Burning Man

da sicc playa dust

"We made eye-contact and never saw each again! Hope the universe brings us together. Namaste."

Hope I can remain in a marajuana haz efor life yo

when you're there, and in the mood to have fun, this is the kind of stuff you notice, wandering around the desert high as a kite. also, *everyone* is totally in the mood to get laid.

No fooling, this, in a bare wide powdery desert in 289752895 degree heat, sounds liek the worst fucking hell I could imagine. I cannot fathom this being an enjoyable idea. It sounds like some hunter s thompsonesque nightmare to me.

maybe because his coverage of the mint motorcycle race was in the nevada desert and burning man is in the nevada desert?

Well, obviously.

when you're there, and in the mood to have fun, this is the kind of stuff you notice, wandering around the desert high as a kite. also, *everyone* is totally in the mood to get laid.

This sounds amazing until you realize there's a possibility you'd be the odd one out. Then it sounds like the most treacherous thing ever.

i was the odd one out more than once, didn't keep me from having fun there! it was just kinda in the air (cue obvious smelly genitals joke). it's a good party. it's intense. it's unlike anything else i've ever done. there were plenty of intensely crappy parts ("bare wide powdery desert in 289752895 degree heat" is a real thing you have to deal with) that were outweighed by the intensely fun parts. maybe a bit like an acid trip?

once again: i feel like so far on here, pretty much everyone who's had something bad to say about it has never actually been.

You may of been my true-love-prince! - w4m - 24

I, was wearing purple polka-dotted crotchless panties, yellow fuzzy tap dancing shoes and rainbow knee-high socks with swirly peace signs. On my tits, I had disco pasties. I have sicc multi-colored dreads.

You, had a green goatee, and no pants. A cow patterned blazer, No shirt. Sicc tatts.

I saw you hula'n on the multi-colored flying dragon art-car as I was riding my TIGHT cruzer thru da sicc playa dust.

We made eye-contact and never saw each again! Hope the universe brings us together. Namaste.

P.s. my name is Raven.

i could be wrong but this strikes me as possibly a joke? possibly by an actual burning man participant - i'll give you some of the details are pretty spot on, people do kinda dress like that there, but the "TIGHT cruzer thru da sicc playa dust, namaste" just sounds like parody.

whether it's real or not, I enjoyed it

i grudgingly admit it was funny

have they really increased their ticket prices $100 over two years? in a recession?

okay technically not 'in a recession' i need coffee

considering it sells out every year and the local authorities raise their rates/fees every year why would that be unsurprising

er surprising

"You were there reeking of patchouili and human stink. I rubbed mud on my belly and did an interpretive ritualdance. Hopeing we can try to eat plants we find in the forest one day"

that should be one

"We were both tripping balls and you were filled with white light. Call me"

"You had James Brown tattooed on your anus>"

My current place of employment allowed some of my more favored co-workers to go to Burning Man for the week, paid...and then also gave them this week off to recover.

I really need a new job.

left out the funniest part of that missed connection which is the last line:

p.p.s we saw each other at burning man.

were do you woerk

Hmmmmm. If someone else was footing the bill and giving me an additional week off during which to recover I might very well be singing a different tune and already thinking about where to order my purple crotchless panties from for next year's event.

My current place of employment allowed some of my more favored co-workers to go to Burning Man for the week, paid...and then also gave them this week off to recover.

I really need a new job.

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this sounds fucked up

you should petition them for recognition of your own chosen festival of holistic meaningfulness + setting fire to things

going to burning man with my co workers seems likea circel of hell

One of my coworkers went a couple years ago with his brother. Their other brother had died the prior year from a freak accident, and it was kind of a bonding thing. The brother had a mutant vehicle repair shop with welding tools.

Hearing a pretty straightlaced 50-something guy talk about Burning Man was cool

that's p cool

they must all literally be burned by the desert sun on their saggy flesh

I dunno, if one of my siblings had died in a freak accident, I might be inclined to stay away from freaks.

boom

http://www.turboderek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/runningman1js.jpg

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i went to this...it was really fun

don't understand why it seems to generate so much hate from ppl who haven't been. it was one of the most civilized events i've ever been to. i'll take a few naked hippies who act respectfully towards each other & the environment over yr standard uk festival crowd who seem to take pleasure shitting everywhere except the fucking toilet any day.

went to so many fun camps & saw a lot of great djs & sunrise at the disco knights camp was probably the best party i've ever been to.

probably my weirdest moment was when ruby wax knocked on the door of our rv

I don't think critics are necessarily fans of huge music festivals, either.

Assuming you are limiting to large scale activities with camping when you say "most civilized events."

i was gonna say "most civilized music festival" but it's not technically a music festival so idk.

almost everyone i've talked to who hasn't been is a critic whether they are a fan of music festivals or not.

no nude hippies for me please

most civilized temporary autonomous zone

Burning Man would have appealed to me a lot more when I was 19 and single

after a burning man experience many have "burning crotch"

Burning Man would have appealed to me a lot more when I was 19 and single

I was really grandma-esque even at 19 so any event where I would have to spend time camping out in a field would not be appealing to me.

no toilet is a deal killer anywhere

there are toilets at burning man and they are pretty decent

I don't believe you - show evidence - i want an iSniff

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"
TOILETS
IF IT WASN'T MADE BY YOUR BODY, DON'T PUT IT IN THE POTTY!

Portable toilets will be provided, and will be emptied regularly. Use these facilities only for their intended purpose - not for dumping garbage or your personal potty bags. Putting anything but human waste and one-ply toilet paper (2-ply is a BIG no-no) into the portable toilets makes pumping nearly impossible and threatens the survival of the Burning Man event. This includes tampons, trash, and handy wipes. Read it again: NO TAMPONS, TRASH OR HANDY WIPES in the portable toilets. THIS MEANS YOU!! Put the lid down when you're done - it helps keep odors under control. Do not dump grey water or bags from your personal "potty" in the portables rented for participant use: doing so will fill them up much faster than normal and result in nasty toilets for all. For tips on dealing conscientiously with your grey water, see grey water disposal in the Preparation section.

Our toilet vendor works very hard to keep us all happy. Clean toilets are mandatory from a public health standpoint. Follow the guidelines above and you'll find the toilets cleaned frequently and efficiently.

Please do not defecate on the playa; it is an illegal act and unpleasant mess for everyone, especially for those who restore the playa after the event.
"

"Please do not defecate on the playa;" is this short for "player" like a person or do they mean the general grounds?

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"Please do not defecate on the playa;"

best festival toilets ime

lol DJP

they should have a festival of toilets - Best Tiolets - like Bestival - Toiletestival

fun camps

"grey water"

"Old grey water keep on flowing - Mississispi moon wont you keep on shitting on me"

'grey water' is a thing