The Week magazine often contains quirky news items collected from periodicals around the world. Back in 2005 they carried a story about a Romanian man who was recovering in the hospital after trying to escape from his wife by swinging from tree to tree on a vine like Tarzan.

Stefan Trisca  a 66-year old man, of all things - -had wanted to join his friends for a night of drinking, but his wife locked him in his bedroom. This did not stop Stefan. He was on a mission. He climbed through the bedroom window and grabbed a tree vine. He managed to swing to another tree. Great, only one more tree to go. Only this time, he missed his mark, sending him plummeting to earth breaking an arm, a leg, and an ankle. All this while he was sober. Imagine what he might have attempted once he had a few drinks…