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The Beautiful Game: The burning of the Scottish sheep fan
Pitch Invasion: The Sweeper: Rafa Will Not Leave. This is a Fact, No?
Unprofessional Foul: Give me your finest clocks and ornaments
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that's a really baaaaaaaa-d thing to happen.... RT @kittenthebad: Man dressed as sheep set alight - http://bit.ly/26cw3Z 16 days ago |
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Poor guy. Halloween reveler dressed as sheep lit afire on train in UK! http://bit.ly/26cw3Z 19 days ago |
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RT @tonymcguinness: Football fan dressed as sheep catches fire on a train. I kid you not. http://tinyurl.com/y8mpabn 19 days ago |
The burning of the Scottish sheep fan
The Beautiful Game —
... One unfortunate 24-year-old dude was apparently set alight and ran through the cars with his sheep-suit engulfed in flames. Sadly, he didn't get the best of help from his fellow riders. ...
The Sweeper: Rafa Will Not Leave. This is a Fact, No?
Pitch Invasion —
... “Fan dressed as sheep set alight” is one of those headlines that sounds comedic at first glance, but the story here is pretty horrific on a train carrying Aberdeen fans home. ...
Give me your finest clocks and ornaments
Unprofessional Foul —
... But yeah, if there is one thing to take away from this article, it’s a travel advisory. Don’t travel to Liverpool with a watch, clock or cache of Christmas ornaments. You will be set upon faster than a man dressed as a sheep on a train to Aberdeen. ...
Soccer Fan Dressed as a Sheep Set Ablaze on a Train, Served With Mint Jelly
The Last Angry Fan —
... sheep cooker was arrested in connection with the incident, while the crispy fan is in serious but stable condition in hospital, where he is receiving treatment.
And if you’re wondering why the fans were dressed as sheep (god knows I was), it seems the fans of Aberdeen FC are known as “sheep shaggers.” This is due to Aberdeen’s perceived isolation from the rest of Scotland.
There’s a farmer/sex/sheep joke in here, I just know it. [BBC via Bob's Blitz]
