[DVBC] FW: Polish cyclist's shorts catch fire

[Dave Hartrum]

I think they forgot to mention the Vodka bottle he was sipping from  
while riding and the cigarette he was smoking.

Dave Hartrum
dhartrum at mac.com




On Mar 3, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Robert J Young wrote:

> I’m guessing he must have been wearing corduroy shorts.
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> Probably from Performance’s “economy” clothing line!!
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> bounces at list.dvbc.org] On Behalf Of Robert J Young
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:25 AM
> To: Robert J Young
> Subject: [DVBC] FW: Polish cyclist's shorts catch fire
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>  [RJY]    Man!  THAT’S godda sting!
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> 'Flaming Torch' Cyclist Seriously Burnt
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> By Sky News SkyNews - Thursday, February 28 03:01 pm
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> A cyclist who suffered second degree burns while riding may have  
> been pedalling so hard his trousers caught fire.
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> Mieczyslaw Jasinski was described as a "human torch" by stunned  
> witnesses in Poland.
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> The 55-year-old told doctors how he smelt burning while enjoying a  
> ride and looked down to see his trousers in flames.
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> Mieczyslaw said he jumped off the bike and rolled on the ground to  
> try and extinguish the fire.
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> But he still suffered second degree burns to his legs, back and  
> stomach.
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> Passers-by found him lying on the side of the road in Koroszczyn.
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> The tattered remains of his trousers were still smoking and he was  
> groaning in pain.
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> A police spokesman said: "Witnesses said he was like a flaming  
> torch cycling along the road.
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> "We do not know how it happened but we have heard that it could  
> have been caused by a reaction between friction as he cycled, sweat  
> and the material of his trousers."
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