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Double D · 08-20-2003, 09:13 AM

Tue August 19, 2003 10:53 AM ET http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...t&section=news

LONDON (Reuters) - A British burglar who stumbled on a work of art that he mistook for a human head in a pickle jar was so spooked that he summoned the police to a house he had robbed.
Conceptual artist Richard Morrison had made the head from bacon wrapped around a wire frame floating in a jar of formaldehyde.

After the burglar phoned, police bashed down Morrison's door to raid his house, near Liverpool in northern England. Morrison returned home to find that his house had been broken into twice, once by the burglar and once by the police.

"In light of the information received, it was of vital importance that we investigated, to ensure that there was nothing suspicious," Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Naylor of Merseyside Police said in a statement on Tuesday.

"The reason for the damage was explained to Mr Morrison and we apologized. Arrangements are in place to replace the door."

Morrison told The Times newspaper he understood why the burglar might have been confused by his artwork.

"It's obviously a very macabre piece of work and I suppose at a glance it looks like a head, but I never expected it to get this reaction," he said. "I gather the police were bracing themselves for a 'Silence of the Lambs' moment when they broke into my flat."

Morrison said the police told him the scare had set the burglar on the straight and narrow.

"He had a crisis of confidence and confessed his crimes to his mother."
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I don't know what's wackier, the burglar calling the cops or the artist with the bacon head in a jar.

tinfoil · 08-20-2003, 09:36 AM

*blink* *blink*

A burgler with morals or a sense of justice you say? How ironic.

lurkette · 08-20-2003, 09:39 AM

Holy crap. That's funny.

JumpinJesus · 08-20-2003, 09:47 AM

Bacon: 1
Burglar: 0

johnnymysto · 08-20-2003, 10:50 AM

Truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction.

Cynthetiq · 08-20-2003, 01:37 PM

you can't make this stuff up.

Nisses · 08-20-2003, 01:52 PM

also, you can't get better publicity for your piece of art, can you

If he's got a decent portfolio, this could be his ticket to fame

no? Ah well, there's always hope

08-20-2003, 09:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Double D Junkie Location: Chicagoland	Burglar Finds Bacon Head, Calls Police Tue August 19, 2003 10:53 AM ET http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...t&section=news LONDON (Reuters) - A British burglar who stumbled on a work of art that he mistook for a human head in a pickle jar was so spooked that he summoned the police to a house he had robbed. Conceptual artist Richard Morrison had made the head from bacon wrapped around a wire frame floating in a jar of formaldehyde. After the burglar phoned, police bashed down Morrison's door to raid his house, near Liverpool in northern England. Morrison returned home to find that his house had been broken into twice, once by the burglar and once by the police. "In light of the information received, it was of vital importance that we investigated, to ensure that there was nothing suspicious," Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Naylor of Merseyside Police said in a statement on Tuesday. "The reason for the damage was explained to Mr Morrison and we apologized. Arrangements are in place to replace the door." Morrison told The Times newspaper he understood why the burglar might have been confused by his artwork. "It's obviously a very macabre piece of work and I suppose at a glance it looks like a head, but I never expected it to get this reaction," he said. "I gather the police were bracing themselves for a 'Silence of the Lambs' moment when they broke into my flat." Morrison said the police told him the scare had set the burglar on the straight and narrow. "He had a crisis of confidence and confessed his crimes to his mother." ------------- I don't know what's wackier, the burglar calling the cops or the artist with the bacon head in a jar. Last edited by Double D; 08-20-2003 at 09:19 AM..

08-20-2003, 09:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
tinfoil Fucking Hostile Location: Springford, ON, Canada	blink blink A burgler with morals or a sense of justice you say? How ironic. __________________ Get off your fuckin cross. We need the fuckin space to nail the next fool martyr.

08-20-2003, 09:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	Holy crap. That's funny. __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France

08-20-2003, 09:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	Bacon: 1 Burglar: 0 __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

08-20-2003, 10:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnnymysto Overreactor Location: South Ca'lina	Truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction. __________________ "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request." - Capt. Barbossa

08-20-2003, 01:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	you can't make this stuff up. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

08-20-2003, 01:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nisses Shade Location: Belgium	also, you can't get better publicity for your piece of art, can you If he's got a decent portfolio, this could be his ticket to fame no? Ah well, there's always hope __________________ Moderation should be moderately moderated.