One night my neighbor Sandy came home from work late to find most of the neighborhood (including my sons) camped out in her front yard. They had constructed an elaborate system of tents and tarps, and they had a fire going in the birdbath.
She passed by this scene without comment and went to find and confront the designated authority figure, her husband. She said to him "Are you aware that they have a FIRE going in the front yard?"
He was outraged. "I told them to keep it in the birdbath!"