Today's Fortean Pick: I don't think this is quite what they mean by Terrible Twos...

[khaosworks]

Toddler Twins Go on Rampage, Shed Clothes
Thu April 24, 2003 10:10 AM ET

PARIS (Reuters) - Two three-year-old twin boys who disappeared from home then reappeared hours later without their clothes had been off wreaking havoc in a neighbor's empty house, French newspapers reported on Thursday.

Police initially feared an abduction by a pedophile when the missing boys were discovered late in the evening walking through their home town of Deols, western France, stark naked and holding a bedside lamp.

But a call from a neighbor to report a suspected burglary revealed the boys had broken into a nearby house and gone berserk, emptying out drawers, bouncing on beds, scribbling on walls and gobbling up orange-flavored vitamin pills.

The twins discarded their clothes after getting covered in shampoo and toothpaste after a rampage through the bathroom, squeezing out bottles and tubes.

They grabbed a bedside light and took it away with them thinking it would help them find their way home in the dark.

The boys' parents will compensate the house owners, daily Liberation said. It did not say how they would punish the twins.

I mean, the headline alone sounds like a bad Weekly World News lead. Yes, yes, I know (all togther now), "Is there any other kind?" Sigh. Everyone's a comedian.

This is how super-villain origins are born though. If they dress up in costume in later years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

Comments

[daphnis.livejournal.com]

Partners in utero = partners in grime? Toothpaste, shampoo, shaving cream, bed bouncing ~ sounds like more fun than watching "Fear Factor" or those voyeuristic 'choosing a mate' programs! Plus it could have been billed as 'Kiddie porn' and made tons of money on pay per view!