Plural of 'Burner'. A Burner is someone who has been to Burning Man and has enjoyed it. Burning Man is a week-long event over Labor Day weekend, this year (2007) attracting 47,000 participants. Hundreds of art projects abound (many involve fire), people do random acts of unusualness, there is no vending (gift economy) - it is indescribable. It attracts everybody from Silicon Valley billionaires to drugged-out 60's rejects. Most are middle class folks with a wild streak. Burners are self reliant, enjoy the unusual, have a giving spirit, and are just plain nice folks.
Bloody hell. Benerisms. I have a lot of experience in that area. I seem to be one of the lucky lucky few that have been benerised. Ever had the experience of writing a three letter word, then being chased around a room about 200 times by a big hairy red thing (a haggis?) wielding a roll of blue paper. That paper hurts. A lot. Well, if you have you have been audience to a benerism!
me: I dont like the colour orange ben: GRARGHARGABAHRAD!!!!
*chase ensues in which I sustain many flesh wounds*
me: ok ben calm yourself,..
ben: MOOOHASA!!!!