DOZENS BURNED AT FIREWALKING SEMINAR

Dozens of people were burned Thursday night after walking over hot coals at a Tony Robbins motivational seminar in Dallas, Texas. At least five of those hurt had to be hospitalized. Those who were more seriously injured were taken to the Parkland Hospital Burn Center. Between 30 and 40 people were less seriously hurt. As part of the Tony Robbins motivational event, participants are encouraged to walk across hot coals to, as the seminar puts it, overcome the roadblocks of fear. “Storm across a bed of hot coals,” the website says. “Once you start doing what you thought was impossible, you’ll conquer the other fires of your life with ease.”
* Or not.
* But I don’t want to conquer the other fires of my life.
* Not with my bare skin, anyway.
* Dozens? After the first couple people start screaming, wouldn’t you, like, stop to think it over?
* “Anybody bring marshmallows?”
* “Tony Robbins Motivational Seminars. We Give You Empowerment … And Scar Tissue.”
* So these people were essentially burned by a metaphor.
* They did get motivated though … motivated to go to the hospital.
* Now they’re motivated – to sue the crap out of Tony Robbins.
* If you have hot coals in Dallas it’s usually to barbecue beef – not to barbecue feet.
* And don’t even ask what happened with the Bed of Nails.
* Should have gone with the “trust falls.”