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by mudricky | November 1, 2009 at 03:56 am
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A football fan dressed as a sheep had to be taken to hospital after his costume was set alight.
Other fans and passengers on the train said the man ran through the carriage on fire. Some tired to help by throwing beer on him to try and douse the flames.
The police have arressted a man in connection with what happened.
The train was carrying Aberdeen football supporters back home after their side's match against Hibernian FC in Edinburgh but to get the man help the train stopped at Kirkcaldy, Fife.
The train involved, an Arriva cross-country train was the 1808 GMT, service from Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "British Transport Police can confirm that a male has been arrested and another is assisting with enquiries following a serious incident on board a train in the Kirkcaldy area of Fife at around 1900 hours yesterday."
The spokesman added: "British Transport Police are treating the incident very seriously and investigations are currently ongoing."
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at 04:10 on November 1st, 2009
I certainly hope the Humane Society takes a firm stance on this. Acting out ones hostility towards sheep should not be allowed. I rather hope it wasn't a case of mistaken identity from a jilted..............ne'er mind.
at 04:51 on November 1st, 2009
lol...
at 05:47 on November 1st, 2009
It seems the beautiful game is not so beautiful at times.
at 07:27 on November 1st, 2009
Hahahahaha! I am kinda wishing I could have seen that. A flaming sheep? Really? Running through the train cars... Hahahaha...
at 07:36 on November 1st, 2009
I don't think that a man on fire (or an actual sheep for that matter) is funny at all.
at 08:51 on November 1st, 2009
Agreed, generaldecay, wholeheartedly.
However, the combination of:
a) Scotland
b) train
c) sheep
d) sheep on fire
e) man dressed as sheep
is way, way, beyond the norm........even for Scotland.
at 09:46 on November 1st, 2009
This is all very acceptable humor. Just don't think about pissing on a picture of Jesus. Trust me on this one.
at 10:42 on November 1st, 2009
Jesus Christ nanute! Where you grew up, the whole town would have turned out to see this! And the laughter would have been heard across the East River, all the way to Manhattan!
at 11:11 on November 1st, 2009
Why yes. All those good Irish Catholics at St. Fidelis would have been hysterical. You're not TWI this early in the day, are you?
at 11:11 on November 1st, 2009
OI! As an Irish Catholic, I would like to point out that we would NOT laugh at this!!!111 ;)
at 11:39 on November 1st, 2009
generaldecay: You and others might not laugh at this, but believe me, nanute's Irish-Catholic homeys in Queens NY would! lol!
at 11:28 on November 1st, 2009
nanute: TWI? No way! I don't need to! I'm still rockin' and rollin' from last night! And the best part is that I didn't even have to shoot anyone this year and I've got one full bag of Snickers left! It doesn't get any better than that! Happy Halloween you friggin heretic! HA!
at 12:01 on November 1st, 2009
Same to you. Did you see the Pope's message to the faithful about not letting the children celebrate the heathen Halloween. I'm not joking.
at 07:00 on November 2nd, 2009
A man dressed as a sheep is funny but I agree with Generaldecay that setting a person on fire is not funny. It should be attempted murder.
at 10:21 on November 1st, 2009
HA! Why didn't they throw Scotch on him instead of beer? Jeez!
at 10:37 on November 1st, 2009
add fuel to the fire? you, sir, are a sick man.
at 10:50 on November 1st, 2009
Hugh: I'm sick? Whaddaya mean by that anyway? Hold on a minute . . .let me check with my wife . . . Hey honey! Some man on Now Public said I'm a sick man! What? Sorry Hugh! My wife agrees with you! I think I need a Scotch!
at 11:24 on November 1st, 2009
It's a totally typical Scottish thing to do, we'll no bother using a fire extinguisher, we'll use our beer instead! lol
Your not allowed to drink on public transport over here, I'm very sure it's illegal.
at 13:13 on November 1st, 2009
mudricky, as a Scotsman, satisfy my curioddity, er, curiosity.
Is that an everyday event, in Scotland, to see grown men dressed as sheep, on trains?
never mind the fire, i understand that seeing a sheep, much less a man, on fire, is not your norm. Nor would seeing a man, dressed as a sheep, on fire, be normal....please tell me that it is not.
at 14:19 on November 1st, 2009
No I wouldn't say I have never saw that before. =:-)
at 15:47 on November 1st, 2009
A man dressed as a sheep, or a man dressed as a sheep on fire?
at 11:25 on November 1st, 2009
Use good Scotch on a burning man, gez what a waste =:-)
at 07:02 on November 2nd, 2009
I didn't think booze was allowed on the train. Where was the fire extinguisher? No doubt locked in the driver's carriage?
at 13:22 on November 2nd, 2009
Awe....thats.a wee shame.
at 16:30 on November 2nd, 2009
baa
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