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TWO MASKED ARMED thieves who robbed a shop in Germany over the weekend got away with a disappointing booty: one pink piggy bank containing 20 cents and two bars of chocolate.
Police in the western German city of Duesseldorf said the two robbers fled in panic when the alarm was raised, managing only to grab what was to hand.
Mass circulation Bild quoted the shopkeeper Mehdi Eghbali as saying: “There was 20 cents in the piggy bank and the chocolate bars cost 1.20 euros each. Total €2.60.”
The paper also quoted police spokesman Andre Hartwich as saying: “The way they acted has prompted the suspicion that these were not professional thieves.”
Authorities are appealing for eyewitnesses.
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Why is this news?
Cause it’s funny!
How much loot does a thief need to get away with, in order to be honored with the title “Professional Thief”?. Mind goggles.
And so I googled that: apparent requisite attire including but not limited to skin tight Lycra (TM), (only the best for a pro), and goggles, but must be night viz ( NOT to be confused with hi viz), and must have Jon Voight type character on speed dial.
Oh, how much loot? Computer says speak to Gerry or Angela, very different approaches but you would have to say they are definitely pros.
It’s not the amount you steal its the planning and successful execution of the plan that you’re judged on. Breaking into a shop for the safe and leaving with 2 bars of chocolate and a piggy bank is hardly a success. It’s hardly mind boggling stuff now is it
It’s a story about a robbery, why do people have to bring politics into this.
Germans ….. thiefs……robbers……money…..sounds very familiar
Thank you. If you want to trade fresh stereotypes…
Klaus, do you want to pass the torch of defending the “motherland” to another German citizen? The only time you ever seem to pop up is when the story relates to Germany. Have you got an opinion on anything other than your own nation?
I comment on many other stories. Maybe you do not read them. I make comments on lazy anti-German comments because history shows that it is not good thing to stay quiet rather than speaking out. If you participated on a Germany-based website and saw lazy negative generalisations about Irish people, would you be happy to say nothing and let them be unchallenged? Give what you take and take what you .
Funny Clip ;-) A German friend of mine living in Dublin sent me this a few years ago, everyone here who has seen it thinks it brilliant and very accurate. Dylan Moran is popular in Germany, his sense of humour fits well with ours. But don’t ask why Chris de Burg can sell tickets here. And you can take Jedward back.
maybe they just wanted the piggybank and two bars of chocolate?
Enda got mugged,where was security I ask
The police spokesman is on the ball
They melted away before the pigs came…
John. Looking at your photo I thought you might remember the Trigger bar. It was out around the early ’70s :)
They got away with chocolate – two Triggers!
With a nickname of “Bang Bang” I’d guess you’re around as long if not longer yourself!!!
Bang Bang nearly gave me a heart attack when he “ambushed” me back in the good old days, when the only person around the city centre who was shooting up was himself…
Great character, he shot me in Thomas St after I pushed a pram of turf up Bridgefoot St. one of the last of the rare aul times…. hence my name
A mary harney bank?
It was just an inflatable replica of her, honest…, oh, you said Bank.
I have an alibi…
A couple of kids I’d say..
They should be easy enough to find the police will hear their pockets jangling from a mile away
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