Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 105715" data-attributes="member: 1246">American Way of Robbery&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; True Stories of Some of the Dumbest Crooks on Earth:Kentucky (where else?): Two men tried to pull the front off acash machine by running a chain from the machine to the bumper oftheir pickup truck. Instead of pulling the front panel off themachine, though, they pulled the bumper off their truck. Scared,they left the scene and drove home. With the chain still attachedto the machine. With their bumper still attached to the chain. Withtheir vehicle&#039;s license plate still attached to the bumper.South Carolina: A man walked into a local police station, dropped abag of cocaine on the counter, informed the desk sergeant that itwas substandard cut, and asked that the person who sold it to himbe arrested immediately.Indiana: A man walked up to a cashier at a grocery store anddemanded all the money in the register. When the cashier handed himthe loot, he fled--leaving his wallet on the counter.England: A German &quot;tourist,&quot; supposedly on a golf holiday, shows upat customs with his golf bag. While making idle chatter about golf,the customs official realizes that the tourist does not know what a&quot;handicap&quot; is. The customs official asks the tourist to demonstratehis swing, which he does--backward! A substantial amount of narcoticswas found in the golf bag.Arizona: A company called &quot;Guns For Hire&quot; stages gunfights forWestern movies, etc. One day, they received a call from a 47-year-old woman, who wanted to have her husband killed. She got 4-1/2years in jail.Texas: A man convicted of robbery worked out a deal to pay $9600in damages rather than serve a prison sentence. For payment, heprovided the court a check--a *forged* check. He got 10 years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 105715, member: 1246"] American Way of Robbery True Stories of Some of the Dumbest Crooks on Earth: Kentucky (where else?): Two men tried to pull the front off a cash machine by running a chain from the machine to the bumper of their pickup truck. Instead of pulling the front panel off the machine, though, they pulled the bumper off their truck. Scared, they left the scene and drove home. With the chain still attached to the machine. With their bumper still attached to the chain. With their vehicle's license plate still attached to the bumper. South Carolina: A man walked into a local police station, dropped a bag of cocaine on the counter, informed the desk sergeant that it was substandard cut, and asked that the person who sold it to him be arrested immediately. Indiana: A man walked up to a cashier at a grocery store and demanded all the money in the register. When the cashier handed him the loot, he fled--leaving his wallet on the counter. England: A German "tourist," supposedly on a golf holiday, shows up at customs with his golf bag. While making idle chatter about golf, the customs official realizes that the tourist does not know what a "handicap" is. The customs official asks the tourist to demonstrate his swing, which he does--backward! A substantial amount of narcotics was found in the golf bag. Arizona: A company called "Guns For Hire" stages gunfights for Western movies, etc. One day, they received a call from a 47-year- old woman, who wanted to have her husband killed. She got 4-1/2 years in jail. Texas: A man convicted of robbery worked out a deal to pay $9600 in damages rather than serve a prison sentence. For payment, he provided the court a check--a *forged* check. He got 10 years. [/QUOTE]

Verification