A word of advice to parents:
NEVER challenge your kid unless you want to be severely outdone.
Craig Arsenault and his wife, Kari, of Scarborough, Maine, decided to challenge their son, Jake, to wear a hotdog costume for school pictures.
And Jake rose to the challenge magnificently.
See the results below:
Look closer; there's even some relish on the sides.
Reportedly Craig offered Jake $10 to take the pic as a hot dog, and wrote the boy a permission note that ended with "please let this happen!".
"Jake was hesitant a first, but I was like, 'No, it's gonna be awesome; just trust me'."
Craig told TODAY Parents:
"Everyone was like, 'There's hot dog boy.' Jake's outgoing and likes being in the spotlight, so it worked out."
@HuffPost This kid is a Weinerππβ Fauda (@Fauda)1571781043.0
@HuffPost This. Is. Awesome.β Syndicatebigred (@Syndicatebigred)1571781009.0
@HuffPost And the weiner of best school pic goes toβ Add your name (@Add your name)1571780966.0
@HuffPost That's the best...fun family!β J. Jacobs (@J. Jacobs)1571781423.0
@HuffPost great story... chill out world... life's too short... get your crazy out and have some FUN...β Stephen Hendrie (@Stephen Hendrie)1571782048.0
And other people are loving Jake's free-spirited choice too.
Some with hot dog puns and hot dog stories.
@HuffPost That's not a dare, that's a win for a 4th grade boy ππβ C (@C)1571781106.0
@HuffPost I relish this ideaβ WJG (@WJG)1571781092.0
@HuffPost My kid begged to be a hot dog then cried when dressed as such hot dog. I couldnβt help but laugh. https://t.co/YlghobSmjxβ Laura (@Laura)1571781922.0
@ABC Change the name to Frank N. Furter, and it's gold.β Not Mitt Romney (@Not Mitt Romney)1571673866.0
@ABC Great to see the parents relish this moment ππβ TheRevolutionStartsNow (@TheRevolutionStartsNow)1571674235.0
Oscar Meyer themselves even were impressed.
@ABC He gets voted "most likely to become a fashion icon" in our yearbook πββ Oscar Mayer (@Oscar Mayer)1571699032.0
@ABC That kid is probably going to be a very successful comedianβ James Ricker (@James Ricker)1571696149.0
@ABC Thats a awesome hotdog costume good that you are happy.β Dana R Thompson (@Dana R Thompson)1571678775.0
@ABC This is the kind of tweet i want on my time line. This is so wholesomeβ Sig (@Sig)1571749643.0
@ABC He like hotdogs https://t.co/XHxD4fvuZXβ melody (@melody)1571674335.0
With Halloween coming up, we're surprised more people aren't showing up to official events in costumes.
But for this one round, Jake Arsenault wins the internet unopposed.
Four for you, Jake.
You go, Jake.
If you want to be frank, this costume is available here.
In case you want to try it, find the hot dog costume here.
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