Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for December 19, 2019

Especially since they put the tree in a non-smoking section.

We’ll, at least ID wins the holiday lights contest

Ah, it’s a California tree!

There goes the tree, that Sir Rodney picked out yesterday.

Just watched “Holiday Inn” and noticed there were real lite candles on the Christmas tree. Surprising since it was filmed in 1942. Nostalgia for better times maybe?

hopefully, there are some firefighters in the area to make sure that this fire doesn’t spread all over the place!

Now this was funny, it’s good when a strip makes you actually laugh

On the other hand, if Id ever hosts the Olympics, they’ve got the right guy for lighting the cauldron!

Actually, I’m okay with this.

There were no string of lights back then…they used candles for ornaments….he just hastened the end result….OY!

I’m reminded of the start of the Barcelona olympics. an archer fired a flaming arrow through a gas ring to light the olympic flame. everyone ooh’ed and ah’ed. I was wondering where that flaming arrow landed.

the Viking method

Australia. Reuter’s News had an article about an artist down there you put a bunch of burnt tree remains into a Christmas tree shape with presents in Sydney.

Hey, it worked at the 1992 Olympics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmRf41SVHS4

Ah yes, miscommunication/misunderstanding: possibly the most common human interaction. And very entertaining in the comments as well.

“My candle burns at both ends, it will not last the night. But Oh! my foes and Ah! my friends, it gives such a lovely light!” – Tallulah Bankhead.

Pretty while it lasted, though.

You have to admit, for a minute or two it is pretty awesome.

A little too much accelerant.

They go through more tree that way.

Combining Christmas tree & yule log… very efficient

Also not a great idea to hire John “Pillow Pyro” Orr to light the tree.

Yeah, might want to point out and draw diagrams that whatever’s on top of the tree is the thing to be lit. Not the whole tree!

seen this a few times – fire dep. on full alert

Fire — the ultimate decoration….

A very dry tree, evidently. They cut it too early.

Good thing we have a spare!