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nick_fury

Jul 19 2005, 03:19 PM

A petrified resident frantically called police after a man dressed in ski goggles and salopettes turned up on his doorstep with a roaring chainsaw.
Fearing he was about to be taken apart limb by limb the desperate "victim" dashed to the phone to alert officers of the impending bloodbath. But police who raced to the address in Atwater Close, Lincoln, last night arrived to find the chainsaw-wielding offender gone.

It later transpired that the menacing character waving the 3ft-long power tool had in fact got the wrong address for a fancy dress party.

Police said he had been intent on making a dramatic entrance to the soiree and was dressed as hell-raising rap star Eminem.

Upon realising his mistake he skulked off into the night, chainsaw in tow.

A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: "The poor occupant was clearly frightened out of his skin.

"The guy turned up at the door with the chainsaw running and must have looked terrifying.

"Luckily he had simply gone to the wrong door. It must have been rather embarrassing for him."

This story is of undetermined origin by the way, but I reckon it's probably true

Rhomphaia

Jul 19 2005, 03:21 PM

Yeah, it sounds similar to stupid mistakes I have made. I don't doubt it is true or very heavily based on truth.

Mr Ed

Jul 19 2005, 03:53 PM

Funny story, not a big fan of the yellow font though, makes it harder to read.

nick_fury

Jul 19 2005, 03:55 PM

Actually it's orange

Mr Ed

Jul 19 2005, 03:58 PM

Well I think you should changed it.
Makes for a more pleasant read.

Can you please link your source in the future. If you have one.

nick_fury

Jul 19 2005, 04:04 PM

Not really any point in linking Mr Ed, all of these types of stories come off of snopes and everyone knows it.

Much to Saruman's discontent

But if you really must be so pedanitic: voila
http://www.snopes.com/humor/follies/chainsaw.htm

As for the font, it stays put. It's a bit more original than the red and blue everyone uses and if you stare at it for a few secs before starting to read your eyes soon adjust

Mr Ed

Jul 19 2005, 04:05 PM

Link them in the future Mr Fury. Be a good poster.

You can always code them for instand laughs anyway. Aha.

[ul=http://htt...]Like this you oddball][/url].

Like this you oddball

Jeenuh

Jul 20 2005, 09:28 AM

That was one of the snopes things I always skipped over, becuase I thought it would be lame..

and it was. :X

Xyfer

Jul 20 2005, 10:35 AM

I can't think of a time when it's NOT embarrassing walking to the wrong place. Has happened to me on several occasions

nick_fury

Jul 20 2005, 03:04 PM

QUOTE(Jeenuh @ Jul 20 2005, 10:28 AM)

That was one of the snopes things I always skipped over, becuase I thought it would be lame..

and it was. :X
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As oppose to the other stuff on snopes???!
'young teenage girl gets stalked by killer blah blah blah' I'm sick of those stories! At least this one has some plausability to it, and is reasonably humourous

MJB222

Jul 22 2005, 02:27 AM

I've heard that one before. On "Urban Legends Reaveled" I think. Funny, but that would be very embarasing.

American Chupacabra

May 31 2007, 12:52 AM

QUOTE(nick_fury @ Jul 19 2005, 10:19 AM) [snapback]742066[/snapback]

<span style='color:orange'>A petrified resident frantically called police after a man dressed in ski goggles and salopettes turned up on his doorstep with a roaring chainsaw.
Fearing he was about to be taken apart limb by limb the desperate "victim" dashed to the phone to alert officers of the impending bloodbath. But police who raced to the address in Atwater Close, Lincoln, last night arrived to find the chainsaw-wielding offender gone.

It later transpired that the menacing character waving the 3ft-long power tool had in fact got the wrong address for a fancy dress party.

Police said he had been intent on making a dramatic entrance to the soiree and was dressed as hell-raising rap star Eminem.

Upon realising his mistake he skulked off into the night, chainsaw in tow.

A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: "The poor occupant was clearly frightened out of his skin.

"The guy turned up at the door with the chainsaw running and must have looked terrifying.

"Luckily he had simply gone to the wrong door. It must have been rather embarrassing for him." </span>

This story is of undetermined origin by the way, but I reckon it's probably true

That's funny

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