Fourth grader's hilarious hotdog costume for class photo trends online

A fourth-grade boy's photo has gone viral after his dad challenged him to wear an unusual outfit for the class photo. The costume was of a hotdog. The photo was taken in the US state of Maine and was shared on facebook on October with over 
7,500 likes, 6,000 comments, and 32,000 shares at the time of publishing.

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The story behind the costume

Reports say that Jake Arsenault wasn't sure what to wear for his class photos. His mother Kari had jokingly advised the 9-year-old to don an old Halloween costume of a hot dog. Initially, Jake was not convinced on his mom's idea as per Jake's father Craig Arsenault. However, Arsenault then encouraged his son to wear the costume. Furthermore, he promised Jake $10 if he wore the costume to Biddeford Intermediate School photo day about three weeks ago. 

Earlier this week, Jake's school ID came and was with a hot dog costume photo. Arsenault said that he later took the photo of the card and posted the photo on his Facebook page. The title of the post said that the school let him do it and father could not be happier. Jake meanwhile, has been enjoying the attention has been charmed by the online interest for his photo. 

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Netizens react

Meanwhile, Netizens are reacting to the photo with a different mix of reactions. A user commented "lol! Great story for a Monday morning." Another user commented "🙀 Dad's 👍🤣." "Waiting for someone to find this offensive to hot dogs everywhere," said another user. "I'm so happy the internet exists. Nice to have a goofy story/report every now and then." said another user. Another user said "Hot dog! A little cheesy, and he got himself into a pickle, for sure.....I'll bet he'll RELISH that picture forever." Another user said, "I think this is funny, but perhaps you should black out his name and the name of his school, for safety purposes."

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(With inputs from agencies)