April 6, 2007

Trained Cockroach Smuggles Smokes (Jun, 1938)

Trained Cockroach Smuggles Smokes
How a prisoner in solitary confinement received forbidden cigarettes was revealed by Amarillo, Tex., jail officials. Inmates tied a cigarette and match to the back of a trained cockroach, which smuggled them into the cell.

7 Comments »

  1. Simultaneously the most ridiculous and most brilliant thing I’ve ever heard. How did they train it, though?

    Also, is it just me, or does the insect pictured look NOTHING like a cockroach?

    Comment by Kryten007 — April 7, 2007 @ 10:14 pm

  2. I think that’s a bee.

    Comment by Blurgle — April 24, 2007 @ 9:38 pm

  3. What if the roach tries to squeeze under something with that strike-anywhere match tied to its back? Doesn’t sound pretty to me..

    Comment by Anne — April 8, 2008 @ 6:19 am

  4. That’s a locust/grasshopper !!! Either way, I will keep that in mind if I’m ever in jail.

    Comment by Pete — June 10, 2008 @ 1:19 pm

  5. OMG!!! WTF!!! y would u smoke a cigarett that has been tied to a cockroach??

    Comment by some person — September 30, 2008 @ 7:24 pm

  6. because you’re in jail…

    Comment by Anon — October 10, 2008 @ 7:07 pm

  7. That IS a cockroach. Most people aren’t used to seeing the bottom side of them.

    Comment by CircusTravis — October 17, 2010 @ 6:53 am

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