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Wendy says, "Added to the Archive. Honorable Mention - survivor of his own deadly pong, pfhew!"


ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

On Saturday 14th December at approximately 1500GMT, a person who was obviously experiencing oder issues tried to remove himself from the genepool by spraying the inside of his car with a TON of airfresher.

Satisfied that the initial pong had ebated, the poor individual decided that they were going to light a cigarette to help himself chill.

The result was an almightly wall of fire and explosion, blowing out all of the windows and bending the bodywork frame of the vehicle completely out of kilter.

The news report states that damage was also caused to local shops outside the vehicle.

Sadly, the individual seems to have gotton away with it with nothing but minor injuries.

Submitted on 12/16/2019

Submitted by: Max E
Reference: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-50810196


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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
We've had similar stories to this in the archives but I think this is the first time its ever happened inside a car. That, and the fact that there was damage to nearby buildings, is enough for me to give this an HM. Thanks, Max.


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
He used enough spray that it turned his car into a shrapnel bomb. I think that's a first for me. Thanks, Max.