Bungled Billboard Burgaler – 74% Framed
November 25, 2008
As the saying goes, for every mistake a criminal covers up, there’s two they forget. In the case of this unknown thief from New Zealand, the only thing he did right was to remember to shut off the 50,000 volt transformers before he stole them. Other than that?
1) Photographed in the process.
2) Vengeful victim.
3) Forgot to wear a mask.
Now just because someone wears a mask, it doesn’t mean they did something wrong. Face in Palm means no offense to the mask wearing community at large. But when Mark Venter was given pictures of this man absconding with fifteen of his electrical transformers, he plastered his face all across his business. Which happens to be billboards:
Shouldn’t be too hard to find that face. Did the thief really think gray camouflage would help him under that bright orange vest?
Metro.com —
Face in Palm 
This is hilarious. Just when you think your in the clear, your face is on a billboard. Good call on the bright orange vest making a really “stealthy” outfit haha. Your blog is so funny, keep up the good work!
Hahah I love that the company did this to the thief…that’s great. Has he been caught yet? Not to pull my own “face in palm,” but when first looked at it I thought it was some weird new advertisment. I’ve seen some crazy stuff on billboards the last couple of years so it wouldn’t be a shocker.
Scrolling down this entire blog made me laugh, it’s a great idea. Where do you find your material? Just classic Google search or are there similar sites to help you?
@ ashleya87 – The beauty is the camouflage underneath it!
@ Kayla – Fark.com is a beautiful reference tool! I think the owners came out with a book last year, I’ve been meaning to get a hold of it!