The News is Strange

Dec 08, 2004 15:33

Today on the news I heard that a man covered an entire hotel room in vaseline. He used about 14 jars of that crap. Why?? The news people did not feel the need to enlighten the public on this subject.

'Vaseline Man' tries to slip away

AN AMERICAN man tried to give police the slip by switching motels - but left a gooey clue that led to his capture.

Authorities said a motel cleaning crew discovered a mess of Vaseline on mattresses, bedding, a TV set, furniture, carpeting and towels in Roger Chamberlain's room after he checked out last week.

The damage was put at more than $US1000 ($1449).

Fourteen empty petroleum jelly jars and numerous pornographic magazines were also fished out of the rubbish bin, according to WNBF radio in Binghamton.

Shortly afterward, a sheriff's deputy tracked Chamberlain down to a nearby motel, finding the 44-year-old Virginia man entirely covered in the greasy ointment.

For his crime, Chamberlain received a charge of felony criminal mischief and was held in jail for two days.
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