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| Big Tex goes up in flames | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 19 2012, 06:00 PM (133 Views) | |
| Tybee | Oct 19 2012, 06:00 PM Post #1 |
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![]() ![]() Video at the link State Fair of Texas attendees and employees had a scare when they saw the beloved Big Tex statue swallowed up in flames Friday morning. By the time the fire was put out, Big Tex was almost completely burned, leaving behind little more than the metal frame of the 52-foot-tall cowboy that's an icon of the State Fair of Texas. "It was surreal," witness Allison Griffin told CBS station KTVT in Dallas-Fort Worth. "In fact, a lot of people didn't realize it. People were still standing and taking pictures in front of Big Tex, like you always do. Fair personnel were driving past and, once the fire started, it just grew very quickly and began to engulf his whole body." Some material that made up the towering structure's hands and sleeves still could be seen as firefighters gathered around the scorched area Friday. Fair officials said the fire began in a motor in the statue's neck, KTVT reported. Crews have began to remove pieces of the burned statue to stop any potential injuries from the debris. "We don't know anything just yet. All we can imagine is that something with the electrical wiring went wrong," Sally Womre with the State Fair of Texas said to KTVT. "Big Tex is wired to move his head and to speak, so that's what we believe right now." Big Tex's 75-gallon hat, 50-pound belt buckle and slow drawl have been greeting state fair visitors with "Howdy folks!" since 1952. This year's fair, which closes Sunday, had been celebrating Big Tex's 60th birthday. Fair spokeswoman Sue Gooding said no one was injured in the fire and added that she expects Big Tex to be back for next year's state fair. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57536300/iconic-statue-big-tex-goes-up-in-flames/?tag=cbsnewsHardNewsFDArea;fdmodule Edited by Tybee, Oct 19 2012, 06:01 PM.
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| Guest | Oct 19 2012, 06:18 PM Post #2 |
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Gov Perry of Texas is said to be flaming too. |
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| Turd in the punchbowl | Oct 20 2012, 10:12 AM Post #3 |
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Oh. I thought this was going to be a report about Kirker's latest party. |
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| Tybee | Oct 20 2012, 10:44 AM Post #4 |
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Poor Kiki, does he even post at DL anymore? I don't think I've seen a post by him in over a year. Right after his little used furniture shop went bust I offered to get him a job in home furnishings here in Atlanta, but he didn't take me up on the offer. Unless I'm not looking far enough on his website, it appears his online enterprise has gone bust as well. His gallery website appears to be nothing to a loony blog now. Edited to remove link that is apparently not kosher. Edited by Tybee, Oct 20 2012, 11:28 AM.
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| Guest | Oct 20 2012, 11:23 AM Post #5 |
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That appears to have been hacked. Whatever you do, DON'T CLICK ANY OF THE LINKS! |
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| Guest | Oct 20 2012, 11:26 AM Post #6 |
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Unless Kirker has truly slipped off the ledge of sanity. That's pretty funny. |
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| Guest | Oct 26 2012, 03:07 PM Post #7 |
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Sadly, no Texans will conclude as a result that incompetence is itself a kind of terrorism. The Idiocracy marches on. |
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