Speaking as a roleplaying gamer, this real-life Brazilian prison break is remarkable.

The bald facts: “Twenty-eight inmates escaped from a Brazilian jail after three women in fantasy police costumes “seduced” prison wardens, it was reported today.”  My response to the email that I got this from?

 …Wow.  This is exactly how I would have done it in my Dungeons & Dragons campaign if I was trying to bust the rest of the party out of jail.  Get a squad to seduce the guards, spike their drinks, knock them out steal their pants, break out the player characters, let out everybody else at the same time (as a distraction), leave the costumes, and make sure that the other escapees don’t hurt the guards (because then the cops won’t take this personally).  And, oh yeah: get one of the prisoners drunk and holding a stolen gun, then send him in the opposite direction.  Preferably one of the Bad Inmates.

Seriously, this shouldn’t have worked in real life. I am legitimately impressed that it did. …I mean, obviously, one should not applaud lawbreaking of this nature. But speaking from a technical viewpoint this caper will become part of the real-life lore of the gaming community, just you wait…

#rsrh Tina Korbe wins “Best Headline of the Day.”

…I got nothing, sorry:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn tangled up in hooker orgy investigation

Heck, I can’t even beat Tina’s first line:

Today is Mardi Gras and, if I’m going to give up sordid gossip for Lent, then I’d better post this story now.

The snark is strong in this one.  Always a pleasure to see a talent blossom…