Reader’s Digest Australia & New Zealand – May 2019

May• 2019 | 109

That’s Outrageous!

PHONING IT IN

ShethenturnedtheDIYportrait

intoperformanceartwhen,losingher

balance,shefellintotheinstallation,

creatinga dominoeffectthatknocked

overanentirerowofpedestals

andresultedinUS$200,000worth

ofdamage. Source:TheNew York Times

DON’TPRESSSEND!

Twomessagessenderswishthey

couldclawback:1)“Iloveyou.”

Meantforhisgirlfriend,it instead

wenttohisex-wife.2)“I’msorry.I

hatewhenwefightcuzI really

likeyouandwannabewith

you.”Towhichtheperson

receivingthetext

responded,“Iloveyou

too...Butwhoareyou?”

Source:wrongnumbertexts.com

NOTA BRIGHTLIGHT

Policepulledovera manfor

drivinghisscooteratnight

withouta workingheadlight.

Buthewasn’tcompletely

inthedark.Hiswaywas

illuminatedbythelight

comingfromhismobile

phone,whichwas

strappedtothe

mirror. Source: upi.com

CRASHEDOUT

A driverwaslookingathismobile

phonewhenhedrovethrougha stop

signandcrashedintoa policecar.It

wasconvenient,astheofficerwas

intheareatoenforcea state-wide

anti-distracted driving campaign.

Source: nj.com

S-S-SAGEADVICE

A manwhostumbledacrossa snake

decidedtotakea selfiewithit draped

aroundhisneck.Thepublicity-

friendlyserpentsatfora few

photosbeforediggingitsfangs

intotheman,sendinghim

tothehospital.Wisedup,

thewould-bewildlife

photographerofferedthis

sageadvice:“Don’t mess

withsnakes.”

Source:KTLA 5

TOPPLETHAT

Anartinstallation

ata pop-upgallery

consistedoffourlong

rowsofpedestalstopped

withdifferentlydesigned

crowns.Impressed,a gallery

goercrouchedinfrontofthe

exhibit and snapped a selfie.

SNAKE

SELFIE

ZONE

ILLUSTRATIONS: NICKOLAY BELEVTSOV/SHUTTERSTOCK