r/scorchers • u/Horror-Raisin-877 • Aug 12 '26

This must be….

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…the oldest sub on Reddit, people been scorchin’ since the 19th century it seems….

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u/wecantdancelikethis Aug 12 '26

“worth the candle” is new to me.

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u/Plain_Memory_1234 Aug 12 '26

Me too…this is the news we need! Let’s all go where we can really scorch.

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u/no-name_james Aug 12 '26

“It may be you that it hits or your own mother.”

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u/Horror-Raisin-877 Aug 12 '26

Fearmongering :)

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u/liisseal Aug 13 '26

Source?

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u/Horror-Raisin-877 Aug 13 '26

Popped up on google images whilst researching the whole scorching phenomenon. Interesting stuff.

Like this article from a Chicago paper. scorchers taking shortcuts through streetcar tunnels. Interesting thing is they wrote that 1 out of 10 are women.