On October 19, a group of troublemakers from the Paris region, in the middle of the day, smashed a window of the Louvre disguised as construction workers, and carried off Napoleon\u2019s jewels, fleeing on a scooter. Within a few weeks, the thieves and their accomplices ended up in jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In November, a 56\u2011year\u2011old man showed up at the registry office disguised as\u2026 his mother, who had died three years earlier, to renew the poor woman\u2019s ID card. Faced with his bull\u2011like neck, fake voice, and skin not exactly that of an eighty\u2011year\u2011old, the clerk grew suspicious and scheduled a new appointment\u2014at which point the would\u2011be Mrs. Doubtfire was unmasked by the mayor and municipal police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On December 7, while Milan was celebrating Saint Ambrose, a repeat escapee lowered himself down the walls of Opera prison using knotted sheets and broom handles. And it wasn\u2019t the first time he fled: he had already done it four times, always with methods that seemed straight out of the Dalton brothers\u2019 stories. Wanted by police across half the planet, he still managed to avoid being caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why do these stories fascinate us? Because, deep down, these anti-heroes awaken that little rascal hidden inside each of us. In times of tragic events, these tales, where, after all, no one really gets hurt, bring a smile to our faces and naturally lend themselves to becoming memes: they seem tailor-made to spark viral catchphrases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s no coincidence that the spectacular Louvre theft and the images of the man disguised as his deceased mother went around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Storytelling is also about this: finding the curious, captivating, and humorous angle of a story, and turning it into something viral. Whether it\u2019s a legend, a small anecdote, or a corporate episode, every story deserves to be told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We at Skippers help make this happen: uncovering stories in everyday life and turning them into something memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, you can reach us here: info@skippersproject.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n #communication #storytelling #humour #truecrime<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On October 19, a group of troublemakers from the Paris region, in the middle of the day, smashed a window of the Louvre disguised as construction workers, and carried off Napoleon\u2019s jewels, fleeing on a scooter. Within a few weeks, the thieves and their accomplices ended up in jail. In November, a 56\u2011year\u2011old man showed… Read More »When crimes become memes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t