Posted on 01/02/2009 4:08:56 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
A muscle-bound building boss who came home from a New Year's Eve fancy dress party kitted out as Thor scared off a burglar by charging at him in his superhero outfit.
Six-foot-tall fitness fanatic Torvald Alexander, 38, was wearing a full God of Thunder outfit - complete with flying red cape and tinfoil silver-winged helmet - when he spotted the raider in his front room rifling through a desk.
Mr Alexander, who runs building firm Alexander & Summers in Edinburgh, Scotland, said the burglar threw himself out of a first-floor window of his £350,000 home in the Inverleith area of the city when he opened the door and confronted him.
The man landed on a roof outside the window, which broke his fall, enabling him to escape.
Mr Alexander said: 'As soon as he saw me, his eyes went wide with terror.
'He looked like he had had a few drinks and decided to do a late night break-in, but he hadn't counted on the God of Thunder living here.
'We were both startled but then the instant reaction was that I ran at him and he just jumped straight out of the window.
'I think I would be quite scared if someone looking almost like a gladiator ran at them.
'He might have thought the property was empty.'
He added: 'I had just got back from a fancy dress New Year's party and because I have a Norwegian name I decided to go as Thor.
'It took ages making the cape, helmet and breast plate, and I must admit it was a bit chilly walking home, but when I saw that guy I just went mad and charged at him, my cape flying behind me.
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Bet after that fall, the burglar is a real (groan) “thor-head”, lol
ROTFL!!
Wonder how that headgear would work for DTV...
Seriously, someone was afraid of THIS?
For your WTF files.
Several years ago a friend of mine had a similar experience. He weighs over 300lbs and was dressed as a gorilla. He said the guy peed his pants on the way to diving out a window.
That guy has some forearms.
Was he dressed as gorilla for a good reason?
our 7 yr old daughter is in total
tin foil envy of this guys costume.
her reaction to the pic ...
“aw! that’s totally awesome!”
i’m thinking i need to pick up the
sams club sized roll of tin foil
at the grocery store tomorrow. ;)
He had just returned from a costume party as well.
That has to be the ugliest smiley I’ve ever seen!
It really trashes up your post with that hot viking and all. :p
Criminals flee before the hammer of the gods!
Anyone interested in a “another criminal defeated by Norse gods” ping list lol
He could be the Viking Kitties’ mascot.
“It took ages making the cape, helmet and breast plate”
Ok, define ages........20-30 minutes tops? lol
lol i would run too, burglar or not.
BTTT
LOL... Though I’d be even more scared if I were burgling a house, and in walked a super-built guy dressed as Hello Kitty.
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