Australian Inmate busts out, uses Sharpie to disguise face.

[Tygore]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060122/ap_on_fe_st/odd_australia_prison_weight_loss

And yes, the specific excerpt I was referring to:
He was recaptured in a Sydney shopping mall Saturday disguised with a beard drawn on his face with a pen, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported.

You would think that after such dedication to escape he would have come up with a better disguise.

[goKi]

This happened about 2 weeks ago. He lost enough weight to slip through the bars, and there was noone manning any of the guard towers when he escaped. Damn embarassing mistake.

[ShadowTiger]

Well, I'm not sure which is more embarrassing; having your prison go lax, or drawing a beard onto your face with a pen. http://www.purezc.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/icon_heh.gif You have to admit, that's some pretty funny imagery. XD

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Then again, Chuck Norris did that with his beard, and * Dodges a volley of thrown bricks *