclineOfVideoGaming'' |
22 | |
23 | ->''"I have been baptized twice. Once in water. Once in flame."'' |
24 | -->-- '''Joshua Graham''', AKA '''The Burned Man''', ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' |
25 | |
26 | ->''"Oh god, now I'm burning. That's much worse than other things burning! Oh god, why's it keep chasing me!?!"'' |
27 | -->-- '''Caboose''', ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' |
28 | |
29 | ->''"I was to see that sight again, but once was enough. Flames were coming from a human being; his body was slowly withering and shriveling up, his head blackening and charring. In the air was the smell of burning human flesh; human beings burn surprisingly quickly. Behind me I could hear the sobbing of the Vietnamese who were now gathering. I was too shocked to cry, too confused to take notes or ask questions, too bewildered to even think ... As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound, his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him."'' |
30 | -->-- '''David Halberstam''', on witnessing the infamous SelfImmolation of Thich Quang Duc in 1963 |
31 | |
32 | ->'''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Burgh]]''': ...okay. Look. This is getting kind of embarrassing for me here. I don't wanna get [[CurbStompBattle Aced two times in a row]] on one day. So... GO, VOLCARONA! HEAT WAVE!\ |
33 | (Burgh releases said Firemoth, which immediately aims a Heat Wave at Eos the second it leaves the ball. Oh, what do you know, you now have an [[ExtraOreDinary Ferreon]] running around with its fur on fire.)\ |
34 | '''Eos''': <Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~>\ |
35 | (Eos changes direction-)\ |
36 | '''Eos''': <Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~>\ |
37 | '''Imca''': Whoa now girl, hold still...\ |
38 | (Imca chases after her, while occasionally trying to hit her with Icy Wind. This goes on for about 3 minutes, until Eos faints.)\ |
39 | '''Eos''': <D-Do I still get my cookie?> @_@\ |
40 | '''Imca''': ... Poor Eos... :c |
41 | -->-- ''Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatars'' |
42 | |
43 | ->'''Driller Killer:''' Come on baby, light my fire. |
44 | ->'''Courtney:''' That I will. |
45 | -->-- ''Film/SlumberPartyMassacreII'' |
46 | |
47 | ->''"I'm a ''real'' spy. I once drove a car off a freeway, on top of a train, while I was on fire. Not the car -- ''I'' was on fire."'' |
48 | -->-- ''Film/{{Spy}}'' |
49 | |
50 | ->Shinji saw a man setting himself on fire to get dozens of spiders off of him. |
51 | -->--''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'', ''chapter 1'' |
52 | |
53 | -> ''"Goo-waaah!! Help! I'm on fire! Somebody! Help! In the time it's taken me to say this, my whole body's been covered in flames! Don't you think this is just too much?! I blame the game programmers! I'll remember this! GRRR!!"'' |
54 | -->-- '''Wario''', ''VideoGame/WarioLand4'' instruction manual |
55 | |
56 | ->'''Dr. [=McNinja=]''': '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis You — lit — yourself]] — on fire. [[SuddenlyShouting Why did you light yourself on fire.]]'''''\ |
57 | '''Dan [=McNinja=]''': Huh? Seriously? Because. ''They can't grab me if I'm on fire.''\ |
58 | ({{beat}})\ |
59 | '''Dr. [=McNinja=]''': '''How long have you been on fire?''' |
60 | -->-- ''WebComic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' |
61 | |
62 | ->'''Goron''': You... you're a Hylian, aren't you? You better put on some armor or else you'll--\ |
63 | '''Link''' ''(burning)'': I KNOW! JUST SHUT UP AND GIVE ME ARMOR!! |
64 | -->-- ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild How to get to]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-VX0wUwbjE Goron City]] |
65 | |
66 | ->'''Red Mage:''' Uh. I'm burning '''alive'''.\ |
67 | '''Black Mage:''' Yeah, fire'll do that. On the bright side, you won't have to worry about it for long.\ |
68 | '''Red Mage:''' Oh, so it'll stop itself?\ |
69 | '''Black Mage:''' Yeah... [[FalseReassurance All fires do eventually]]. Heh. |
70 | -->-- ''WebComic/EightBitTheater'', [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/01/26/episode-947-mo-like-combustible-mage/ "Mo' Like COMBUSTIBLE MAGE"]] |
71 | |
72 | ->'''Fray''': But he set himself on fire! |
73 | ->'''Urkonn''': [[AncientConspiracy Centuries of useless, obsessive waiting]]. Makes a human-- |
74 | ->'''Fray''': ''He set himself on fire!'' |
75 | ->'''Urkonn''': Maybe he was cold. |
76 | -->-- ''ComicBook/{{Fray}}'' |
77 | |
78 | ->''Yo Pryor!\ |
79 | I [[Film/MrsDoubtfire Doubtfire]] makes a good shampoo\ |
80 | Left you running down the street like\ |
81 | Oh no!'' |
82 | -->--'''Creator/RobinWilliams''' (played by '''[=EpicLloyd=]''') to '''Creator/RichardPryor''' (played by '''ZEALE'''), ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' |
83 | |
84 | ->''"This is [[SeeYouInHell just the beginning]]."'' |
85 | -->-- '''Frank Castle''' burning the BigBad alive in ''Film/PunisherWarZone'' |
86 | |
87 | ->''"Attention! Please step away from the burning policeman! Thank you for your cooperation."'' |
88 | --> --'''Police officers''' being ignited, ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans'' (and [[VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans2020 its remake]]) |
89 | |
90 | ->''For a single, shimmering instant, he is beautiful to behold— like a man and a star made one. Then he is gone— consumed by his own flames. The light fades. Only the stench of cauterized flesh remains.'' |
91 | -->-- ''ComicBook/ThePhantomZone'' |
92 | |
93 | ->''"No news picture in history has generated so much emotion around the world as [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c_self-immolation.jpg that one]]."'' |
94 | -->-- '''UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy''' speaking about the photograph of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c Thích Quảng Đức]]'s self-immolation |
95 |
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