Big Tex Fire Dispatchers: "We've Got a Rather Tall Cowboy, All His Clothes Burned Off"

Even the dispatchers couldn't help but have a little fun at Big Tex's expense this morning. (Via Texas Storm Chasers and Wilonsky's Twitter feed.) See also: - "Big Tex is Gone. There's a Hole in Our Hearts," by Alice "Cheap Bastard" Laussade - "Big Tex Burned Down Today at the...

By Joe Tone

October 19, 2012

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Even the dispatchers couldn't help but have a little fun at Big Tex's expense this morning. (Via Texas Storm Chasers and Wilonsky's Twitter feed.)

See also: - "Big Tex is Gone. There's a Hole in Our Hearts," by Alice "Cheap Bastard" Laussade - "Big Tex Burned Down Today at the State Fair," by Anna Merlan

Joe Tone

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