Sometimes it doesn't take slacking off or ignoring projects at work to get shown the door by an employer. Even when someone is a bit bold outside the workplace, they may be a pink slip away from getting fired.

When single mom Mia Quistorf and her best friend got a pair of much coveted Green Bay Packer Monday Night football tickets, they decided to take full advantage of the opportunity. "I'd never attended a Packer game, it's everyone's dream in Wisconsin," said Quistorf. "I was determined to get on TV so that my brothers in California and Washington would be able to see me."

Quistorf and her friend decided that face paint and poster boards just wouldn't cut it. Instead, the pair transformed a couple of cheese footballs into their very own cheese brassieres. They made their fashion statement by cutting the yellow foam footballs in half and sewing them onto their bras. Adorned with their pointy creations and Packer pride, the duo arrived at the game.

"We were a big hit. Some of the half time show band members ran up to have their picture taken with us. It was the best Packer experience any one could ever have," reminisces Quistorf. The cheese bra duo got their wish and made it onto TV in a segment of HBO's Inside the NFL.

When Mia returned to work that week, the lights to her office were off; her computer wouldn't turn on; the facility manager she called for help was evasive. Then her boss walked in. "You are no longer employed here," he told her and asked her to leave the dairy-free bakery where she worked. She left in tears and only later found out that she was fired for her display of a dairy product that was unbecoming of an employee.

Mia set forth looking for a new job. On her application at a local car dealership, she filled out the reason for leaving last job section with: will explain if asked. And they did. Then they hired her, telling her that it was clear that she had personality and creativity.

"It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me," says Mia. They gave her a raise and a company car. Green Bay Packer receiver, Antonio Freeman visited the dealership and signed Mia's famous cheese bra. The next season, Packer Fan Cheese Bras hit the mass market.

Mia Quistorf told her story about getting fired on Simply Fired, a humor site sponsored by Simply Hired search engine for jobs. Mia beat out hundreds of entries in the site's quest for stories about outrageous firings.

Simply Fired just launched an online video contest entitled, Get Fired, Get Filmed, Get Famous. The contest challenges anyone with some imagination and a little spare time to submit a short video of a minute or less about getting fired.