Big Tex burned down at the State Fairgrounds..:(

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Notable political self-immolations
In the six months immediately after Mohamed Bouazizi's death, at least 107 Tunisians self-immolated.[42]
On July 14, 2012, during a rally in Tel-Aviv, Israeli citizen Moshe Silman set himself on fire in protest against the Israeli government's welfare policy which was, in his words, "constantly humiliating the citizens of Israel who have to endure humiliation on a day-to-day basis."[43][44] On July 20, disabled IDF veteran Akiva Mafi set himself on fire in Yehud, Israel, in protest of social injustice[45][46][47]
On July 30, 2012, Vietnamese citizen Dang Thi Kim Lieng self-immolated before a government building in Bac Lieu province in protest of the detention of her daughter Ta Phong Tan, a dissident blogger.[48][49]
On October 19, 2012, Big Tex, the 60 year old 52 foot tall icon of the annual State Fair of Texas, famously self-immolated in protest of the Texas Longhorns performance against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl the week prior.

[Phil C]

Sad news. :(

[Eagle 1]

Are you serious Clark?

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Wikipedia has already been updated:

Notable political self-immolations
In the six months immediately after Mohamed Bouazizi's death, at least 107 Tunisians self-immolated.[42]
On July 14, 2012, during a rally in Tel-Aviv, Israeli citizen Moshe Silman set himself on fire in protest against the Israeli government's welfare policy which was, in his words, "constantly humiliating the citizens of Israel who have to endure humiliation on a day-to-day basis."[43][44] On July 20, disabled IDF veteran Akiva Mafi set himself on fire in Yehud, Israel, in protest of social injustice[45][46][47]
On July 30, 2012, Vietnamese citizen Dang Thi Kim Lieng self-immolated before a government building in Bac Lieu province in protest of the detention of her daughter Ta Phong Tan, a dissident blogger.[48][49]
On October 19, 2012, Big Tex, the 60 year old 52 foot tall icon of the annual State Fair of Texas, famously self-immolated in protest of the Texas Longhorns performance against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl the week prior.

Lol!! I'm lost here.

[defense51]

Stoney LaRue said it best " If I'm going down, I'm going down in flames!"

Big Tex finally had a meltdown...