Who says Germans have no sense of humour? The following is from the Big
Issue:
"One of the primary reasons cat flaps are called cat flaps is that they're
flaps specifically designed for cats, as opposed to dogs, or giraffes, or
humans. All of this became abundantly clear to teenager Jason Evans, of
Eastleigh, Hampshire, when he recently spent six hours stuck in one after
using it in an attempt to get into his house. He was eventually cut free by
firemen. In Germany, meanwhile, Gunther Burpus remained wedged in his
front-door cat flap for two days because passers-by thought he was a piece
of installation art. Mr Burpus, 41, of Bremen, was using the flap because
he had mislaid his keys. Unfortunately he was spotted by a group of student
pranksters who removed his trousers and pants, painted his bottom bright
blue, stuck a daffodil between his buttocks and erected a sign saying
'Germany Resurgent, an Essay in Street Art. Please give Generously'.
Passers-by assumed Mr Burpus' screams were part of the act and it was only
when an old woman complained to the police that he was finally freed. "I
kept calling for help," he said, "but people just said 'Very good!
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