A Tale of Two Idiots
Twins swap clothes to free felon from jail
Sounds like a good plan, but only if the one left behind IN prison either plans on keeping his mouth shut, and the story implies they were both in on this scheme. Although I can't say I've ever been accused of praising Reuters as a fair and accurate source of information.
Seems to me that somewhere between their visions of Charles Darnay and Sir Bedevere, these guys got their wires crossed and came up with this brilliant plan.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A man has escaped from a Swedish jail after switching clothes with his identical twin brother, officials said Tuesday.
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The convict walked free from the jail after switching clothes and pretending to be his brother.
His brother then told wardens they now had the wrong man and his true identity was confirmed by fingerprinting. He was arrested for aiding a felon, but was also released a few hours later. He may face charges.
Sounds like a good plan, but only if the one left behind IN prison either plans on keeping his mouth shut, and the story implies they were both in on this scheme. Although I can't say I've ever been accused of praising Reuters as a fair and accurate source of information.
Seems to me that somewhere between their visions of Charles Darnay and Sir Bedevere, these guys got their wires crossed and came up with this brilliant plan.
BEDEVERE: Well, now, uh, Launcelot, Galahad, and I, uh, wait until nightfall, and then leap out of the rabbit, taking the French, uh, by surprise. Not only by surprise, but totally unarmed!
ARTHUR: Who leaps out?
BEDEVERE: U-- u-- uh, Launcelot, Galahad, and I, uh, leap out of the rabbit, uh, and uh...
ARTHUR: Ohh.
BEDEVERE: Oh. Um, l-- look, i-- i-- if we built this large wooden badger--
