r/nottheonion • u/Vera_Telco • 9d ago

DC heat melts head off wax replica of Abraham Lincoln

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0xxjn07d6qo
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u/StevenSanders90210 9d ago

A wax John Wilkes Booth was seen fleeing the scene with a lighter screaming "Bic semper tyrannis!"

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u/CletusDSpuckler 9d ago

Outstanding.

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u/Canadian_Invader 9d ago

Not for long in this heat.

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u/humboldt77 8d ago

Outmelting.

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u/SkankHont 7d ago

That candle only cost $150k. Likely another 50k just to remove it.

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u/TheToastyWesterosi 9d ago

Yeah dude, reddit still comes through from time to time. God-tier comment indeed.

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u/BobBelcher2021 8d ago

Off topic but I love this username and avatar

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u/Packman87 9d ago

And then his leg shatters 

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u/GirlScoutSniper 9d ago

Lands on hot asphalt, he's down!

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u/Liveoutsideyourself 9d ago

Exceptional, absolutely exceptional! Top tier comment

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u/Objective-Aioli-1185 9d ago

Alright settle down.

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u/MrPuzzleMan 8d ago

This made my day! Thank you, friend!

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u/DFWTrojanTuba 9d ago

Jesus Christ hahaha