Comic Relief: ** Man disguised as tree robs bank **

[MagickMuffin]

Looks like DU could use a little relief right about now.


FYI: This is the whole article..............

Man disguised as tree robs bank
July 8, 2007

MANCHESTER, N.H. --A weekend bank robbery involved multiple branches -- of the leafy variety.

According to police, a man with tree branches duct-taped to his head and torso walked into a Citizens Bank just as it opened Saturday morning and demanded cash from a teller. Police said the disguise was the most bizarre they'd ever seen.

"He really went out on a limb," Sgt. Ernie Goodno said Sunday.

The robber, who showed no weapon, fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Though the branches and leaves obscured much of the man's face, someone who saw images from the bank's security camera recognized the robber and called police.

James Coldwell, 49, of Manchester, was arrested at his home early Sunday morning. He was expected to be arraigned Monday.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/07/08/man_disguised_as_tree_robs_bank?mode=PF

[Xipe Totec]

1. Somebody must have told him to wear a Bush mask nt

[Beelzebud]

2. LOL

[VWolf]

3. The security camera caught him because ...

he didn't leave in time

:rofl:

[SoCalDem]

4. How sappy of him!

Did he leaf through the front door?

[NoPasaran]

5. He must have robbed a branch bank

[SoCalDem]

6. No doubt, the cops will get to the root of the matter n/t

[tjwash]

7. The poor teller. She must have been stumped.

[SoCalDem]

9. Exactly.. and all the poor guy needed was some seed money n/t

[hootinholler]

14. He had to get back to his buds

:rofl:

-Hoot

[HeeBGBz]

15. Is he nuts? n/t

[hootinholler]

16. No, he was afraid they would leaf him. n/t

[SoCalDem]

19. Banks gotta get guard dogs... at least they BARK n/t

[hootinholler]

21. If he runs they could root him out! n/t

[JTG of the PRB]

23. Knot before the cops cut him down!

[Catherine Vincent]

8. Citizens Bank? Which branch? n/t

[rinsd]

10. Stanford alum?

[regularguy]

11. Maybe it was this guy:

[Cerridwen]

12. "limbed robbery"

I'm reminded of Victorian Era euphemisms for body parts; i.e. "limbs of the piano" rather than the legs of the piano.

:D

[MagickMuffin]

13. I wonder if he was an Aspen and if Scooter was his get away car...

:rofl:

[LordJFT]

17. if he had a car he should have just put the money in the TRUNK

[slackmaster]

18. No word on whether bank guards will upgrade their sidearms in response to the new threat

[hootinholler]

20. Shaking the tree

For more to see.

-Hoot

[Elspeth]

22. Thanks for the laugh!

"He really went out on a limb," Sgt. Ernie Goodno said Sunday.

Groan. :(