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Sarcastic Firemen swear by it
I kinda expected the extinguisher to catch fire…
Photo courtesy of Lucy Bristo and Song Shuang.
Found in Zhejiang Province, China.
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It’s like the fire will never happen.
The irony is that the “Fire Extinguisher” is a sign…. it’s obvious though.
I can’t believe they spelt everything right on this one!
I can’t believe they spelt everything right on this one!
….talk about IRONY !!!
Hello Fire station? My neighbour has just made an ironical remark. If you could come full speed and hose him …
Note to self: Don’t hire Alanis Morissette as building inspector. She has no idea about what ironic actually means.
There is no fire extinguisher… Hmm, irony ..?
Active ingredient: petroleum
Heavier than the aluminiumy extinguisher; cheaper than the goldy one; less toxic than the leady alternative. And so on.
Irony Fire Extinguisher – Run into It.
Fire extinguisher made out of wood.
It’s a Woody Irony…
for those few times Alanis Morissette looks too hot
IN CASE OF FIRE BREAK WOOD
The irony is there is no fire extinguisher, just a note that says “only you can prevent forest fires.”
1. In case of fire use irony.
2. In case of irony use fire extinguisher.
For those fires that start after somebody says, “Man, nothing ever happens around here.”
I think I’ll need Dave to explain this one.
(Webcomic reference alert)
Thanks, it’s usefully
As his plane crashed down he thought “Well isn’t this nice”……….
Puts out fire in seconds, but learning to operate it may take hours!
Approved by the Irony Board.
It deprives the fire of the oxygen of self-respect
Just don’t yell “IRONY!!!” in a crowded theatre.
OK, here’s the irony… but where’s the fire extinguisher?
for when you need SUPPLIES! to put out a fire…
This must be that Hand Grenade.
I think I’m going to need Dave to explain this one.
(Webcomic reference alert)
The one we have is brass. The foam chemicals kept corrodiing the irony one.
query: the usual Chinese term for fire extinguisher is 滅火器, literally, extinguish fire device. This sign says 抬龍, lift-up dragon, a charming phrase, but one I have never heard (or been able to find on google). Is that Zhejiang dialect, or maybe Shanghainese?
Wow- hot topic.
put it by a swimming pool and the sign may make some sense
Putting out fires with fire extinguishers is too mainstream, so hipsters use them ironically.
Oh, this one is heck to explain.
Tie-Ze, the first two characters, is literally “made of iron”. So I guess that’s where “irony” came from. (No, that’s one of the words you can’t add ‘y’ to make an adjective!)
Tai-Long… that’s apparently what Mainland Chinese call a firehose. (Literally: table dragon)
The irony, it burns.
And if that doesn’t work, you have to break out the sarcastic fire hose.
For fires that start from a ferrous joint replacement.