Man found in WI basement covered in BBQ sauce

NEWSCHANNEL 3 ^ | July 3, 2008 - 7:44AM

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APPLETON, Wisc. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A couple telephoned police in the middle of the night after finding a man in their basement covered head to toe in barbecue sauce.

"He told the officers that it was urban camouflage," said the homeowner.

This happened in Wisconsin.

The homeowners say they woke up to whistling sounds.

The husband grabbed his shotgun and headed toward the basement where he found the sauced-up intruder.

He held him at gunpoint until police arrived.

The guy told officers he covered himself in barbecue sauce because he wanted to hide from the government.

He now faces burglary charges.

[Slings and Arrows]

Yep, Wisconsin.

[library user]

[Slings and Arrows]

Now we know what Hannibal Lecter's doing for the Fourth.

[Dutch Boy]

Are there pictures? This is something worth seeing....

[Graybeard58]

The guy told officers he covered himself in barbecue sauce because he wanted to hide from the government.

I've tried that, it doesn't work, they found me and taxed me anyway.

[Non-Sequitur]

"He told the officers that it was urban camouflage," said the homeowner.

In Wisconsin? Maybe if he'd dressed as a bratwurst or something...

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Was the guy’s name Alex Jones?

[rrrod]

Democrat on the loose alert!

[theDentist]

The guy told officers he covered himself in barbecue sauce because he wanted to hide from the government. He now faces burglary charges.

Shouldn't charges include evasion?

[arderkrag]

The husband grabbed his shotgun and headed toward the basement where he found the sauced-up intruder.

He didn't need the heavy artillery, a basting brush would have sufficed.

[Pistolshot]

You just can’t make this stuff up.

[martin_fierro]

"He told the officers that it was urban camouflage," said the homeowner.

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[Pharmboy]

This is VERY strange...I would have expected cheese in WI. North Carolina or Texas for the BBQ sauce...

[null and void]

Or a dry rub?

[Larry Lucido]

Police found several broken bottles that looked like Charles Grodin.

[Bosco]

The question that must be asked has yet to be asked...

Open Pit, Bull's Eye or K.C. Masterpiece?

[KarlInOhio]

The guy told officers he covered himself in barbecue sauce because he wanted to hide from the government.

Idiot. The NRRO (National Ribs Reconnaissance Office) has satellites that can detect barbecue sauce with a 0.1 meter resolution and is able to tell if you used a smoky sauce or a honey mustard sauce.

[exit82]

Sounds like a sticky situation.....

BBQ sauce is low class.

If you’re gonna cover yourself-use Grey
Poupon.

[Ben Reyes]

Is the guy’s name Bob?
Yeah, we know that guy.
Shhesh, ‘K, Bob.

[mouse1]

I’m from Wisconsin - Believe me, we are not all like this.

[Slings and Arrows]

This is VERY strange...I would have expected cheese in WI. North Carolina or Texas for the BBQ sauce...

Depending on whether it was mustard- or tomato-based.

[nuconvert]

What? no cheese?

[leda]

sauced up? um, yeppers, very likely!

hiding from the government? geez!
this guy’s lucky he didn’t get shot.

[stainlessbanner]

FR BBQ Ping

[girlangler]

Diana, I know you like Southern Barbeque, but ain’t this a little much (LOL)?

Practicing for when you move to Tennessee or what?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Word is that the cops gave him a thorough grilling.

[LonePalm]

Mustard based is SC.

NC is vinegar and red pepper for pork and tomato based for chicken and ribs.

'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Billthedrill]

You win.

[dirtboy]

ping

[Slings and Arrows]

Shishkebab

On formal occasions, Shishkerobert.

[girlangler]

This had to really be the pitts.

[Secret Agent Man]

I am surprised to cops a) didn’t shoot the armed homeowner, b) arrest the armed homeowner for threatening someone/assault with a deadly weapon and c) that the burglar didn’t immediately get a lawyer and sue the homeowner for assault with a deadly weapon.

Because it’s Wisconsin. Sigh.

[dblshot]

After basting in BBQ sauce he needed to wrap up in tin foil or the black helicopters would find him with their aromatic sauce detectors. I know this because everytime I smoke a briscut the helicopters hover over over my backyard until I give them the secret all clear single.

[Slings and Arrows]

I yield to the expert.

[tatsinfla]

maybe cheese?

[PGalt]

FReeper humor BUMP! (LOL!)

[Sue Perkick]

Cider vinegar.

Little Richard’s. There is no substitute :-)

[Slings and Arrows]

Could be worse. Could be Illinois.

[dblshot]

Wisconsin sure, he yust flipping his brat down dere.

[scott7278]

He was just trying to escape the heat — everywhere else felt like an oven. I wonder if he’s on the sauce? You can’t just brush someone like this off.

[Xenalyte]

I notice it took you 20 replies to get the sauce washed off yourself so you could type. :p

[indylindy]

Saucy tale about a guy who is on the sauce.

[seoul62]

Observation: the Martians were messing with him and made him think he was a babyback rib, he smoked some crank and lost it, finally did the barbeque sauce to anything for his complexion?/Just Asking - seoul62.......

[catman67]

Did it mention his party affiliation?

[Gabz]

I’m laughing too hard to even type.

The jokes just write themselves on this one :)

[Danae]

This thread is worthless with out Pic’s!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“I’m from Wisconsin - Believe me, we are not all like this.”

Sure we are! We put the “FUN” in Dysfunctional! :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I don’t dare slather myself in BBQ sauce anymore...I just got new carpeting, LOL!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

And for his next trick...

[Grizzled Bear]

What? no cheese?

He didn't want the Moose to bite his Sister.

I thought he was being very considerate.