Safe As Houses 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
An Honorable Mention if ever I saw one! I couldn't improve on the writing of this story if I tried, so here it is:
WOOSTER, Ohio -- An 18-year-old who squeezed himself into a 4-foot by 2-foot safe at a Kmart was rescued by firefighters and a locksmith.
The teenager emerged short of breath (and brains) and sweaty, but otherwise unharmed after at least 10 minutes inside.
The Wooster Fire Department received a call at 9:16 a.m. Saturday and had the teenager, whose name was not released, out by 9:25 a.m., Lt. Joe Linz said.
The teen and another 18-year-old, both Kmart employees, had been playing around, and he decided to see if he could fit in the safe, Linz said.
Employees attempted get him out by using a combination, but it wouldn't open, Linz said.
After firefighters called a locksmith and attempted to use pry bars to open it, the combination was tried again and it worked (wrong combination the first time, methinks). The teenager refused to be transported to the hospital (probably too much room inside the ambulance to be a real challenge after that).
This muppet has got to be the luckiest man in Ohio - and the densest. There was no mention of whether these two Werner Von Dumbs are still employed by Kmart, or of what their next trick will be. Submitted on 10/07/2003
Submitted by:
Cupid Stunt
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