The Most Egregious Misuses of The Fantastic Flare!!

All the way back in Fantastic Four #1, Reed had the best invention ever:

Look, I hope Reed held on to the patent for that thing--a flare that prints words in the air?!? It would worth kajillions to advertisers!! It would be great to send demeaning messages to the other side at sporting events!!

By issue #2, Reed had already refined the idea to something a little more manageable...

Well, can we just say that some members of the FF were a little bit unserious about when they used the flare?

When the FF was broke in issue #9, and Ben couldn't get a cab...

Really? You needed a ride?

And the very next issue?!?

What? Come on, Ben, you couldn't have just picked up the phone and called?

What's next, Ben? When you run out of toilet paper...? When you can't find the remote?