DO NOT Drink and Take Language Lessons In Australia

A New Zealand man was sentenced to 75 hours community service for taking language lessons in Australia. O.K., there was a little more to it than that - like alcohol, and calling the cops a couple of times. From Fox:

Arthur Ross Cradock, 48, from the South Island town of Motueka, called police on February 11 and told them he was being raped at his home by the wombat and he needed help...

The orchard worker later called back and said: "Apart from speaking Australian now, I'm pretty all right, you know."

Cradock pleaded guilty in the local court to using a phone for a fictitious purpose. He was sentenced to 75 hours' community work.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Chris Stringer told the court alcohol played a large role in Cradock's life.

If you are going to prank the cops make sure you are believable - every English speaking person knows that you are not going to learn Australian in one encounter with a Kama Sutra expert, according to those in the know:

[W]ombats were more likely than the average Aussie male to emulate moves from the Kama Sutra.

H/T to the Coalition of the Swilling