> > A little article from a German newspaper
> > >
> > > "In retrospect, I admit it was unwise to try to gain access to my
house
> > > via
> > > the cat flap," Gunter Burpus admitted to reporters in Bremen, Germany.
> > >
> > > "I suppose that's the reason they're called cat flaps, rather than
human
> > > flaps, is because they're too small for people, and perhaps I should
> > have
> > > realized that."
> > >
> > > Burpus (41), a gardener from Bremen, was relating how he had
> > becomeTrapped
> > > in his own front door for two days, after losing his house keys.
> > >
> > > "I got my head and shoulders through the flap but became trapped fast
> > > around
> > > the waist. At first, it all seemed rather amusing, I sang songs and
told
> > > myself jokes. But then I wanted to go to the lavatory." I began
shouting
> > > for
> > > help, but my head was in the hallway so my screams were muffled. After
a
> > > few
> > > hours, a group of students approached me but, instead of helping, they
> > > removed my trousers and p.nts, paintedmy butt.cks bright blue, and
stuck
> > a
> > > daffodil between my cheeks.
> > >
> > > Then they placed a sign next to me which said 'Germany resurgent, an
> > essay
> > > in street art. Please give generously' and left me there.
> > >
> > > "People were passing by and, when I asked for help, they just said
Very
> > > good! Very clever!' and threw coins into my trousers. No one tried to
> > free
> > > me. In fact, I only got free after two days because a dog started
> > licking
> > > my
> > > private parts and an old woman complained to the police. The rescue
> > > services
> > > came and cut me out, but the police arrested me as soon as I was free.
> > > Luckily, they've now dropped the charges, and I collected over DM3,000
> > > ($2,000) in my underpants, so the time wasn't entirely wasted."
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