Big Tex just burned up!

[El Supremo]

Big Tex went up in flames this morning at the State Fair of Texas.

The fire was reported shortly after 10 a.m. at the fairgrounds in Dallas.

“It’s a very sad day for all fair-goers,” fair spokeswoman Sue Gooding told Fox 4 News. “It’s a sad way to end the fair.”

Gooding said the smoke could be seen coming from Big Tex’s neck. She suspects it may have been electrical in nature.

http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/state-fair-of-texas/headlines/20121019-state-fair-of-texas-icon-big-tex-goes-up-in-flames.ece

[corkhead]

1. Rick Perry has spontaneously combusted!

[Indpndnt]

11. Ha! No, he's definitely little Tex. Actually, little Aggie.

Big Tex is an icon!

[kimbutgar]

2. Is this an omen about Texas?

[MineralMan]

3. So, when's the memorial service? nt

[Xyzse]

4. That sucks... I am sorry to hear that

Doesn't matter who it is, the destruction of a landmark is just not fun.

Hope there are plans for rebuilding and improving.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Was Big Tex originally a Muffler Man?

?

On edit - he was an original:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tex

[Horse with no Name]

9. He was actually a Santa Claus in Kerens, TX

http://www.bigtex.com/sft/AboutUs/BigTex.asp

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. RW talking heads will claim Obama was seen fleeing the area.

Count on it.

[n2doc]

7. Just another burning man. They can rebuild it

Did it groan and moan like Zozobra does when he goes up in flames?

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. Looks ot me like his crotch is on fire...

What does that say?

[Skidmore]

10. Pants and hair on fire. Interesting. Big Tex must have been

a Teabagger.

[Indpndnt]

12. Nah. He was too politically correct.

He used to be dressed in UT Longhorn burnt orange, but changed to red, white, and blue so as not to exclude the Oklahoma Sooners fans on UT-OU weekend. Ridiculous. I'm sure they have their own State Fair.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. I never even got to see him.

Guess that's one thing off bucket list of things to do in Texas.

Funny pic, though. Flames shooting out his head and crotch.

[madinmaryland]

14. I think you are wrong, El. Jerry Jones is alive and well!!

[El Supremo]

16. JJ is an ARKIE!

How many times do I have to tell you?

[madinmaryland]

17. ....

El...

They are all the same.

[El Supremo]

24. Actually I think it was part of Jerry's conspiracy to force moving...

the Texas - OU game to Jerryworld.

[Panasonic]

22. Did you move out of Colorado?

Gonna miss your sweet-ass ride - that baby blue Mustang.

[El Supremo]

25. No I still live in Coloradio. And my Mustang hasn't been "baby blue" since the 90's.

I returned it to its stock silver blue metallic. Then I sold it after 45 years two years ago.

You seem to know who I am. Would you please return the favor? Back channel DU mail?

[Comrade_McKenzie]

15. Punishment from God? nt

[HarveyDarkey]

18. First Touchdown Jesus, now this

Oh, the humanity

[PD Turk]

19. Check the ashes

Check the ashes, I think this might be where they were hiding Democratic voter registration forms

[flyguyjake]

20. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust!

Karma bitches!

[Arugula Latte]

21. Ashes to ashes, funk to funky, we know Major Tex is now junky.

Sorry, just channeled Bowie.

[begin_within]

33. I love that song

The soaring synthesizers, the almost mystical ending

[nykym]

23. Now a inspiring entrepreneur

could collect all the ashes put a tiny amount in a little glass vial and sell the remains of Big Tex for $12.95

[JackRiddler]

26. Oh the humanity.

[tanyev]

27. It's not widely known, but Big Tex did have a brief stint as a drummer for Spinal Tap.

[El Supremo]

28. They took him out in a body bag!

Sign the Big Tex Obituary guest book:
http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/dallasmorningnews/guestbook.aspx?n=big-tex&pid=160529765&cid=view

[tanyev]

31. Aw, don't cry little girls. We can rebuild him...we have the technology.

[RB TexLa]

29. At least it was a dallas morning news link. That would be pathetic if this were national news

[spanone]

30. looks like a crotch eruption too.

[Fumesucker]

32. Reminds me of Touchdown Jesus

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