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Mischievous Longhorns have
tempted to explode the Bonfire
attempted to burn the Bonfire
with a detonator device installed
prematurely several times, but
in their car. The explosives were
even the cleverest of schemes
buried many feet from the stack,
have failed.
and the ensuing explosion des -
The wildest attempt at sabo-
troyed nothing more than a few
tage came the year TU students
weeds and the not too ingenious
dropped a fire bomb from a low-
Sips' pride.
flying airplane. Unfortunately
A&M students have outsmart -
for the students, the b o m b
ed their pals from Austin several
missed, and alert Ags caught the
times byprelighting the Teasip
plane's serial number as it buzz-
homecoming bonfire. Texas us-
ed overhead. The would-be sabo-
ually wins the football games,
teurs were turned in and prompt-
but devoted Aggies manage to
ly expelled.
dominate the pregame hocus-
Another bomb missed its mark
pocus.
in 1956 when two Teasips at-