Q recently came across the following AP news brief out of Tainan, Taiwan:
“Business came to a halt after a dead, decomposing whale being transported on a truck burst because of a gas buildup.”
The sperm whale was being transported on a truck to a university for research purposes after it was found beached. Then, right in the middle of traffic, the gassy carcass exploded, sending its innards flying.
We plan to remember those details; they might come in handy next time we’re really late for work. No one could make up something like that. Well, no one but our trusty readers.
Give us your outlandish, so-crazy-it-must-be-true excuse for being late for anything: work, a date, your own funeral. Send entries by Thursday to Q@tribune.com. Include name and address and put Challenge 70 in the subject field.
Top entry wins a box of Extra Strength Gas-X; second and third place win extra-chunky peanut butter.
