CARPET CLEANOUT Some people you just have to feel sorry for. Like Mrs. Dora Wilson, an English housewife. On February 18, 1981, Mrs. Wilson looked out her window in Harlow, Essex, and saw a group of men loading her neighbors’ priceless collection of Persian carpets into a moving van. Knowing that her neighbors were on …
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SWEET AND SOUR ORANGES Before China was unified two thousand years ago, King Chi had a wise diplomat. This diplomat was sent to King Tsu to negotiate a treaty. When he was ushered into a banquet, King Tsu prearranged a prisoner to pass by the dining room. King Tsu asked, “Who is this prisoner, and …
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A SMALL PRICE FOR LIFE Recent wire reports carried the story of a motorist who stole $9 worth of gasoline and died in a fiery wreck while making his getaway. The speeding car exploded when it hit a tree. Police said the unidentified motorist had filled up at a gas station without paying. Station manager …
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EMBRACING PARKING METERS NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Police believe they have solved the mystery of the kissing couple and the empty parking meters. Police said they videotaped a couple walking along a street and appearing to embrace passionately every few yards when in fact the man was busy cleaning the coins out of parking meters. …
FORGIVE & FORGET An African man worked for a missionary in Liberia who caught him stealing clothes from her house. The man asked her forgiveness and promised he would never steal from her again. The woman forgave him and allowed him to continue to work for her. About a month later she caught him stealing …
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WRONG NUMBER A woman was reporting her car as stolen, and mentioned that there was a car phone in it. The policeman taking the report called the phone and told the guy that answered that he had read the ad in the newspaper an wanted to buy the car. They arranged to meet, and the …
THE UNJUST’S UMBRELLA The rain it raineth every day Upon the just and unjust fella, But mostly on the just, because The unjust hath the just’s umbrella. From a CBS television network weatherperson on March 7, 1968 in California
TIME OF THE CRIME It was Christmas, and the judge was in a merry mood as he asked the prisoner: “What are you charged with?” “Doing my Christmas shopping early,” replied the defendant. “That’s no offense!” said the judge. “How early were you doing this shopping?” “Before the store opened,” countered the prisoner.
SOMEONE ROBBED THE CHURCH It happened last Saturday evening. Darkness had settled over Wilmington, North Carolina. It was another of those warm, humid nights. Too warm for some to sleep – a good time to roam; nothing else to do. “Mom or Pop don’t care (I wish they did). Let’s go.” “Hey, there’s a Baptist …
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WHEN IT’S DARKEST It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to steal the neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.
BRING HOME THE BACON A woman from West Texas went to see the governor and begged for her husband’s release from prison. After a long wait, she was ushered into the governor’s office and proceeded to tell her story. The governor asked, “What’s he in for?” “Stealing a dozen hams,” said his wife. “Well that …
WAGES OF SIN An FBI agent is interviewing a bank teller after the bank had been robbed three times successively by the same bandit. “Did you notice anything special about the man?” asks the agent. “Yes,” replies the teller. “He was better dressed each time.”
LET HIM STEAL NO MORE During the night our dogs started barking furiously. Our dogs don’t usually bark unless there is a prowler or something is wrong. The next morning we looked around but nothing was missing. Instead, something had been returned. Outside the front door were two car speakers that had been stolen six …
FRESH NEW BOOKS Two thieves were robbing a bank. They tied and gagged the bank manager and put the rest of the employees in the vault. They filled their sacks with money and were ready to leave when they heard the manager thrashing around on the floor trying to remove the gag from his mouth. …
WHEN CRIME PAYS TOO MUCH The annual Darwin Awards are always a fun way to realize there are people more stupid than the rest of the human race which probably includes you and me. Here is one in which a person cannot help but feel sorry for the unfortunate thief: When a man attempted to …
CONQUERED BY CHICAGO Former heavyweight boxer James (Quick) Tillis was a cowboy from Oklahoma who fought out of Chicago in the early 1980’s. Years later, he still remembers his first day in the Windy City after his arrival from Tulsa. “I got off the bus with two cardboard suitcases under my arms in downtown Chicago …
REVOCABLE AWARD When Brian McKnight was given a Blockbuster award for best male Rhythm and Blues artist, he said that he hoped that Blockbuster would not change their minds and take the award back when they find out that he owes about $500 in late charges. From the Blockbuster Award Ceremony on June 20, 2000
NO NEED — JUST GREED In Milford, Connecticut a man carrying more than $13,000 was charged with shoplifting $28 worth of film, razors and batteries from a department store. Engelo Grener, 27, was arrested after a K-Mart employee said he had the items in his jacket when he left the store Thursday. “It’s not uncommon …
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ROBBERS A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, “Nobody move!” When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.
ALL YOU WANT Dennis the Menace catches his friend Joey trying to get a paper out of a newspaper machine without putting in any money. He says, “Wait, Joey!! First you havta put in the money… and then you can have as many papers as you want.” From Dennis the Menace, by Hank Ketchum, January …
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