chaosbreather posted:

Wait, the World Health Organisation?

chaosbreather posted:

Wait, the World Health Organisation?

Lamebot posted:

Only they can do it.

A ILL BREAKFAST posted:

You pressed you, referring to me. That is incorrect. The correct answer is you.

chaosbreather posted:

actually this is a good place to get some answers that i always wondered about after watching that episode. someone who is american please explain to me:

a) why bushfires get a mascot? normally you only give good things mascots? is it because all the mascots rape so much in the US that kids are terrified of mascots? is it because bears are scary? if its the latter why does it talk friendly and wear human clothes? is it to trick kids into liking bears? how does that stop fires?

b) why the fire rape bear has an axe? is it to chop firewood to start fires? he doesn't need it for murdering because it is already a bear, one of the most deadliest apex predators

CharlesM posted:

The ironic thing is all this time we've been fighting forest fires we've been creating bigger fires.

Nigmaetcetera posted:

He is the anti-forest fire mascot. He opposes them, on account of they're bad. I don't recall if he really carries an axe, and I'm pretty sure he actually carries a shovel, because you should always smother, wet, stir, then smother again a campfire after you're done with it. Also, he's the mascot for serial murdering truckers who travel between the pacific northwest and the areas of the country less suited for hiding corpses.

chaosbreather posted:

uh so wait what in bush country it's cool to light fires? in the bush? if you do a safety jingle? hahaha holy poo poo this is nra bear

see here in australia we have this thing called a "total fire ban" where its wicked loving illegal to light anything anywhere. that's like our anti-bushfire mascot. it has a safety jingle, too, it's the sound of cities burning to the ground and children dying with their parents screaming in horrible agony. there's a cool publicity campaign for it too; the sky turns red and your dog dies of smoke inhalation from fires hundreds of kilometers away every couple years, it's pretty effective

Nigmaetcetera posted:

He is the anti-forest fire mascot.

Nigmaetcetera posted:

we don't have bush, we have lush, moist pine forests in the pacific northwest (and a bunch of other places in the country) where it's acceptable to set camp fires at certain times of the year. i mean, we do have scrubland and desert, and of course we have very similar rules in those areas, but we're loving enormous. smokey the bear tells us where it's ok to set up a campfire and where it's not, and how to set up those fires safely, and most importantly how to put them out without setting half the state on fire.

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

amityville anus posted:

After they invent how to produce Ice-Nine what if your house could "ice" down and turn into a permanent deathtrap for whatever living being steps inside?

Nigmaetcetera posted:

we don't have bush...

CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:

Nigmaetcetera posted:

we don't have bush, we have lush, moist pine forests in the pacific northwest (and a bunch of other places in the country) where it's acceptable to set camp fires at certain times of the year. i mean, we do have scrubland and desert, and of course we have very similar rules in those areas, but we're loving enormous. smokey the bear tells us where it's ok to set up a campfire and where it's not, and how to set up those fires safely, and most importantly how to put them out without setting half the state on fire.

SLICK GOKU BABY posted:

What about natural forest fires that occur naturally and are a natural part of the forest regrowing itself? Is that okay? Why would we want to stop nature from being nature like?

CharlesM posted:

The policy of suppression of natural forest fires for the past century has really damaged our forest health. It's led to a condition called fuel loading where the forest floor is ultra-dense. Now, fires burn very hot, to the tops of trees and completely destroy the soil instead of clearing the way for new growth.

Gonzo the Eggman posted:

Is that a fire elemental mascot (in the shape of a bear) that's against fires or a mascot that's against forest fires.

thatguy posted:

That's more bullshit from the forest service trying to make a one size fits all policy and trying to milk more money into their already bloated fire budget, especially since that's the only extra money they can ever get. Massive inland west areas historically are all about catastrophic fire and regrowth. Basically anywhere high enough for lodgepole/fir complex to be predominant. It's a delusion to think that basically any of the high desert area stuff like forests in Montana/Idaho/Eastern WA are getting 100% kill fires just because we didn't burn enough. You want to argue about fuel loads in eastern forests or west of the Cascades, whatevs

circ dick soleil posted:

It wouldn't stay localized to your house for long.

chaosbreather posted:

uh so wait what in bush country it's cool to light fires? in the bush? if you do a safety jingle? hahaha holy poo poo this is nra bear

see here in australia we have this thing called a "total fire ban" where its wicked loving illegal to light anything anywhere. that's like our anti-bushfire mascot. it has a safety jingle, too, it's the sound of cities burning to the ground and children dying with their parents screaming in horrible agony. there's a cool publicity campaign for it too; the sky turns red and your dog dies of smoke inhalation from fires hundreds of kilometers away every couple years, it's pretty effective

Nosam0819 posted:

Dr. WHO is busy organising all the ugly chicks into one big fandom. He doesn't have time for lovely fires.