Via Galley Slaves, here’s an amazing story on the exploits of an international art thief. The intro:
The plane slowed and leveled out about a mile above ground. Up ahead, the Viennese castle glowed like a fairy tale palace. When the pilot gave the thumbs-up, Gerald Blanchard looked down, checked his parachute straps, and jumped into the darkness. He plummeted for a second, then pulled his cord, slowing to a nice descent toward the tiled roof. It was early June 1998, and the evening wind was warm. If it kept cooperating, Blanchard would touch down directly above the room that held the Koechert Diamond Pearl. He steered his parachute toward his target.
I’m in.Report
Proof that Canadians are ninjas! America has been ignoring the larcenous threat to the north for too long! Perhaps this can be used to explain the budget deficit; the Canadians stole it!Report