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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:36 pm
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Well tax day is here, volcanoes are erupting, and I thought a funny story might make the day a little brighter for everyone...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100415/ap_ ... ek_burglar

Synopsis: Man stuck in store ceiling says he's playing hide and seek.

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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:26 pm
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HAHA! I guess he won, right? :lol: :lol: :lol:

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At least he didn't share the fate of a guy who tried something similar a few years ago. Not sure who remembers this one, but the guy stripped naked and greased himself. Then, for reasons known only to himself, he decided to go down what he presumably though was a vent into a branch bank head first.

There were two problems: it wasn't the bank and he got stuck halfway down. This sadly is where his brilliant planning did him in. He was (ironically enough) on his way home after being released on bail for something else he'd been picked up for. He never told anyone at home that he'd been cut loose and police presumed that the robbery idea must have been spur of the moment.

To make matters worse, it was the beginning of a long weekend, possibly why he thought he'd have plenty of time to wiggle down in. Had he really been sliding down the bank's air vent, he might have been rescued. The bank would have been open Saturday and someone might have heard him thrashing around.

But he was in the store next door's air vent, they were closed all three days ... and no one was expecting him at home.

He was dead by the time the store opened on Monday and no one knew he was up there until employees smelled something bad a few days later. There was an investigation and they eventually found out what happened.

So I guess the moral is: working your way down an air vent really only works in spy movies. But if you insist, at least keep your clothes on and go feet first. :wink:


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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:53 pm
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YZFJOE wrote:
HAHA! I guess he won, right? :lol: :lol: :lol:


:lol: True story :wink:

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At least he didn't share the fate of a guy who tried something similar a few years ago. Not sure who remembers this one, but the guy stripped naked and greased himself. Then, for reasons known only to himself, he decided to go down what he presumably though was a vent into a branch bank head first.

There were two problems: it wasn't the bank and he got stuck halfway down. This sadly is where his brilliant planning did him in. He was (ironically enough) on his way home after being released on bail for something else he'd been picked up for. He never told anyone at home that he'd been cut loose and police presumed that the robbery idea must have been spur of the moment.

To make matters worse, it was the beginning of a long weekend, possibly why he thought he'd have plenty of time to wiggle down in. Had he really been sliding down the bank's air vent, he might have been rescued. The bank would have been open Saturday and someone might have heard him thrashing around.

But he was in the store next door's air vent, they were closed all three days ... and no one was expecting him at home.

He was dead by the time the store opened on Monday and no one knew he was up there until employees smelled something bad a few days later. There was an investigation and they eventually found out what happened.

So I guess the moral is: working your way down an air vent really only works in spy movies. But if you insist, at least keep your clothes on and go feet first. :wink:


That's insane :shock:

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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:55 pm
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Darwin strikes again.


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They should of asked him who else was playing.


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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:58 pm
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Fenderseeker09 wrote:
Well tax day is here, volcanoes are erupting, and I thought a funny story might make the day a little brighter for everyone...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100415/ap_ ... ek_burglar

Synopsis: Man stuck in store ceiling says he's playing hide and seek.


:D Thanks for the smile FS09.

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