Not sure whether any of you have seen this one, but I cracked up laughing when I saw this light hearted vid (on a PictureCorrect page) showing 'helpful' (depending on what you call helpful) advice on how to achieve a flame effect in Photoshop. Worth seeing even if you don't use Photoshop. Enjoy!

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/if-you-hate-photoshop-tutorials-youll-love-this-parody/