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British man puts out fire with underwear >>>
sometimes news can be pretty darn funny. 
British man puts out fire with underwear
Man uses a wet pair of his aunt’s size 18 underwear to fight kitchen fire
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, AP
LONDON — They went from baggy knickers to the ultimate hotpants.
A fire department official in Britain says Jenny Marsey’s miraculous underwear saved the day by doubling as an emergency fire blanket during a kitchen blaze. Marsey’s nephew, John, was frying bread in her kitchen in Hartlepool, northeast England, on Sunday when the fire broke out.
He grabbed the nearest thing from a pile of washing to smother the fire — a wet pair of his aunt’s size 18 underwear.
The nephew’s quick thinking saved the kitchen but left Marsey’s underpants slightly scorched. “It could have been a lot worse,” said Marsey. “My family could have been in hospital but the knickers saved the day.”
A fire brigade spokesman said that the general principle — using a large, wet cloth to cover a grease fire — was a sound one.
As for using underwear: “Clearly it depends on what size you are,” he said, “but I don’t want to go there.”
British man puts out fire with underwear
Man uses a wet pair of his aunt’s size 18 underwear to fight kitchen fire
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, AP
LONDON — They went from baggy knickers to the ultimate hotpants.
A fire department official in Britain says Jenny Marsey’s miraculous underwear saved the day by doubling as an emergency fire blanket during a kitchen blaze. Marsey’s nephew, John, was frying bread in her kitchen in Hartlepool, northeast England, on Sunday when the fire broke out.
He grabbed the nearest thing from a pile of washing to smother the fire — a wet pair of his aunt’s size 18 underwear.
The nephew’s quick thinking saved the kitchen but left Marsey’s underpants slightly scorched. “It could have been a lot worse,” said Marsey. “My family could have been in hospital but the knickers saved the day.”
A fire brigade spokesman said that the general principle — using a large, wet cloth to cover a grease fire — was a sound one.
As for using underwear: “Clearly it depends on what size you are,” he said, “but I don’t want to go there.”
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hotchip99 wrote:I believe it!.....You'd be shocked how durable those british knickers are!!
...I bet one could.....ummm.......swing from a ceiling fan with 'em!
The fan would let loose from the ceiling...What do you really think happend to Humpty Dumpty?
We have Captain Underpants, they have Auntie Knickers. Just goes to show that in emergency situations, thongs aren't all they're cracked up to be.
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Re: British man puts out fire with underwear >>>
.... a wet pair of his aunt’s size 18 underwear.
Dare I ask... Why were they wet?
Ewwww....
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