Crime
Illustration★★★A bandit who robbed a bank in Tulsa, Oklahoma, told the teller: “Don’t do
anything stupid, lady.” Then he fled, leaving his hold-up note … a pre-printed
withdrawal slip with his name on it. He should have taken his own advice.
Student Jan Michael Ihl was charged with theft after plugging his laptop into a
socket of a railway station in Germany and stealing electricity worth less than
five cents.
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The point
A bank robber left his holdup note on a pre-printed withdrawal slip with his name on it. A student was charged with theft for stealing five cents of electricity.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Ironic
To tell aloud
under a minute · 71 words
Subjects