A juggler who eats or pretends to eat fire. (Also the nickname for someone who is able to do a great amount of work in a very short time.)
“Richardson, the famous Fire-eater before us devour’d brimstone on glowing coales, chewing and swallowing them.” John Evelyn, Diary (1700).
Scale of 1 to 10: 2. That’s entertainment. Painfully steep learning curve.
Monday, September 7, 2009
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