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Reckless Driver Goes Bananas

Some really twisted mad man invented the VW Bug. It’s a car for very low income people that’s ugly, uncomfortable, sluggish and useless. It also didn’t help that the guy was probably a Nazi.

But one guy tried to pull off a police pursuit in one anyway, according to the Denver Post.

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A Dumble Decker Sandwich

Sandwiches are great, aren’t they? They’re so tasty and delicious, packed with nutritious vegetables to keep a body growing and wedged between two big of loaves of carbs that will put those vegetables in their place once they’ve reached your stomach.

Who doesn’t love a sandwich? It’s your arresting officer, according to the Press Citizen.

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A Real Party Pooper

ONE OF LIFE LITTLE LESSONS NO. 554: Parties are fun, but not when they are brought to a screeching halt by the realtor of the home that you broke into.

A man was arrested trespassing when he threw a pool and beer party at a vacant home and got busted by the real estate agent, according to the Weatherford Democrat.

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Whoever Thought Something Dumb Would Happen at the Police Academy?

You know how Jesus once said, “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for day, but teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime”? I wonder how many people Jesus sent to the dunce corner during his fishing classes.

According to the Daily Freeman, a student in a college police academy got busted selling drugs in an undercover sting.

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Your Guilt is Written All Over Your Face

It’s hard to know what’s going through the minds of certain people who don’t think things through. I imagine they are thinking about nachos and how they could totally learn the “Sandford & Son” theme song on an electric guitar.

One guy tried to pass off a fake name to police officers during his arrest but forgot he had his real name tattooed on his face, according to the AP.

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An All Night Lock Out

One of Life’s Little Lessons #76: Always remember that what keeps our dreams locked away from us is incompetence.

A robber was foiled by a fast food manager when the manager locked him out of the restaurant, according to the Chattanoogan.

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The Not So Great Escape

You have one day left on your jail sentence. What is the worst thing you can do?
A. Stab a member of the parole board
B. Leave your plans for knocking over a bank when you get out in the warden’s office
C. Try to escape from prison

A prisoner chose option “C,” according to KCRA.

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Things Fall Apart

It looks like this bank robber just went to pieces. This bank robber’s plan just fell completely apart. I guess this robber’s chances just slip through his fingers and shattered into a million pieces. I’ll stop now.

According to WBNS, a bank robber dropped his gun and broke it during a robbery in Ohio.

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