That’s Outrageous

GOING NUTS

It seemed like the animal kingdom had it in for Pittsburgh’s Chris and Holly Persic. An hour after Chris’s vehicle broke down last year, his wife called to report a burning smell coming from her own car’s engine. When she popped the hood, she found it filled with about 200 walnuts. An enterprising neighbourhood squirrel squad had been storing nuts for the winter. They had chewed through a wire in Chris’s 4WD for good measure. While Chris repaired his wire, Holly got to temporarily enjoy the scent of roasting nuts.

IN DEEP WATER

When police posted a photo of 26-year-old Brandon Conti – wanted for drink driving – on their Facebook page the day before Halloween, they were hoping for tips on his whereabouts. Instead, the sheriff’s office in Kankakee, Illinois, got a comment from Conti himself: “Appalled!” he wrote. “Where’s my costume?”

Police responded by editing a sailor suit onto Conti’s mugshot, complete with a cap that read AHOY. “That’s awesome,” Conti commented the next day. “I’ll be there before

noon.” Conti turned himself in and was released on bail later the same day – with enough time left to go trick-or-treating.

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

They say you need to make a strong first impression during a job interview. A teenager applying at a Subway restaurant in Oregon did just that when his mother literally crashed his interview. While her son was inside talking to the manager, the mother dozed off in her car – and accidentally hit the accelerator, sending the car through the establishment’s window.

The crash happened just metres from where the interview was taking place. Thankfully there were no injuries – except maybe to the poor kid’s job prospects.