Couches on fire in East Lansing

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:36 PM
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Couches on fire in East Lansing

http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2012/03/multiple_reports_of_c...

 

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Multiple reports of couch burnings, rowdy activity in E.L.

10:20 p.m. Police scanner traffic and eyewitness reports indicate that there are multiple reports of fires, fireworks and arrests in East Lansing.

Staff reports indicate that there are fires in the the Cedar Village neighborhood, Harrison Road and Elm and Milford streets. Fireworks were reported near Abbot Road.

Police officials reported that “there’s not a lot going on right now.”

 

 

"10:30 p.m. Residents are gathering on Elm Street. Mechanical engineering senior John Lusczakoski said the East Lansing Fire Department is watering down couches on the street to prevent residents from burning them.

“I saw a lot of broken alcohol bottles,” he said. “They were watering down couches so we could not burn them.”"

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:38 PM | #stayclassy (Score:5 Normal)
Genzilla
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#stayclassy EL

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:39 PM | It would only be news if (Score:5 Normal)
IPFW_Wolverines
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It would only be news if couches weren't being burned there...

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:38 PM | It was only a matter of time. (Score:3 Normal)
ThadMattasagoblin
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It was only a matter of time.

903 wins most in college football

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:39 PM | HAHAHA it's just too damn (Score:2 Normal)
TheGhostofYost
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HAHAHA it's just too damn predictable

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:39 PM | Hardly newsworthy (Score:4 Normal)
macdaddy
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But it makes me smile nonetheless.

March 23rd, 2012 at 7:50 AM | That's (Score:1 Normal)
ijohnb
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what she said :(

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:40 PM | Wait it doesn't say anything (Score:1 Normal)
TheGhostofYost
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Wait it doesn't say anything about couches.  ???

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:40 PM | To be honest, it's kind of (Score:5 Normal)
BluePants
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To be honest, it's kind of comforting. Things haven't changed.

M '11

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:21 PM | It's kind of comforting? Must (Score:2 Normal)
1 percent
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It's kind of comforting? Must be a Lazy-Boy.

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March 22nd, 2012 at 11:36 PM | HA! (Score:1 Normal)
UMGooch
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HA!

Hail.

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:43 PM | So which is it? (Score:2)
M-Wolverine
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Reports of rowdy activity, or not a lot going on right now?

Or 3, rowdy activity is par for the course, and isn't really news to the police up there?

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:44 PM | That's a shame (Score:5 Normal)
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What if Kirk Cousins wanted to sit on them instead of playing in extra games?

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March 22nd, 2012 at 11:52 PM | Ha! (Score:0 Redundant)
March 22nd, 2012 at 10:44 PM | Ahem, doctor's orders and so forth (Score:1 Normal)
seksdesk
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secchia's fist just entered izzo's rectum

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March 22nd, 2012 at 11:40 PM | Ha, Pete's a family friend, (Score:5 Normal)
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Ha, Pete's a family friend, and I've been to his Lake Michigan house with Izzo. He's most certainly MSU's version of Ed Martin, he just hasn't been caught yet. He credits himself for bringing the Flintstones to MSU.

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:45 PM | You know, if wanted to invest in a mini-tape recorder (Score:4 Normal)
M-Wolverine
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We could probably get some of that HTTV $$ to cover it.

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March 23rd, 2012 at 12:46 AM | watch out (Score:1)
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for that early morning "3 hail marys" big lake fishing date fredo, er tommy!

 

March 23rd, 2012 at 2:17 AM | I hesitate to say this (Score:2)
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I hesitate to say this because (1) I never post stuff like this and (2) my "source" is some guy (a good friend), but a buddy of mine who was at MSU in the early Izzo years said that it was an uncomfortable secret on campus that the basketball players always seemed to have the nicest cars around.

March 23rd, 2012 at 9:32 AM | I went to HS with Secchia's boys (Score:2)
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I went to HS with Pete Secchia's boys (Charlie & Mark).  They were a year ahead and a year behind me at EGR.

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:44 PM | usually (Score:1)
jwilkins3
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you let off fireworks and light couches on fire when you win...that is just stupidity with a capital T!

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:46 PM | mods: please delete /s (Score:5 Normal)
Big Will the Gazelle
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this is not news, we all knew that couches were burning when the game was over simply because its east lansing and little brother was playing basketball........... 

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:45 PM | I thought this said "Coaches (Score:4 Normal)
M-Dog
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I thought this said "Coaches on fire in East Lansing".  This would still have made sense.

 

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:46 PM | Keep an eye on this too... (Score:2)
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https://www.msu.edu/~creswel1/riotstatus/index.html

Me fail English?  That's unpossible!

