bad-tempered misinterpretation

[baratron]

I saw a sig file which reads: "There is a flame lurking within all of us deep in our souls trying to escape. All you have to do is reach down, far below the surface and bring it out into the world like a new-born child in the palm of your hand." What does it say about either me or the company I keep that I read that as "flame" in the sense of flaming an idiot?

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Laughing out loud

[nitoda]

Just - thanks for posting that. I really did laugh out loud ... and I must be the odd one out cos I had to think about what you wrote before getting it. I did think the idea of giving birth to a flame a little odd though - and painful, I should expect! Good job we don't usually give birth by reaching inside and pulling ... ewww ...