'Stupid, but sweet': Kevin tries to ask girl out, accidentally commits arson

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Feb 4, 2023 5:00 PM EST

While trying to ask his crush to the Sweetheart Dance, one teenage goofball took his prom-posal to the extreme. 

What's the most creative way you've ever asked someone out? For many of us, it may be as boring as writing a card or just asking the person. But that didn't fly back in the day, as u/Smoke_Water shared to Reddit. He reminisced about his high school days, and the lengths that his dumb friend, Skip, took to get the girl of his dreams.

The girl was Sally, and as u/Smoke_Water wrote, she was hard to impress. He and his friends sat around spitballing ideas for Skip to use to ask her to the big dance. Skip decided to take the nuclear option! 

Next, check out these people who spilled the times that they instantly knew they weren't going to like someone, whether that be a neighbor, coworker, or even a student's parent. 

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    Cloud - 'Skip had a major crush. Sally...loved it when guys were super creative when they would ask her out on dates. The more creative, the more you had her attention.'
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    Facial expression - r/StoriesAboutKevin. Posted by u/Smoke_Water How not to ask a girl to the Sweetheart dance.
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    Font - Some of you are living the dream right now, in high school. All the dances, the fear of asking that one person to the dance. Friends providing all kinds of advice. Some good, some bad. And some advice, that are never meant to even be considered. But this wouldn't be a story about Kevin, if they followed all the good advice, right? Nope, this is the story about my good friend Skip, who is a Kevin through and through. Skip, had a major crush on a girl who I will call Sally. Sally was that g
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    Font - It was getting close to valentines' day. Time for the dance we called, the sweetheart's ball. Skip desperately wanting to ask Sally to the dance, but couldn't come up with a creative enough way to ask her. Myself and our friend were popping off suggestions while at lunch, Me: Dude, you could always send her some roses and say, my heart would be like these roses, in full bloom and full of life, if you go to the sweethearts with me. Friend 1: no dude, send her a bag of M&M's and say, it wou
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    Font - Friend 3: Dude, that's stupid, why not just pour a heart shape on her lawn with gasoline and light it on fire and say my heart would go up in flames if you went to the sweet heats with me. Seriously? Toilet paper dude? No, just walk up and say, I'm shy, I'm bashful, but I could over come all of this, if you went to the sweethearts with me. Skip, listening to all of this, had his mind clamp around one thing that was mentioned. I'm sure at this point, some of you have already figured out, t
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    Font - Monday: Sally avoided Skip. Like, He's a Psycho Avoided him. Tuesday: Skip, starting to behave irregular. very nervous and looking over his shoulder. Wednesday: Skip's name is called over the intercom system before classes start. Wednesday: about 10 miuntes latter, Principals Office calls Myself and a couple of friends. we are told to sit outside the office. we hear a loud conversation inside.
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    Font - Me: Dude, what the h did Skip do? Friend 1: don't know. I'm not sure how we are involved here. Friend 2: He did something stupid I'm sure.. Me: Dude, do you think he did the toilet paper thing? Friend 2: No, this is something bigger. Friend 1: our names had to be dropped some time dude. Me: It's kind of freaking me out.
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    Font - about this time Sally walks into the office. Smirk on her face. She says, have they told him yet? All of us, totally confused, Friend 1: Told him what? That's when the door opens. Skip comes out, handcuffed. Crying his eyes out, repeating over and over again, sorry, Sorry, I am so sorry!! It was then, Sally walks up to him, Gives him a huge hug. Sally: Oh BTW, YES!!! I will go to the sweetheart's ball with you.
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    Font - Our jaws just drop. We are all thinking, WTF just happened? they uncuff him, he has the WTF look as well. The Fire marshal then walks out laughing Fire marshal: It' was all her idea, I couldn't refuse my little girl, however, you ever set fire to my lawn again, I'll kick your a. You will come and fix it. Fire Marshal: And you three, stop putting ideas into his head. He will clearly do anything you guys tell him too.
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    Font - That was the day we found out, Sally's father, was the fire marshal in our county. He and the sheriff gave him a tongue lashing for setting fire to his front yard, with a heart shape burning in the grass. And a sign by the front door saying, MY HEART WILL GO UP IN FLAMES IF YOU WENT TO THE SWEETHEARTS WITH ME! It was a really good dance, we all had a ton of fun. Skip and Sally have been happily married for 23 years now.
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    Font - camtarn That last line! Now there's a story to tell the kids when they ask how their parents met, lol. Reply Share 258 lesscreepythanilook 'Daddy, how did you and mommy get together?' 'Well, it all started with some mild Arson.'
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    Font - Yuunof York I want stories of Friend #3. What in the he does "my heart will go up in flames" even mean? It sounds like it's describing rejection, not joy. That's a fu weird kid.
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    Font - zombiegamer723 Skip and Sally have been happily married for 23 years now. If it's dumb, and it works....well, setting her lawn on fire was still dumb, but it worked out, I guess. Reply Share 110 Smoke Water OP It got her attention.
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    Font - AintEasyBeing Weezy This is one of the best stories I've heard on this subreddit. Keep em coming!
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    Rectangle - Princesspoisonivey He went big and nobody could ever top that.
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    Human body - Conchobar8 Such a nice ending
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    Font - ImTellinTim So he had to go over and work on her lawn, which meant more opportunities to see her. Kevin or Galaxy Brain?
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    Font - 20gunasarj At first this felt like r/thathappened, but now that you say this happened a while ago it is more believable. You could not pull a stunt like this anymore and would def get into serious trouble even if you organized it with someone like a fire marshal. He, that fire marshal would prob lose his job today for letting something like that slide. Too bad everything has to be taken seriously now
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    Font - LeaveTheMatrix This is the story of a Kevin who through Keviness is winning life. 47 ↓ Reply Share Smoke Water OP He did master the art of it. 45+ Reply Share ... Smoke Water OP I just created the subgourp r/StoriesaboutSkip. Please come visit for more Stories about skip. Adn feel free to add your own stories about the Skip in your life. Or if you are the Skip. Please feel free to entrain us.
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    Font - itsnotbritneybi An idiot who probably has no idea what sarcasm is? A pretty little thing who played him like a fiddle? Glad they make a cute couple! Reply Share 38 Smoke Water OP She has no idea how much he needed her. Any time he has an idea now, the first think she does is say. Did you think about it Skip?
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    Font - MrsDarnell This story absolutely never happened. 43 Reply Share : Smoke Water OP It did. Different time dude. It would never happen in today's world. But I did happen. Skip seriously set fire to her parents lawn. He used charcoal fuel instead of gas. But the end result was the same. A big heart burned in to the grass.
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    Font - Shoddy_Day Honestly that's adorable. Stupid, but sweet.
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