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:06 PM | Been checking this as well. (Score:1)
BOX House
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Been checking this as well. I'm kiind of disapointed that it apparently is not being updated anymore. I was in EL for St. Paddy's Day last weekend, and there most certainly was a riot.

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March 22nd, 2012 at 11:21 PM | Unfortunately (Score:3 Normal)
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I don't think that actually gets updated anymore since the creator graduated and began his exciting and taxing career in panhandling.

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:48 PM | An update from State News: (Score:4 Normal)
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10:30 p.m. Residents are gathering on Elm Street. Mechanical engineering senior John Lusczakoski said the East Lansing Fire Department is watering down couches on the street to prevent residents from burning them.

“I saw a lot of broken alcohol bottles,” he said. “They were watering down couches so we could not burn them.”

 

They normally have couches on the streets of East Lansing?

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:07 PM | They were protesting? (Score:1)
mikoyan
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They were protesting?

March 23rd, 2012 at 1:02 AM | "... so we could not burn (Score:3 Normal)
turd ferguson
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"... so we could not burn them." 

March 23rd, 2012 at 11:40 AM | They handled it like they've (Score:1)
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They handled it like they've done this before. True professionals.

Avatar is a reference to this. Go Blue!

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:49 PM | How can we sleep when our (Score:2 Normal)
mikoyan
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How can we sleep when our couches are burning?

There's still a tournament going on?  I kind of lost interest when 3 of my 4 final four teams were knocked out.  Two of them in the first round.

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:00 PM | The time has come (Score:2)
M-Wolverine
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To say fair's fair.

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March 22nd, 2012 at 11:38 PM | To pay the rent (Score:3 Normal)
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To pay our share

Hail.

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:43 PM | The time has come (Score:2 Normal)
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A fact's a fact

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March 22nd, 2012 at 11:45 PM | It belongs to them (Score:3 Normal)
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Let's GIVE IT BAAAACK

Hail.

March 23rd, 2012 at 5:08 AM | This board never (Score:2 Normal)
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ceases to amaze. Great MO reference!

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:54 PM | I think it's kind of cool (Score:2 Funny)
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that they burn couches. Hell, whenwe lose, I'm sure many of us are that angry!

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March 23rd, 2012 at 12:05 AM | I can honestly say I have never contemplated setting a couch on (Score:5 Normal)
freejs
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fire.

Not once.

And I am, quite possibly, the angriest person I know.

March 23rd, 2012 at 12:33 AM | I have burned a couch, but (Score:2 Normal)
bacon1431
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I have burned a couch, but not out of anger. It was the day before my semester was over and we had to move out and we couldn't find anybody that wanted the couch. There was a fire-pit in our backyard so we burnt it. It was pretty cool and thought that it's a shame to do this when you are inebriated and angry, then you can't enjoy it.

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:55 PM | Anyone else disappointed that (Score:5 Normal)
gopoohgo
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Anyone else disappointed that an engineer couldn't figure out how to light a wet couch on fire?

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:27 PM | An MSU Engineer (Score:5 Normal)
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Disappointing, but not unexpected.

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
March 23rd, 2012 at 12:29 AM | they don't cover that in (Score:5 Normal)
htm11
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they don't cover that in their world renowned package engineering program...

 

March 23rd, 2012 at 11:16 AM | Well Played (Score:1)
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This made me laugh.  Well played, sir.

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:55 PM | As a former student there, (Score:2)
bronxblue
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As a former student there, this is depressing at least they used to riot when they lost in the FF.  Now in the Sweet 16?  Pretty soon they'll be rioting over a preseason NIT loss.

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:03 PM | If my taste for schadenfreude (Score:5 Normal)
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If my taste for schadenfreude is met, they'll be burning couches over a postseason NIT loss soon.

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:56 PM | I'm shocked!! (Score:1)
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I'm shocked!!

 

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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:57 PM | I don't believe it. Nothing (Score:5 Normal)
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I don't believe it. Nothing from Michigan State was on fire tonight.

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:58 PM | this just in (Score:5 Normal)
entirely reasonable
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reports of Tom Gholston punching couches and twisting sofas

"Play hard and with great effort"

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:59 PM | 10:30 p.m. Residents are (Score:1)
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10:30 p.m. Residents are gathering on Elm Street. Mechanical engineering senior John Lusczakoski said the East Lansing Fire Department is watering down couches on the street to prevent residents from burning them.

“I saw a lot of broken alcohol bottles,” he said. “They were watering down couches so we could not burn them.”

March 22nd, 2012 at 11:00 PM | The second fire in (Score:4 Normal)
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March 22nd, 2012 at 11:07 PM | Tremendous song!  The (Score:2 Interesting)
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Tremendous song!  The unplugged MTV version is also great:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJiwLOUJOMA

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