2002-09-10 - 6:51 p.m.

Despite news headlines such as "Workers Paint Line Over Dead Badger", and "Spotted Dick Back on Hospital Menus", news story of the day has to go to this Dutchman - crazy name, crazy guy!:

Security guard in paint explosion

A security guard ended up naked and covered in orange paint after a nightmare day at work in Rotterdam.

Freek Overgauw was collecting money from shops to take to the bank when he fell in a canal after stumbling on a stone as he got out of his car.

He managed to climb out of the canal and get back in his car to change into some dry clothes.

But, just as he was in the middle of changing, a booby-trapped suitcase exploded, covering him and the inside of the car with orange paint.

The suitcase was designed to mark bank notes in the event of a robbery.

The 41-year-old told Algemeen Dagblad: "I was all naked and covered with orange paint. There wasn't a spot in the car that wasn't orange."

A shopowner of a nearby clothes shop had heard the explosion and ran to the car to help the unfortunate security guard.

"At first he couldn't stop laughing. But finally he offered me a bath, some new clothes from the shop and a blanket I could use to sit on while I was returning home," said Mr Overgauw.