[Jacob-list] Man's sheep costume catches on fire

[ARTHUR PARTRIDGE]

If you go to a party as a sheep, Jacob sheep, of course, make certain the
glue on the costume is fire resistant:
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> Undeterred by burns, Mainer planning next year's costume
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> By Associated Press
> PORTLAND, Maine - A Lisbon man who faces painful skin grafts as he
> recovers from burns he suffered when his costume caught fire has not let
> the episode dampen his enthusiasm for Halloween, his mother said. 
> While lying in his hospital bed, Kenneth Daigle Jr., 28, has been making
> plans for next year's costume, but his mother won't say what it'll be.
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> "It's a surprise," June Daigle said Wednesday
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> Just hours before being burned, Kenneth Junior had won the grand =
> prize for the fifth year in a row at a Sabattus thanks to a sheep =
> costume he created by gluing 1,800 cotton balls onto a pair of long =
> johns.
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> It wasn't the cotton balls that caught fire. Instead, it was the =
> glue that ignited, causing second- and third-degree burns over much of =
> his body.
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> Daigle's chest and face escaped burns, but he will undergo surgery =
> to graft skin from his back onto his burned legs, his mother said. His =
> injuries will keep him from work, and the family is planning several =
> benefits to help him pay his bills.
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> June Daigle said her son tested the long johns to make sure they =
> wouldn't burn.
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> But he didn't test the glue he used to attach the cotton balls, =
> and a cigarette at a party at a private residence following the costume =
> contest caused the outfit to burst into flames at 2 a.m. Sunday, his =
> mother said.
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> Friends helped Daigle rip off his clothes before dousing him with =
> cold water in the shower.
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> "That was wonderful; it probably saved his life. It took some of =
> the heat out," his mother said. "They're heroes. I can't thank them =
> enough. They saved his life."
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> A friend dressed as Jesus covered Daigle with his robe before he =
> was transported to the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was =
> later transferred to the Maine Medical Center, where his recovery =
> continues. 
> Information from: Sun-Journal, http://www.sunjournal.com