Every year, my neighborhood takes a camping trip to Cape Cod. This year, my dad decided to bring his work friend, who has a son roughly the same age of my younger brother. The day we arrived, my brother, who we will call "Beavis", came up with a great game to play with his new friend, nicknamed "Butthead". They would light sticks on fire, then imitate the lightsaber fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan in the new Star Wars movie. As expected, the swordfight caused numerous burns. Butthead received a mark on his forehead which will be there for the rest of his life, and Beavis had blisters on his arms and legs. My dad and his colleague witnessed the injuries, and proceeded to take the sticks away.

This should have ended the whole thing, but, as always, stupidity prevailed. A few hours later, my father (Beavis Sr.) and his friend (Butthead Sr.) decided to try the stunt that their kids had just attempted. Being much stronger than their eight-year-old sons, the fight caused more damage.

Beavis came out unscathed, but Butthead will not be using his right hand for two years.

Submitted on 06/26/2005

Submitted by: conor_jensen@yahoo.com
Reference: June 2005

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Kelly said:
Definitely Toss: Other
While the adults are old enough, the 8 year old children are under the maturity guidelines.

Jack said:
Neutral: Personal Account
I like this. While the youngsters do come under our maturity rule, the fact that the parents decided to do the same thing (with worse results) appeals to my sense of humor.

Charles said:
Neutral: Personal Account
I agree with Jack. The adults had seen that the kids got injured... they should have known better than to continue in the same vein.

Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
I agree with Jack - the joke here is not about the kids - it's about the adults, who see the injuries, yet decide to do the whole thing themselves

Jorge said:
Definitely Toss: Other

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